Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

[Happy Idiot]

WOW! Awesome!! Perfect for me! "The one?"

 

[BenvolioMustDie]

Four Kicks Friday with thanks to @TonyRome

 

[EHV]

Oliva V. Robusto

 

[BoneYard]

Morning smoke...

with my smoking buddy, named her 'Robusta'....
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[bostoneo]

 

[Kswickard]

My first Añejo 77 Shark. Happy #fuentefriday.

So what did you think? I try to avoid smoking the #77 and #88 because I know I love them way too much. Just makes me want what I can't have every day!

 

[jerseyjetset]

So what did you think? I try to avoid smoking the #77 and #88 because I know I love them way too much. Just makes me want what I can't have every day!

It's an awesome smoke. So different from the Don Arturo I had yesterday. I thought it was closer to the Don Carlos profile. I have another that I bought at the same time, gonna let it nap a while longer (i'm amazed this one lasted this long from October; aging cigars is not my strong suit lol).

 

[Catawbamatt]

Morning smoke...
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with my smoking buddy, named her 'Robusta'....
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Tread lightly, there's a dinosaur on your foot!

 

[BoneYard]

Tread lightly, there's a dinosaur on your foot!

Yes.. and she gotten pretty used to her morning blueberry muffins...

 

[Romulus Cogswell]

Lunch!

 

[Kswickard]

LC 46! Hopping on the 2015 LC train!

This is following a RomaCraft Intemperance EC faith.

 

[Wicket]

Last night

 

[jannskee]

Not very good. Had high hopes...

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Was told tjis was an excellent mild-medium smoke but its as full bodied as they come. I think thats the biggest problem I have with it, didn't meet expectations.

Could not retrohale at all with this one. Retrohale resulted in a searing pain at every point in the smoke.

About halfway I realized it was a full flavored smoke and my mild to medium expectations needed to go away. Wasn't the big peppery spice bomb that most NC big smokes are, but over the top with cedar and a bit of pepper.

Definitely not in my wheelhouse and far from mild.

Did finish despite turning a bit green by yhe yime I hit the final third. Didn't nub, put down at about 1.25"

Eta: lost my lunch after posting. Definitely a big full/full. Won't be revisiting this one.

A spoonful of sugar will remedy that nausea.

 

[javelin377]

Had a TN Waltz while on the beach in Alabama.

 

[Daven]

Not bad so far but it's young

 

[stin187]

Home for a few days! I've decided to smoke my rare stuff when I'm here and really enjoy it. Starting that trend with this delicious little guy!

 

[Kswickard]

Trying something new:

1936 doble figurado from Tabacalera Casa de Zabala.

Huge barnyard aroma, prelight draw brought lots of earth and espresso. Initial flavor had a dose red pepper spice but nothing overwhelming. Has a very nice underlying but subtle sweetness and an extremely pleasant after taste. Nutty like a dark brown roux.

Flavors keep developing and as it burns the smoke gives off a cocoa aroma.

I get to sample a lot of cigars. Some good, some bad, a lot of mediocre. This is something special - and I'm only halfway through it.

 

[Big Tex]

 

[pete hanford]

 

[Tennessee Dave]

CroMagnon Mode 5 that came in a fiver from a little review contest that I was lucky enough to win thanks to @Agentskull. Good little smoke with nice oak, nuts, cedar and broadleaf sweetness. First time smoke for this brand for me.