Smoking a stubby little Ave Maria right now. Not sure what the vitola is called, but it’s very good.
It has a nipple.
Definitely going to have to take advantage of nicer days to smoke a cigar. I let my humidor get down to 60% for quite a period, because apparently only my 75% packs do the job (the 69s only kept it about 60%, and the 72s about 63.5%).
Finally caved and did the soak method to recharge my Boveda packs. Had a few bone dry, so I gave it 5-6 days and they are working great! Looks like it's finally back to just a shade under a steady 70%.
posted by justincredibleSmoking a stubby little Ave Maria right now. Not sure what the vitola is called, but it’s very good.
Ave Maria. VERY underrated brand.
I have a buddy sending me a ton of pipe tobacco and a meerschaum pipe, which I'm stoked to tear into.
A mild stick for a mild night.
I'm not the greatest at maintaining my humidor....but it gets down into the low 60's and I swap out the packs and recharge them (yeah, soak method is so simple and easy). Haven't seen any ill effects of my poor maintenance.
Don't smoke as often as I thought I might. But I do LOVE having a good cigar right there when the mood strikes. I like to double-dip when I do, so finding robusto or whatever is about 5" long is what I want to stock. Also prefer @60's diameter for a good cool smoke.
I still love Partagas. Also love Rocky Patel. Haven't found anything else, yet, to start stocking. But my tiny humidor can easily stock 5-10 of each with plenty of room to experiment.
I'm excited. Getting harder to save space in the humidor for mild cigars [for pussies].
Bumping this back up.
I've really been loving Deadwood Tobacco Co. recently, specifically the Fat Bottom Betty
I haven't had a cigar in months. I might fire one up tonight after dinner.
posted by justincredibleI haven't had a cigar in months. I might fire one up tonight after dinner.
Fucking cunt.
Yeah, I stand by what I said.
posted by gutFucking cunt.
Yeah, I stand by what I said.
Interesting.
gut hitting the sauce late last night?
Meeting up tomorrow with some buddys from my Jungle Jim's Cigar Group. It's been over a year since some of us saw each other. Just going to have a few snacks and a few sticks like we used to. Oh and sip on some bourbon.
Having a Rocky Patel San Andreas tonight. It’s been aging for over a year in the humidor. 👌
Brickhouse Connecticut tonight. Anyone smoke anything good lately? I think I'm going to put in an order on cigarbid in the next couple weeks.
Started going wild on cigarbid the other day. I've won two actions (5-packs) but have winning bids on about 10 more currently.
I think Curly gave me this one a while ago. Great stick.
F**king stoked [no pun intended].
The "Honey" add-on found a coupon that saved me $25. All said and done, I got 25 premium cigars for about $4.50 each.
It's Rocky Patel[20] seconds, so jury still out but sounds like 99.9% as good as retail. Super excited - maybe this afternoon I'll dip in.
Also, I think I finally found my favorite Partagas[5] with the silver label. I'll update how it goes.
Side note....I let my humidor dip down to 55%, maybe even 50%, for 1-3 months this winter. I fixed it, and gave my cigars several months to recover.
Lost cause. Smoked OK, but the tasty oils were gone. They were a bit crunchy, and I ended up trashing about 15 premium cigars.
posted by gutSide note....I let my humidor dip down to 55%, maybe even 50%, for 1-3 months this winter. I fixed it, and gave my cigars several months to recover.
Lost cause. Smoked OK, but the tasty oils were gone. They were a bit crunchy, and I ended up trashing about 15 premium cigars.
Damn, that's a kick in the junk.
posted by gutF**king stoked [no pun intended].
The "Honey" add-on found a coupon that saved me $25. All said and done, I got 25 premium cigars for about $4.50 each.
It's Rocky Patel[20] seconds, so jury still out but sounds like 99.9% as good as retail. Super excited - maybe this afternoon I'll dip in.
The RP Vintage 1990 is one of my favorites.
posted by justincredibleDamn, that's a kick in the junk.
Ehhh, I didn't love them fresh, so it gave me an excuse to buy some new ones.
Half were Partagas Black, which I thought I loved but now thinking [hoping] it might be the Extra Oscuro's I just bought. The other half were RP Decades, which were pretty good but not nearly as rich as I had remembered.
Justin,
In your opinion, how consistent is the flavor profile/quality on premium labels year to year? I wouldn't think it varies very much, but maybe the RP Decades I had last year just weren't quite as good as I remembered.