82458 - Room 101 hit and run redux
New cigar. Was really good even tho im not a fan of MSA wrappers. Had some corojo 98 in the filler and had a nice corojo taste. Not sure if I'd pay $13 for it though.

82460- Oliva Serie V Melanio No.4

82462: Nicaraguan Cream Churchill care of Jake The Snake
Surprisingly good, creamy and sweet. Razor edge burn line. Thank you, Jake.

82464 El Pulpo robusto.

I did not enjoy this one bit. Tossed before halfway. And I spent nearly $12 for it. It's distinctly AJF, and MSA. There's no balance, no progression, no complexity. Just pepper and dirt. Very dry, no sweetness, no cocoa, just lots and lots of filthy dirt. Not rich earthiness. And the dry texture accentuates the harshness making for a very unpleasant experience.

I try not to call a cigar bad unless it's something I couldn't recommend to anyone. Plenty people like heavy MSA cigars, I can appreciate when it's a good one even if I don't care for it myself. But the combination of the $12 price tag and the awful taste of this cigar, the only redeeming quality is that it burned straight and made a lot of smoke. Maybe like every other AJF cigar it needs to age a few years but at this price that shouldn't be. That's acceptable for a $4 smoke to improve with time. If this had a Diesel band on it I would say it's a typical cheap AJF pepper bomb. But it's not cheap. Yet it tastes like it. I was really looking forward to seeing what he could do with a $10+ cigar. Answer is not much.

Awful no good bad cigar. Just terrible.

^i I’ve seen that El Pulpo and wondered about it. I think I’ll hold off.

82470 - Crowned Heads HGK-76 courtesy of Palama

82472, tat black petite lance. Finally, one that didn't tunnel!

Dumbazz nOOb! You’re probably storing your seegars at 70% ‘cause you read somewhere on the Internets that that’s the BEST RH.



















I keed, I keed but you knew I was just funning, right?

Hmmm, enquiring minds want to know.

I thought it was the opposite, and that large ring gauges stay hot enough in the middle to burn but may burn more quickly in the middle and not get all the way out to the binder and wrapper.

82474: Nicarauguan Cream Churchill thanks to Jake
I erroneously said earlier that Jake sent me different cigars, no two alike. In fact the first box had a few Nic , Brazilian, Dominican Creams. This particular stick had a slightly yellow cello. I compared it to some empty cellos I have for “just in case” in the trades. My point being that this one, although not a top shelf expensive as ballz cigar, it looked a bit aged. It was so mellow and the final third had a touch of molasses and cream. Not a lot of other flavors, not a bit of black pepper, no really strong stand out flavors. Excellent burn and easy draw, copious amounts of smoke. I enjoyed it. Thank you, Jake The Snake!

I've had more tunneling / canoeing issues with larger RG than smaller. But, that's just me personally. YMMV.

Yup, lotta truth in that too!

82479 - Oliva serie v melanio maduro

82481 - CAO BX3 robusto

82483 Illusione Epernay box date 12/21.

Fantastic cigar. Been ages since I've had one. Loads of complex spices some coffee notes, rich earthiness, sweet nuts, creamy texture, lil salt, lil citrus. It's got Everything.

This is what a $10 cigar is, not that el pulpo bullchit. And this cigar doesn't even cost $10.

Glad the aaa treated you well jeebs. Bout the only 5 Vegas I like

82486: Cohiba Nicarauguan Robusto with thanks to Jake
Not much on the nose, good looking and feeling cigar. Tight draw finally got it to my liking w/the Perfec Draw tool I recently acquired on advice from Palama the hard azz. The cherry was getting very big and red but I couldn’t get much smoke out of it. Then it kept going out when I laid it down for more than about a minute and a half. Never had this experience. Also, as luck would have it, it had hints of anise flavor. I ended up tossing the last third and felt a little guilty because as far as I know these ain’t cheap. I’m glad I got to try a Cohiba though. The only Cohiba I’ve ever smoked was in Singapore in 1998 or 99. Even though I did smoke cigars occasionally back then I definitely was not trying to appreciate them as I’m trying to do now. Thank you, Jake for the smoke.

Oopsie! You know this is a no-no, right?

Seems the powers that be have let the inmates run the asylum the past few years. But I'm sure they haven’t misplaced the banhammer.

#82,487 - Warped La Hacienda First Growth

Thanks to a 2022 Non-Elitist PIB thrashing by DG West Deptford (MIA).

82491: Schizo Toro from Jake The Snake

Thank you , Jake

82493 - Oliva connecticut reserve

#correction

82495 - Punch Annversario Double Corona

I’ve been a fan of Noel Rojas for a few years now so when he started expanding his line, I blindly bought some STB Short Coronas and Robustos. After trying them, bought more. I also enjoy the Bluebonnet line too. Of course ymmv.

IMHO, the MF LB 1922 Petit Robusto need at least two years of nap time to make them shine…but when they do, oh brother, they are frickin’ GOOD!

Edit: after checking my notes, iffin’ you have the patience of a Buddhist monk, four to 5 years is when those MFLBPR *really* come into their own.

Man, that’s tough to hear. In my past experience, Tats were almost always well-rolled / constructed. There was a great consistency to them…at least back then.