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#2,902
#2,902
This morning’s Raymond Pages sample is the Penn Standard Gold Standard, a blonde Ecuadorian connie that smells strongly of hay before lighting. White pepper, ginger, and fresh baked bread accompany the expected grassiness, a smooth, creamy mild to medium smoke. Easy draw, even burn, clouds of smoke, firm ash.
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#2,903
#2,903
Another oddly mild November morning, only today, the downdrafts of wind are colder. This morning’s Raymond Pages sample is the Brand. Habano wrapper, Nicaraguan and Dominican filler. The spice I’ve come to expect from TP cigars is present from the lighting accompanied by a sweetness like a hint of agave nectar. Flavor is rich, bread, earth, and cafe con leche. A creamy smoothness and muted nicotine delivers all this flavor in what I’d describe as a medium body. I suspect it will progress to medium full in the later half of the smoke.
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#2,905
#2,905
Tin Man said:
This morning’s Raymond Pages sample is the Penn Standard Gold Standard, a blonde Ecuadorian connie that smells strongly of hay before lighting. White pepper, ginger, and fresh baked bread accompany the expected grassiness, a smooth, creamy mild to medium smoke. Easy draw, even burn, clouds of smoke, firm ash.
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I do like a nice grassy stick in summer. How does it compare to a Romeo y Julieta?
 
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#2,910
#2,910
I’m breaking out old Billy Barool, Billy Billy Billy. Had in the humi for 5 years
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Construction is stunning. Draw was a little tight but opened up after a bit. burn started out wavy but evened up after awhile. Canoed out once and had to retouch. Strength: Mild Medium, no, medium-mellow. just very smooth. No hint of harsh. flavor is full. Tasting notes: smooth, buttery. Starting out the lightest bit of pepper, a good whiff of cedar and almost like a waffle cone. creaminess. feels sweeter at first but that is not as much toward the end as it transitions to more earthy. Always the rich cedar. A bit of coffee throughout as well, though light.
 
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#2,911
#2,911
Smoking my second Oliva Free Will. Good draw, clouds of smoke, firm ash. Burn is even at the outset. Previous one got a little funky in the final third. This is a full flavored, full bodied smoke - pepper, wood, leather, and espresso, with a nicotine punch. Like the previous one, smooth, almost creamy mouth feel in the first third.
 
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#2,912
#2,912
Gandalf said:
I’m breaking out old Billy Barool, Billy Billy Billy. Had in the humi for 5 years
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I used to watch the election returns every four years. Since 2012, I’ve just read about them the following morning. They’ve gone about as I expected.
Edit: If you want to post with me about them, @ me in a PF thread.
 
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#2,913
#2,913
Boveda question.
Made the switch from crystals to Boveda earlier this year. 300 capacity box requires three 320g packs. I also have many small packs thru online ordering. It seems that all of the packs, regardless of size, are starting to firm up. Even the ones added most recently.
So my question for you Boveda users is this. Do I need to remove the old, firm packs and add all new bovedas or can I add new with the old? Will the older packs deplete the new ones?
I’ve seen or heard that you can place the pack in a ziploc with distilled water to rejuvenate them. Anybody know the process for that? How much water,etc…?
Thanks
 
#2,914
#2,914
Nkyvolfan said:
Boveda question.
Made the switch from crystals to Boveda earlier this year. 300 capacity box requires three 320g packs. I also have many small packs thru online ordering. It seems that all of the packs, regardless of size, are starting to firm up. Even the ones added most recently.
So my question for you Boveda users is this. Do I need to remove the old, firm packs and add all new bovedas or can I add new with the old? Will the older packs deplete the new ones?
I’ve seen or heard that you can place the pack in a ziploc with distilled water to rejuvenate them. Anybody know the process for that? How much water,etc…?
Thanks
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Throw the new ones in there and rehydrate the old ones in the ziplock with distilled water. Takes about 4-5 days. then put them on a paper towel and let dry. Then toss in with the others. Thing about Boveda is the more you have of them, the more they protect the other ones. The main thing is that they are all the same humidity 72% perhaps for a wooden box and 69% or whatever for a fridgador type. You cannot mix humidity numbers or they will pull from each other. Otherwise go at it. Far easier than any other humi solution.
 
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#2,915
#2,915
This morning’s Raymond Pages sample is the Antihero. The rich dark brown wrapper is described as a habano, but it’s almost as dark as a maduro. Unlit, it smells of tobacco and honeysuckle. The draw isn’t quite as easy as others, but it’s not tight. Not clouds of smoke, but ample enough to deliver the flavor and enjoyment. Clean burn, firm ash. Bready from the lighting with black pepper, a little sweetness, notes of earth and leather into the second third. Complex but muted flavors. Medium body.
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#2,916
#2,916
Gandalf said:
Throw the new ones in there and rehydrate the old ones in the ziplock with distilled water. Takes about 4-5 days. then put them on a paper towel and let dry. Then toss in with the others. Thing about Boveda is the more you have of them, the more they protect the other ones. The main thing is that they are all the same humidity 72% perhaps for a wooden box and 69% or whatever for a fridgador type. You cannot mix humidity numbers or they will pull from each other. Otherwise go at it. Far easier than any other humi solution.
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Thank you.
 
#2,917
#2,917
This morning’s Raymond Pages sample is the Teufel Hund Maduro. Cold, its smell is more floral than cocoa. The draw and smoke are like the Antihero, a little tighter than other TP samples, not voluminous, but sufficient to deliver the flavor. Bread, unsweetened chocolate, fruit, muted spice. Medium body. Costa Rican maduro wrapper, Nicaraguan and Honduran long fillers.
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Edit: I expected a cigar named “Devil Dog” in German to be a full bodied smoke. Though this is not, it’s enjoyable.
 
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#2,919
#2,919
Famous Smokes is having an Oliva box sale, up to 45% off. I got a box of 10 Serie V Maduro Double Toro for $125. Not cheap by any means, but cheaper than buying them individually at a bar or shop.
 
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#2,920
#2,920
Also, took another $20 off with a Veteran’s Day discount. Added a five pack of Blackened M81 Robustos, got all 15 sticks with shipping for $177.
 
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#2,921
#2,921
Another November morning that feels like September… This morning’s Raymond Pages sample is the Last of My Kind. Nicaraguan filler with a habano wrapper. Pepper and leather from the lighting, a sweetness like dried fruit, dark bread, earthy, nicotine punch, with a hint of grass as the smoke leaves one’s mouth. This last part is unusual for such a full flavored, full bodied smoke.
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Edit: A bit of French roast coffee flavor as I progress into the first third.
 
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#2,922
#2,922
General note: These TP 5x60 samples have all had firm ash, but a 60 should have firm ash. If one doesn’t, Houston, we have a problem…
 
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#2,923
#2,923
Well not having cigars for a long time - a co worker gave me these for my birthday the other day -- has anyone tried them ?
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#2,924
#2,924
The last of the Raymond Pages samples this morning, the Penn Standard broadleaf maduro. Pennsylvania broadleaf maduro wrapper, Nicaraguan and Honduran filler. Alas, my cigar’s wrapper came too far over the cap. Despite my careful cut, the wrapper began to flake at the lips directly after lighting. Chocolate and spice from the light, a little leather & wood as smoking progressed. I cannot fairly evaluate this cigar because of the flaking wrapper.
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