Friday night I smoked my first Torano Exodus and CAO L'Anniversaire cameroon......and I thot I was in Heaven. Tonight I smoked a 5 Vegas robusto and a Sherpa Diablo toro and I was without a doubt just as happy. The 5 Vegas burned perfectly even the whole way through.....tasted great, had a beautiful white ash and the first ash had to be at least 2 inches when it fell...landed vertically and stood proud while I finished the smoke...without another ash dropping until I had to lay it down or burn my fingers. Then I fired up the Sherpa.... an inch longer smoke but again a minimum of 2 inch ash and beatiful white ash....finally laid it to rest before another ash dropped because my fingers were at risk.....the guy next to me at the bar(non cigar smoker) commenteda about what a beautiful ash that was....and commented "and that cigar smelled great". It tasted great too....and left my tongue "tingling" which is one of the things I look for when I smoke. Someday when I get more experienced I may look back and thing these smokes were ordinary....but for now....I'm totally satisfied....and can't wait to smoke em again.
Em

Cork sniffer
The good old days, enjoy them while you can and it's cheap. It doesn't take long.

Exactly what ol' Buddha-Belly said.

Savor those moments....for you will soon be lookin for your next Anejo fix, or PAM injection. Oh how sweet it is to enjoy the heck out of a dollar smoke these days. JMO, and have fun

Dave

I lit up my first CAO Anni maduro tonight and it was plugged 😞 tried everything I could think of and suffered for 20 minutes or so before finally euthanising it.

I walked dejectedly back to my cooler and picked up a sleeper which sells at about $1 it was COMPLETELY satisfying with plenty of tingle in all the right places. Emgold, you will be receiving a few of these from me this year 😃
I love a GREAT cigar but I'm not so jaded as to not enjoy a good one. Keep the faith brothers and sisters.

And so it begins...............

DED

My last two CAO Maduros I've had have been plugged. Bummer. I couldn't smoke either one.

choner