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hey buddy,got a light?
sailordad:
well i just thought i would let ya'll know
these cigars are FRIGGEN AWESOME 8)
they have a smootheness to them i have never had from a smoke before,well not legal smokes anyhow ;D
i took me three days worth of smoking to get it finished(about 3 hrs total smoke time)
it never got harsh or bitter from being lit/put out/relit at all like alot of cigars do
they dont have the odor that lot of cigars put off
the draw is smooth and even from begining to end
now thats a good smoke ;)
Parnell: i made your offer to the box of cigars and they just dont want to go back to being that close to the dictator again
they said democracy is much better
wayne: if a cigar(good or bad)gets dry they will always taste bad and be harsh etc.
the key is to keep them in bout 70% humidity,60-70* temps,and let them age for awhile
a good cigar is like good wine. the longer you let it age,then breath the better it will be
most of the cigar tobacco that is grown in the Dominican Republic is Cuban seed for the tobacco and just grown there instead of Cuba
this,as i am told,has to do with our ongoing embargo with Cuba.manufacturers use the cuban seed in the D R to get as close to a true cuban flavor as possible.
i for one can tell you now,there is still a differance in the tobacco flavor,must be the differance in soil cause its the same seed.
so i am guessing the cubans youve tried were probably overly dried and got stale.(some people dont know the proper way of treating cigars)
oh and by the way,i dont smell pig poop either.actually i like the smell of manure in the spring time ;D
and i have been doing the whole ziploc baggie thing for now too,but thanks for the input (my humidor should be here on monday next week)
stickbender:
yes indeed, you have to keep them fresh, or they will not be any good at all. These were fresh, just very strong. The Dominican cigars are from Cuban seed, but the soil is not quite the same as in Cuba, which will make a difference. I am sure there are some good tasting Cuban cigars, I just have not come across them, not that I ever came across that many real Cuban cigars. I have some Cuban Friends, and I could get some from them now and then, but I don't smoke any more, so I haven't tried any more. I dated a woman years ago, and before she left Cuba, she worked as a cigar roller. Most of the cigars you get here have tobacco, and man made products. I like the way they describe that..... Man made......now just what kind of man made products? My brother smokes some that are all tobacco, and he likes them, and I gave him some from DR, and he likes them and has had them before, but prefers the ones he smokes. I can't remember what brand they are. Like he said you can smoke a five dollar cigar, and a dollar cigar, and find the dollar one smokes, better. I have a Friend from the Dominican Republic, and he makes a ritual out of smoking a cigar.Yes a Woman is only a Woman, but a good cigar, is a smoke! Thanks to Rudyard Kipling, in the Betrothed. I have a 1900's book of his poetry. He wrote that poem from an article he read in the newspaper about a woman who gave her husband an ultimatum, either the cigars go, or she goes. Glad you got a good box of cigars. as far as smooth and illegal smokes, I have never had a smooth illegal smoke! :P More like a " Hemp " rope being dragged down your throat...... ;D Enjoy them, my Friend, a good cigar and a good glass of whiskey, or bourbon, is a blissful moment to remember, for the sheer pleasant relaxation, and the separation form the stress of the day. Quite the elixir of life's finer things. Soothes the nerves, and massages the soul. A little trivia, supposedly the little band on most cigars was started when Queen Elizabeth, complained of getting tobacco stains on her little delicate fingers, so they put a band of papper around the Cigar, so she could hold it, and not soil her little fingers. I don't know how much truth there is in it, but that is what I have heard. Enjoy the New Year with your treasure. You need a comfortable old chair, and a heater in your garage, and a radio with some good ol Oldies, and then you can really enjoy! ;)
Wayne
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