FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[Kaptain Karl]

ABR ESL 19 Mag 50. From a GORGEOUS box of PSP’s. This one has a perfect draw, unfortunately the filler was bunched incorrectly leading to bunching and tunneling. Every once in awhile the fruit and cream flavor appears, but mostly the metallic flavor coming from the filler is overwhelming. 

Since I'm knocking out 8 hours of continuing education for my mortgage license I lit up a JL 1. Started out brilliant...then tunneled an inch and ruined the cigar. In frustration, I grabbed a HU #2 that smoked brilliant for me last week. And guess what? Same thing. Maybe this is one of those "This is you, not me" days. Guess I'll go ruin some of my old NC's I keep avoiding and drown my sorrows with some scotch. 

 

[HabanosLuva]

SEP 14 - Montecristo No. 1

[SigmundChurchill]

For the record I was stopped at a light.  It turned green just seconds before I took a picture of this Esmeralda.

The main room in my cigar lounge is finally open.  You have to make reservations, and they have the tables 15 feet apart.

CoRo

HDM Epi2

And back in the garage right now.

[Rupe]

RG Perla

GOS - MAY 18

[LLC]

GEO SEP 14 RyJ No. 4. Very enjoyable.




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[Hotboxx]

[Kaptain Karl]

39 minutes ago, VKUTT said:

Damn...3 tunnels in a row? Bummer. Last time I had a tunneler, I sat it down in the ashtray and let it go out. Once it cooled, I knocked off all the ash and blew thru it to purge it. Then I took a guillotine cutter and cut about an inch off the cigar. It seems I was past the tunnel at that point, because there was no hole in the filler any more. Lit it back up and it smoked fine. Next time you get a tunnel, maybe give that a try. CHEERS ?

I’ve done that before but...I don’t have a cutter here. I bite off my caps like some uncivilized Visigoth barbarian. 

[KCCubano]

20 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said:

What did you think of the San Cristobal RE ? I picked up a box several months ago but haven't tried yet. 

[SigmundChurchill]

3 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

How have the epi 2s been smoking for you ?


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They are consistently good.  I find them to be one of the milder robustos, and some people think that mild is a negative, but I find that a lot of times mild, with a good flavor, is exactly what I am looking for.

 

3 hours ago, VKUTT said:

Hey Sigmund, whats the age on that SCDLH Cuba? I was given one lone stick in a Sampler, and havent smoked it yet. I know they are kinda pricy and HTF, so I dont want to waste it smoking it too early. But every time I open my humi, it calls me...SMOKE ME! 

CHEERS ?

 

2 hours ago, KCCubano said:

What did you think of the San Cristobal RE ? I picked up a box several months ago but haven't tried yet. 

I dont remember the date on the box, but they are a little more than a year old.  I got them in Cuba last November and they were a couple of months old when I got them.  The previous few that I had were good, but tasted very young.  In less than year's time, this one has lost that youthful flavor.  It smoked really well.  Not that it couldn't improve even more with more time, but it no longer tastes "too young" to smoke.

[Burningman]

Trinidad Reyes RAG JUL 19. Fairly young and stronger than I anticipated. It was all orange zest and toasted tobacco.

 

[Raskol]

C&C time.. Monte No. 2 (2017) from our host.. 

[Paso]

Once in a while I really enjoy Cuaba Distinguidos 

[StogieSteve23]

JUL-17 Seleccion de Cazador Especiales

Havana VI Hermosos. One of my favorite everyday NC's. 

 

SOR-DIC-19 E2: Delicious cocoa dusting, cedar, toasted walnuts and straight molten milk chocolate on the retro. 

EOS-MAR-19 Non-Plus: Cinnamon/Vanilla extract cold draw.

1/3: Marshmallow & salted graham crackers w/ dark chocolate retro. 

2/3: Coffee grounds, molasses, cedar & slate, wet clay w/ a sea salt finish

3/3: Cedar, toasted marshmallows, roast almonds and milk chocolate fudge 

[Wookie]

[Cigarsmoker81]

Connie b while watching John Oliver 

[prshah25]

Sunshine out today!

[JohnS]

Cuaba Salomón RAT May 2020

The Cuaba Salomon, how often would one smoke this or the similarly-sized LCDH Partagas Salomones? It's a behemoth-sized cigar that requires a good 120 to 150 minutes smoking time but when they smoke as well as this I'd say it's well worth it.

It definitely wasn't a complex cigar but it was quite mild. Flavours where a consistent shortbread, lemon citrus, a nuttiness more like walnut than peanut, a little leather and it also had some cream texture to it. For six months old it was excellent, especially for Cuaba.

I took a little over two hours to smoke it but I didn't need to touch up the cigar after lighting up the foot. I v-cut the head and it drew well, the smoke per draw was 'right-on', I certainly had no qualms nubbing it right to the end.

If you're looking for a long smoke and would like to try something other than a Double Corona or Churchill why not give the Cuaba Salomon or Partagas Salomones a try? It's no wonder why they sell quite well on 24:24 listings when they invariably come up, they tend to be a good option for a cigar to smoke on a pleasant afternoon.

[Bijan]

Cohiba Media Siglo for review week. Thanks @JohnS for the cigar.

Cohiba Medio Siglo UTL Nov 2019 (49NRW)

[PuroDiario]

RASS MSU ABR 18

I am 5 cigars into this box. I struggle to come up with words to describe how good is being. A delight.

jaja 

 

[LLC]

Such nice weather today I debated grabbing one with an old band but decided to go with a EML MAY 15 CORO. Very nice.




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[Markspring1978]

Punch DC TUP JUL 15 while reviewing a mountain of legal docs. Great smoke that is just getting into its prime. 

[Amanj]

Unwinding from a week full of client reviews with this stick. Was a delight, my first diplo but certainly not my last! Construction was superb. Need some years to work out the bitterness in the final third. Solid 7/10

[NicPac]

2018 RAG and 2016 PLPC during a great round with my wife down at Bandon Dunes. 

[Habana Mike]

These just came in from the locker down under. Could't resist.

A bit damp though have come along nicely...

Love the packaging!

[Hammer Smokin']

look how dark those wrappers are!!!