82606 - Tatuaje Avion Double Perfecto

82607 - DE Nica Rustica Connecticut Broadleaf

82608: Fat Bottom Betty Toro 6 x 50 w/thanks to JGRAZ

My first time on this cigar.
Beautiful dark chocolate Maduro, firm, tiny veins, virtually invisible seems, body smells like tootsie roll and foot smells like vanilla tootsie roll, cold draw tasted same and mouth tobacco is very sweet for a natural tobacco. Kickoff was black pepper and tootsie roll. Second third flavor reminds me of licking the spoon for homemade brownies. Minor touch up due to burn line OCD, nothing to complain about. Suddenly toasted nuts and dried orange, bridge mix comes to mind. Very prominent hits of Frangelico & cream. The copious smoke cloud has dissipated to normal. Cool smoker and I’m trying not to hot box it, delicious! Generous draw. Tiramisu now. Glass of Cabernet Sauvignon pairs excellent with/this full bodied, mellow strength exotic stick. Holds a 2” firm charcoal gray ash w/no problem. Finishing up second third black pepper enters the sweet chocolate mix. Retro is just now started to burn the sinuses a bit, in the best way imaginable. Installing patented Tele-nubber. Burn in retro vanished. Now baking spices and milk chocolate. That was a mighty fine smoke all the way through. John, molte grazie, that was quite an interesting and pleasant smoke!

82609 - Punch Maduro London Club

82610: San Lotano Oval Connecticut
Had to do a follow-up smoke. I had smoked a fresh one the other day, 82575. This one's from 2012. The appearance is lighter, I can't remember but I think it is a real Connecticut. It's band is different because of a redesign at some point. The smell is heavenly to those who age cigars.

Upon lighting the smoothness is creamy and really excited the taste buds. This is truly a different experience than the fresh one. This cigar has morphed into such a delight to smoke it just makes it worth the wait and work to age it properly. The middle only builds in flavor. No harshness at al. The finish was as smooth as the beginning with no pepper on the mouth.

Overall I would recommend to people that like fine we'll aged mild cigars loaded with flavor. I'm tickled that I gave this cigar a drawer in the humidor. This is not always an outcome when aging cigars. The best part of the experience is this cigar hasn't plateaued yet. Already looking forward to the next. Stay smokey y'all.

82611 - AF casa cuba doble dos

82612 Crowned Heads Juarez.

A bit of spice, balanced with a fruity sweetness. Texture is rich and creamy, finish sweet and nutty. As it smokes down there's a bit more of the MSA coming through but it's a mild SA, mineral and earth not filthy dirt. Still balanced. I like it. Good cigar.

82613 blackbird unkind romusto

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82614 - Graycliff 10 year vintage - yard+ fairly smooth and mild.

82615 - La Aroma de Cuba Reserva Maximo - pretty good oscuro SA - earthy soil, not dirt. Good balance of pepper and mild sweetness through 2/3. Last third ramped up and lost some balance

82616 - SD Manzanita romusto

82617 - Oliva Serie O maduro

82618 - Oliva V corona
82619 = Original Cubans robusto

82620 Tat T110 Tuxtla

Better now? 🤔

#82,621 - Tat T110 (OR)

Almost great minds almost think alike. From the 2019 Elitist Box Pass.

82622: E.H. Taylor Robusto
I paid $22 for a fiver here on CBid, $4.4 per stick. I really wanted to try them and I paid quite the premium price. These do not meet the $3.00 cigar threshold based on my first experience. It has a Corojo wrapper and I think the Camacho’s can be had for $15/fiver easily if you exercise a little patience. I can’t think of other Corojos off the top of my head that are in the $3 range that are smokable. I can’t recommend the Taylor even at $3.

82623: Chillin’ Moose Connecticut Habano Rosado w/many thanks to JGRAZ

Nice looking well built stick from Foundry Cigar. Not much on the nose, cold draw. Kickoff hits of cocoa and black pepper. Then the salty Mexican Andres and Sumatra sourness show up in mellow doses. The cigar smokes a bit “dry” but the flavor profile hangs in there with a moderate profile. The cigar is mellow in body and probably a tick lower in strength as far as nicotine goes. I’ve been wanting to try this for months but haven’t had the storage space to buy them. Thank you, John, for a pleasant smoke.

82624 - DE Nica Rustica Adobe

82625 - Perdomo Cabinet Series Cameroon perfecto. This was the last of a long line of these that I smoked back in the day, the kind that came in the silverish cellophane, shaped kinda like a bowling pin except skinnier. This one was from '06-07. It held up really well to be 17 years old, still had plenty of body and flavor. It was a trip down memory lane. I felt 20 years younger smoking it. Thank you, Perdomo, for some really nice smoking time. 👍

I have been called many things, "Great mind" is not usually one of them!

82626 - San Cristobal Supremo courtesy of PapaWhiskey.
First one I've had and now I'll have to find a few to pick up. I usually enjoy anything My Father puts out, this appears to be no different.