Cigar /Pipe Smoking thread

[distrovol]

La Aroma De Cuba (I've got my glasses on now) cigars, iirc, are a product of Ashton.

One of my favorites is the Mi Amor

 

[malinoisvol]

One of my favorites is the Mi Amor

I will have to get one of those on my next trip to the he Smoke Pit.

 

[feathersax]

Enjoy.

 

[feathersax]

Tried my first Graycliff. The stick was tightly wrapped. The draw was not what I hoped. I used the cutter ( no bullet for this baby). The wrapper was everything I expected, spicy with an initial sting on the lips. The smoke was earthy and complex, with a hint of walnuts yielding to almonds and coffee mid-stick. Smoked it to the nub.

Your description is great, but my experience with Graycliff wasn't that good.

 

[Tin Man]

Your description is great, but my experience with Graycliff wasn't that good.

As a coda, my first impression doesn’t encourage me to buy Graycliff again, even at the discounted price point. I’ve four more to round out my impression.

 

[feathersax]

Pic’s or it didn’t happen.

Since you requested & txbo is OK with it....

 

[Gandalf]

Since you requested & txbo is OK with it....

Now that is definitely a nice gift indeed.

 

[feathersax]

Now that is definitely a nice gift indeed.

YES. I'm in awe.

 

[txbo]

Now that is definitely a nice gift indeed.

Sax and his family have been going to Hoover for the SEC baseball tourney for decades. He has been bringing Hoover to life for the baseball forum long before we could stream it or had much to cheer about. It's hard to explain but his family has made Hoover special to quite a few people.

 

[txbo]

Since you requested & txbo is OK with it....

Believe it or not, the Opus X was the hardest darn cigar of the bunch to find. Please let us know how you like em. Actually you should do a Hoover week daily review both here and the baseball forum.

 

[loggervol]

Since you requested & txbo is OK with it....

Nice gift and haul.

 

[feathersax]

Believe it or not, the Opus X was the hardest darn cigar of the bunch to find. Please let us know how you like em. Actually you should do a Hoover week daily review both here and the baseball forum.

Plan to do just that, txbo. My taste buds are already in craving mode.

 

[Tin Man]

Trying the AB Prensado. First impression, it’s just what I look for in a maduro - well made, good draw, excellent burn, medium-full bodied.

 

[loggervol]

I don’t know if anyone has tried this but the Ozgener Bosphorus is a really nice smoke.

 

[loggervol]

Plan to do just that, txbo. My taste buds are already in craving mode.

If that opus is as good as I’ve heard, I would take my time and savor it down to a nub. I finally got my humidor at a perfect 67%. One of those would fit perfectly.

 

[feathersax]

Sax and his family have been going to Hoover for the SEC baseball tourney for decades. He has been bringing Hoover to life for the baseball forum long before we could stream it or had much to cheer about. It's hard to explain but his family has made Hoover special to quite a few people.

We gave our son tickets to SEC_Hoover after he graduated from UTK in 2002; he returned & raved about the experience. Wife went with him the next year & has been there every year since 2004. I went sporadicallly, then around 2012 joined the annual pilgrimage. It's a great experience & tradition, & I'm happy to share with y'all. Now, let the Diamond Vols light up SEC rivals while I do the same to my precious puros. I'll be your Hoover correspondent, fellow cigar aficianados?

 

[txbo]

We gave our son tickets to SEC_Hoover after he graduated from UTK in 2002; he returned & raved about the experience. Wife went with him the next year & has been there every year since 2004. I went sporadicallly, then around 2012 joined the annual pilgrimage. It's a great experience & tradition, & I'm happy to share with y'all. Now, let the Diamond Vols light up SEC rivals while I do the same to my precious puros. I'll be your Hoover correspondent, fellow cigar aficianados?

Oh bravo!

Now I'm more jacked up for Hoover than ever.

 

[Tin Man]

Smoked the first of The Griffin’s after lunch. Again, a tightly packed cigar with difficult draw. I had to ream it with a potato nail. Mild to medium body, peppery.

 

[feathersax]

Oh bravo!

Now I'm more jacked up for Hoover than ever.

Brother, I'm jacked by your generous gift. Let the games begin & the stogies stoke!

 

[txbo]

Brother, I'm jacked by your generous gift. Let the games begin & the stogies stoke!

Mrs Sax have her scorecard?
Y'all sitting in the same seats?

 

[feathersax]

Mrs Sax have her scorecard?
Y'all sitting in the same seats?
Oh, she'll be ready for Tuesday's opening round of games. Seats are still behind 3rd base dugout; closer to the field but not exactly in the frame when right-hand batters are up. Me? I'm just the accompanist, while she is the television celebrity. GBO.

 

[Tin Man]

Tried the first of my Cohiba Connecticut robustos. The filler was more complex than I expected, hints of leather and pepper. Excellent draw. Good smoke, but I will not pay the price point outside of the five pack fever deal. The accompanying Nelson Brothers Tennessee whiskey provided the sweetness.

 

[Gandalf]

Tried the first of my Cohiba Connecticut robustos. The filler was more complex than I expected, hints of leather and pepper. Excellent draw. Good smoke, but I will not pay the price point outside of the five pack fever deal. The accompanying Nelson Brothers Tennessee whiskey provided the sweetness.

Exactly - the Cohiba conny is actually a reasonably complex smoke for a conny and quite tasty, very creamy. Construction is great, of course, as to be expected. But its hard to justify the list price of $20 a stick for the things.

At $4 each for them though, ALL DAY LONG. I would take them over the R&J, though there are times I do want that fresh mown grassy stick.

 

[Tin Man]

Coda: The second Graycliff had a good draw with the same qualities reported earlier. Slightly less peppery wrapper.

 

[Regulator]

Nothing too fancy today, just a little Crazy Alice. Quick little smoke, sweet.