Cigar /Pipe Smoking thread

[Tin Man]

It’s a cool morning, so I decided to smoke the second of my Sancho Panza double maduros. I think that @Gandalf would characterize it as grassy with a coco punch.

I did some phone ap Spanish lessons while smoking the cigar. Puffing while speaking adversely influenced my score.

 

[Gandalf]

It’s a cool morning, so I decided to smoke the second of my Sancho Panza double maduros. I think that @Gandalf would characterize it as grassy with a coco punch.

I did some phone ap Spanish lessons while smoking the cigar. Puffing while speaking adversely influenced my score.

Thats an unusual combo lol. Like if an R&J Conny mated with an Oliva G maduro

I saw somewhere that Sancho Panza has been getting a lot of push from CI lately. Supposedly reformulated a couple of their cigars

And, who cares if you can speak Spanish, when you can ACT it!

 

[Tin Man]

I will opine that Arturo Fuentes - Dominican and Nicaraguan - have a more complex medium body than either the Sancho Panza or the Casa Torano, though the Casa Torano did compare favorably to the shade grown AF Rothschild. On sale, I’ll venture to acquire some again.

 

[Tin Man]

Coda: It’s rare that I smoke more than one cigar in a given day, but this Friday afternoon, I’m enjoying an AF Rothschild with a little Tennessee sipping whiskey on the rocks.

 

[loggervol]

Alec Bradley black market




The first third started with an earthiness, cedar and a good amount of pepper. The end of the first third and start of the second third, I started tasting an espresso with a vanilla bean sweetness. The last third, the vanilla bean moved into more of a caramel, with leather and a strong tobacco and slight tart flavor.

A perfect burn line with a snug draw. A nice stick. I don’t know if I would keep it on rotation but would definitely smoke it again.

 

[Nkyvolfan]

Alec Bradley black market

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The first third started with an earthiness, cedar and a good amount of pepper. The end of the first third and start of the second third, I started tasting an espresso with a vanilla bean sweetness. The last third, the vanilla bean moved into more of a caramel, with leather and a strong tobacco and slight tart flavor.

A perfect burn line with a snug draw. A nice stick. I don’t know if I would keep it on rotation but would definitely smoke it again.

One of my favorites in the Churchill size. Very relaxing cigar. You’re right on with the expresso and some hint of sweetness.

 

[loggervol]

Cigar page has 2 nice deals going on today. 1 buy three 10 packs for 37.50$ ( that’s for each 10 pack). it’s called mix and match. That’s 3.75 per stick for 30 sticks. 2. Cream of the crop, get 20 sticks at 2.99 per stick.

Thompson cigar, build your own 15. 3/5 packs for 59.99. That’s 3.99 per stick

Some good deals today



This is the three selections on the cigar page, cream of the crop.

 

[Tin Man]

Please, Mr. Postman look and see if there’s a package, a package for me!

 

[Tin Man]

$4.66/stick, taxes & delivery included.

 

[Gandalf]

since we are in a weather delay, I decided to go with a fat one today, a Dominican Monte classic, to last the full game.

Not the same as the Cubans of course but a darn fine smoke in its own right. Razor sharp burn, beautiful white ash.

 

[Tin Man]

The quality of the above pictured cigar exceeds that of the play on the field in last night’s game.

 

[feathersax]

since we are in a weather delay, I decided to go with a fat one today, a Dominican Monte classic, to last the full game.

Not the same as the Cubans of course but a darn fine smoke in its own right. Razor sharp burn, beautiful white ash.

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WOW! That dwarfs your hand.

 

[Gandalf]

The quality of the above pictured cigar exceeds that of the play on the field in last night’s game.

And even as bad as that was, it vastly exceeded the officiating.

If the level of our play was a swisher sweet, the officiating was a swisher sweet made with ground up tobacco from the floor (but I repeat myself ) that has been left out in a dessert for 100 years and then was piddled on by a wandering goat just before you picked it up.

 

[Tin Man]

And even as bad as that was, it vastly exceeded the officiating.

If the level of our play was a swisher sweet, the officiating was a swisher sweet made with ground up tobacco from the floor (but I repeat myself ) that has been left out in a dessert for 100 years and then was piddled on by a wandering goat just before you picked it up.

The SEC avers that amateur part-time officials provide the officiating needed for college football. To borrow your descriptive phrase, goat piddle.

 

[loggervol]

Had this later last night

 

[loggervol]

 

[Gandalf]

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Had this later last night

For a moment there I thought AB made a cigar that said Go Vol!

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l have found these to be pretty tasty medium flavor cigars.

 

[loggervol]

For a moment there I thought AB made a cigar that said Go Vol!



l have found these to be pretty tasty medium flavor cigars.

I needed that one late last night. I was trying to mellow out a bit after the game.

Have you tried the Coyol? A really nice blend. I believe I should have let it set 2/3 weeks though.


The reserve is a nice smoke. I try to keep one in my rotation. I think this one has been aging Ifor 3 months.

 

[Tin Man]

Smoking my first RP vintage 2003 Cameroon

 

[Gandalf]

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Smoking my first RP vintage 3003 Cameroon

NIce - give us a review when you get a chance

 

[Tin Man]

NIce - give us a review when you get a chance

Your quote brought my typo to my attention. Fixed it.

I’ll review my second one.

 

[Nkyvolfan]

Missed the game yesterday for a long therapy session of bushhogging and a black market.
Catching the replay on YouTube with anAB lineage.

 

[loggervol]

Box pressed San Cristobal Revelation. Yum

 

[Tin Man]

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Smoking my first RP vintage 2003 Cameroon

The first of these, I was talking with an old skydiving buddy, making plans to get together. Though I enjoyed the cigar, I wasn’t giving it my full attention.

The second starts with coffee and black pepper. It’s a medium to full bodied smoke. One that should fit right in with the cooler temps of Autumn. As it burns, hints of cedar and a sweet finish to the last bit of smoke.

Each of these have been well made. Even burn, good draw, clouds of smoke, and a firm ash impervious to my fan. When prudence compelled me to, I removed the ash with a gentle curl on the ash tray. It resisted the initial tap.

I’m happy to have three more of these. They’ll make for an excellent smoke after dinner during the cooler evenings to come. Brandy or whiskey will be a good accompaniment.

 

[loggervol]