What Cigar are You Smoking? - 2022

[Meerly John]

I'm chain smoking. I had a Nub Cameroon with a Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA. Now smoking a Gurkha Titan.

 

[onestrangeone]

Nub Habano Sumatra coffee

 

[AlanH]

 

[onestrangeone]

Serie V with Peruvian coffee

 

[Rockyrepose]

Sobremesa Brulee Blue tonight.

 

[jttnk]

Cigar King Private Label, Purofino. I wasnt so sure I liked these at first, but, a month or so in the humidor and I’m really enjoying this one tonight. More creamy, light hay, honey on the nose than I recalled when they were newer to me. Izzy approves!

 

[anotherbob]

got a box of semios and they rock. Kind of in a weird middle ground of not too complex but too complex to be a "cheap" cigar. Also packs quite a punch nic wise. Which is kind of nice, they'll wake you up.

 

[onestrangeone]

Padron 2000 with last night’s roast of Brazilian Cerrado

 

[Paul lec]

Looks pretty! Montecristo Espada,going to sit out back for a while and enjoy. Feels like hurricane season along the Nature Coast today!

 

[onestrangeone]

Looks pretty! Montecristo Espada,going to sit out back for a while and enjoy. Feels like hurricane season along the Nature Coast today!View attachment 137295

Hey! I can still see some leaf on that cigar! They need to add a couple more bands! ?

 

[onestrangeone]

Viaje and last night’s roast of Rwanda Huye mountain, Red Bourbon

 

[DanWil84]

Tatuaje, never disappoints, and the ash on the first third was almost solid bright white which I attribute to the age (yellow cello).

 

[Meerly John]

AJ Fernandez Enclave

 

[onestrangeone]

Melanio

 

[weezell]

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[Rockyrepose]

Dunbarton T&T Mi Querida Triqui Traca No. 448.

 

[onestrangeone]

Black Friday and Brazilian coffee

 

[jvnshr]

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This cigar that you rolled seems straighter than some of the ones I recall you posting in the past. Is your technique improving, are the leaves very different, or both, perhaps?

Almost both. I am using the same leaves, however now I spend more time on preparation, thus the wrapper leaves can be stretched really well. Also, I keep them in paper molds for longer time. I was going to get a cigar mold, however had to spend my budget on this one:

 

[pantsBoots]

Tatuaje, never disappoints, and the ash on the first third was almost solid bright white which I attribute to the age (yellow cello).

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Also ample Magnesium in the soil tends to turn ash white. The Cubans didn't start amending with heavy magnesium until a decade ago, hence why Cuban ash went from dingy dark grey/black to a whiter color in that time frame. Fun fact: Nicaraguan soil tends to be high in magnesium, so most Nicaraguans have whiter ash. There are other chemical constituents at play, but I believe Magnesium is the prime factor.

Had a La Flor Dominicana Air Bender on the way driving home from work yesterday. No pic because I'm not reckless. I'm so happy to have rediscovered this blend - it is probably my favorite LFD blend.

 

[Rockyrepose]

Also ample Magnesium in the soil tends to turn ash white. The Cubans didn't start amending with heavy magnesium until a decade ago, hence why Cuban ash went from dingy dark grey/black to a whiter color in that time frame. Fun fact: Nicaraguan soil tends to be high in magnesium, so most Nicaraguans have whiter ash. There are other chemical constituents at play, but I believe Magnesium is the prime factor.

Had a La Flor Dominicana Air Bender on the way driving home from work yesterday. No pic because I'm not reckless. I'm so happy to have rediscovered this blend - it is probably my favorite LFD blend.

The one I smoked the other day was great, I may need to pick up some more (air benders)