FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[torsion]

Cohiba Fridays.
Esplendidos - ESL DIC 17
I've only really had better luck with more aged ones.
A little bit meh/muted to start with, not really into the first third yet so plenty to go.
Discovered a little tax work around the past couple of months which is a slightto HMRC, wish I'd known about this years ago.



Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

[El Hoze]

52 minutes ago, RedLantern said:

Congrats! 1st house? I was astounded at all the ancillary crap you end up buying right after your first house.

Thanks! Not my first but definitely my biggest purchase! And will likely be the house we raise our 18 month old boy in (plus any others that show up!)...so big day! Yeah I can imagine the follow-on costs!!! That is what has me worried! 

[Devo]

RGPC

ALO Mar 17

Rested in humidor only 11 days

Dry boxed for 20 hours @ 55% rh

Smoking conditions: 62F at 82% rh

Straight cut with a nice divot

 

First Third

Started with toasted tobacco, bit of leather

Perfect draw

Lots of smoke

Muted flavors but I can tell there is more in there

Slightly uneven burn but I would not call it wonky

Just the slightest hint of salty sweetness on the finish

 

2nd Third

More powerful flavors develop

Walnut

Still a lot of smoke with a similar burn.

The ash has held and no touch ups required. Draw is still perfect.

Salty sweet really coming through now

Ash fell off at end of 2nd third

 

Final Third

Had to puff a little harder to get it back to full smoke after the ash fell off but did not relight.

Walnut toasted tobacco dominated the flavors here. Very enjoyable.

The sweetness faded toward the end.

Hit of bitterness at the end

Burn was wonky at the end and required the 1st touch up.

Last flavors of just toasted tobacco but still LOTS of smoke output and never went out on me.

Finished decent with no bitterness and toasted tobacco dominant flavors with just the slightest sweetness.

 

Final comments

45 minute smoke

Decent morning stick. Really wasn’t complimented by the coffee but wasn’t hindered by it either.  Started out at an 87. Moved to a 90. Finished at an overall 89.

Reminded me of a not as sweet 17’ El Prinicipe but yet brought in the walnut that made it its own.

[NicPac]

[TheFullMontecristo]

Monte 2 LUB FEB 14. Bitter dark chocolate with some leather notes. No cream in this one. 

[inter4alia]

I am not a big fan of current production Hoyo. Maybe I just have bad luck and have just been stuck with some bad examples. But these du Depute hit me right in the feels. Completely unlike any of the other Hoyos I've tried. Ton of flavor in these tiny sticks. 

[StogieSteve23]

Yesterday and today.  

Tatuaje MBS.  Bought em yesterday and figured I'd give one a try while running some errands.  Full bodied smoke for sure but not too much pepper which is nice.  A clean tobacco and almost burnt almond flavor. 

Tatuaje TAA 2020 - This thing was flawless from start to finish.  Sumatra wrapper which I've always enjoyed on smokes.  Minimal spice, hazelnut and toasted coconut flakes throughout. Burn line, combustion and draw were impeccable. 

BRE NOV-19 Connie 1 on some Zoomies last night. 

RSG 54 on the course today.   

[StogieSteve23]

5 hours ago, El Hoze said:

MEL JUL 2008 Cohiba Lancero

Just bought a house today (great time to make big financial commitments given all the certainty in the world these days)....so figured I’d bust one out. 

I have very few boxes I really hold dear, but this is special box of cigars for me. Not only are they very good smokes but I bought this box for my father in law right before he got sick and needed to stop smoking. CoLa’s were his favorite cigar and he was the one who introduced me to good cigars. I have 22 left after this, every one is smoked for him. 

Cheers!

Frosty Modelos, a new house and a CoLa?! What could be better bro!? Congratulations on the new pad and enjoy everything!  Saludos! 

5 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said:

I smoked an Esplendido and a Media Luna on the drive out to the beach.  And now that I am out here, I am celebrating with a Monte Gran Piramide 2017 Coleccion cigar.

Great smokes there, E.  Enjoy your beach life! 

[FatherOfPugs]

Gorgeous beach day. Storms have now rolled in and its been raining for a few hours. Hoyo DC while at the beach. 

 

[Guest Nekhyludov]

ULA JUN 14 QdO Imperiales

[mbflash80]

Dantes are smoking the house down right now

[Habana Mike]

The Infantes are on now!

Best out of the box since release.

[BoliDan]

CoRo and a wheated bourbon. Yes I'm drinking from the bottle like a Neanderthal. It's been a rough week and I'm too stubborn to clean a glass.

[Chucko8]

Last nights Beer, Rum and cigar appreciation. Siglo V tubos from our host. This cigar was pure class

[maverickdrinker]

The Infantes are on now!

Best out of the box since release.

Good to know. Smoking one tomorrow. Thanks for the post


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Trimming]

[Chucko8]

36 minutes ago, Trimming said:

That’s a beauty mate!

[Baccy]

2 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

The Infantes are on now!

Best out of the box since release.

Do you know the box code? I have one of these and I'm thinking about burning it soon...

[Raskol]

C&C time. Medio Siglo (2017) from our host. Have a great weekend.. FOH

Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk

[Wookie]

Topes

[Rhinoww]

Just put two pork butts on the smoker. Time for C&C while I check on the cooking temp as it settles in. 
 

liking these little guys more and more w a few years on em. 

[Boxer31]

Nice epi with coffee in the morning 

[Baccy]

It really sucks living in a subtropical climate. This muggy air is just killing my smoke sessions. A little humidity is normally not a problem so long as your smokes are kept below 65% but when the ambient levels are close to 90% it causes major burn issues, at least in my experience.?

[X-Man]

My first La Trova, ARS MAY 18

What a glorious cigar.

[Baccy]

Agreed X-man, The La Trova is probably the best CC currently produced. I have a few from an ARS JUN 18 box. The construction is almost always perfect and the aroma is very unique... unlike any other CC I've ever seen. That wonderful sugar cookie sweetness is there but it's also got this deep earthy note to it, amazing!?