What Did You Smoke Today

Just finished the Gran Habano No. 5 Churchill. It has a nice band and the corojo wrapper had a few small veins. The prelight taste reminded me of grapefruit :dunno: Anyone else notice any citrus? It was full-bodied but still a few steps below the Camacho Corojo's. For the price of 5.99 locally and 5.00 on cigar.com, it's a good smoke. The only complaint was all the bits of tobacco I had to keep spitting out. I might pick up a couple more to see how some age treats them, but as long as there are still Cusano and Camacho Corojo's to be had...

Yesterdy had a Punch Gran Puro.... I'll have to give this one a try again as I had consumed several beers at a party and the cigar did not get my full attention, although I remember it as a full bodied, not as spicy as I had expected, but complex, and not harsh at all...Did not burn very even, but, all in all a very good cigar!!

i had a cupido tuxedo today at the start of the nascar race

i had a rocky patel vintage 92, VERY nice indeed.

Axe, I'm quite familiar with the No.5's as I'm 2 sticks away from finishing a box but as an answer to your post, no, I've never experienced any citrus pre-light aromas. Usually, for me at least, they have a really pungent scent that reminds me of vegetation in places of high heat and humidity.

montnoir said:

Usually, for me at least, they have a really pungent scent that reminds me of vegetation in places of high heat and humidity.

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Yeah, I noticed a vegetal quality also. I guess I'll have to try again to compare the results. I have to go back to my local shop anyway
to pick up the 1/2 dozen cans of LAVA butane that I left behind the other day...I didn't want to look greedy but... :lol:

Had my dad over today for the "holiday." Before dinner he grabbed one of my Opus. Hey, it's Father's Day, I wasn't gonna say NO! 8)
I fired up a Diamond Crown Maximus (thanks alot...you know who you are :lol, Now I'm gonna have to pick up many more of these. :grumble:

After dinner we both lit up Hemingway Masterpiece maduros, the first 2 from a box I've been aging for a few years...very nice.

BLASTERPIECES! Hand me one and I'll blast it to pieces, too. 8) haha

The No.5's I recommend you store at a lower humidity. I find that they just burn better and more evenly at the lower RH's. At 70/70, they tend to canoe a lot... a lot.... annoyingly a lot. :argh:

Looks like I'll be storing a 5'er with my Opus and Diplomas. I keep them between 62-64% :thumbsup:

I kepp all my Fuente's in their own humidor, Opus, Anejo's, Hemmy's etc...

The RH is at a constant 63% and I have not had a poor burning cigar yet.....

Some cigars just need to be smoked slower too, I think some people suck a cigar down so fast that it can cause some burn issues as well as getting hot...just my $.02, but from my experience, all cigars burn better at a lower RH..

Then there are cigars that just don't burn evenly at all. :lol:


Yeah, I keep mine around.... 64, 65ish? Yeah.

I just finished a Camacho Corojo Dark Monarca. What a difference 2 weeks of rest makes
No burn issues this time around and the draw was perfect.
Diploma is still the #1 Camacho for me, but I'll be keeping some of these around for sure.

It's always best to let cigars that you just brought home rest for a while because the RH at stores are usually a bit higher just so they won't dry out.

Yeah I know, but I couldn't wait any longer to try one. :lol:
But that's why I buy at least 5.
Needless to say, the remainder are resting comfortably in
the same cabinet as my Opus, Diplomas and others with a
tougher (thicker) wrapper. I've finally been able to get my
Opus to burn very evenly with the RH between 62-64%.

Yesterday I had a Padron Fuma for the ride home from work. First one I've tried. Not bad.

On the ride to work this morning I had a Torano Dominican Selection Carlos VII. A little too mild for me I think. Faint chocolate, nutty taste, a little earthy. Good burn and draw. Good amount of smoke, aroma was mild.

Spent a wonderful hour ousde after supper with a Sol Cubano Corojo Reserve Robusto....very enjoyable. Will be in my rotation!!

I had a CAO Extreme Belicoso on the ride home today. Pretty good stick. Nice aroma, good draw, lots of smoke.

i like the avatar dbrad4d

Thanks. I had my doubts about using it.