@cshubhra Wouldn't take me long to smoke that cigar in one drag - if it was mine it would just be a stub and a lot of ash!
Downed a full Hamlet cigar in one drag - I must have a good pair of lungs; Man it went down well!
What Cigar are You Smoking?
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Downed a full Hamlet cigar in one drag - I must have a good pair of lungs; Man it went down well!
You have a lot of lung power! Smoked slowly though, you get more flavor, more relaxation
Been a heck of a cold day down this part of the world. Enjoying the second half of this Cienfuegos Esplendido. Cheap as chips but power packed in flavour.
Smoking a Drew Estate Tabak Especial Dulce Lonsdale with a glass of rum. Family is visiting and we’re enjoying to evening outside. 
A Drew Estate Tabak Negra Lonsdale this time. I wasn’t expecting it but they’re decent. This Negra has a split wrapper but smokes well ?
Fuente 858 with our shepherds. Momma shepherd is unseen to my right. She likes to lurk in the shadows unseen, until she pounces and licks you to death
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An Opus X robusto with some Black Tot rum and a mug of black chai.
Nice mellow cigar at @10 yo.
The Black Tot rum was released with great hype and a lot of hoop-lah to great acclaim from rum "experts" and over-the-top reviews. It was a triumph of marketing over substance
I should have realised that any rum served daily to thousands of Her Majesty's naval fleet was not going to be anything from the top shelf. I have to say that my mug of chai is the more satisfying drink today.
A very expensive history lesson !
Nice mellow cigar at @10 yo.
The Black Tot rum was released with great hype and a lot of hoop-lah to great acclaim from rum "experts" and over-the-top reviews. It was a triumph of marketing over substance
I should have realised that any rum served daily to thousands of Her Majesty's naval fleet was not going to be anything from the top shelf. I have to say that my mug of chai is the more satisfying drink today.
A very expensive history lesson !
Oliva Series V Melano, early morning smoke, rain has been every day, watching college World Series, cutting grass between moonsons. Good smoke.
I really enjoyed Baccarat toro and robustos.Very nice cigars.
Nat Sherman Metropolitan Selection
7 x 50
CT Shade/DR/DR
7 x 50
CT Shade/DR/DR
This was the last cigar of a 5 pack I received gratis from JR Cigar. The other Nat Shermans actually exceeded my expectations. Unfortunately, not this one. This was possibly the most nondescript cigar that I have ever smoked. If i were asked what it tastes like, I would say ‘nothing”. And I literally mean that. It did not burn hot. It was well constructed. It was not a mild cigar. It was not like sucking hot air. It was just, flavorless. There may have been the most remote of a ’tobacco’ taste but, it was hardly discerned. I am sure Nat Sherman cigars will not be missed by many. I, like @mso489, enjoyed my one pilgrimage to their NY store. I was never overly impressed with their private label cigar offerings. They had some quality cigarettes in their day but, many smokes of even higher quality could be found by other companies‘ products. I will say that, I am not a big fan of CT wrappers. Ashton was always the choice if I wanted to go in the ‘creamy’ direction.
Finally got around to trying an AJ Fernandez Cameroon, pretty good smoke for a hot afternoon.
Long and skinny was certainly my preference. Of course the lancero should have been a favorite, but I found no magic there despite buying deep some of the market's favorites.
After reading your posts for some time it is my belief that you knows how to pick 'em. If I was still buying cigars I would follow your picks around like a dog
. I went through the holding on vs. letting go dilemma many times over the course of smoking tobacco, especially in aging. I aged a lot of tobacco, for years. But guess what? 2/3s of it I never smoked. The aging mindset becomes a trap. If you continue to age to get those truly rarified and exquisite aged flavors, you're not smoking it. But wasn't your purpose in buying it to smoke it?
Another form of this is what it seems you are doing, holding on to increase future availability. But I ask you, does delayed gratification make the delayed taste any sweeter?
There's nothing wrong with either form of delay, but neither worked for me.
Drew Estate Undercrown 10 with a shot of espresso (home-roasted Yemen Sana'a Ibb Highlands)
There is a fellow at my local shop infamous for finishing an LFD Double Ligero Digger (an 8.5" x 60 monstrosity, and a most potent blend) in like 37 minutes! An impressive feat that makes me queasy just contemplating. Another guy made a big deal for weeks leading up to New Year's Eve a few years ago that he was going to smoke a Digger, which was out of character for him. It must have taken him 5-6 hours to smoke his, and it was pretty obviously kicking his ass. I don't know how long it would take an average cigar smoker to get through a Digger (too much cigar for me!) but I'm guessing it's somewhere between 37 and 360 minutes
Anyway, my usual take is do what makes you happy, but come on.... the only cigars you should be finishing in 37 minutes are small coronas like minutos, perlas, etc., or cigarillos and the like.
I smoke fast but cannot finish 8.5 x 60 in 37 minutes. That would be about 1 hr and 30 mins at least for me ?There is a fellow at my local shop infamous for finishing an LFD Double Ligero Digger (an 8.5" x 60 monstrosity, and a most potent blend) in like 37 minutes! An impressive feat that makes me queasy just contemplating. Another guy made a big deal for weeks leading up to New Year's Eve a few years ago that he was going to smoke a Digger, which was out of character for him. It must have taken him 5-6 hours to smoke his, and it was pretty obviously kicking his ass. I don't know how long it would take an average cigar smoker to get through a Digger (too much cigar for me!) but I'm guessing it's somewhere between 37 and 360 minutes
Anyway, my usual take is do what makes you happy, but come on.... the only cigars you should be finishing in 37 minutes are small coronas like minutos, perlas, etc., or cigarillos and the like.
Just finished 1 of these while outside enjoying the heat!...
First time having one of these in a couple years... Good smoke, reasonable price. Kind of the Oliva ethos. Olivia Serie O Churchill with a coffee from Timor Leste
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