Tuesday 8th May 2018

[PeeJay]

I don't need to leave for work till 11.30 so taking advantage of what might be the last hot morning this week with a Crux Skeeterz, a little hand rolled stick that lasted half an hour. I found three of these in a box of a bigger vitola so its two brothers can go in my bag for work. The perfect smoke for a lunch break.

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[smokey joe]

Couple of tubos packed for a trip to the beach.

[ha_banos]

Hdm petite Robusto whole taking lunch in the sun.

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[TJCoro]

Blast from the past!

It’s such a nice, sunny day in SoM that I decided to break into don TJ’s vintage stock. I selected a 2006 Bolivar Bonito (now extinct) and sparked it up with a cup of mexican joe. The perfect choice. Now I know why this was one of the don’s favorite puros.

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Bag Boy

[Tomm783]

Final round - Partag?s Lusitania. Construction, perfect (and I?ve heard of sketchy construction on these but this one is easily the best of the week). Like the others, it?s started off mild with nothing overbearing at all. Toasted tobacco, leather and an aftertaste like the one you get from tasting a coffee bean (is that a weird thing to do?) all very balanced with none of the flavours overpowering one another. Second third the orangey flavour I was getting from the Bolivar CG is very pronounced with the aforementioned flavours in the background, perhaps the leather being the most prominent. Not experiencing the typical Partag?s powerhouse I was expecting but imagine this will build up fairly soon. Onto the final third and it?s ramping up. The strength had crept up on me and the flavours have become much more intense but never harsh or bitter. Coffee has become far more prominent with some black pepper (not too peppery though) and a feint nuttiness. There?s an overall creaminess that coats your mouth to give an outstanding finish to a fantastic cigar. I?ve found my number one!

1. Partag?s Lusitania
2. Bolivar Corona Gigantes (1998)
3. HDM DC
3. SCdlH El Morro
4. VR Don Alejandro
5. RA Gigantes

Turkish hotel WiFi is turds so can?t upload a picture today. I?ll consolidate my mini reviews for those interested on the reviews section.

Cheers!


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[moteyi]

Good review - genuinely the best I can achieve is very nice / nice / OK and tastes of cigar - so all credit to those who have a much more refined palate than mine.

[smokey joe]

Well I got to smoke one of those cigars & very nice it was too.
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[thedame007]

Vegas Robaina Familiar (2007)


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[Tomm783]

Good review - genuinely the best I can achieve is very nice / nice / OK and tastes of cigar - so all credit to those who have a much more refined palate than mine.

Thanks very much. I?m with you from an overall perspective but took a lot of concentration and thought as to what I was tasting. The benefit of sitting on the terrace alone uninterrupted with the cigar, a beer and me (and an inferior ashtray!!).


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[TJCoro]

Creative Thinking..

Good review - genuinely the best I can achieve is very nice / nice / OK and tastes of cigar - so all credit to those who have a much more refined palate than mine.

Haha! Or a more lively imagination, chico!



Get yourself a ?flavor wheel? and see how creative you can be...or not.

Bag Boy

[PeeJay]

Managed to get in the second Skeeterz and even found a friend who had a Cohiba Short with me. Amazing to think these little skinnies have the same smoking time as a Vegueros Mananitas.

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