Thread: What cigar did you smoke today?

Last nights damage!

Alec Bradley - Prensado (corona viva)
Cohiba - Robusto
Undercrown - Robusto

Well Gents... as some of you may or may not know, it's cold Stateside. I mean it's really cold. Not exactly conducive to cigar smoking. So short of smoking inside which I don't do (ok not often lol), one has to take every opportunity one has to get in some cigar love.

Today's smoke isn't necessarily about the cigar (and note - when out and about it sure wasn't going to be a Shark, cough, cough Lynn ). It's about where I had it. It's all about getting the most out of your time sometimes .

Happy herfing Gents.

for me today was the Partagas P2

A while back, buddy emailed and told me that "I had to" get some of Tatuaje's "value line:" the Ambos Mundos. "They are awesome!" he said. Ok - Why not?

Being a bit of an Habano whore at the time, and loving on my corona's in the winter, I bought a fiver of their shorts (a 4.5x46 Habanos). Picked up a fiver of the Sumatra's for the heck of it too. I don't really think they are "Tatuaje's." They are made for them though.

Anyway, today I smoked my third Habano.


Please!! Do I look like a value line to you?


It was as bad as the first two! Except today's cigar not only tasted awful, it collapsed on itself in the last inch! The thing really tasted more like a corojo if you ask me. I mean... I was really hoping for a little more. And even though it's a value line cigar, it's still a $4.00 stick. Which is in the same ballpark as MUWAT Baitfish. I really expected more.

Oh well. That's the way it goes.

But I got to tell you - not that long ago I smoked the Sumatra, and it was FANTASTIC! I mean box worthy fantastic. A true value I figure.

When I get to the fifth Sumatra I'll let you all know, but in the mean-time. If you like your Habano's, I suggest you stay away from the Ambos Mundos. But for sure try the Sumatra.

i got to try me one of those.today was more Cubans

A mild night tonight so I'm going to have something mellower and slow burning later but for now, cheers.
Just having a rum and a club.

Hi, Im a novice, but, should one age a cigar before smoking? I have only ever bought then smoked. Admittedly, Ive never bought expensive cigars, usually in the 20-30 price range.

Will be working in my shop today, so I plan for two smokes.

Punch Royal Cornation
Hoyo Excalber #1

Might have a Romeo & Juliet after supper

Getting ready to enjoy a superb Cuban cigar from a bundle given to me as a Birthday gift by a very dear friend in Florida. He and his Cuban bride and son spend quite a bit of time in Havana. The cigar is a "Monsdale" named for Enrique Mons who has been a part of the Cuban cigar industry since the 70's and now has turned to retail operating what may be the finest shop in Havana the LCDH Club Habana. The store has two master cigar torecedore's rolling customs for customers. The cigar pictured is Enrique Mons take on the traditional Lonsdale size Habano cigar. It is thicker than normal panatela with a closed foot and pigtail cap. These are far and away my personal favorite cigar and are rich, robust and delicious.
You would be hard put to wipe the smile off of my face as I enjoy this smoke....

Originally Posted by AndrewJM

Hi, Im a novice, but, should one age a cigar before smoking? I have only ever bought then smoked. Admittedly, Ive never bought expensive cigars, usually in the 20-30 price range.

Be forewarned I am no pro but generally speaking Andrew, aging a cigar is done over years and resting one is well, placing it in your humidor for under that amount of time. Of course like any hobby, the two years thing vs say 1, 3 or 4 is debated.

Again generally speaking, you allow a cigar to rest to acclimatize after some sort of shock, like say shipping where it has been exposed to too much relative humidity (RH), or too little. You age a cigar to allow it to ferment or re-ferment as the case may be.

If you are buying your cigars on-line and having them shipped to you, yes you really should rest them as vendors usually "moisten up" the cigars for travel which will seriously effect the property's of the smoke upon lighting before a little rest. I like to do so for a min of 3 months if I can wait that long. Some cigars need more rest than others though. Some need less.

If you are buying them at a store though, you shouldn't need to rest them at all. If the store is reputable, they'll have rested there.

Again, generally speaking, you wouldn't need to age an expensive cigar. <- and saying that will really get the conversation going, but the reason they are expensive short of the cigar being trendy, is because they have already been aged. Some cigars though... oh how some cigars age ever so well .

Speaking in absolutes on anything is risky, but especially so with cigars. Each cigar has its own thing going on. I hope that helped.

Oh and note too - cigars on-line (in America at least) are way cheaper than in a brick and mortar (b&m). So saying you smoke $30.00 cigars isn't as descriptive as you might think. That's not meant to be derogatory in any way, but stating brands is more helpful. For example were you to tell me you are smoking a Padron 1964 a $15 on-line vs $30 at a b&m, I could tell you that if bought at a b&m then you don't need to rest them and no - they don't need to be aged at all either. Their slogan after all is why would you buy an expensive cigar if you had to let them sit for years - or something like that anyway .

Happy Herfing!!