What Cigar are You Smoking? 2024

[JoeW]

Thanks for the recommendations. I will look for those and let you know how I make out. I usually fly by the seat of my pants when it comes to cigars. It is good to be able to come here for advice.

I hope you're able to find something good which will make your vacation memorable!

I really like the idea of hiking out to my neighbor's lake, and sitting on the shore with a nice cigar and/or pipe for a while. Then I remember that it's about 1.5 miles each way through wetland and forest, and suddenly my deck seems perfectly appealing.

 

[JoeW]

What a nice surprise, glad you enjoyed it

It was interesting to read the reviews on Blind Man's Puff, and see some of the similarities (tight draw, chocolatey and meaty notes) as well as the differences. At least one reviewer noted bitter black coffee, which I didn't get at all.

I'd buy one more to try it again, but I don't think I'd buy a box--maybe a fiver. I simply have too many cigars right now to justify buying (many) more.

 

[woodsroad]

Forum was acting up…

Which one was the remarkable one?

None so far, but I've only had the one.

 

[BenMN]

San Jeronimo Connecticut

Another one from the Cigars & Baseball event pack.
Ecuadorian Connecticut, Honduran binder, DR + Nic filler.
Looks like these may have been discontinued... $6 and change per. Nothing too exciting, quite mild

 

[danimalia]

Herrera Esteli Brazillian Maduro with some Colombian coffee from Dark Horse. This is an OK smoke, but I far prefer the regular Herrera Esteli Habanos, and also the Miami and Norteno lines as well. It does have a badass band. I like all the Herrera Esteli bands, but this ones comes in a handsome teal

 

[Speak Easy]

My last Espinosa E Doble. This one had a bit of a tight draw to start with. The last half of these sticks have been great.

 

[craig61a]

Mini Oliva Serie O
No Pic but here's an agate I found last weekend. I was not smoking when I found this, which is probably why I was wandering around looking at the ground
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I’ve got drawers full of those…

 

[craig61a]

Padron 7000 on a beautiful Fall day.

 

[JoeW]

After 4 hours helping the Starlink installer, I have 30 min until I have to go back to work. Just enough time for a Buffalo Trace cigarillo.



Very nice flavor and aroma! And the photo uploaded much more quickly with Starlink, too.

 

[PipeIT]

Padron 7000 on a beautiful Fall day.

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I’ve not tried the 7000 series before. What do you think of them compared to the 2000?

Thanks

 

[cshubhra]

Earlier I smoked a Crowned Heads Mil Dias

 

[BenMN]

Micallef "a"

 

[jttnk]

Micallef "a"

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Try the Micallef Migdalia if you like the A. The Migdalia is really nice too.

 

[jttnk]

It’s been a bit, still love pipes, but daily cigar, pipe on weekend mornings. Casa Magna Oscuro, toro. Manuel Quesada and Nestor Plasencia collaboration. If you like Maduro, darker flavors this is a nice stick for the price. Very good construction on the 4 I’ve had thus far.

 

[BenMN]

Try the Micallef Migdalia if you like the A. The Migdalia is really nice too.

Thank you!

I bought a box of Migdalia SE that I've been smoking through.

I believe I've smoked 4 from the box of 12 purchased back in May.

I also have a 24 box of Migdalia in the same Petite format as these "a"s. That one is gonna box age for a year. Here's hoping

Smokingpipes had this brand on clearance sale, and then with another 20% off I stocked up. Sometimes they're real good

 

[cshubhra]

While the site was out I smoked a Oliva Free Will

 

[Speak Easy]

Cheers to the forum being back up and running!

 

[PipeIT]

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These are only released October?

I started cigars in the mid 80s, quit in the 90s. Fuente has always been at the top of my list. I had a Fuente Hemingway Short yesterday, the first time to have a Fuente in all these years, getting back into cigars this year, and it was absolutely terrible. It was literally the worst cigar I’ve ever smoked, like smoking some cheap $1 drug store cigar, I was shocked.

I’m not sure I am familiar with Quesada, but I see they are in the Dominican, I will certainly try their brands for a Dominican next time instead of a Fuente.

Quesada Cigars

quesadacigars.com

Getting back into cigars this year, I am blown away by all the new New World brands out there, so many. Maybe it’s time to start saying good bye to the big names, and start looking at the smaller companies and boutique too.

P.S. How, did you like this one, and have you smoked any of their other cigars?

 

[Speak Easy]

These are only released October?

I started cigars in the mid 80s, quit in the 90s. Fuente has always been at the top of my list. I had a Fuente Hemingway Short yesterday, the first time to have a Fuente in all these years, getting back into cigars this year, and it was absolutely terrible. It was literally the worst cigar I’ve ever smoked, like smoking some cheap $1 drug store cigar, I was shocked.

I’m not sure I am familiar with Quesada, but I see they are in the Dominican, I will certainly try their brands for a Dominican next time instead of a Fuente.

Quesada Cigars

quesadacigars.com

Getting back into cigars this year, I am blown away by all the new New World brands out there, so many. Maybe it’s time to start saying good bye to the big names, and start looking at the smaller companies and boutique too.

P.S. How, did you like this one, and have you smoked any of their other cigars?

My brother gave me this one. I think they’re released every august. That’s the only one I know of that I’ve had from that brand. It was good though! I’d smoke another for sure. As far as the Fuente. I’ve had a few that were off but that doesn’t happen enough for me to give up on my favorites.

That being said there are a lot of boutique brands popping up that have some fine cigars!

 

[BenMN]

Crowned Heads Mil Días XX Mareva on an unseasonably warm and beautiful day.
Excellent

No pic but this morning we went to Long Meadow Lake to see all the birds