What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025

[Brendan]

Aladino Corojo Santi in my dedicated cigar shirt

 

[Brendan]

That was a damn good smoke!

 

[danimalia]

Dry box it between now and then. They can be strong cigars, especially when young.

Had an Upmann Petit Corona on the way home from work. Box code is from November 2016 and they're still working towards their peak. A lot of that familiar Up mann leather is now becoming sweet cream. The last third still had a bunch of pepper and earth, which make me think they're another couple few years from perfection. Still, a very good cigar I miss being able to buy boxes of.

You dick . I'm jealous I never got to try that one. I guess I just assumed it would always be around. A global brand, a still (relatively, at least) popular size, and a cigar with some legacy behind it (even if we've all been reminded it was a different Upmann JFK loved). Then, out of nowhere, on the chopping block. I'd offer to trade you a Don Alejandro from the same year if I had any confidence it wouldn't be too tight on the draw. Been about 60% of the box that's uncomfortably tight, 20% outright unenjoyable. The other 20% have been great of course. My humidor just isn't that deep at this time. Trying to buy as I smoke with my budget constraints.

Partagas Serie P No. 2, with an espresso. Nice pick me up after having to work a Saturday.

 

[jttnk]

Cavalier Black ll. First one, it’s starting out very nice. Rich maduro goodness, San Andreas wrapper. Must give a shout out to my local Cigar shop, Cigars Daily, just handed it to me last week while I was having a cigar in the lounge. They are as cool I. Real life as they are on the show.

if you don’t know what I mean, checkout their podcast on Monday evenings, Cigars Daily Plus / you tube

or on rumble.

 

[BenMN]

Casdagli Romano on the way to WI earlier


I had high hopes, and patiently waited 3 months. Super open draw and burn issues nearly the whole way down. I can't even offer a fair comment, here's hoping the other 4 are different. 64RH and 68°F... too dry??? Doubt it

Also smoked a Carillo Stella on the way home. That one burned fine.

 

[Speak Easy]

Starting Sunday off with a Mi Querida Green No. 2 Torpedo.

 

[Speak Easy]

Last one of these La Nox. Damn good smoke.

 

[cshubhra]

Trinidad Espiritu Series No 1

 

[dottlejockey]

Partagas Serie P No. 2, with an espresso. Nice pick me up after having to work a Saturday.

These are excellent with a few years on them. I think i still have a couple in the humi somewhere. Used to be one of my top 5 from the beloved island back in the day.

Firing up a CAO BX3 for the drive out to have dinner with local family...

 

[BenMN]

That was a damn good smoke!

I've really liked those too

My next box will probably be the Corojo Corona or Petite Corona

 

[BenMN]

Last one of these La Nox. Damn good smoke. View attachment 367944

They sure are!

My shop was out of stock last time I went to pipe club. I'm thinking I'll revisit Black Label's skinny Rorschach before deciding to go 50 deep on one or the other

 

[BenMN]

Starting to work through a box of Dapper El Borracho Broadleaf Robustos

 

[Speak Easy]

They sure are!

My shop was out of stock last time I went to pipe club. I'm thinking I'll revisit Black Label's skinny Rorschach before deciding to go 50 deep on one or the other

I’ll be getting some more too. Haven’t tried that BL. I’ll give that one a try too.

 

[Rockyrepose]

1926 natural while I wait for the stall on my pork butt.

 

[Brendan]

I've really liked those too

My next box will probably be the Corojo Corona or Petite Corona

Yeah, something with those thinner ring gauges - gave me cuban vibes

 

[Speak Easy]

Hemingway Short Story Natural to end the day.

 

[pantsBoots]

You dick . I'm jealous I never got to try that one. I guess I just assumed it would always be around. A global brand, a still (relatively, at least) popular size, and a cigar with some legacy behind it (even if we've all been reminded it was a different Upmann JFK loved). Then, out of nowhere, on the chopping block. I'd offer to trade you a Don Alejandro from the same year if I had any confidence it wouldn't be too tight on the draw. Been about 60% of the box that's uncomfortably tight, 20% outright unenjoyable. The other 20% have been great of course. My humidor just isn't that deep at this time. Trying to buy as I smoke with my budget constraints.

The HUPC was a cigar I smoked 2-3 times per week, until its discontinuation was announced. Now, it is a rare treat and as I watch their progression as they age, I wish I would have put up twice as many boxes when the discontinuation was announced. Alas.

What you describe about your Don Alejandro was sadly all too typical for Cuban cigars, especially the larger format. I wonder if looking at the bunching at the foot would foretell how the cigar smokes. For example, I'm working through a 50 cab of RASS and while they all burn, many burn lopsided due to voids in the filler or the filler being bunched to be denser on one side versus the other. I can look at the end of the cigar and reliably guess how those cigars are going to perform. So far, the cab has been 60/40 bad construction to good.

I also wonder whether those DA are overfilled, which is somewhat common among Havanas.

 

[Speak Easy]

Aladino Corojo Reserva to start Monday. Cheer to a good week, fellas!

 

[Speak Easy]

RYJ Reserva Real barber pole

 

[dottlejockey]

Fired up a Cloudhopper on the way back from my visit yesterday. First time trying these. Decent smoke.


*Thought i posted this last night. Must have forgot to hit the post button! :P