FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[MigsG]

Back in La Paz, enjoyed a Siglo I 

Dark wrapper '18 Juan Lopez No. 2, thanks to @crking3

[kcmontie]

I don’t always smoke Cubans..... but I should. ?

[JayHabanos]

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[jtfrizzy]

EAR AGO 01 San Cristobal El Morro paired with a little Woodford Reserves Bourbon. Take care all.

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[Astar20]

RYJ Churchill is probably my favorite regular production right now creamy, spice and Turkish delight scream and kick you in the teeth will definitely be stocking up on these. 

[CampDelta369]

First La Trova. ROTT MAY 19. 

 

[Raskol]

Monte PE (2017) - 24:24

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[irratebass]

On 9/15/2019 at 1:46 AM, GinFizzLove said:

What did you think of the AJ Fernandez Caldwell? I have one from a sampler that I haven’t got around to smoking yet.

I liked this one much better than the original....I was scared since I wasn't a fan of the original......give it a shot

[RDB]

So here we have an RG88 from SOM DIC 16 (I think pretty much all of them are this code). Gorgeous vitola, and it burns beautifully. Absolutely nothing in common so far as I can see with regular production Rafael Gonzalez: it’s much milder, lighter bodied, more in the grassy spectrum. I’m afraid I got a bit bored half way... but I can imagine these being a very nice gentle daytime smoke.

 

Cohiba CE from UBM DIC 18. Plugged near the cap, so I had to clip about 1/2 inch off. Then a really good but strong smoke. I seem to have acquired a healthy little collection of quite full-bodied Cohibas that all need a few years’ rest!

[TTP21]

ALO OCT 16 Party Short.  I've had a string of about 4-5 CC's recently that were just average, with some standard CC construction/burn issues on top of that. This one - boom - bucks that trend in a big way. Coffee, burnt sourdough, pepper, all with tremendous smoke output and great burn. First one of these for me and I'm loving it.  Thanks, @crking3!

[westg]

Grandes. Have to say they were so much better 5 years ago

[irratebass]

Last night, been awhile since I smoked under the stars.



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[MigsG]

2 hours ago, crking3 said:

miguel, how was it bro? curious about ur assessment of the darker wrapper

It was different, bro. Didn't get any woody flavors whatsoever. It was more like dried orange fruit (sweet) and dark coffee. Interesting. Don't know if the temperatures here messed with it. (Hot here!)

[HumidorJuan]

Boli PC ULA JUN 14 

wow what a treat.  Soft and mellow 

[wineguy]

SLR Serie A PAS FEB 01. Thanks @Markspring1978

[JLinz]

RASS LAU SEP 16.  My first RASS and it did not disappoint.  I see why it has just a strong following.  In addition to having a tasty raisin/stewed fruit flavor, it had a perfect draw and burn all the way through.   (the white dusting is ash from slipping down into the tray too far, not "plume")

 

 

[CampDelta369]

8 hours ago, TTP21 said:

ALO OCT 16 Party Short.  I've had a string of about 4-5 CC's recently that were just average, with some standard CC construction/burn issues on top of that. This one - boom - bucks that trend in a big way. Coffee, burnt sourdough, pepper, all with tremendous smoke output and great burn. First one of these for me and I'm loving it.  Thanks, @crking3!

I had the same experience months ago on a clearance box. It changed my humidor space allocation for sure. A half box later and all solid smokes. I haven’t even touched the PSP Cab yet

[JohnS]

La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No.4 MSU Jun 2017

I recently picked up another box of these as I very much enjoy their complex flavour and this cigar was the first one I had, 'right-off-the-truck', so-to-speak. In terms of complexity, it didn't let me down.

The first third was effervescent in sweet almond and cream flavours until some wood and herbal flavours kicked in around the beginning of the middle third. At this point I got some white pepper lilting in and out, with some fruit to go with it. In the last third the cigar was dominant in wood mainly.

Overall, I greatly admired the complexity to be found here. The only drawback was the many re-lights I had to do. Whether that was due to the blustery conditions in which I smoked this cigar, or whether it was due to construction, we'll see when I smoke my next one from this box soon.

[prodigy]

HUPC paired with a latte. Perfection

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[BlackFriar]

[Kaptain Karl]

20 hours ago, MigsG said:

Back in La Paz, enjoyed a Siglo I 

Dark wrapper '18 Juan Lopez No. 2, thanks to @crking3

Have you had an issue bringing CC's in through customs ever? I've brought cigars in a number of times so far but looks like you're down there a lot more than me! What do you do down in La Paz? I'm a big fishermen so I like to get down there for some fishing as often as possible! 

[MoeFOH]

Jumped on the Chocolate Bandwagon of these after Rob & Ken's recent review. First stick ever was a VR Famosos and it had a delicious chocolate hit to it. Have loved that ever since. 

Anyhow, this one had a middle third that lived up to the billing but the first and last thirds were underwhelming. A little green and airy in the first third (the draw was on the open side a little too much overall) and that produced a more bitter burnt almond note. 

Middle third settled down nicely and, while still tasting a little immature and on the bitter high cocoa side, the chocolate was upfront and enjoyable. 

Final third just got hot and a bit miserable flavour-wise. 

Overall I think the construction let this cigar down a lot. And I opted for a poor drink pairing - the Moon Dog Cake Hole is a Black Forest Stout, which sounded perfect at the outset, but ultimately proved a more bitter stout, which obviously didn't help things. 

Not going to score this. But I am going to smoke another one soon and try a pairing of the trusty OJ or some 1919 Angostura Rum. Be more interesting to make a comparison between the two than score this as a one-off. 

[CaptainQuintero]

Started off with a LGC no.4 but it tasted like wet dog so pitched it and dug out a Arturo Fuente Spanish Lonsdale that is had in my singles bin for 7/8 years; the cello was yellow!

  My first one and really enjoyed it, buckets of thick smoke. A fruity, buttery leather smoke. Not much evolution but great nonetheless. I was a little concerned about the NC draw so used a small v-cut which helped tighten it up.

8/10!

[Çnote]

Not exactly my thing and a very beaten up wrapper, but quite enjoyable. Mellow as could be and still have definitive flavors; all this sounds like dessert descriptions, but no hint of sweetness or richness: Graham cracker, toasted marshmallow, red licorice, cherry cola. Great cigar for a long morning, would have been pretty eh after steak and taters, esp as I've been staring at this for a month

[Rupe]

Non plus

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