TRINIDAD. . . .

Scary. I was given two of these 7x50 cigars about two years ago in a package sent by one of my internet cigar friends I believe. I deliberately avoided them because I heard they were REALLY strong.

I smoked the first one tonight. I forgot what time I lit it, but it took a VERY, VERY long time to smoke. It was also a very good cigar tastewise. It had a bass line of mostly charred meat, with occasional flavors of chocolate wafer, and toward the end a growing creamy, burnt flavor, with a bit of raisin here and there. I spend the last hour of this smoke going to the sink to spit quite frequently. I also didn't quit on this cigar, even though I was feeling like Earnie Shavers was working my head over with all his best shots. Well over one hour after finishing this cigar my head is still very heavy.

Two years in one of my desk tops didn't dull this cigar's strength. I think I still have the other one. If I didn't give it away, I may actually do so. If I keep it, it will be at least another six months to a year before I smoke it.

Great cigar, just too strong for me. This is made for smokers who really enjoy Cubans and other strong, smoky cigars. This had an easy draw and a lot of thick smoke throughout.

Nmcowboy, that is pretty much how I treat a box of cigars when I get them too. Not in such a precise or frequent pattern, but I'll try one a couple weeks after getting them, then periodically to see how they age, etc.

Sumseeng tells me dees guy ees reelly my cousin.

Wait a second. Are you guys telling me that Trinidad I smoked last night was a Cuban? It didn't say Habana on the band.

Ah, if you have been communicating off line with Castle Crest, you have made the acquaintance of a fine gentleman indeed. He will also give you the key.

When you pass through the gate, there will be ten hurdles and a pair of track shoes waiting for you, along with a uniform. Forget about whether or not you have ever run the 110 meter hurdles. Your inquisitiveness will get you over them, IF you are game!!!

At the end of the hurdles, there will be a tree on the right. Behind that tree are some refreshments. Eat and drink. A man will appear, seemingly out of nowhere. He does not speak. He will beckon to you. Through the woods there is a large castle. 252 feet before the castle, the man will show you a trap door. You will enter a tunnel which will lead to the castle. The tunnel is lit, so you will have no problem navigating.

Take the forward route. Do not diverge when the tunnel breaks off into other pathways. Remember, it's only 252 feet to your dream. At the end of the tunnel is a large brass door. A beautiful woman will be waiting there in a gym outfit, leaning on a barbell. She does speak, but she will not speak to you. She will merely point to a velvet covered stairway. Two flights up the stairs there is a large, oak door. Hung on the back of the door will be a smoking jacket, luxurious, beautiful and custom made for you.

Inside the right pocket of the jacket is a Cuban cigar of unspecified make. Inside the left pocket is a lighter. When you are finished with the cigar, the man will arrive. The man who will arrive is known as . . .

CASTLE CREST!!! You will then know that your mission is complete. He will render to you a key, your very own copy of . . .

The Cuban Key. You will keep this forever and treasure it. And you shall make crocodiles out of other grasshoppers, . . .

Grasshopper.

The band on my Trinidad is a dull gold color with TRINIDAD, just like that, in a plain book font, with a thin black line upper and lower border, and the word TRINIDAD is flanked by three upper case "T"'s, forming a triangle, with two of them upside down. No mention of Habana any where. I guess no Cuban then, huh? Forgot who they came from. It's been about two years, I'd guess. So many friends, so many cigars.