Sunday Morning Smoke

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Sounds like we have been in the same place vince. I have an AA in Culinary Arts, a bckground in the MArine's, and Army as a grunt(Engineer, Observer, recon squad) I worked in a few restarurants, ran two, and then went into the Army. Now I also own a part time business(starting to become full time) in the Cigar Trade.
Makes sense though. Good food, good cigars, right slanted conservatism. Yeah, solid values in Capitalism!
This morning, I had a Drew Estate ACID One. It had a super draw, sweet, mellow taste, and the Sangria soaked wrapper had a very smooth finish, a little leathery, nice notes overall. While this cigar at first exhibits a flowery aroma, it has nothing but fine sangria in it. It goes well with a cup of slow steeped espresso bean. Nice way to remove the edge of last night's party.
 
Keep 'em. Never had a Lars Tetens, never had any of the Drew Estates Tetens-inspired cigars either, hope to never have one. I know they taste good, because I've had some good cognac and bourbon flavored cigars in my time. Nevertheless, I've always been a purist at heart and as my cigar smoking has evolved since it's beginnings well over eight years ago, I'm determined to never smoke a flavor infused cigar again. That's why I won't even smoke an A. Fuente Anejo again, because the Fuentes admit to storing the wrapper tobacco in cognac barrels.

If I wanted sangria in my cigar, I'd pour it on myself. :mrgreen:

However, and with all due respect, to each his own. By the way, I have a bunch of cognac flavored and maybe one or two bourbon flavored cigars left. Maybe they should ride along????
 
Flavored smokes are a choice I plan not to make again , lar, drew ,who ever, I like cigars, I do smoke a pipe here & there but I stay away from flavored tobacco there also, , give me a fine Monte #2 a cup of Columbian & a single malt, un plug the phone & toss some Mozart on the CD player , Heaven !!!!

Enjoy, Vince
 
First Sunday of the new year, well it started just like any other Sunday , after a breakfast of ham & one egg, I went to the Qtr.Deck with a mug of coffee & a Don Carlos #3, it is a Beauty of a morning here in the Burgh it is warm in the high 40's overnight & we are looking for a high of 58 today, not bad for Jan. in the Burgh .
My daughter & her husband were here for Pork & Kraut yesterday , her kids , his kids & all the mass confushion 6 extra for supper can create, but when it was all over I grabbed a few sticks, the coffee pot , a bottle of single malt & headed to the Qtr.Deck, with my son in law we found a little peace & quiet till the Rug rats found out we were out there !, I must remember to get a lock for the inside ! In & Out , I think they were going to knock the doors off the hinge , but then I remembered the gift of Grandchildren is the reward for not killing you children when they were young !
On Sunday I normally make a beef roast , well with all the left overs in the fridge , today I get the day off, no cooking today, Left overs !!!!, time to make the bean soup this week, there is a great looking ham bone to use !, I think it is time for more coffee & maybe a Monte or a R & J. No it will be a Bolivar Corona Extra , Enjoy, Vince
 
"but then I remembered the gift of Grandchildren is the reward for not killing you children when they were young!"

:rotflmao:

I think Vince needs to get a job writing for stand-up comedians, or maybe MAD-TV. :mrgreen:
 
The wife got me a small box(5ct) of the La Aurora Preferidos. Treasure Assortment or something like that. I know they are placed in old conjac casks, and have a real smooth taste. I like 'em. I like those Drew Estate ones too. BUT, my limited experience is being ever opened up to the real greats.
I found that I still love the good 'normal' cigar. Camerron, Natural, Maduro, Corojo, or whatever. I love the Maduro, and Cameroon's the best, but I have never said to self,"Self, don't smoke that, it's different. Try it ALL!"
The Toranos and La Flor Dominicanas have been great too. That Maduro Double Ligero Chisel was killer with a glass of Blue Label Johnny during the summer.
As I said, I am just in the 'Try All The GOOD one's ' mode. I am open to all cigars...so long as I trust the guy selling them, or offering them knows they are good.
I guess I am just the eclectic dude since I listen to all kinds of music, have a zillion collections of stuff, and am never happy with being 'normal' :D
 
So who is Normal? do you think it normal to have 11,000 cigars in your home? well thats what I had here for some time, but right before my gastric by pass I sold off a lot of them , Paid off the house , & smoked most of the cubans I didnt sell, so it was back to square one for me & my collection of cigars , the reason I paid off the house is that if God forbid some thing happened in the O.R. my wife had a paid off home & the insurance policy, plus what ever she could get from the hospital & doc, well that didnt happen so now I have a lot less cigars & a paid off house!
I did get that bolivar & a R& J torp later in the day, listened to the STEELERS kick @SS with the second & third team in , drank a lot of coffee & now I think I need a night cap, coffee single malt & a fine Cuban cigar, hummmm a Monte #2 maybe . Enjoy, Vince
 
ahhhh yes an other wonderful Sunday, I was up early today had Freedom Toast with bacon, one piece of each , coffee & then a Don Carlos #3 , I have a beef roast ready to go in the oven about noon & a Monte petit corona to go with my afternoon single malt , I have a few new jazz CD's to listen to (MONK & Wes Montgomery)& since the Steelers have the day off & will not be kicking the crap out of some one I will sit back relax sip, puff & enjoy the day !! I hope you all do the same !
Enjoy, Vince
 
January in the 'Burgh is a funny time, just this week we had a 70F day today it is in the teens, & a cold bay in Jan it is & the Steelers pulled one out of there @$$ last night, sorry jet fans , it seams no one wanted to win that one , just the luck of the Irish, Thank you Mr. Art Rooney Sr. ( may you rest in Peace & get one for the Thumb) , Devine intervention was all I could think of when the jets missed not 1 but 2 game winning field goals , it was like the Chief just waved his hand & the ball missed its target, & when the Steelers had the chance to hit the Game winner it happened to go right down the middle , again Thank you Mr. Rooney !!!!
Well it was a late night went for a Victory cigar drive after the game, I had a Sun Grown Rockey Patel , what a Great smoke, TONS of flavor huge amounts of thick heavy smoke I had an espresso from the drive up at Starbucks, I am not a big starbucks fan, I think there coffee is over roasted & brewed at to high a tempature & always has a slight burnt taste to all there plain coffees , I am not a latte drinker or a capachino drinker, I wasnt plain black coffee or a shot of espresso , or both in the same cup, but statbucks is just burnt to me, well anyhow it was the only place I could get a cup of espresso last night & thats what I needed to stand up to this Rockey Patel sun grown. I was to lazy to go back home & make it my self !!!
It is snowing here in the Burgh & I will be heading out to the Qtr.Deck to have a cigar this afternoon so I hope my wife has all the walk cleared by then ! hahahaha , I will have my morning Don Carlos #3 a bit late today, right now I have a cup of Winter blend coffee , it is a mix of Columbian & Hazelnut with a touch of Cinnamon, I am not a big fan of "Flavored" coffees but this is ok I dont think I would want this in August when it was 85F out side !
Time to get the Sunday supper in the oven, I sure hope my wife got some thing out of the freezer last nightor it will be time to call for reservations today, I hate to cook when something is frozen , tosses my timing right out the window !
Enjoy, YOUR SUNDAY, Vince
 
Like I've been saying for the past few weeks, congratulations to the best team in football. :evil:

Glad to hear you're doing well, and I agree with you about Starbucks, not to mention that most of the staff is more interested in talking to their next door neighbor about the role they tried out for in the 13 seat theatre next to their apartment building than actually looking at and addressing the customer in a polite and efficient manner.

Always glad to hear from you Vince. I hope your wife did take something out of the freezer too. My ex-girlfriend, a fantastic chef, used to be able to cook steaks and burgers that had just come out of the freezer by doing some kind of cold water trick to prep it, but it just never tasted the same.

DEFROST IT FIRST!!! IF YOUR MEAT IS FROZEN DEFROST IT BEFORE COOKING, PLEASE!!!!
 
Yes I know the cold water defrost method but like you said , it looses something in taste, she did get out a chuck roast & it will be going in soon, carrots & onions all around it, some garlic & celery & some potato wedges & a Great Gravy , I love gravy, but it is a little hard on the waist line , still on the decline , happy days, down about 140 pounds from last April ! about 80 to go !, got a lot of hanging skin in the belly area, will have it removed this summer I hope, it is getting in the way !! hahahaha , like some one took out the center pole of the tent & all the canvas in hanging down way to low ! hahahaha ! Still cant see" Little Vinny "but I know he is there every morning hahahaha ! Time to go cook !!!!
Enjoy, Vince
 
Here it is Monday , sorry I missed the Sunday morning post, it was below zero here & the drive way didnt clear it self, so both my wife & I were out side in the bitter cold removing about 8 inches of snow, not as much as some got but enough to make life a little tuffer on us old farts . I did get a cigar in when we took a break, it was a Cuesta Rey # 9 Torp Cameroon "Stamfords Blend " , nice smoke I will be looking for a few more of them.
Steelers ended the season last night, to bad I thought this was the year !
it is a big +5 F here this morning, got an inch of new snow last night , so it is back out with the broom & shovel to open the drive way Again, Dammmm I am to old for this , why didnt I have a son to take care of this for me ??? , well the Grandson is 9 & will be driving in 7 years , now If I can hold on till then hahahahaha !
Enjoy, Vince
 
Good afternoon Vince. Terribly sorry about what happened 25 miles from you yesterday, but they can hold their heads high. Westminster Abbey The Tower of Big Ben will be back bigger and better next year.

I went out last night to shovel the ten inches we got here in 4 degree weather. When I finished it was 1 and when I went to bed shortly after 5 a.m. it was -9, yes, minus 9 but that's par for the course here in January. Hand your grandson the shovel next time and tell him to get cracking!!! :D
 
You win some , you loose some , it was a great season !, I would get my grandson to clean up the snow if he lived a lot closer, now I need to go & pick him up , & to get the car out , I have to dig it out, well why pick him up if the car is out ? he could do the walks, but I do them getting to the drive way ! we did go below zero last night, & the temp at the Mustard palace was a lot colder than that for the steelers ! I had a Monte white label toro today at the shop , for the $$$ I will pass on the next one ( as if I paid for this one hahahaha ) still holding at 280, down 140 from April, need to get out & walk a lot more but it is to freeeeeking cold & icy to get many miles in , I have gone to the local shopping mall but they get all pissed off when I light up a cigar for my walk, back to the gym & the tread mill, coffee in one hand, cigar in the other, at 3 am its just me & the mice !
Enjoy, Vince
 
I had a Cuesta Rey Centenario No. 9 yesterday for the first game from a box I purchased recently. For a light Connecticut shade wrapped Dominican cigar it's got a kick to it, especially when brand new.

As for those mice, get a cat or two!!!
 
Its not my Gym, I just pay dues & have a key, I dont get there as much as I should, but at 3 am I can smoke when I walk, drink coffee & turn up the radio to a local Jazz station & enjoy the humm of the motor on the tread mill right in time with the music !, it is nice being there when its all dark & no one is there to bitch about the cigar & the cool temp, the owners turn down the heat at night to 55 , makes for a nice pace with out breaking a sweat !, Enjoy, Vince
 
Maybe you can do a BYOC (Bring Your Own Cat) workout. :mrgreen: Except cats don't like the cold. Indoor temps of 55 ain't good for the kitties. Not unless the cat takes a workout too. Well, chasing the mice around while you're squatting, benching and deadlifting should be workout enough for the cat. :cryinlaugh:
 
My daughter took the cats when she got married,when she got divorced her Ex got cats.they are slow, old & well fed & dont chase anything at all the Grandsons love both of them but as old as they are, I think if they make spring or summer we will all be lucky,one is 17 the other is almost 20, the BIG one "Chip" all 28 pounds of him had a run in with a Raccoon & lost more than just fur .He moved out after that & moved in with a good friend & his wife a few miles down the road, you might have heard of him Dominic DeNucci , Pro wrestler, his daughter & my daughter went to school together , Dom just retired & is living right here in good old Freedom Pa.
his wrestling school is closed & up for sale. he is 73 ! worked up till last fall in the ring ! great shape for an old man, I dont know where I will walk when he sells the place ! , he smokes Avanti 's well thats what he likes I get them for him by the box & leave him a monte or R&J some times , as long as its free he will smoke it !!!
he needs to get a new coffee pot at the Gym, takes to long to heat up ! , I gave it to him when I got a bigger pot about 10 years ago, I think that was the last time it was cleaned ! , it makes great coffee but it takes forever !
well its time for me to hit the sheets, my wife is taking her mother to the doctor in the morning & I want to keep the car so I need to take her there & then they can use the old ladys car , it hasnt run since last week & it needs to get moved so the snow can be removed from the parking lot.
have a safe & warm week , Enjoy, Vince
 
Avanti's!!! What's up with Italian guys who work out and Avanti's??? The guy I bought my house from, one of my first friends at a gym I worked out at starting 31 years ago smokes those things!!! And I DO remember Dominic. As for old cats, those are two old cats you're talking about. Maxine at 16 1/2 is the oldest cat I've ever had by far. She'd still chase a mouse if she saw one, though.

She'd better!!!
 
Looks like we made an other week of wonderful cigar smoking ! we got a fresh coat of snow last night about an inch or so, everything looks fresh & clean now , Yesterday we took #2 grandson to the mall & the arcade for birthday #7 & then to eat at Bobs Big Boy, thats his choice not mine !When we were at the arcade he beat me in air hockey 3 times , granted the first game I did let him win but he KICKED my sorry butt the next to games straight up 7 - 2 & then again 7 - 3 . Little guy is fast with the puck !, he told me he was holding back in the first game witch he won 7 - 5. He didnt want me to feel bad hahahaha ! , Next time I will KICK HIS BEHIND hahahaha, by then my eye sight will have failed even more & he will be faster & stronger than he is now !
I started this morning with my Don Carlos #3 & coffee, I am finishing up the pot of Kenya AA right now . Pot roast to cook later today & snow to sweep from the walkway & drive way before it gets all walked on & turnis to ice, Sunday paper to look at & a few cigars to smoke, so I better get off my formerly fatt behind & get to doing what needs done ! Enjoy, Vince
 
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