What are the chances of this?
So, its a mild afternoon, i dont have any plans its defiantely time for a cigar on the decking.
I grab a Padron 7000, feels a little soft, probably going to have a very easy draw.
I light it, and start to puff away. Immediately i notice its smoking it self. Smoke is pouring off it even without drawing. When i toke i dont see the edges light up at all. Hmm. must be buring down the centre. I clip of the burnt part and try to re light. Again some thing. I clip off a larger amount and again same problem.
Well i was in no mood to battle a cigar all afternoon, after all i was wanting to relax.
I ditch the cigar and grab a monster La gloria Serie R.
....... Anyway i light that cigar, more carefully mind you, and THIS ONE burns terribly uneven. I try to relight to even it out but on side would burn. AAAGGH!
Again i clip off the burnt parts and try to relight.
I couldnt get the damn thing to burn properly!
Now faced with simply wasting money, battling a second cigar i really was not enjoying my afternoon.
I ended up tryiing one more time. I grabbed a Morgan Alexander Gold Maduro by Perdomo (house blend of a particular US company)
And suffice to say my afternoon is now heading in the originally anticipated direction of relaxing.
Seriously tho, a rathr frustrating and costly ordeal to finally reach my desired "relaxation".
oh, well. Such is cigars......
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Tan on -
No idea about the Padron.
The La Gloria Serie R might have benefited from some hot boxing?
At least you eventually got to a cigar you could enjoy.
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Permalink Reply by Peter Ross on -
I had a Punch coronation this afternoon. Quite delicious, possibly my favourite so far. The burn was so freaking uneven though, I had to touch it up with my lighter multiple times, after a while I just gave up. Very annoying but as you say, such is cigars....
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Tan on
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Sorry, that was meant to be dry box haha. Not sure why I put in hot.
Basically just chuck the cigar in a lower rh environment for a few hours to dry out the wrapper a bit.
normally an empty cigar box is used.
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Permalink Reply by Matthew Tan on
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A Cohiba 1966, very nice!
Do let us know how it smokes.
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Permalink Reply by Simon Larsen on
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purty. Is a maduro yes? What did you get it for? (please tell me you will tell us how you like it)
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Permalink Reply by Adam S on -
Yeah its a Maduro but significantly lighter in colour than the Maduro 5. I was asking if a new box of Ramon Allones had come in yet and was pointed to three new boxes of Limited Editions (2011) that had just arrived that day.
I got this and a couple of the other LE's of 2011, Ramon Allones Extra and Hoyo de Monterrey Pyramid. I paid close to $50 aussie for the Cohibas and something less for the other two. Wasn't intentending on purchasing such $$$ cigars but just couldn't leave them sitting there!
If i can pick up a couple more in the next month or so i'll light one up, otherwise going to bury them for a while!
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Permalink Reply by Simon Larsen on
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$50 looks like a good price, that is what my normal site sells them for before even factoring in customs.
Are you interested in sharing who you got it from? I would really like to grab some.
I notice that last years maduros are available in 25 packs now which I might do instead, the ones I got were pretty good and I'd like to get some more.
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Permalink Reply by Adam S on
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For sure Simon, it was just a normal licensed Habanos store in the UAE. I think the price will come down a bit hopefully, the other '11 LE are reasonably priced as is some 2009 H Upmann Magnum 48s I bought as well.
Are the Madurosyour talking about the 2010s?
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Permalink Reply by Simon Larsen on
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Yeah I got 10 of the magicos and quite enjoyed them.
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