What Cigar Are You Smoking, 2020?
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What is beneath that stogie? Are those prayer beads? A necklace maybe??
Nat Sherman Epoca Admiral Robusto (5x52). I won a mixed 5 pack of Nat Sherman cigars from JR Cigar. I figured that these would be good lawn mowing smokes. This one is Dominican made , Dominican and Nicaraguan fillers and an Ecuadorian Connecticut shade wrapper. They were apparently promoted as upscale smoke. I believe it was quite good for how I purposed it. Very mild to medium smoke, very little complexity, very good construction. Nat Sherman is gone but, I am sure that they are still available out there. I won’t be buying any but, I would not turn down a free one 
Man O' War Puro Autentico from a comrade. I like 'em.
Earlier in the evening- Smoked an Oliva Serie V Melanio
Any good? Have seen mixed reviews on this one. Does it compare to any other HdM?
Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ Maduro petit corona -- these are a bit erratic. They can be amazing and they can be a bit ho-hum. Today's was the latter, though the construction/burn was excellent.
In terms of flavor, they are very good. The only Hoyos I've had other than this are all three Epicures and the Petit Robusto. The closest would be a box of Epicure Especiales that I had a few years ago, though not quite as good as the EEs. Sweet, creamy, floral/fruity and a bit fuller in body and flavor than the boxes of the #1 and #2 that I've had. Construction wise, mostly OKish. Draws were fine on probably 9 out of 10, wrappers are a bit fireproof and require some relights. I would buy more, absolutely. Thought they were good fresh, too, and they come in 10 CT boxes which I always appreciate.
How are those? I used to smoke LGCs years ago, but haven’t had one in ages, never any of the serie R, etc.
I enjoyed this one,full bodied which I like,burned nice,I would give it a two thumbs up.
I really enjoyed this one. My Father something or other. I'd been saving it for a special occasion, and I decided this random Wednesday would be it, for absolutely no good reason.
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