Originally Posted by
Emperor Zurg
This afternoon I sucked all available smoke out of an LADC Mi Amor Churchill.
I bought a sampler of these a while back that contained a couple of several different vitolas. However the first of these Churchills whipped my arse with nicotine and made me its bitch. Needless to say, I was loath to unleash the fury of the second one upon my unsuspecting constitution. However, today I was looking for a nice long smoke so I shucked off the amber colored cellophane and nibbled a hole in the cap like an unsuspecting rat about to be poisoned.
It was 89° in the Union today. I smoked this cigar while sitting in an inner tube, with my dog, in a river, tied off to some snagged flotsam, beneath a bridge, during a thunderstorm.
It was wonderful.
Not only did the LADC MI stay rich and chocolaty to the very end, it also did a noble job of keeping the mosquitoes and black flies at bay. To accompany the cigar, and to prevent dehydration, I selected a Rochester Mills, Milkshake Stout, and also a Saugatuck Brewing, Bonfire Brown Ale. Both paired well as I knew they would since I like stouts with cigars in general.
Toward the end, the stick decided it would rather tunnel than burn. However, a couple good purges persuaded the wrapper to ignite once again . Here's the interesting part; the purge had an oily, creosote-like smell that brought me back to the railroad yards we used to play in (occasionally - it wasn't legal) when we were kids. I purged it several more times just to get that smell, determined to burn this thing till it went out of its own accord. In the end it did... at about 1/2" long. I'd say I nubbed it.
This was a most enjoyable smoke. I'm going to have to look for a box of these. Maybe not Churchills, but I understand they offer a lancero...