cigar afficionados

Finally had a break from the ridiculous heat/humidity wave NJ has been having today. With that in mind, I headed to my lawn chair with our new dog, Max. I got a cigar & some German beer & he got a smoked pig ear.

Today's selection was a Sancho Panza Double Maduro. Very nice indeed. This is a very nice moderately priced smoke. Not too strong & not too mild. I thought it was very woody & leathery with a nice spicy kick. Your experience may vary.

Sancho Panza Double Maduro - Cigars International

KC-10 FE out...
lane: :usa2:

 

That made me think of a few cigars I have tried that were one or two notches above "dog turds".

Anybody else have terms of endearment for horrible cigars?

 

Any new samples to recommend?

I bought a bundle of Famous Smoke Shop's own branded Dominicans recently. It's not the first time I bought these and they aren't expensive sticks but this bundle came with about 1/3 of them with obvious mold growth. They came with 2 day shipping with a larger order I placed so I sort of doubt this happened sitting in a UPS warehouse. What do you do in this situation? Forget it and toss them? Contact the supplier and ask for replacements? Or just clean them up and smoke them once they've dried up enough? Advice?

 

First; "Holy, stinking, smoking, old thread Batman!"

I once called one a "dried twig, dipped in horse shit.", but I was in a bad mood anyway.

 

Call up FSS for a return. They should replace them...maybe even get you a free return shipping label. I know with most places like CI if you're not satisfied with a bundle or a box you can smoke I think up to 3 cigars out of the group and still get a full return value on them. If you smoke more than that then the refund is pro-rated.




As far as new samples...recently picked up some CAO Brazilia's in the Gol! size and a Perdomo Sampler bundle with Lot 23 Naturals&Maduros and Perdomo Habanos in Corojo and Maduro. I've had the Lot 23's before. Not super complex but a quality smoke in my opinion and they're fairly inexpensive. I haven't had a chance to smoke the Habanos or the Brazilias yet(letting them get some rest in the humidor).

 

I have an ex boss that wou;d smoke the classic aroma del Bano ( bahnyo) which he bragged about paying 2 dollars per cigar...

 

I think it was either Mark Twain or George burns who said that a particularly bad cigar; "Tasted like dog hair, and not very good dog hair".

Cigars International carries a brand called "Nica Libre", which is a good cigar for not a lot of money ($50/box of 20). I tried them on a whim, and have ordered them several times.

 

If you guys are interested in hearing more working man cigar reviews, check out the "banter" when CI has a Joe's Jambalaya(once a week I believe). Everybody on there asks questions about the cigars currently up for sale(prolly go through 20 or so different kind a day) and usually there are some pretty decent comments about them.

 

In an effort to take us off topic again to Scotch (not really, just been meaning to post this and keep forgetting, since the thread has been re-energized... When in Rome.)

In my review earlier of several Scotch's, I mentioned the "only 6 real distillers left", but never actually quantified them.

They are:

Talisker - Island (my fav)

Glenkinchie - Lowland

Dalwhinnie - Highland

Cragganmore - Speyside

Oban - West Highland

Lagavulin - Islay (my second fav)

The rest of the review I posted still stands, as does the region "tastes" mentioned in it. But, I thought I'd finally finish my post (many a month later). These 6 are referred to as the "Classic Malts" of Scotland.

 

Try a "duty free" store at an airport (can save a lot), or order them...

 

Try a either of these:

The Whisky Exchange : Whisky Shop, Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Whiskies of the World, Rare Whisky

Binny's Beverage Depot - Wine, Spirits & Beer Since 1947

 

Worlds record for a single sale of one cigar goes to Marvin Abernathy of Coral Gables, Fla., who paid $12,800.00 for the Clinton/Lewinsky cigar.

An old Cuban technique was to soak several cigars in rum for several weeks, strain the rum and mainline it.

 

Today's selection was an Olivia Master Blends 3. HIGHLY recommended. Cigars International says it's Med-Full strength but I thought it was very mellow. It's a stronger cigar but it's so good just about anyone could smoke it, even new cigar smokers.

Oliva Master Blends III - Cigars International

One more day living the American dream in an Arabic paradise.

KC-10 FE out...
lane: :usa2:

 

Welcome back KC.

There's a new store here in town and the owner is big in to cigars, he put in a rather large humidor with some better selections. I picked up a mixed 20 bundle of RP Edge and Edge lights for the same price Famous Smokes has them, and he threw in a couple RP Renaissance to try out. Getting tired of the cheaper $3 sticks, but those Olivia's are still a bit pricy for me, maybe a special occasion cigar.

 

Hecho in Cubana



A woman is just a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.

Rudyard Kipling

 

Bourbon is the only liquor indigenous to America. Ride metric,shoot American firearms,smoke Cuban( though Nicaraguans are great too) and drink Kentucky Bourbon. Just my personal philosophy on bikes, guns,cigars are whiskies.


( I drank Scotch with my ex wife, cannot stand the smell of it these days)