I smoked a bunch of cigars so far this week. I jumped in on a question on a large Facebook group asking about the difference between the Liga Privada T52 and No. 9 after seeing a bunch of non-answers. The question included which one was better, and after answering that the difference was that the T52 has a Connecticut stalk cut Habano wrapper and the No. 9 has a Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper (and later noting that all Connecticut tobacco is stalk cut, because I can’t help myself), I noted that one being better than the other was a matter of preference. Of course, I’ve talked about this before, and it can be like arguing religion or politics, but taste is subjective. I can say that Lima beans suck because I don’t like them, but some people love them and that means that they don’t suck and I’m wrong, I just don’t like them. I love black licorice, other people think it sucks. That makes them wrong. I’m kidding, of course, it means there’s more for me and I can have a stash in the house that nobody is going to touch! It all goes back to what I always say, tastes are personal, just because you don’t like something, doesn’t mean someone else doesn’t! … Continue reading
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Vicarias Negotiator and Cain F Lancero Cigars and a V-Herf
I finally dipped my toe in the V-Herf pool last night briefly. I was smoking a fairly old Cain F Lancero Tubo (having removed it from the tube, of course), and checked out the Smoke Inn Room on the Whereby app. It was fairly early, and there were only a few people there, but it was pretty cool, and I enjoyed it and will return for more virtual herfing. Perhaps I’ll try to pop in at various times of the day to see who might be in there. In all the years I’ve been interacting digitally with people, I haven’t just video chatted with people, so this was neat, and I’ll keep doing it. I usually just sit around listening to podcasts keeping to myself, but I’ll try to be more social. Suggest some other popular video herfs besides Smoke Inn. I’ve been trying to get in on the Jersey Cigar Lounge’s herfs on Discord, but they always seem to be too late for me! Oddly, by 8:30 I’m done with my cigar and on to other things!… Continue reading
Providencia Cigars Rusted Revolver
Once again, I’ve been grabbing cigars to smoke, and smoking some favorites. I came across a really interesting 1502 test blend that I really should have smoked a few years ago and given Enrique some feedback, but it got buried in the humidor. It was really good, and I found out it was a prototype for the Blue Saphire. I usually don’t do that, one slipped through the cracks. That’s not to say I often get the opportunity to give feedback like that, now that I think about it, I have a couple cigars from Providencia that I still haven’t smoked, and it’s probably passed the time that any feedback would be useful. Even during this time when time seems to be standing still, there’s a lot on my mind, and things get forgotten. So when I recently received a few new cigars from Ray at Providencia, I figured I had better get to smoking them and post my thoughts, like I did on Sunday with the Providencia Shenanigans.… Continue reading
News: General Cigar Co. Announces Cohiba Royale
The artisans of Cohiba are proud to present COHIBA ROYALE, a super-premium collection that joins the Cohiba portfolio as the brand’s fullest-bodied expression to date. Cohiba Royale also marks another important milestone for the brand, as it is the first Cohiba line to be handcrafted in Honduras.… Continue reading
A Providencia Shenanigans Cigar and a Fundraising Raffle
I’m back after a few days of smoking some favorites out of the humidors. I found a few old Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo El Martillos with the old bands, the first one I lit up just wasn’t drawing right, which irritated me. Usually I work my way through, but I wasn’t willing to aggravate myself on that particular day, so I set down
the cigar after fighting with it for a third of the cigar, ran an errand, and came home and lit another one, and enjoyed the crap out of it. This has been a cigar I’ve been a fan of for a decade. I can remember smoking one of these when I first toured the Joy de Nicaragua factory in 2011, and with the heat and humidity there that day, I had to put it down or become overwhelmed. It’s a powerful smoke. I love it. I still have a few of these with the old band, and a few with the new.… Continue reading
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