This afternoon was a Viaje Oro robusto, a very tasty Nicaraguan puro that I'm glad to have spotted. The cigar burned flawlessly despite a small tear in the wrapper that occurred when I cut it leading to a bit of airflow. Really good flavor, perfect draw and tons of smoke, fairly strong too. Tonight was another new cigar, Pete Johnson's newest cigar, the Ambos Mundos, I chose the Sumatra wrapped toro. This was a bit of a letdown, the cigar burned impeccably and the draw was dead on, but the flavor seemed to fall short of what I expect from a PJ creation...not bad, but not entirely memorable.
Isn't the MB2 something Brandon? I picked some up on auction about a week and a half ago, smoked my first one Monday, and wow, it was awesome. I'd have to smoke it side by side with the MB3, but I think I may have liked the MB2 more.
Thats it, Im making Urbi my personal cigar advisor. Apparently we have the exact same taste in cigars. I had an A. Fuente Hemmingway Short Story tonight and this thing was awesome. The only stick that i didn't like that ive seen him suggest was the H. Upmann, and I was sick when I tried to smoke it, so that doesn't count. I think I'll smoke another Hemmingway RIGHT NOW. By the way Urbi, which La Cuna Bin is it that you like?
Wheelie, really? The draw on the fury I had was good. I had another green dragon tonight and enjoyed it once again. Both of these are good cigars in my book.
Did you find that they both taste kind of similar? I'm thinkin they are closely related if not the same blend just different sizes.
Personally, I'm a medium to full-bodied enthusiast. However, I have recently discovered a new found love for ACID Opulence 3. Now, hang on a minute - I can hear all of you traditionalists running for the hills, but hear me out. I've been enjoying some strong cigars all week, as usual. Morning, noon, and night I've pleased my palate with some thick, hearty Fuentes, Man O' War Ruination (excellent blend) and I even slipped in some Habanos (that will remain nameless) a friend of mine gave me. So, after spending some time discussing this new blend, I had to try it and let me tell you, that cigar is excellent. More so, I found it to be a great end of day cigar since its mild to medium in body and offers those sweet flavors you would expect from an ACID cigar, but in a tamer way. The finish includes earthy notes and a traditional tobacco flavor, which was very welcoming while its sweet character remained somewhat light. So, after killing my palate all day with strong, spicy flavors I found Opulence 3 to be a great change at the end of the day. I challenge all of you who don't prefer the ACID line, especially you full-bodied enthusiasts, to try this one after a day full of Habanos, maduros, and those sticks stuffed with ligeros - it is simply the perfect "bed-time" cigar. Of course, this is only my humble opinion.
Thoughts?
I have read about it and thought I would probably like it. I smoke a lot of maduro's but still enjoy the DE Java and Tabak Especial, is it similar in any way to the Tabak ?
Had a DE Java Toro Maduro early today...storming like a son of a gun right now so may be all for the night unless I decide to go down in the man-cave. Speaking of the nasty weather I know some of you guys were in the path of these storms , so give us a shout out and let us know you made it thru ok. 'Bino you had some REALLY nasty stuff your direction...you ok 'bro???
Started the day off with a RP Signature toro, then around lunch had a CAO Black. I love the Signature, one of my favorite sticks. This was the first CAO Black I have smoked though, and I found it pretty enjoyable as well. Good day so far.
Yesterday I had a Romeo y Julieta Reserva Real churchill, that was an awesome cigar, I think it is my favorite size of the blend, I must have been smoking that cigar for a solid 2 hours. A while after that was an Illusione corona, the flavor kinda fell short of what I was hoping for, it was good just not that good, I'll explore some of the other sizes and hopefully find one I like better than that.
I burned myself out a bit today. Started with a Fuente 8-5-8 and had an Oliva G maduro robusto on its heels. A bit later was a Cruzado robusto, decent smoke. Shortly after the Cruzado, and when I noticed the burn out, was a Famous 70th Anniversary Padron, which I think is based on the 1964 blend...anyhow, I must have been burned out because I could barely pick up anything from this cigar...oh well, I'm usually a bit more prudent about the time I take between smokes, today I wasn't and that's what happens. Always next time I guess.
Had a Fuente Candela last night. It tasted similar to other cigars I have had. I would say some mocha and coffee but the smell was different. Almost grassy. It's hard to tell when you are smoking but if you put it down and just smell the smoke for a little then you will notice it. Now, I think this was my first candela not including Garcia Vegas. The burn was spot on and the draw was great.
Had a Graycliff 1666 this evening ...my first. Construction very good, burn spot on. Lottsa smoke. Flavor I thought would be more pronounced however picked up some nice leather, very mild spice, some earthy undertones thruout and a little bit of espresso/dark chocolate...just enough to make you want more of these flavors. The best way to describe this stick is it was a tease....waited on flavors to become more evident but it never happened. I would smoke this cigar again because overall it was good but I would wait till I found them on sale as well.
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