Cigar /Pipe Smoking thread

[Tin Man]

And a little Kentucky bourbon as well, of course.

We’ll drink your bourbon while our Vols whip your team.

Admittedly, since the Nelson brothers restarted their family’s distillery, I’ve purchased and enjoyed their offerings, supporting a Tennessee business.

 

[Tin Man]

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.

 

[Tin Man]

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.