Get better soon. I'll be praying for a speedy recovery.
***What Are You Smoking, January 2025?***
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Having a bowl of fresh Germains King Charles in a Pete rusticated SH Baskerville with PLip stem
Now smoking Black Twist XXX in a Castello. Weekend is closing in and some warmer weather approaching with temps in the 30’s
Moving right along to a bowl of Cringle Flake in a Danish freehand and thinking about what to do for dinner...
C&D Exclusive in a Bruno Nuttens Bing and Diet Coke on the side.
Ashton Artisan’s Blend In a Peter Heeschen “B” horn.
Wife and son went to Escanaba to shop and see a movie, so I had the house to myself most of the day. Enough time for a good cigar: my second H. Upmann Hispaniola
I have very fond memory of the first one (September 2023), and this one lived up to it. It gave me 90 minutes of enjoyment, enhanced by reading Katman's review. The sky turned out clear, and the stars are shining like jewels. The sky was dark enough to spot M37 in Auriga with the naked eye. Then I turned back, slipped on the snowy step, and down went the cigar. It was almost done anyway, though. I'll have to keep these on hand. Most pleasant cigar experience I've had in a while.
I have very fond memory of the first one (September 2023), and this one lived up to it. It gave me 90 minutes of enjoyment, enhanced by reading Katman's review. The sky turned out clear, and the stars are shining like jewels. The sky was dark enough to spot M37 in Auriga with the naked eye. Then I turned back, slipped on the snowy step, and down went the cigar. It was almost done anyway, though. I'll have to keep these on hand. Most pleasant cigar experience I've had in a while.
Samuel Gawith Black XX Twist from June 2022 in the PCI Horn Meerschaum carved by Ahmet Govem
Mayor 1814 Flake in the Orlik Perfect
Chenet's Cake in an Ashton XXX Bulldog.
2011 Escudo in my MarTelo billiard.
Haunted Bookshop in a Peterson Aran canadian, with Jose Cuervo Tradicional
Praying for quick healing!
Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Clay Tavern Belge.
I have been smoking the Tumblin' Dice all week in the Ser Jacopo
Winding down the day with more Veermaster in a Sasieni Mayfair apple.
Received a tin of Sterling Flake today that had lost its vacuum seal. Instead of whining to the supplier and fist pounding, I decided to just start smoking it. My order of this blend, which I have never tried is an attempt to fill the hole that HH Old Dark Fired will leave, although I was able to get a final 14 ounces of that along with my order, promptly wrapped in parafilm and then again in metallic tape with a small 50g tin kept apart for this year's consumption. I have heard Sterling Flake often compared to Peterson's Irish Flake, which I will also try soon as well as some comparing it to HH Burley. Just packed it into a Mastro Geppetto paneled billiard and about to go sit on the fallen oak tree which nature has provided for me as a perfect smoking bench. I will give it some time before I make a proper assessment. The long flakes remind me of the presentation of Marlin Flake and definitely have a unique aroma, somewhere between Old Dark Fired, St. Bruno, but also picking up a definite anise quality, possibly in the topping. My favorite Rattray's blend is currently Old Gowrie, but we shall see where this one lands.