What Cigar are You Smoking? - 2022

[cshubhra]

Espinosa Habano

 

[onestrangeone]

SD Desert Rose with Ethiopian coffee

 

[Rockyrepose]

If for the price I'd smoke these more often. Warped El Oso Cub. Warped and El Titan de Bronze factory, money, what's not to like? I love the entire line.

 

[weezell]

One of these and some cognac to wash it down. Love these little cigars!...

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Romeo Y Julieta 1875 Magnum.
Good open draw, burns nicely, tastes like buttered toast, still seems quite strong (not much different than the Triple Maduro I had last week).

 

[onestrangeone]

Headley Grange with last night’s roast of Costa Rican Perez Zeledon

 

[onestrangeone]

Bolivar with Uganda White Nile coffee

 

[cshubhra]

Cain Daytona

 

[Kooky]

I started off smoking a cigar or two when I turned 18... Didn't touch them since then. I had my first cigar in a decade now, after starting a pipe a few months ago.

I smoked two locally rolled cigars from a second generation (if not more) Cuban hand roller just a drive from my house in Florida. The man has his father's completely traditional rolling desk, no idea how old it is but it is well used.

I know it's weird, I know tobacco isn't good for you with all the negatives, but I can't help to feel besides the amazing flavors, rituals, and experiences, that part of me is now complete, being roughly half Cuban born in America.

This photo was from when I foolishly did not season my recently purchased used humidor and they had to sit out for quite a while. He gave me the dark for free, so I got to try his Corojo, Habano, and Maduro...



Only one left...

 

[Rockyrepose]

Tatuaje and some 3rd round Masters golf.

 

[instymp]

La Gloria Maduro.

 

[Meerly John]

Chateau Fuente

 

[Meerly John]

Montecristo Platinum

 

[onestrangeone]

Le Bijou

 

[onestrangeone]

Davidoff, Winston Churchill with Costa Rican coffee

 

[Ag®o]

H. Upmann Propios

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I tried a couple of them as soon as they came out and found them very tasty with a very high intensity; More earthiness and spice than the brand's aromatic range, I'd have to take one back from the well to see how they're doing.

 

[Ag®o]

Checking in on a couple MAR 18 boxes of El Rey del Mundo Demi Tasse I had stashed away. Smoked one cigar upon receipt in late 2018 and it was predictably awful and far too young. 4 years in, it's getting its cake and honey and coffee flavor profile together, but is still largely overshadowed by earthy notes. I think I'll wait another 4 years to check in again - these have classically aged very well. I would love to get my paws on a couple of the discontinued Petit Coronas and Grandes de España.

EDIT: this guy isn't as youthful as I first thought. The flavor is developing in the transition to the second half and now it's all citrus and cream on top, with the coffee becoming more espresso. The honey and cake have moved to the aftertaste. These will be incredible with some more time on them. They are the size of french fries, but are to be savored slowly, and not smoked back to back or on an already-sullied palate.


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The more I read, the more I realize that we have similar aromatic preferences and sensations. I fully agree with your aromatic reception of the Demi Tasse, and it awakens pleasant memories of the Grandes de España, and of the unmistakable floral notes of Tainos.
Also, you reminded me that I have a couple of little Demi Tasse boxes buried somewhere.


Speaking of "Tainos", today I jump on this other '06 LGC

 

[pantsBoots]

The more I read, the more I realize that we have similar aromatic preferences and sensations. I fully agree with your aromatic reception of the Demi Tasse, and it awakens pleasant memories of the Grandes de España, and of the unmistakable floral notes of Tainos.
Also, you reminded me that I have a couple of little Demi Tasse boxes buried somewhere.
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Speaking of "Tainos", today I jump on this other '06 LGC
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It seems so! Look at that white whale you've got there - I discovered La Gloria Cubana just as they were discontinuing the Tainos. Shame. I smoked the heck out of the MdO until they went away. Even 5 years ago I was getting 5 and 10 packs of the #1 and #3 for less than $10/cigar. They'd be at least triple that now.

 

[Ag®o]

Even 5 years ago I was getting 5 and 10 packs of the #1 and #3 for less than $10/cigar. They'd be at least triple that now.

Sure, because with the current trend ...

 

[onestrangeone]

Plasencia Alma Fuente with Uganda coffee