WillQuantrill
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Joya De Nicaragua makes a Antano Connecticut Shade that is surprisingly full body. Give it a shot.
What Cigar are you smoking? (2026)
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WillQuantrill
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Today's Herf is courtesy of @FrostD ! I only had time for a Robusto today and I have been waiting to test this blend that's been humidor for almost 2 weeks now. I enjoy the San Andreas, Connecticut Broadleaf combination which was very prevalent in the first third and good flavor transition. Construction was good enough I smoked it to a nub.
The Haroo ln
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Yesterday afternoon did a blend test session with cigars sent to me from one the factories I’ve been talking to in the Dominican Republic. 5 different blends consisting of 2x Corona, 1x Robusto, 1x Lancero, and 1x Toro vitola. 
TigerTom
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Had a Rocky Patel Emerald. The best part of it was the surprised Pikachu face in the ash. Beyond that, it was fairly lackluster.
I decided to apply the tactic of, "get one to test and one to rest", so I picked up a second one to try again after a few months.
I decided to apply the tactic of, "get one to test and one to rest", so I picked up a second one to try again after a few months.
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Smoked something different tonight. Rocky patel - the eagle robusto. Supposed to be a nicaraguan puro but i could swear it tasted 100% like honduran tobacco. Very strong notes of spice, musty/dank earth with some nuts. Nice smoke. Ive smoked the rocky patel disciple and the edge maduro before. But this is a little different. It taste very much like a strong, old plasenicia 1898 reserve line which went out of production a few years back. It makes sense as i know rocky patel get a lot of his tobacco from the plasencia family.
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From ice storm to blizzard to warm(ish) sunny day. Although the forecast was for a staggering 62°F this afternoon, it did manage to climb up to a reasonable 55°F with a light breeze.
I enjoyed sitting out on my front porch for the first time in many weeks, smoking one of my patiently waiting JR Consuegra #30 EMS cigars. (I purchased a few bundles just before the tariffs doubled their price. From the looks of their website, they are now an extinct species.)
Bob
I enjoyed sitting out on my front porch for the first time in many weeks, smoking one of my patiently waiting JR Consuegra #30 EMS cigars. (I purchased a few bundles just before the tariffs doubled their price. From the looks of their website, they are now an extinct species.)
Bob
My second Gurkha Grand Age Preaidente now and while I’m not blown away or anything, I’ve definitely found another stick that will find its way into my regular rotation. I’m really happy I don’t jump on the “bandwagon” of popular opinion too fast or at all without doing some research at the bare minimum, especially with products such as cigars or I would’ve missed out on a very good cigar and all the potential I see with the brands other offerings.
In the Reddit cigar community (which I am no longer apart of), if you mention Gurkha at best you’ll be told they’re akin to canine genitalia or feces. That right there tells me it’s a hive mind mentality, or at least I hope so and that no one of them has actually tried
I see them quite often and they always look like a well made and aesthetically appealing stick, so final I bought some and was not disappointed!
Extremely smooth and very good tasting. Construction on the first two has been as close to perfection as I could expect a product made by human hands to be. I usually find mellower cigars to be a lot less complex and while I enjoy them, I tend to prefer a more full bodied cigar because the flavor profile and nuances seem to me to build and change so much more throughout the cigar. But this cigar stands apart from other more mellow cigars in that the flavors built and changed throughout but never became overbearing. I look forward to trying some other blends from them.
In the Reddit cigar community (which I am no longer apart of), if you mention Gurkha at best you’ll be told they’re akin to canine genitalia or feces. That right there tells me it’s a hive mind mentality, or at least I hope so and that no one of them has actually tried
I see them quite often and they always look like a well made and aesthetically appealing stick, so final I bought some and was not disappointed!
Extremely smooth and very good tasting. Construction on the first two has been as close to perfection as I could expect a product made by human hands to be. I usually find mellower cigars to be a lot less complex and while I enjoy them, I tend to prefer a more full bodied cigar because the flavor profile and nuances seem to me to build and change so much more throughout the cigar. But this cigar stands apart from other more mellow cigars in that the flavors built and changed throughout but never became overbearing. I look forward to trying some other blends from them.
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Sid.Stavros
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Hello from Athens-Greece, we have sun with few clouds, African dust and 69 'F.
El Viejo Continente #52 Robustum.
In a future post i will describe to you the 3 types of Cafe here in GR (it's not something Official), how is the waiter-waitress must look and what happens with a troublemaker customer in a Cafe like this.
All are based in local ethics here which will differ from others compared to another country but that's the way the Cafe operate here.
El Viejo Continente #52 Robustum.
In a future post i will describe to you the 3 types of Cafe here in GR (it's not something Official), how is the waiter-waitress must look and what happens with a troublemaker customer in a Cafe like this.
All are based in local ethics here which will differ from others compared to another country but that's the way the Cafe operate here.
TigerTom
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My Father Blue. CT Broadleaf over Honduran-grown Corojo & Criollo 98. Square in the medium camp. Very tasty cigar.
Fleabag
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Enjoyed the evening with a small Macanudo Maduro. Nice dark wrapper on these, a bit of zing to them and a nice warm flavour. The draw can bit a bit hit and miss but this one was good. Not bad for a bunch of tiny bits in a wrapper. This one had a nice big ash.
marksman01
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It touched 50F today in Michigan, you don't waste days like that.
The Haroo ln
Haroon
Something new in the humidor. Adrian magnus supremos robusto. I believe this is a dominican puro. Apparently the tobacco in this is aged for 7 years. Nice cigar, very different from my usual selection. Woody, tiny bit of pepper and a bit of earth. Medium strength smoke with a nice solid white ash. Good construction but have to draw a little bit harder than normal probably due to the stick being packed quite tight, not as bad as most cubans nowadays but still smokable without having to use my perfect draw tool. I'd give this an overall 6/10.
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TigerTom
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Casa Cubas are great sticks!
When I awakened at 7 am this morning, the temperature was 34°F. Fog outside was so dense that I could not see the road (~20 yards away) through my living room window. By 9 am, the temperature was 60°F, the fog was gone, and the sky was as blue as you see it in the photo.
What is a Roly cigar? They are made by Rolando Reyes in the Dominican Republic. It's hard to tell what's inside. The advertising says one thing, and the packaging says another. At ~$1.60 per stick, a customer can't be too choosy. My best guess is that it is a combination of Honduran, Nicaraguan and Dominican filler, wrapped in a Nicaraguan Habano leaf. It is not all long filler, but rather a collection of long scraps.
The draw was nice. Aroma and taste were full-bodied, with some harshness toward the head. Overall, not a bad cigar. One thing that it is lacking is a fancy name, accompanied by multiple, fancy cigar bands and fancy marketing. It's just a cigar.
Bob
