Just smoked up a Gurkha Double Maduro, really good cigar, but the draw on it was ridiculous. Still enjoyed it though. And one of the guys smoking with me had a CAO Brazilla that I took a few puffs of, pretty sure that I'm going to finally bust out the Brazilla that has been living in my humi.
I had most of a Legend Anniversario last night. I didn't get to finish it because a friend came over. I got a little rat buildup but I think that was because the draw was a little too tight and I was slobbering all over it. I cut it twice before the tar and once after. The third cut was much better. Personally, I like the Legend better in the Torpedo. Much more flavor and more intense. I have have to get more. I have some Legends aging from last year but I don't think anymore are torpedos.
I'm having a Hemingway Classic and a Yuengling. I tend to favor perfectos and figurados when the sun is still high. It's too hard for me to tell if I've lit evenly with a more typical vitola. Anybody else find that to be true?
Had my first La Aurora 1495 today....Man o man I loved it ...what flavor...I have a La Aurora 1495/1994 resting compliments of Jo3zr (thanks buddy)...I was so impressed with this 1495 If the wife and I finish up some things we are doing this evening early enough I may just fire it up. One thing though I got a major buzz from it even though I had eaten a decent lunch....If I understand correctly the 1495/1994 is not available anymore? If its better than the 1495 I may have to engage in some serious bargaining....
Glad you enjoyed it Gene, and yes the 1495/1994 is better. I also found the 1495 series to be pretty dang strong, a get a head buzz going whenever I smoke one. And you are correct, the 1994 cameroon is not available anymore, it was a one time run and most, if not all, are gone.
My first Avo Domaine, which I received in an F&G package from the generous Mr. Brown. Liked this smoke very much, nice toasty flavor, seemed to be some pepper to the finish maybe.
I had an Oliva Serie O Natural while burning sticks in the yard today. It was good, but I think the Sol Cubano is a cheaper stick with pretty much the same flavor. Not bad by any stretch, though. No burn issues at all.
I had a Nub Cameroon 464. After all the hype and all the threads I've seen of people raving about them, I wasn't as impressed as I was hoping to be. It was a decent smoke, but it was just okay. Nothing to write home about.
Had another multi-cigar day. I started off with a Camacho 1962 perfecto, awesome little cigar, I think this blend grows on me each time I have it, I'm currently at the point of liking it. Later was a Habanos Puros Cuba's Famous Brands, which is supposedly blended to taste like the most famous Cuban cigars, the one I chose was their take on the Cohiba robusto, don't know if it achieves the taste they were going for, but it was pretty good to the nub. Later still was an Omar Ortez Original maduro toro, a pretty nice Nica puro. To finish things off I decided to try one of the RP Winter 2009 coronas that maddy sent me, very good cigar, full bodied and rich in dark flavors, think coffee/espresso with a nutty backbone and some bittersweet chocolate notes, color me impressed.
Hey Smokey Joe...Sounds like a good cigar day for you.. Omar Ortez, that's a new one to me. And the RP Winter Blend is one that I have that will be gone soon after you just talked it up.
Kas, the Omar Ortez is a cigar put out by Altadis. It comes nude with a sleeve around the foot in either a Nicaraguan habano wrapper or a Nicaraguan maduro, each in a few different sizes. A pretty decent medium bodied cigar, I think the maduro is more flavorful than the natural. Good price point too at about $3-4 per cigar. Nothing earth shattering, but a solid smoke for a decent price.
Neither was I until someone posted about them last week. On a whim I decided to look into them and ordered a small sampling. The Habanos Puros Fuerte is a pretty good one...I described it as a mellowed out Joya de Nicaragua Antaño...which probably means nothing to you if you haven't had the Joya, but all around I thought it was a good smoke. Very reasonable price too.
Did a bit of catching up last night. Started with a Punch Rare Corojo. May not be rare or a corojo but it is damn good! CI Orange (RP) blend and ended with a RP Sungrown. It was a very good night.
I'm enjoying a big ol' Padilla Achilles salomon right now. These have a nice medium body and flavor, and burn surprisingly well, given that they're a mid-priced figurado.
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