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bs_kwaj Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Oct 18 2014, 10:15 PM EST
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My first claro . . .

It was a very good cigar.

Illusione ~88~ Claro
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Buckwheat Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 11:47 AM EST
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That looks like a candela wrapper from the pic. How was it?
ZRX1200 Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 12:04 PM EST
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Torched wrapper!
Oscar Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 12:10 PM EST
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Why is it green?
opelmanta1900 Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 1:14 PM EST
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love me a good candela!
bs_kwaj Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 2:09 PM EST
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I was surprised at how good this one was. No weird taste like I was expecting. Smoked good and tasted good.

My friend bought 2 robustos and 2 toros (I think) at a local B&M near his house. That B&M is just an open store with no closed-in humidor room. The whole, one room store is supposed to be humidified. But, some of the cigars that were displayed in open boxes looked dry and several had obviously cracked wrappers.

Anyway, so my friend smoked a toro and it was almost un-smoke-able. It was burning in the middle but not the wrapper. After a while he cut off an inch and a half or so and the innards were charred and fell out leaving a big hole in the middle of the cigar. So, he chucked that one into the chiminea and grabbed a Padron out of his humidor.

I guess I just got lucky with that robusto.

The other 2 Illusiones are resting comfortably in his humidor.

I guess I should look it up.. is claro and candela the same? I just remember my friend mentioned 'claro' as he grabbed them off the shelf.
bs_kwaj Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 2:13 PM EST
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Oscar wrote:
Why is it green?


Because it loves the environment?

Think
jackconrad Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 4:14 PM EST
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Luv em !
clickbangdead Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 10:39 PM EST
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Try a properly humidified Illusione HL candela sometime...
opelmanta1900 Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, Oct 20 2014, 10:40 PM EST
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clickbangdead wrote:
Try a properly humidified Illusione HL candela sometime...



+1... best candela I've had... buttery smooth... for a cheap candela I like the filthy hooligan...
Burner02 Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Oct 22 2014, 3:48 PM EST
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I threw out a few candela related questions here a couple of years ago. Z pointed me toward the HL greenie and I believe his words were "pure butter." I would have to concur with his assessment.
ZRX1200 Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Oct 22 2014, 3:59 PM EST
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^ yup.

The 888 has some (very mild) spice.
cacman Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Oct 23 2014, 2:00 AM EST
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clickbangdead wrote:
Try a properly humidified Illusione HL candela sometime...

Heard this was good.
bs_kwaj Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Oct 23 2014, 2:22 AM EST
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Heheh.. hey, this thread still lives... ;-)
bs_kwaj Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Oct 23 2014, 6:03 PM EST
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Finally looked it up. It seems that 'double claro' is synonymous with candela.
spectresquad Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, Dec 29 2014, 10:57 PM EST
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The last green cigar I remember was way back in the Navy on Submarines. Whenever the cigarette guys got out of hand, I would whip out a Anthony and cleopatra green horse **** cigar and make the whole crew sea sick.Sickamp;

Never ever thought of ever trying anything green again....hmm may be I should.Think
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