Sunday, 25th September, 2016

[the pondering moose]

I have a feeling either I'm time travelling or this weekend's posts have ended up in last weekend's. Mods please feel free to enforce temporal clarity?!

Anyhow. Pleased to say MLW and I had a herf-let this afternoon.

She had an RyJ Purito which she enjoyed but I find a little bland:


I had a Partagas Mille Fleur, which was smooth, moderately peppery and got lovely into the last third. Tasty enough that when herself had an extravagant puff, I realised I may need to keep a count on the remaining ones:

[PeeJay]

First of the Upmann Epicures that I bought last week. Unmistakably Upmann but a little harsh at the start and finish and stronger than I expected flavour wise. These would probably benefit for a rest.

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[Demeter]

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Drew estate undercown, first for me,peppery with an old tobacco fragrance. Enjoyed it after a big day on hills. Down in lakes for the holiday.

Cheers [emoji106]


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[mcdee]

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'01 San Cristobal De La Habana El Morro for me tonight. A suitable victory cigar to celebrate my teams win today!

[smokey joe]

That's a beast McDee, enjoy!

[cj121]

From earlier, a nice aged RASS accompanied by a Porter and some Ardbeg.

[Ranks]

I smoked a Cohiba Robusto
While at friends


Great smoke.



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[the pondering moose]

From earlier, a nice aged RASS accompanied by a Porter and some Ardbeg.

Ace looking cross cut double V there. Really shows how a well constructed end cap can hold up (as well as being aesthetically pleasing).

[cj121]

Ace looking cross cut double V there. Really shows how a well constructed end cap can hold up (as well as being aesthetically pleasing).

A very good point my moose-man Not to mention the superb skill in wielding the tool to achieve such an effect

[the pondering moose]

A very good point my moose-man Not to mention the superb skill in wielding the tool to achieve such an effect[emoji3]

Credit definitely where credit is due.

I'd even say it was the way to go with a RASS on the basis of my one solitary (but epic) example. I don't feel it would have benefited from a punch or a single V - it seemed to be on the firmer packed side. Anything less than the artful 2V or the scarily-awesome clipper at LCDH and I think you just wouldn't get a decent draw.

As a person with a RASS box clearly written in red ink in their "must get" list, are they generally on the fully formed and tightly rolled side?

[cj121]

Credit definitely where credit is due.

I'd even say it was the way to go with a RASS on the basis of my one solitary (but epic) example. I don't feel it would have benefited from a punch or a single V - it seemed to be on the firmer packed side. Anything less than the artful 2V or the scarily-awesome clipper at LCDH and I think you just wouldn't get a decent draw.

As a person with a RASS box clearly written in red ink in their "must get" list, are they generally on the fully formed and tightly rolled side?

Mmm, no IME, I would think they are one of the most reliable and dependable sticks out there.