Tried a second cigar today. I’m now fully convinced that I should never take Reddit recommendations seriously ever again, because I’m pretty sure that A) these people don’t really have a clue, and B) they probably snack out of their cat’s litter box and therefore gravitate towards cigars with a similar flavor profile.
The first one I tried, a little while back, was a MUWAT KFC Pony. Didn’t turn out so well, and the clincher was my wife commenting that when she went out back for her morning smoke the following day, she thought something had taken a shit on the back porch, but the smell turned out to be coming from the nub of the KFC Pony from the day before, in the ashtray.
The second one, today, was a Bandido. That one actually started out surprisingly decent: earthy, tobacco-ey, with an interesting sweetness. An inch in, however, it started to turn into a okay straight tobacco with an alarming side note of...how do I put it...well, imagine the kind of gas station egg salad that brings with it the promise of violent diarrhea and plenty of crying on the toilet. That kind of slightly sulfurous, mayonnaisey, creamy, slightly rancid off-taste. The retrohale was regrettable and eye-watering.
If the whole stick was like that first inch, I’d probably like it. One down, 59 to go, which feels like a suitable punishment for taking Reddit seriously.
I also have a few 5 Vegas classic and gold sticks. I’m trying to work up the courage to try them. Somebody please tell me they’re a step up from egg salad.
The first one I tried, a little while back, was a MUWAT KFC Pony. Didn’t turn out so well, and the clincher was my wife commenting that when she went out back for her morning smoke the following day, she thought something had taken a shit on the back porch, but the smell turned out to be coming from the nub of the KFC Pony from the day before, in the ashtray.
The second one, today, was a Bandido. That one actually started out surprisingly decent: earthy, tobacco-ey, with an interesting sweetness. An inch in, however, it started to turn into a okay straight tobacco with an alarming side note of...how do I put it...well, imagine the kind of gas station egg salad that brings with it the promise of violent diarrhea and plenty of crying on the toilet. That kind of slightly sulfurous, mayonnaisey, creamy, slightly rancid off-taste. The retrohale was regrettable and eye-watering.
If the whole stick was like that first inch, I’d probably like it. One down, 59 to go, which feels like a suitable punishment for taking Reddit seriously.
I also have a few 5 Vegas classic and gold sticks. I’m trying to work up the courage to try them. Somebody please tell me they’re a step up from egg salad.