Popular Post Chibearsv Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 After dinner San Juan EAG 15. An absolute treat. Sweet and twangy. 29
Popular Post LLC Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 I over did it on the size of the steaks again but both them and the fresh sausages were great. After dinner I used the residual heat as the KJ slowly cooled down to roast some pecans drizzled with maple syrup and some salt. Delicious 😋 PTG MAR 20 BBF was spot on. 33
Popular Post B44 Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Partagas Capitols after an EP Pledge this morning. I was genuinely impressed by the pledge toothy, tons of smoke, and great draw! (See butt in tray lol) Must be my lucky day, b/c this Capitol has a great draw and bell pepper for days. Happy Saturday boys!! 27
havanaclub Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 1 hour ago, LLC said: I over did it on the size of the steaks again but both them and the fresh sausages were great. After dinner I used the residual heat as the KJ slowly cooled down to roast some pecans drizzled with maple syrup and some salt. Delicious PTG MAR 20 BBF was spot on. Just ordered a KJ! Pumped! Will have to try that pecan treat. Btw where are the greens? 46 minutes ago, Bijan said: Cohiba DC EL 2003. How is it Bijan?
Popular Post havanaclub Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Had a busy 3 days up at the cottage, the kids burn me out. Time to relax with a Lusi after the drive home. BUP NOV 17 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 26
Bijan Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 25 minutes ago, havanaclub said: How is it Bijan? Kind of a wind tunnel unfortunately. The first third was pretty good though. Coffee and some cocoa, then vanilla and some nuttiness. Second third a bit harsh. Improving a bit in the final third. Even for me this is burning fast though. 1 1
LLC Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 26 minutes ago, havanaclub said: Just ordered a KJ! Pumped! Will have to try that pecan treat. Btw where are the greens? No room in the plate for anything green today 😂 I’ve roasted almonds with salt a few times and there a big hit. This takes it to another level and still many other things I can try including smoking them. Your going to love the KJ and you’ll find it holds its heat so long after your done it’s great for doing things like this. 1
Popular Post Puros Y Vino Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Excellent Siglo II from 2016 26
Greenhorn2 Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 8 hours ago, LLC said: I over did it on the size of the steaks again but both them and the fresh sausages were great. After dinner I used the residual heat as the KJ slowly cooled down to roast some pecans drizzled with maple syrup and some salt. Delicious 😋 PTG MAR 20 BBF was spot on. Good looking slab of meat ! 1
smbauerllc Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 On 7/4/2021 at 4:10 AM, Alfonso Sánchez said: Camacho Corojo Robusto. Fonseca Cosacos. Love the Cosacos for a good, cheap, milder smoke. Sadly I think people have discovered them as they are out of stock most places I have looked, along with the No.1's and Delicias. On 7/4/2021 at 5:22 AM, SigmundChurchill said: Esmeralda on my coffee run this morning. Rainy day at the beach, so I'm back to smoking in my garage. I'm smoking a CoRo. @SigmundChurchill What year was the CoRo, if you know? I have somewhat recently smoked a few 2019's and 2020's and they were great as usual. The most recent few i bought are 2021's, and the one I have had so far was very flat, tasteless and disappointing. Hoping its just a fluke bad one and the remaining 2 are better. 23 hours ago, teamrandr said: IMO Reyes is pound for pound the best Trinidad. The Reyes are definitely a great, quicker smoke when time is limited. My favorite is the Coloniales though, and have my first Media Luna in my tupperdor of this month's smokes I'm looking forward to. Trinidad is definitely a very tasty marca 20 hours ago, Lrabold89 said: Took your time on that coffee run I imagine I'd agree that the Reyes is pretty one dimensional, but imho it's still one of the best of the smaller smokes. You already know that I didn't think the Vigia was quite good enough for the price, compared to other Trinidads, but still a very tasty Cigar. I have only smoked 2 of the 3 I bought, so I'm willing to pick up a few more and see if I enjoy them better, as its not like they are all that much money, and I think they have potential to make it into my list of smokes to keep some of on hand. The Coloniales are definitely my favorite so far, but have a couple of my first Media Lunas to try out this month and see how it goes 20 hours ago, Lrabold89 said: Recent production brc Great burn and construction ..draw spot on …not a huge fan of the darker wrapper bolis at all …just too spicy and bold for me ….not getting much sweetness or coffee flavor like I do out of the newer brcs I’ve had I'm noticing that we seem to be polar opposites in our tastes. I love the BRC and especially the BBF and always keep some on hand. Love the BPC for a quick smoke too. I'm not a fan of strong Cigars either, but don't think any of the bolivars i have ever had were too strong 19 hours ago, karp said: 2020 Siglo II... pretty good but needs more ageing methinks... not pictured was a RASS and a HU Magnum 46, both quite good for the long weekend. The Siglo II is one of only 2 Cohibas I ever buy, the CoRo being the other, and love the Siglo II's. They are one of my goto smokes. Haven't had an aged one yet, aside from getting the occasional 2019, but still love them even young. Will have to set a couple aside to age and see how they turn out. 3
Rhinoww Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 10 hours ago, LLC said: I over did it on the size of the steaks again but both them and the fresh sausages were great. After dinner I used the residual heat as the KJ slowly cooled down to roast some pecans drizzled with maple syrup and some salt. Delicious 😋 PTG MAR 20 BBF was spot on. Great idea on the pecans. Once my porch is done and the KJ moves from its current location next to the trash cans, I might enjoy trying that. For now it’s grill and leave 😂 1
SigmundChurchill Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 8 hours ago, smbauerllc said: @SigmundChurchill What year was the CoRo, if you know? I have somewhat recently smoked a few 2019's and 2020's and they were great as usual. The most recent few i bought are 2021's, and the one I have had so far was very flat, tasteless and disappointing. Hoping its just a fluke bad one and the remaining 2 are better. It was a 19. That is not uncommon for very young Cohibas. They don't take a long time to come around. Maybe a year or two, but until then, they tend to be flat. In my experience, you can speed up the process a bit by taking them out of the box and putting them in a singles drawer, when more oxygen comes in contact with them. As long as being in the singles drawer is not too much of a temptation to smoke them before they are ready.
smbauerllc Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 It was a 19. That is not uncommon for very young Cohibas. They don't take a long time to come around. Maybe a year or two, but until then, they tend to be flat. In my experience, you can speed up the process a bit by taking them out of the box and putting them in a singles drawer, when more oxygen comes in contact with them. As long as being in the singles drawer is not too much of a temptation to smoke them before they are ready.Thanks for the info. I'll sit on the remaining ones and hopefully they'll improve and be as good as the 2019's and 2020's I have hadI actually keep all my smokes out of any packaging, aside from tubos, in all my tupperdoors so hopefully they will improve fairly quickly Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1
Popular Post griller Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Siglo III (UPO DIC 20) The good: perfect burn, decent draw (after one good probing with a PerfecDraw); The not-so-good: absolutely dull, flat, and boring smoke from start to finish. Zero transitions, and the retrohale only picked up a faint sweetness and Graham cracker-like flavor. First time I've smoked a Siglo III in probably 6-7 years, and none previously were this bland. I'm seeing multiple reports that young Cohibas can be prone to this dynamic, but come around with time. I may try 1 more from this box, but I'm inclined to leave these alone for the rest of 2021. 20 5
StogieSteve23 Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 8 hours ago, Heels82 said: Pierogies by any chance as your side? I was wondering the same thing. They look phenomenal. I mean the whole meal does, but pierogies are excellent and infrequent. 3
Popular Post ChuckMangione Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Kicking off the festivities with a Fuerza. Perfect sweetness, this box continues to fire on all cylinders 26
Popular Post LLC Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Heels82 said: I got the meat sweats just looking at this and I'm okay with that. Pierogies by any chance as your side? Love the BBF too! Yes, pierogies on the side. Very tasty but couldn’t have many. Leftovers for breakfast 😋 15
Popular Post smbauerllc Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Casa Cuba Divine Inspiration Pretty tasty. For some reason had some of the unique taste I only get from 10+ year old and Vintage cigars. Also fairly mild and mellow overall Perfect draw, burn and construction Padilla 88 Anniversario Robusto Box Pressed Very tasty and very smooth. Great burn, draw and construction DPG My Father Flor de las Antillas Belicoso Pretty good, but just didn't quite do it for me, so didn't make my bookmarks of nc's to buy again. Excellent burn,draw and construction though Not a bad smoke, just nothing special '14 Montecristo No.4 Excellent taste and perfect draw,burn and construction. Love these young, but 7 years made this one perfect. 19
Popular Post SigmundChurchill Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Early morning Behike, sitting on a bench in town with my coffee. Back home, smoking a Media Luna. Just waiting for the sun to finally come out. 26
smbauerllc Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said: Early morning Behike, sitting on a bench in town with my coffee. Back home, smoking a Media Luna. Just waiting for the sun to finally come out. Very nice smokes. I have a few of my very first Behikes I'm being very generously gifted, being shipped out soon. Very curious to try them. Have my first Media Luna in my tupperdoor of smokes for this month, so still waiting to try it. Really looking forward to it too. Both get pretty universally good reviews from people so I suspect they will be a real treat. Happen to know the year on each? My Behikes are 2017 and the Trinidad is 2020. Always curious how much of a difference just a few years different production can make. @SigmundChurchill
karp Posted July 4, 2021 Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, smbauerllc said: The Siglo II is one of only 2 Cohibas I ever buy, the CoRo being the other, and love the Siglo II's. Agreed - both of these are smooth honey. Very tasty. I want to give the III a shot next. 1
Popular Post Paladin865 Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 Saint Luis Rey Regio and H Uppmann Magnum 50 29
Popular Post Glass Half Full Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Posted July 4, 2021 RASS resurrected from the pool (oops thought it was gone and it came back!) Tank goodness. You can’t keep a great cigar down 27
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