What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

[jamespowers]

Vegas Robaina Famosos---Great Cigar.

 

[bowlerman]

Had that Punch London Maduro last night. Quite nice! Good flavor, and I enjoyed the shorter time commitment. Went well with Odell's Double Pilsner and Grand Teton's Sweetgrass APA.

 

[jamespowers]

Had that Punch London Maduro last night. Quite nice! Good flavor, and I enjoyed the shorter time commitment. Went well with Odell's Double Pilsner and Grand Teton's Sweetgrass APA.

There are indeed cigars that go well with beer. Maduro wrapper cigars are one of these. They contrast the hops with sweet and earthy flavors. :cheers1:

 

[penates]

Dunhill virginia flake smoked in a Peterson 302.

 

[jamespowers]

Another Robaina Famosos.

 

[St.Ignatz]

Ashton ESG 22 Year Salute.
LFD Coronado Double Corona
Tom D.

 

[BobC]

How as the ESG, Tom? I'm tempted by them, but they're pricey for a cigar I don't like.

Tonight for me a VSG Tres Mystique with Oban.

 

[jamespowers]

How as the ESG, Tom? I'm tempted by them, but they're pricey for a cigar I don't like.

Tonight for me a VSG Tres Mystique with Oban.

I would say grab the Davidoff. It goes well with Oban too.

Tonight was a PSD4.

 

[bowlerman]

I smoked hands down the best cigar I've ever experienced last night. Actually it was too long for me to even finish. I went to a cigar shop in Thousand Oaks, CA, and was thrilled to see that they even had their own roller in the back. I bought some of his dark wrappers. I don't know what to call them. They look like maduros and are about the thickness of a corona, but much longer. I spent about an hour puffing on a slow burning 2 inches or so, and it was sublime.

 

[St.Ignatz]

How as the ESG, Tom? I'm tempted by them, but they're pricey for a cigar I don't like.

Tonight for me a VSG Tres Mystique with Oban.

Got it in a Holt's sampler I could not resist. '90-Rated Pure Decadence'' Super Sampler. http://www.holts.com/category.html?id=201754&trail=201277. I enjoyed it but would not go the list price for it. Nice burn, lots of smoke evolving flavors but my burned out buds needed the Mi Amor Belicoso to really get in the groove. :eyebrows:
Tom D.

 

[maduro 5]

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Last night Partagas E2. It is somewhat milder than D4. Well balanced cigar.

 

[byronic]

Lorenzo Meershcaum-lined with Borkum Riff No.8

Got a new Lorenzo bent, meerschaum-lined. First smoke of the day filled with Borkum Riff No.8 Special Mixture. Together with some strong Colombian coffee it kickstarts the morning.

 

[jamespowers]

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Last night Partagas E2. It is somewhat milder than D4. Well balanced cigar.

This is the same size as the D4? I don't know if I want milder.

 

[maduro 5]

This is the same size as the D4? I don't know if I want milder.

It is a bigger cigar, 54 gauge, if I am not mistaken. It feels somewhat melow compare to D4 but not by much, it definetely has a Partagas flavour profile. Come to think of it, the larger gauges that came out since Siglo VI are all very smooth compare to classic Robusto sizes. Nice oily wrapper. Definely worth a try.

 

[jamespowers]

It is a bigger cigar, 54 gauge, if I am not mistaken. It feels somewhat melow compare to D4 but not by much, it definetely has a Partagas flavour profile. Come to think of it, the larger gauges that came out since Siglo VI are all very smooth compare to classic Robusto sizes. Nice oily wrapper. Definely worth a try.

Ok, a robusto extra then. I'll be on the lookout for them then. They were just introduced in February. It takes time to get in the pipeline; I guess.

 

[John in Covina]

Fuente Double Chateau Maduro.

 

[jamespowers]

Fuente Double Chateau Maduro.

Nice to see you posting here again. So how was it?

Last night I had a Robaina Famosos. Nice!

 

[Gin&Tonics]

The Mesut Meerschaum at the top with some Sherlock Holmes Mixture by Peterson's of Dublin.

 

[John in Covina]

Fuente Double Chateau Maduro.

Pretty good but maduro's often get too sweet for me

 

[jamespowers]

Pretty good but maduro's often get too sweet for me

I know what you mean.

Oh and tonight was a Partagas Culebra. SSSSSSSSSSSSS.......