Chainsmoking tonight.
I impulse bought a box of Charter Oak CT shade cigars. Cigarpage had em cheap, they seemed well received in the reviews I found, so I added it to an order.
Probably isn't fair to the cigar to be smoking it after a Pete Johnson cigar, but that's what happened.
Several touchups required, wide open draw, pretty flat single note flavor, loose flaky ash. It was cheap for a reason. I think the BDL CT I had yesterday was better. Didn't even smoke it to the band. Looks like father in law is getting a box of 19 cigars.
Edit: after smoking the other charter Oak 2 posts down, maybe I just got a dud. I'll have to try again. The broadleaf construction was perfect, and my complaints about the shade were all construction related so I'll have to give it another go
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