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Discussion of favourite cigars etc got me to thinking of the downer I had tonight on selecting my Friday evening smoke.
I was sitting with a nice large glass of Laphroaig and had decided on a lovely bolivar royal corona. I pulled the box out of the humi. Last one, been there about a year. Joy.....nope.
Don't know about everyone else, but I'm a picky bastard. When I go to a box I don't just pick out the first one I see. I examine it, the look, the feel etc. I want every one to be the best one. Sometimes, if its a new box I,ll start with the one with the slightly ragged foot or the more unsightly veins, but the feel has to be right. Sadly, tonight was a let down. Looked perfect, smelled good. Now the touch test........nooooo, a knot, halfway down. The sinking feeling that all is not well.
Snipped the end and....yup, tight as a ducks ar*e. Anyway, applied the flame, smoked about half an inch and binned it before all the blood vessels in my cheeks gave up. (had the flaw been nearer an end would probably have cut it off and carried on)
Consoled myself with an excellent party short, but just goes to show that even 1 bad one in a box can cause so much disappointment. On the plus side, my selection process works, but must remember to check them all when it gets down to the last few to avoid expectations being buiilt then dashed.
I was sitting with a nice large glass of Laphroaig and had decided on a lovely bolivar royal corona. I pulled the box out of the humi. Last one, been there about a year. Joy.....nope.
Don't know about everyone else, but I'm a picky bastard. When I go to a box I don't just pick out the first one I see. I examine it, the look, the feel etc. I want every one to be the best one. Sometimes, if its a new box I,ll start with the one with the slightly ragged foot or the more unsightly veins, but the feel has to be right. Sadly, tonight was a let down. Looked perfect, smelled good. Now the touch test........nooooo, a knot, halfway down. The sinking feeling that all is not well.
Snipped the end and....yup, tight as a ducks ar*e. Anyway, applied the flame, smoked about half an inch and binned it before all the blood vessels in my cheeks gave up. (had the flaw been nearer an end would probably have cut it off and carried on)
Consoled myself with an excellent party short, but just goes to show that even 1 bad one in a box can cause so much disappointment. On the plus side, my selection process works, but must remember to check them all when it gets down to the last few to avoid expectations being buiilt then dashed.
Spud's behind! 
TJ Coro
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