82496: DE Herrera Esteli Brazilian Mata Fina Short Corona Gorda - Thanks to Jake

This is my first time smoking this. The cello had a light yellow tinge. Not much on the nose/foot, cold draw. Kickoff was very mellow w/no pepper or burn. Mouth tobacco was slightly salty and savory, very nice. Right out the gate the smoke was mostly savory with a brown pizza crust finish. Second third less pizza crust and Dr. Pepper showed significantly. Final third Dr. Pepper yielded to molasses and dark toast notes were occasional with black tea in the background. Burn line required 2 touch ups, nothing major. Beautiful cigar, nice feel. I can see putting a fiver in storage until the cello starts to turn yellow like this one. I like this cigar in this vitola. Thanks, Jake for a terrific smoke.

82498 -- Caldwell 22 Minutes to Midnight Habano
82499 -- Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection

82450 Warped Futuro

Started off good to great. Spicy, lil wood, nice sweet nutty notes and a mildly creamy texture some vanilla on finish. Halfway had burn issues, tunneled a bit but I was able to massage it out. But I think it got too hot and got bitter on me so it's just decent. First half was good tho.

*82502 - DE KFC

82504 - Havana Cream robusto
82505 - Ramon Bueso Genesis CT toro
82506 - 5 Vegas Petites

82508: Cohiba Black Romusto, compliments of JTS

Yet another yellow tinged cello. Jake sent me some cigars w/some nap time. How long does it take for the cello to start showing yellow? I’m sure the wrapper has a lot to do with that. Just thought I’d ask.

This stick was dark, solid black w/invisible seems, firm, not much on nose / foot but a tad barnyard and cocoa. Nothing on cold draw. Kickoff sweet w/touch of chocolate. Tastes of Sprite and molasses just like a CBL wrapper usually has. That flavor into the middle of last third and suddenly charred oak, jalapeño style pepper, heavy dark molasses, touch of mineral. It went from a med/med+ to a full profile very quickly. Immaculate burn line, firmer draw than I prefer but no excavation required. Thank you, Jake for the wonderful treat.

82510 - RyJ 1875 Reserve No4 maduro quite rough rott, but about a year smoothed them out to acceptable

Tiver, how old are the oldest cigars in your stash? My oldest ones are over 10 years old, just a few that were generous gifts from the trades here. The oldest cigar I have that I bought myself is from December ‘23. I’ve got a couple boxes of Aging Room that I intend to age.

Just smoked one the other that had 10 y3ars in the humidor. It's a very special stick for me. These thangs take fantastic to aging. But like you I had one out of a boatload of these that had tunneling. It lasted about an inch and then went back to normal. I chalked it up to human error. That's the thing with handmade products you get a blooper now and then. By the way mine are amazing. I smoke one every two months in my rotation. After smoking one I start looking forward to the next.

82518 - LFD la volcada

82519: RP Vintage 1990 BP Churchill compliments of Jake The one and only Snake
Cello quite yellow with orange-ish tint. Barnyard on the body somewhat dried cherry & marshmallow on foot, botched cap job, wavy seams, small crack near foot all presented no problems, tight and firm, small veins well distributed, dark brown - reddish. Surprisingly light at kickoff w/minor Cedar and dusty earth. Very little flavor after first few puffs, very light mellow until second third when the taste became ashy and wood charcoal, bitter. All flavors died off and transition to final third burn line required a few touch ups, very long off centered cherry and a chunk of charcoal presented problems. Inside final third after charcoal fell out the flavor was very ashy and strong presence of tar. I don’t think this one aged well and I’m very glad to know this about RP. I sometimes think that the ones I have might improve with aging but I’ve learned a lesson. That is what I’m here for; to learn about cigar tobacco. Thank you, Jake for the smoke and a valuable lesson.

Right on, thanks, Huzza

Any Sake w/that?

I might have a few from some trade threads that have a little age, but from my own purchases it's possible there is a small number that are a few years. The bulk is from Nov '22 through current. CBid got a fair amount of orders for around 6 months so many of those are 12-18 mos now. Still bought/buying occasionally from CBid but the variety on CBid has become mostly redundant or stuff I don't want. I've bought around the net for the past year for added variety.

I am not aging in any strict sense, but holding most of what I buy for a year+ is what I hope to maintain as SOP.

82521 - DE Liga T52

82524 I wanna add one for stogieflyz?? He smoked one the other night. I feel like it counts

Tat series p toro from tele in his last box pass thank you tele! First of those I’ve smoked

82525 - Ramon Bueso Genesis CT toro
82526 - Bahia Maduro Poncho

Right on, thanks, T. I’m trying to establish a war chest myself.

^ Please include the next right number. We're counting.

82529 - Oliva G toro from BuckyB93. Thank you, Craig!

82531 - LFD Double ligero maduro

#82,533 - AF 8-5-8 Rosado

From a nOOb PIB beatdown by Marcus. Mahalos Braddah!

82534 - Warped Eagles Decent - finally rounding into a good smoke after 1 1/2 years rest.

82535: Hirsh y Garcia Toro 6 x 52

Apparently this is a Cigar King exclusive but it says “Cuban Made” on ring and on website. Looking forward to solving this mystery. I’m confused.
5-year-aged chocolate brown AAA Ecuadorian Habano Claro wrapper, smooth seams, firm, small veins. Barnyard on body, sweeter at foot, cold draw unremarkable. Sweet savory kickoff with a heavy dose of white pepper which falls off in first few puffs. Sour bread note, deep background lemony, quite nice. Easy draw, lots of smoke. First ash dropped at 1”, white and medium density. Second third transition to toasty, nutty with touch of mineral. Mellow cigar. Beginning last third tar suddenly shows up out of nowhere. That didn’t last long. Last third minerals and toasted nuts w/hint of sweetness. No big flavor breakouts. This was an interesting smoke, I enjoyed it. Thank you, Jake.

82535 - Gurkha Dragon Lord toro

Tony meant 82537, and flyz meant to say 82538. Proceed accordingly

82539 Caldwell Pacific standard

Smoked while mowing so can't give it a real rating but it was a good cigar on the mower.