What Cigar are You Smoking? 2024
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I usually prefer Padron natural over the Maduro, but this was magnificent. Cherry and chocolate notes the whole way down.
After lunch I had smoked Rocky Patel Vintage 1990
La Gloria Cubana Maduro to finish off the day. 
Leaving tomorrow noon for a few days, going up north for our anniversary, so this will be my last cigar until next week (unless I bring some coronets). After carefully weighing the weather (rainy, breezy, 60 degrees), circumstances (finishing up work), and available time (never enough), I picked out Rocky Patel Velvet Edition. If it turned out to be a flop, I wouldn’t mind.
I left Holts COTM a few months back because I thought they were sending too many RP golf cigars at misrepresented MSRPs, and because I was crabby that day. This was one of those COTM cigars. I didn’t expect much.
It turned out to be pretty pleasant. The ash was flaky and the burn uneven, but the aroma and flavor were almost exactly what I wanted today. I doubt I’ll buy more of them, but it was a nice choice for today.
I left Holts COTM a few months back because I thought they were sending too many RP golf cigars at misrepresented MSRPs, and because I was crabby that day. This was one of those COTM cigars. I didn’t expect much.
It turned out to be pretty pleasant. The ash was flaky and the burn uneven, but the aroma and flavor were almost exactly what I wanted today. I doubt I’ll buy more of them, but it was a nice choice for today.
I really like the quality and the price of the Edge series.
Cream machine corona. Cold draw straight Tupelo honey, taste is a smooth sweet cream, hardly any spice until the last third where the delightfully musky terroir kicks into high gear with a nutty yet slight mesquiteness and a tinge of sulfur match head retro, also when the graham cracker sweetness seals the deal for me . Sadly shortly after it goes raunch and becomes much too intense to smoke past an inch so rounding out 80min, there’s some good cigar here just not for 13.50 which is more than twice what I paid. With more rest it certainly could blossom into a sheer dazzler perhaps…
Earlier I smoked San Lotano The Bull 
These are the first I’ve tried. I smoked one as soon as I got them and wasn’t impressed. After a couple weeks of rest time this one today was a totally different experience. I hope the rest turn out the same!
Nice honest review
Appreciated!
My Father "Flor de las Antillas" Robusto
Couple months of rest, a pretty good, dependable smoke
Couple months of rest, a pretty good, dependable smoke
CAO Italia, pretty impressed with this one so far. 
Your meer holder is coloring up nicely! @cshubhra
Was about to say the same!