I started the weekend out with an Oliva Serie V Belicoso which was given to me by the Oliva rep who was handing them out on my friend Mitchell‘s New York City dinner cruise we attended back in June. It was a very nice cigar, a short torpedo more than a belicoso with a very pointy head. It was pretty full flavored and satisfying. Nice cigar, I really haven’t been disappointed with anything in this line, especially the Serie V.
Saturday afternoon I enjoyed a Padron 1964 Anniversary Superior in a natural wrapper that was given to me for my birthday last year. Another very good cigar that burned well and was lush and flavorful, just as it should be. I can’t recall ever really being let down by a Padron, whether the regular line or the Anniversary. I can’t say I’ve smoked the higher end Padrons, just a smattering of 1964s and the odd 1926. Later in the evening I sat down with another Partagas Petit Coronas Especiale which has become a favorite of mine lately.
Sunday I celebrated completing yet another journey around the sun, and. after my wife and children took me out to a nice breakfast, I dug deep into the humidor and selected a Havana Punch Tubed Churchill. This cigar came into my possession sometime in 2000. It was part of a prize pack that came from a gentleman named John Chunko who started a thread on the alt.smokers.cigars newsgroup and awarded random prizes to contributors. John was a generous soul who, though various events, was responsible for introducing me to some wonderful cigars that I wouldn’t have otherwise had the occasion to sample. I’ve forgotten what other cigars were included in this package, except for a Romeo y Julieta Celestiales finos from 1977, which I still have. I had decided that it would be appropriate to celebrate my 47th trip around the sun with a 47 ring gauge cigar. This Churchill was really very pretty once it emerged from it’s aluminum tube and lit easily. I was surprised by the firmness of the draw for such a well aged cigar but the flavors…..oh the flavors! It was a delicate and subtle cigar, not the full flavored powerhouse one would expect. I was often amazed by some of the fascinating flavors that danced around my mouth. Truly a sublime experience. I smoked this at my local cigar store, JM Cigars in Exton, PA, in their lounge while catching up with an old friend Bruce who recent;y moved into the area. Often times I felt like I was being rude as I got lost momentarily in the cigar. I selected this cigar over a Romeo y Julieta Tubed Churchill because I’ve had a few RyJ Churchills (non-tubed) that didn’t really “wow” me. This one must also be approaching 10 years old, so I have high hopes for it. It was a nice way to celebrate the day.
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Until the next time,
CigarCraig
