My belly is so full, this is going to hit the spot. Mil Dias Sublime and coffee.
What Cigar are You Smoking? - 2022
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Cuban cigar time...
Also a reminder to invest in a perfect draw tool...
A Vegas Robaina Famoso,which despite the plugged draw is burning quite well, possibly need to lower the RH of my humidor back to 61-2% but plugged Cubans is part of the game.
But for the $40 odd Aussie dollars I think I'll keep to the cheaper sticks as I don't smoke often enough to pick the nuances between brands.
I think I'll revisit the Vegueros lines, from memory I never had a plugged or tight draw out of any of them, they just need some age to mellow out.
Also a reminder to invest in a perfect draw tool...
A Vegas Robaina Famoso,which despite the plugged draw is burning quite well, possibly need to lower the RH of my humidor back to 61-2% but plugged Cubans is part of the game.
But for the $40 odd Aussie dollars I think I'll keep to the cheaper sticks as I don't smoke often enough to pick the nuances between brands.
I think I'll revisit the Vegueros lines, from memory I never had a plugged or tight draw out of any of them, they just need some age to mellow out.
Sometimes a closed drawing still happens, but the ones around 2000 were terrible.
A unusual smoke, '14 Fuente O.X
In your experience, is there a particular cuban brand that is an exception or is it hit and miss with everybody?
As you rightly described, Cubans are notoriously more closed than others. Today it is no longer possible to talk about brands and typical products, since they have centralized multi-brand production. Thus, it is possible to meet a cigar with a narrow draw with a different anilla, of course, in the superpremium cigars whose manufacture is intended for personnel with a lot of experience it is more rare that this happens.
Usually it is a knot, often near the head or at the most under the anilla (band), you can feel it by pressing the cigar in a circular way, and as you said, a tool like the PerfectDraw can be useful.
Here they are not yet available. Given the greater quantity of Ometepe compared to the Alma Fuertes, how are they in terms of aromatic intensity?
Flor de Las Antillas Sun Grown. I think this one is my favorite so far from My Father, although the Le Bijou is more satisfying.
The last third is a bit disappointing. Overall, reminds me of an Arturo Fuente, but not as good.
The last third is a bit disappointing. Overall, reminds me of an Arturo Fuente, but not as good.
I still need to try Southern Draw.
Aladino Corojo with Indonesian coffee
Hit the local roller and got a nice haul. Found this thing tucked away below… anyone want to smoke it?
I frequently roast an organic Indonesian. I am a fellow coffee addict. I’ve said previously I find the hobby of pipes and cigars to be very similar to coffee.
Must be. Fellow roaster here, although, I haven't roasted any beans since the sale of my family's house in Brooklyn, four years ago. I've been gearing up to start again at the PA house. I need to find my digital scale and the get the other various tools unpacked.
Quick locally rolled Maduro before bed..
Haul… haven’t had a name brand cigar in an entire decade. First cigars I’ve smoked since then were these hand rolls. Very excited to explore.
Haul… haven’t had a name brand cigar in an entire decade. First cigars I’ve smoked since then were these hand rolls. Very excited to explore.
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