Had an Alec Bradley Tempuros last night.It was too strong for me!.I felt a little green.Been checking strengths and its listed med so i will go for light for the next order.HdM and ERdM range perhaps.
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I find Alex Bradley's stronger than advertised. Rocky Patel, CAO, Oliva and 5 Vegas are better NC brands over all IMO.
CC wise the world is your oyster, even the full bodied Bolivar and Partagas sticks I have had are less inclined to give me that 'Green' feeling than strong NC's.Licky Licky before Sticky Sticky. - Puff Scotty 22/03/14
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I fell into the trap of thinking that mild cigars were milder too and I don't think it is the case. I smoked a mild Fonseca No.1 a few days ago and smoking all of it, it seemed pretty strong overall. Flavour wise it was mild. I've had some full strength cigars that seemed pretty medium to me but were full flavour.
I think it is more important how you smoke them and what you have them with. Sweet drinks help with strength as does some chocolate or sweets. Smoking more slowly, and I think doing something strenuous that gets your heart pumping beforehand helps to. For me if I smoke after a heavy meal or whilst totally chilled, the strength hits me harder. Aged sticks can be surprising as well, being far milder than you would expect.
My advice as another relative newbie is don't avoid medium/full strength sticks but maybe smoke some smaller/slimmer cigars instead to build up your tolerance and so you can get to know how to manage the strength when it starts to get a bit much and don't be afraid to put something down early if you do start feeling off. You don't have to smoke all of it.
Whatever you do; enjoy it!
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Originally posted by ValeTudoGuy View PostI find Alex Bradley's stronger than advertised. Rocky Patel, CAO, Oliva and 5 Vegas are better NC brands over all IMO.
CC wise the world is your oyster, even the full bodied Bolivar and Partagas sticks I have had are less inclined to give me that 'Green' feeling than strong NC's.
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Will be putting an order in for Cubans midweek.Delivery has been Fri or Sat mornings so far and ive been able to sign for on arrival as im usually here.Thinking of building the order around HdM Epicure No2s as ive read good reports.Thanks again for the input fellas.
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