What did you smoke today (NC) II

[tonyzoc]

My late morning smoke with coffee



Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

[FireTom]

[greige matter]

Partagas 1845 Black Label Toro. First one from this brand for me. I like so far.

[Sprouthog]

L40

[Ciro]

[HTML5 Gordon]

Tat Black lance

[allusred]

Warped Flor Del Valle Las Brumas...4.5X48. Right choice on a high RH day an hour and twenty eight minutes well spent with this little critter.

[Bruck]

General Grant.


Latest installment of my perpetual cigar and tobacco trading with a BOTL co-worker. He surprised me with this as he usually operates in the higher strata of the cigar realms, but he got 30 of these for about $20. So it's a cheapie, but I would put it in the class of good cheapies. Nice Sumatra wrapper, slightly sweet flavor that doesn't get bitter if I keep the smoking speed down.

[WNYTONY]

Had the new Nice Ash 5th anniversary Curivari Buenaventura (lonsdale, exclusive) and an AJF Last Call at the Nice Ash anniversary event earlier today and just to keep the theme going I'm having a Nat Sherman Sterling Corona Gorda that was passed on to me by @AndyCAYP of Nice Ash
It was a good day

[NeverBend]

Many thanks for all the kind birthday wishes from you guys, much appreciated. Barbecue and sushi sounds like a great combination.

2014 La Herencia Cubana Core Toro with some de-caf coffee light, given to me by my daughter, Ashley for my birthday just for such use.

Brian (@Brimy), thanks for the manufacturer of the Diesel. That stick tasted like a lighter, less mature version of Pueblo Dominicano, so I liked the taste, but the unraveling head, in a 60 gauge, was a problem at the end. 60 gauge can be a tricky burn and they also mask some of the oomph with their size. I'll try another.

The Core is loosely filled and box pressed but it's surprisingly long burning. It seems to be AJ's answer to the Padron Series, similar in pack, presentation and taste profile but the Core looks and burns better and longer and the Padron has more depth and nuance.

The end of both gets sloppy (too soft), the Core is good but I prefer the La Herencia Cubana Oscuro (especially the Belicoso), that's a no nonsense flavor bomb but lacks the nuance of the Padron.