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Meerly John

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I’ve been watching those and wanted to one, but been so tied up with pipes I haven’t bought cigars in a long time.

It was very interesting. I'm still pretty new to cigars, but I've had a few other Connecticuts.

It was very mellow in flavor, as expected, but surprisingly strong in nicotine and aftertaste. Coated the mouth more than I would have expected with the same smooth, creamy flavor, but just thick and lasting. The back of my throat burned from nicotine for a while after I finished. I purged with a soft flame halfway through, and the spice in the retrohale became very intense after that, almost like the physical sensation of menthol. The construction was outstanding. I only had to poke a paperclip through the drafthole a little bit after I cut it, as the mouth end of the cigar was tighter.

Overall, it was fantastic, one of my favorites so far. I will simply have to remember in the future that it's not all that mellow.
 

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When I started roasting coffee last year, Rwanda and Burundi coffees emerged very quickly as favorites. I just think they're fantastic!

Smoking a Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 Sumatra. Had some Guatemalan espresso with it.

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The Rwandan turned out very nice, I’ve been a fan of the Ethiopian coffees for a while so this isn’t that far off,
I did a batch of Sumatra Gunung Tujuh that may be the favorite of what I’ve roasted so far, definitely the most supprising, I don’t think I’ve ever gotten strawberry and root beer notes before.
 

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Jimmy_Jack

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Looks like quite a long walk to the grocer's!



That is a very well-applied wrapper. What made you stop rolling your own cigars?
Time. Man it just takes time to do all of it and is much much harder than it looks. I suspect the leaf as nice as it is from the suppliers is not ever going to be as nice as a bunch of people processing and separating and casing it. Having said that....man was it good. With that much time down, about 2 years, I can definitely see the change in the chemistry. I still have my presses...maybe Ill roll a few.

Funny enough the hardest part for me was always the cap. I always bunched entubado style, like the proper Cuban way, and did okay with the binder and wrapper. But getting that cap was not as easy.
 
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