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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Drammed » 19 Aug 2011, 17:38

sunsolid wrote:
Drammed wrote:Partagas Series P No. 2 and some water as I wanted to just enjoy the cigar.

The series P No. 2 is great. I'm usually not a fan of the Piramide vitola, but this one is amazing.


you really should try the Bolivar Belicoso Fino and the Montecristo No 2. They might change your mind about the torpedo.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby sunsolid » 20 Aug 2011, 01:45

Drammed wrote:
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Drammed wrote:Partagas Series P No. 2 and some water as I wanted to just enjoy the cigar.

The series P No. 2 is great. I'm usually not a fan of the Piramide vitola, but this one is amazing.


you really should try the Bolivar Belicoso Fino and the Montecristo No 2. They might change your mind about the torpedo.


I've never tried the Bolivar, so I'll add it to my list. I still have half a box of Montecristo No. 2 and I find them a bit uneven: the first third will be weak and the final will be mind blowing. But I guess many Monte's suffer from inconsistency, or at least that's all I've experienced with the No. 2, No. 4, the Edmundos, etc.. The only impeccable Monte for me was the Sublimes LE 2008. Perfection.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Drammed » 20 Aug 2011, 04:45

It is true about the Montes. They are not as good as they were 10 years ago. If you are a robusto smoker and have not yet tried anything from Bolivar then you might want to try the Royal Corona as well as it is always a great smoke and one of my favourites
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 22 Aug 2011, 06:34

A Montecritso (NC) with Jameson 12. I don't think this whisky pairs particularly well with cigars and this cigar wasn't particularly good...
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Drammed » 25 Aug 2011, 01:30

Coronado by La Flor Double Corona and some Glenfarclas 17 to balance it out. A throughly rich and decadent experience. :yummy:
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby The Third Dram » 29 Aug 2011, 18:42

Backtracking to Saturday afternoon... A July 2010 Bolivar Coronas Junior... Typically semi-sweet toasted tobacco overture followed by a rainbow of peppery spices. Love this littl'un when it's 'on'. Paired nicely with some C. Ferrand 1995 Plantation Reserve Rum from Barbados (bottled 2008).
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby malt_boy » 30 Aug 2011, 17:51

Frodo wrote:A Montecritso (NC)


what does NC stand for?
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Yello to Mello » 30 Aug 2011, 18:04

malt_boy wrote:
Frodo wrote:A Montecritso (NC)


what does NC stand for?


NC is non cuban, opposed to Cuban CC
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby malt_boy » 30 Aug 2011, 18:16

Yello to Mello wrote:
malt_boy wrote:
Frodo wrote:A Montecritso (NC)


what does NC stand for?


NC is non cuban, opposed to Cuban CC


I thought Montecristos were always CC? :-o
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Bud Light » 30 Aug 2011, 18:18

Cohiba junior tonight. Didn't really feel like anything else.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 31 Aug 2011, 07:56

malt_boy wrote:
malt_boy wrote:A Montecritso (NC)


what does NC stand for?

I thought Montecristos were always CC? :-o


There are "mirror" brands made under the Cuban Marcas for the US market initially by ex-Cuban concerns now bought up by multinationals. Most mirror brands are not well thought of with a few exceptions like San Cristobal. My NC Montecristo was pretty pedestrian, and has nothing in common with the "real" Montecristos except the band.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby sunsolid » 05 Sep 2011, 01:37

Cohiba Siglo VI. Amazing as always.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 30 Sep 2011, 12:58

Fuente Don Carlos with coffee. Very nice...
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Drammed » 30 Sep 2011, 14:54

Frodo wrote:Fuente Don Carlos with coffee. Very nice...


What kind of coffee did you have with it? I ask as the Don Carlos is a Cameroon wrapper and that is quite delicate and can easily be over powered.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Yello to Mello » 30 Sep 2011, 15:27

Frank Correnti Robusto. Tasted it again when I drank my coffee this morning.

A 2 dimensional ''gar, worth the 10 bucks for cuban tobacco. The base was poorly constructed though.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 30 Sep 2011, 23:21

Drammed wrote:
Frodo wrote:Fuente Don Carlos with coffee. Very nice...


What kind of coffee did you have with it? I ask as the Don Carlos is a Cameroon wrapper and that is quite delicate and can easily be over powered.


House blend coffee from a small coffee place called the Green Beanery.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 03 Oct 2011, 15:09

Another Don Carlos this morning and I agree the wrapper is probably a Camaroon wrapper...
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Drammed » 03 Oct 2011, 18:48

Frodo wrote:Another Don Carlos this morning and I agree the wrapper is probably a Camaroon wrapper...


I'm 99% sure that the Don Carlos line by AF is Cameroon wrapper. A few years ago I went on a Cameroon wrapper kick and I know I had a box of the #3's
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 06 Oct 2011, 09:07

Just had a LFD Camaroon Cabinet No.4 with some Wiser's Legacy. The spicy notes of the whisky went very well with the caramel flavour of the cigar...
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 21 Oct 2011, 05:24

Litto Gomex small batch III with some coffee. Really good cigar that I just can't get with the flavours...
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Yello to Mello » 30 Oct 2011, 18:30

Partagas Serie E No.2 Very good flavour, smell and next day flavour. Burns fast though.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 12 Nov 2011, 19:26

Rocky Patel 1990 with some coffee... :D
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 29 Nov 2011, 06:03

Rocky Patel Fusion with coffee. I do like the maduro version of this but this one...I dunno. Barnyard flavours dominate. Will try again - got a bunch for cheap so I can't complain. Maybe change pairings next time.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Bud Light » 29 Nov 2011, 15:46

Rocky Patel Connecticut.
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Re: What cigar did you smoke tonight?

Postby Frodo » 29 Nov 2011, 20:04

Bud Light wrote:Rocky Patel Connecticut.


What did you think of it Bud?
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