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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
The Fuente Rosado Sungrown Magnum R uses the same wrapper with a lower priming, supposedly. Wonderful cigars, ridiculous name, and maybe a bit milder. On the other hand, same deal with the lower priming wrapper but the San Cristobal Revelation has Nicaraguan binder and filler, so they're...- danimalia
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- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
Like all cigar marketing, I am skeptical of the "forgot to press their most prestigious cigar" excuse, but I know Oliva does sell a lot of overstock and cosmetic seconds through CP, and I've seen some that are pretty clearly Melanios because of the vitolas. Did it taste like a Melanio? If so...- danimalia
- Post #4,012
- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
That Ecuadorian Sumatra leaf the regular Melanios are wrapped with are really special. And the combination of box press and oily, splotchy wrapper makes them really appealing to look at, too. Smoking a Curivari Petit Cafe. Really quite good. The only problem with petit coronas is they don't...- danimalia
- Post #4,011
- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
EPC Endure Toro. So far, I like it a lot. It's definitely a cigar that seems designed to show off the Cameroon wrapper. The binder and filler are all Nicaraguan, but are a bit more understated than the Nicaraguan leaf in something like the Encore.- danimalia
- Post #3,987
- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
Alec Bradley Safe Keepings. So, it's a Nicaraguan puro made by Oliva, which leads me to compare it immediately to the Serie O. And it shares a lot of similarities, including a too-easy draw that you get with the Serie O sometimes. I'm giving this cigar short thrift, because it's a good smoke...- danimalia
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
Yeah I like black label version, too. Now smoking a La Aroma de Cuba CT corona with a cappuccino (more like a latte (just as it is in the U.S., finding a proper cap in Tijuana is just as hit and miss). Enjoying spring weather on my patio in beautiful Baja California, listening to Giants-Reds.- danimalia
- Post #3,902
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
EPC was right! They should have went with the Ecuadorian Sumatra from the beginning, because I think the Capa Especial is way better than the regular Four Kicks- danimalia
- Post #3,884
- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
I've never seen the green ones. Any idea what the difference is between the other varieties? Now smoking a Rocky Patel Edge Nicaragua. I know Rocky comes in for a lot of shit, and some of it is shift, (all the super special secret gems that he just happens to offer in bundles to the catalogue...- danimalia
- Post #3,883
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
One of the benefits of working at a homeless encampment... Getting to smoke while on the job. Vegas Robaina Unicos. Every VR I've ever had has been stellar from a flavor standpoint. They have some of the same mocha, cream and cedar flavors I associate with Montecristo, but a very pleasant...- danimalia
- Post #3,860
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
I always found that weird, too, calling it Gran Puro Nicaragua when the wrapper is American. Then again, Drew Estate is always using "Puro" in the common Latin American way of referring to a quality, handmade cigar as opposed to what I've always understood a Puro to actually be, which is a cigar...- danimalia
- Post #3,694
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
Enjoying the Tijuana sunshine after a stormy week with a Nestor Miranda Special Selection Habano. Pretty decent if unspectacular cigar. It's mostly leather, coffee, and a hint of spice. Not very complex, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Could use a bit more sweetness for some balance. For...- danimalia
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
Aksum Claro Toro. I had some confusion around this one, because I wasn't sure if I'd tried it before, but I read this is the Metapa line with a new name. I had tried the Metapa Maduro, but don't remember what I thought about it. Anyway, the Claro version was excellent. Highly recommended for...- danimalia
- Post #3,672
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Anyone Play Video Games?
A lot of people seem to dislike Veilguard, but I rather liked it. The move towards more action-oriented combat was kind of controversial, but I preferred it to Inquisition, which itself I know frustrated some old-school fans. It's currently one of the monthly games if you have PS Plus Premium I...- danimalia
- Post #731
- Forum: General Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
VR Don Alejandro from '15 or '16. This is one of the righteous ones. Draw is perfect which has been unusual for this box. Great cigar.- danimalia
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- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
What did you think of it? I had it in the lancero size and I aside from my natural dislike of box-pressed skinnies, I just thought the wrapper was especially dominant in the flavor, and it wasn't for me. I liked the Espiritu No. 1 a lot more, so I'm wondering if I should give the No. 3 another...- danimalia
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- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
I need to start buying more small cigars. I've been back on the cigarettes (RYO) largely because of time and budget constraints, but I can already feel the damage to my lungs. There are so many wonderful little cigars and petit coronas, like the Oliva you're smoking, the LFD Carajos, Illusione...- danimalia
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
Katman's reviews are my favorite on the internet. I like the sex, drugs and rock and roll stories from back in the day, too. The Melanio is also Ecuadorian Sumatra wrapped, and one of the best examples of that wrapper type, IMO. The Luciano Foreign Affairs was another I enjoyed recently that...- danimalia
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
The man and family that started Camacho now run the JRE and CLE lines respectively, which are knocking out some of the best smokes I've ever had featuring Honduran tobacco, and Camacho is owned by Davidoff, I believe. When I first started smoking cigars, Camachos were considered pretty strong...- danimalia
- Post #3,463
- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
Warped New Day. The first third of this cigar has an exceptional flavor profile, but I'm struggling with smoke production. The draw is fine, I'm just not getting as much smoke as I'd like. It may be the unusually most weather we've been having (I've had it in a backpack for 5 days or so), or...- danimalia
- Post #3,462
- Forum: Cigar Discussion
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What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025
I love that Black Label, or I guess their factory, do make thinner sizes and some nice corona sizes. But aside from that Rorschach and the Green Hornet that adds some candela leaf to the Maduro wrapper... I just haven't found too many I'd go out of my way to buy again. But none that are really...- danimalia
- Post #3,461
- Forum: Cigar Discussion