newbie Tat confession

[tenuki]

Ok, I must confess. Thanks to shuckins I smoked my first Tat today. That's not really what I'm confessing though. It was a 7" churchill beauty. I stood there at the humidor, cutter in one hand and cigar in the other thinking bad thoughts. I really wanted to smoke it but I was tired, couldn't commit to a couple of hours. So...

I did the unthinkable, I cut it in half.

That's right, I cut it and smoked half. To add insult to injury the wrapper on the foot side of the cut unraveled a bit and I used a bit of scotch tape to repair it, after all that was the end I was gonna not burn. Then I put the other back in the humidor.

And you know what? It smoked just fine, I really enjoyed it. :yes:

 

[Baldanders]

I've done it from time to time.You should use pectin that you can get at any grocery store in the canning section.Its a natural glue used in the food industry.

 

[WMGF]

I'll probably need to start doing that with most of the churchills I have sitting around here. I need to pick up some pectin too.

 

[Proud Bear]

I almost just pi$$ed my pants laughing. How un-holy! (j/k)

Be VERY careful... Once you get bit by the drug of Tatuaje cigars, there ain't no goin back!

Bear

 

[twenty5]

Shame on you. Cutting it in half was bad but using scotch tape to repair it!??! Shame on you....

 

[ctaylor]

:rofl: If it smoked nice who cares though right? I found myself not being able to finish the Churchill sized sticks when I started too. I stuck with the smaller stuff for a while.

 

[jayro75]

Pete makes the Noellas for situations like this.

 

[Alwayslit]

LOL.......pectin is your friend. Glad you enjoyed and 2nd on the noellas!!

 

[tmoney2007]

Buy smaller smokes...

I imagine that the feeling of scotch tape on my lips would be unpleasant...

 

[Angry Bill]

Blasphamy I tell you.. Blaspamy

 

[tenuki]

Buy smaller smokes....

I do, this was a gift from botl shuckins.

the scotch tape wasn't unpleasant. probably too freakin cold outside to notice. lol.

 

[Jhard1121]

The noellas are a great smoke! Try that size. But yea, no more scotch tape repairs.

 

[funkejj]

Whats your addy I can stock you up on some smaller sticks

 

[tenuki]

Whats your addy I can stock you up on some smaller sticks

lol, I'm not falling for that one. I've seen what you do to people's mail boxes. :bangbang:

I've got a decent supply of shorter smokes: short stories, WOAMs (not that short a smoke actually), cao criollo pampas (gonna try the brazil next), oliva special Gs, and La Riqueza #5. Sounds like i'll have to pick up some noellas too as I did like the tat.

I felt vaguely guilty the whole time, but honestly, I doubt I would be having the opportunity to smoke a chuchill anytime soon and I was curious and impatient. Now I know what people are talking about when they claim Pete sprinkles cayenne pepper on his tobacco when it's growing, wow.

 

[funkejj]

I am innocent. I do not do much damage at all

 

[Robinsond]

Hahaha that's a great story! Never done that before!

I guess shuckins has taken both of our Tat V-cards!!...what a playa :halfgrinw

-Dave

 

[caseabb]

Cutting cigars in half is perfectly fine. My father has done it for years. The scotch tape on the other hand...

 

[PLUSH]

If it works for ya, who are we to tell you otherwise. Enjoy the smokes.

 

[Virtuoso]

I also have to admit, I have been a bit broke after the baby boy I was recently blessed with a little over a month ago so I have cut a couple premium stogies in half as I knew it would be a while before I could buy some expensive ones again (damn diapers are expensive!!). I did not, however use scotch tape :rofl: I merely fought the wrapper and kept holding it so it wouldn't unwrap.

This is the first time I have admitted it in public haha. I did wonder if doing this changes the development of flavors in any way but I did not want to ask and out myself as a "closet cutter" :rolling:

 

[ChazHollywood]

I'm real curious about the flavor development question, myself. Is the progression of flavors dependent on a different composition of tobacco along the stick, or is it more of an issue of sustained combustion, temperature and exposure of the palate to smoke?

-Charles