I'm enjoying a RP Vintage 1992 mini belicoso with a glass of my favorite cognac. Each is fantastic on its own, but this pairing isn't so great. The cognac is a little too strong, overpowering the cigar. A glass of ice water to refresh the pallate, and all is well.
In about 4 hours I'll be off work and should be settling in on the balcony with a glass of Sweet Rodeo Red from a little local winery and either an Onyx Reserve robusto I've had for about 6 months or a Tatuaje Havana VI. It will probably be the Onyx cause they are one of my favorites and I haven't had one in a while. I'm off for the next 3 days and I'm going to the Fuente event thursday so I'm going to be doing some serious smoking!!!
I'm enjoying a RP Vintage 1992 mini belicoso with a glass of my favorite cognac. Each is fantastic on its own, but this pairing isn't so great. The cognac is a little too strong, overpowering the cigar. A glass of ice water to refresh the pallate, and all is well.
Then followed that up with my homemade white chocolate crème brulée. Quite a night for my tastebuds.
Bulletin to my fellow Cameroon fans: the H. Uppman Vintage Cameroon is very, very good. I just had the toro. A lovely, smooth, medium-bodied smoke with a nice combination of sweetness and spice.
OK. I like the taste of the Grand Envoy however it is a little work to get a decent amount of smoke and flavor. I'm not sure it is too tightly rolled. Haven't figured it out yet. Maybe there is a little leak somewhere.
Bulletin to my fellow Cameroon fans: the H. Uppman Vintage Cameroon is very, very good. I just had the toro. A lovely, smooth, medium-bodied smoke with a nice combination of sweetness and spice.
I liked that one as well, Urby.
I guess I missed your review of it. I'll have to go look that up.
Finished up a little bit ago with a Cusano C10 robusto. I really liked this one, as evidenced by the second degree burns on my fingers. I'm getting over a minor cold, so my taster is still a bit off, but I like the moderate spice and woodiness I found in this cigar. So far, I think I've liked everything Cusano that I've had...well, no, I didn't much care for the Corojo '97, but that's the only one.
I just finished a Hemingway Signature, and I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a very relaxing smoke that hit that happy medium almost perfectly. I'll definitely be adding this to my shopping list as a go-to cigar.
I just spent 2 1/2 hours with a massive Montecristo Media Noche churchill. Excellent construction, good flavor and aroma, but this cigar got boring after the first hour and a half or so. I look forward to smoking the torpedos I have in my humidor, but won't go out of my way to get another one in this size.
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Love the classic, picked up some short stories the other day. Gonna smoke one tonight.