FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[Bijan]

My last Mag 46. Need to get a box to age.

[Greenhorn2]

21 minutes ago, Bijan said:

My last Mag 46. Need to get a box to age.

You and me both !

[Glass Half Full]

14 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said:

Woke up early this morning in Pittsburgh and smoked an Esmeralda.

There is a big pickle festival going on here, that everyone seems really excited about.  

...must be a mid-west thing?🤷‍♂️

For our non-US friends, and in case anyone at all cares   ...I don't believe Pittsburgh qualifies as "Mid-West" by any stretch.  ...For sure it's a fun town -- with or without pickles  -- but midwest it ain't IMO.  ...Great please to smoke a cigar though!  

[Dynamo320]

42 minutes ago, Glass Half Full said:

For our non-US friends, and in case anyone at all cares   ...I don't believe Pittsburgh qualifies as "Mid-West" by any stretch.  ...For sure it's a fun town -- with or without pickles  -- but midwest it ain't IMO.  ...Great please to smoke a cigar though!  

The “Burgh” is definitely its own unique place. Sandwiched between the “East Coast” and the Midwest, it identifies as neither. Some say the Paris of Appalachia, others say no way. The local dialect is so unique, born from German/Eastern European immigrant working class slang, and can be a head scratcher for the uninformed! No matter where I’ve been in the world, I know your from Pittsburgh from one spoken sentence. Pretty cool considering it’s such a small town compared to New York and Boston etc. 

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[SigmundChurchill]

42 minutes ago, Glass Half Full said:

For our non-US friends, and in case anyone at all cares   ...I don't believe Pittsburgh qualifies as "Mid-West" by any stretch.  ...For sure it's a fun town -- with or without pickles  -- but midwest it ain't IMO.  ...Great please to smoke a cigar though!  

By any stretch?  Really?  Like, not even debatable?

When you are from Eastern NJ, it seems pretty Mid-West, at least culturally.  It is right near the border of Ohio, which is most definitely considered "Mid-West", so is it really "a stretch" to say that there are cultural similarities?  From the google search I just did, it seems like a hotly debated topic, so clearly there are enough people who at the very least, don't think it is "by any stretch".  But I didn't mean it as an insult, as Mid-West is not a negative term in my mind.

[Chucko8]

SLR Dc from 08 today. Magic 

[Duxnutz]

Nice find digging through the stash. Forgot about these! Had one tonight, really enjoyed it, especially the body - medium plus.

[smbauerllc]

20 hours ago, Puros Y Vino said:

These are really starting to grow on me.
 

Is that a no.1?
Looks unusually big in the pictures...

I'm a fan of the Fonsecas, I think they are tasty, well made smokes at a bargain price.

Enough so that i just bought a box of Delicias a couple weeks ago and plan to get a box of no.1's if I can actually find someone who carries them

17 hours ago, Greenhorn2 said:

After a 15 hour work day, my first ever BAS DIC 2015 R&J Churchill.  Can't understand the dislike of R&J from some folks. Beautiful razor sharp burn, hints of cherry, stonefruit,  pencil shavings, ( wierd huh?) and just over all smooth cigar. Sourced from the host. Thanks FoH.

I smoke a lot of different RyJ's and always enjoy them.

The Churchill just happens to be good, but not good enough to justify the price for me, when I can get others I enjoy just as much for less.

17 hours ago, havanaclub said:

Nice start to my vacation

HdM DC right?

How was it?

Just recently got one as a bonus stick in a gift of a few of something else I was sent to try out.

Will be my first ever DC in fact.

In all my browsing vendors, I don't believe I have ever seen anyone actually selling them, so if I like it, will have to go with a trade or private sale it seems

11 hours ago, Chucko8 said:

SLR Dc from 08 today. Magic

Nice.
Yet another DC that I have never seen any vendors carrying, just like the Punch and HDM's.

Would love to be able to pick up some nice, big DC's of some of these marcas that I always enjoy the pc or robust sizes of.

[Puros Y Vino]

1 hour ago, smbauerllc said:

Os that a no.1?
Looks unusually big in the pictures...

I'm a fan of the Fonsecas, I think they are tasty, well made smokes at a bargain price.

Enough so that i just bought a box of Delicias a couple weeks ago and plan to get a box of no.1's if I can actually find someone who carries them

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Yup a No1.  Delicious are excellent smokes too. One of the first boxes I bought when I started smoking. 

[smbauerllc]

Yup a No1.  Delicious are excellent smokes too. One of the first boxes I bought when I started smoking. 

I figured. Just looked especially large in the pictures.

Was just gifted 3 of the no.1's and look forward to smoking them. According to my inventory app I haven't smoked any no.1's in 10 years.

Yeah, the Delicias are great little smokes, especially for the price.

I enjoy the Cosacos too, but not many vendors carry them, so a little different to get.

Do you know if the different vitolas are different blends, or the same Blend with just a slightly different taste due to ratios in the different vitolas?

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[smbauerllc]

AF Don Carlos 80th Anniversario Personal Reserve Robusto

Have loved all the others of these I have had, but this one was extremely bitter and really lingered on the tongue.

Draw,burn and construction were perfect as usual, but the taste of this one was just terrible.

No idea what the cause is.

Sucks to have the first Cigar of the day be something you anticipated greatness from, only to get a serious dud

H. Upmann Majestics

Fairly mild, but still a nice flavor.
Did pick up a bit in the second half, but was still mild-medium at most.

Excellent burn,draw and construction

Overall, a nice after lunch smoke

 

[Raskol]

C&C time. No. 54 from our gracious host.

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[smbauerllc]

3 hours ago, Raskol said:

C&C time. QdO No. 54 from our gracious host.

How does the 54 compare to the 50 taste-wise?

Love the 50 and would love the same great taste in a bigger vitola

[inter4alia]

[Puros Y Vino]

4 hours ago, smbauerllc said:

Do you know if the different vitolas are different blends, or the same Blend with just a slightly different taste due to ratios in the different vitolas?

I wouldn't know. They taste distinct enough to me.  

[westg]

Punch Punch with Lord Anubis on the weekend 

[Glass Half Full]

Tried an NC Sunday, but did a casual comparison:  

Daughters of the Wind Salamones vs. Patoro “VA” Belicoso

The Patoro won (to my taste), hands down.  But at close to $30 per stick it damn well should have, …and yet (again, to my taste) it doesn’t compare to a great CC.  (I think HW needs to try more aged CC stock.).  The construction of the Patoro is flawless.  It has a beautiful draw, some mild complexity, …but lacks the funk and full 3/3rds of flavour that wonderful CC’s can bring IMO.
 

[akpreacher]

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[B44]

1 hour ago, Glass Half Full said:

Tried an NC Sunday, but did a casual comparison:  

Daughters of the Wind Salamones vs. Patoro “VA” Belicoso

The Patoro won (to my taste), hands down.  But at close to $30 per stick it damn well should have, …and yet (again, to my taste) it doesn’t compare to a great CC.  (I think HW needs to try more aged CC stock.).  The construction of the Patoro is flawless.  It has a beautiful draw, some mild complexity, …but lacks the funk and full 3/3rds of flavour that wonderful CC’s can bring IMO.
 

Those Patoro Extra Aged are beyond delicious, and I agree with you the cost is a little steep! Have you heard the stories about the ash? Apparently it’s a delicacy and used to season meats in Spain. Suppose to be salty. I wasn’t brave enough to give it a lick LOL

[Raskol]

6 hours ago, smbauerllc said:

How does the 54 compare to the 50 taste-wise?

Love the 50 and would love the same great taste in a bigger vitola

The last I smoked a 50 was about 2 years ago. I thought they were too young. As for the 54, they are more approachable for me. Between the 2, I prefer the 54 due to body(med) & well rounded flavors. 

Hope this helps.

 

[smbauerllc]

The last I smoked a 50 was about 2 years ago. I thought they were too young. As for the 54, they are more approachable for me. Between the 2, I prefer the 54 due to body(med) & well rounded flavors. 
Hope this helps.
 

Seems to be the case with everyone I ask for a comparison. Everyone has long since picked their favorite and hasn't smoked the other in quite a while.

Will just to find some 54's in stock and compare myself.

Thanks for responding

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[puromaniac]

Okay, didn't smoke them all in a day, but a selection from this past week to make chasing steelhead even sweeter.

[Hotboxx]

Famosos 

[karp]

2020 RyJ Churchill. Excellent smooth smoke. Berry sourness, almond, cream, cocoa… no overt cherry but the nutty/sourness could be considered cherry-like…?