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81115 Megilla Hamsa giant 7x54. Not my thing but it came in a sampler of various sizes.

It's a very pretty cigar. The wrapper is smooth and oily no lumps or divots.

Draw is tighter than I prefer. First light some raisin notes and that goddamn Hoppes #9 in the background again. This is the 3rd Pages line where there's a hint of either Hoppes9 or PB Blaster in there. It's not in a bad way but it's so distracting I can't focus on anything else. A sweet solvent oil note. I keep powering through hoping it goes. It subsides to make way for ash and burning plastic - like throwing a thick glossy color photo magazine in the fire.

Maybe it'll improve. Draw is still tight and smoke production low. I feel like I'm mostly drawing hot air, with a hint of tobacco smoke.

There's just generic burning tobacco, little ashy, no texture. Even retrohale just a generic smoke sting. At least the solvent note went away by 2nd 3rd. Still occasionally getting burned plastic. The wrapper is sweating oils and super shiny. This should be a smoke bomb. The foot remains smokeless. Spose it would be good if I were a clencher but at 54rg that ain't happening.

I'm ditching it at halfway even though the draw finally opened up there's just nothing here to hold my interest. I gave it an hour of my time.

Samplers is Fool's Gold

If I can power through 100 of these cheap Raymond Pages blends, you can get through a box of Gurkhas. Though at least with mine there's a good one here and there.

811119 AJF Last Call maduro

81121 - Chinchalle

Dammit! No notes of "like throwing a thick glossy color photo magazine in the fire" but it was pretty good.

81122 - Oliva serie O natural
Smoked it at church. Seriously. An ordained minister who frequents my local shpo started what I dubbed "cigars and Jesus". Currently only a few regulars but we smoke cigars and discuss the gospel every Sunday morning at the shpo. Best church I've ever been to.

Over half way through. I’m making a mental note to scratch Raymond Pages off my list.

Thank you, Jake

81127 Hoy0 Epicure Selection Robusto.

I wouldn't. He makes some good cheap stuff. Just like AJ.

Just about everything I've had has been perfectly rolled. But some of the blends don't agree with me. Cigar folk on reddit tell me I'm wrong and he's putting out all top notch blends. Somebody likes em or the chimp place has a lot of reddit bots. You might be that somebody. Instead of trying by the 10 pack I should've done samplers or singles. I got carried away.

BDL maduro was great the other BDLs were just good., Penn standard both broadleaf and shade were great. Some of the Fugazi stuff was great. Not gonna confuse them with a true premium but they're great for the price.

The hoppes9 note I keep mentioning, someone asked if I could be describing molasses. He's right, that's probably the proper term for that musty sweet note.

81129 - AF Double Chateau SG

81130 -- Room 101 Chief Cool Arrow
81131 -- Curivari Grand Cru
81132 -- Tatuaje L'Esprit de Verite 2013 ...this one was excellent...unlike the mediocre first few of this box, this was a great tasting, smelling and burning cigar...romusto sized and densely rolled, it was a two hour smoke...hope the last half of this box of 10 are like this one...

81133: AB The Lineage Toro, not as much flavor as the first three
81133: LPH BP Rojo Toro, loose draw and off-putting bitterness, not the good bitter flavor

I think I’m seeing the results of changing RH in my storage? I’ve recently tried to lower it to 65% and the sticks need more time to adjust? Curious what you guys have to say about it.

81134 Don Lino maduro from darklord trade. Keeping on the dog rocket train no sense wasting space in my humidor.

Same as the last one, pretty flavorless, almost exactly like the CT flavors maybe a little more earthy. It's just... not good. I did smoke it past Halfway but only because I was distracted on my phone more than paying attention to the cigar. Spose it could be a yard gar instead of a rocket since it burned evenly and stuff. But I wouldn't buy em. I learned not to buy them a long long time ago. Nothing changed.

#correction

81136 - La Aurora Emerald double perfecto. Telenubbed it. I sipped it till there was less than a half inch, only bailed because it just got too hot.
81137 - PAM 64 romusto extra from Stogie. I'm not calling it the "other name." Not gonna do it. It was excellent though. Thanks, Stogie!
81138 - AF Rare Pink 1960 Signature. I would call it a corona extra with a closed nipple at the bottom that serves no purpose.

Right on, danm, thanks. I’ll keep it on the back burner for now.

81139 - 5 Vegas Gold robusto

Danm - Do they still make Don Lino's. I smoked several of them - thought they were just OK- had a friend back a longer ways named Leno, so maybe I overrated them

As far as I know they're still around. I did a quick Google and found many places selling em. I'm sure the brand has changed hands/factories etc many times as the cheapos often do. But I wouldn't recommend buying any. I don't think I'd smoke another free one.

81142: Gurkha Park Ave Churchill
Getting closer to the bottom of this box of 24. Lesson learned. I know I have a lot of other lessons waiting for me in storage. I’ve bought a lot of five and dimes in the past 5 months and undoubtedly there will be dog meat sandwiches in there. At least I won’t have to burn through 24 Churchills when I get to them.

81144 - La Aurora Principes original

81146 MF Le Bijou petite robusto

81147: Gurkha Park Ave Churchill

81149 - Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado

81158: Gurkha Park Ave Churchill
81159: Gurkha Park Ave Churchill