Patina Maduro Rustic Robusto

I was excited that I finally was able to get into the Small Batch Cigar COTM club, and this was one of the first of their selections. It's got a great earthy/wood feel, not too sweet - good cigar that was enjoyed down to the nub.

If you can believe the retail price, the COTM is a great value and what I really enjoy about it is it's affording me to try cigars I very likely would have never tried based on their price point. This was their lowest "value" cigar and it was great, I can only imagine it going well from here ...

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Arturo Fuente - 858 Double Chateau NT

I'm not sure entirely sure what this one is called, I'll have to guess 858 Double Chateau Natural (6.7"x47) by size? This gets me thinking about what a great effect vitola has on the flavor of a cigar. I'm thinking about it like wrapping a burrito; a chubby burrito tortilla barely stretches around, a thin burrito might have multiple layers of tortilla wrapping. Not only will there be more wrapper and binder in a section, but with whatever filler there is being smaller - more of your flavor is dependent on these leaves. Maybe this explains why I enjoy a thicker vitola flavor more. This started out kind of on the unpleasant side and then settled in for a nice "normal" Fuente. Longer sizes also annoy me for a variety of reasons, they only fit vertically in my trays - but mainly longer cigars tend to develop a crack or a problem or burn problem. This was no exception, great burn but something started messing up the draw - like there was ...

Arturo Fuente - Rosado Sun Grown R56

Now that I've had a few, I can say that this cigar is hands down my favorite cigar for taste and vitola (so far). Every time it hits my taste buds just right. I had this one in a dry box just overnight. I think my target is going to be 24-48 hours in advance I'll put them in the box, the burn was clean through the whole cigar and no need to touch up. As far as "tasting better" from the process I couldn't really say because this one is just lip smacking delicious to begin with. I wish I could adequately describe the flavor actually. I took a look at a few cigar muckity-muck reviews that talked about chocolate and nuttiness and sweetness. I just don't think that's what I tasted ... I need to try again maybe now that I've read.

The Very First Post

The hunt for the perfect cigar. This last year I have discovered the pleasure of taking the time to smoke a cigar. I imagine I will go into all the nuances that have made it such a pleasurable experience in my future musings, but since this is the very first post I wanted to sort of lay down my purpose for this in the first place. I've tried a broad selection of cigars bought from local shops and online stores, buying those names that I recognized from recent forum chatter or choosing them based on cool label design or perceived rarity. Needless to say I was all over the place - no idea about what anything meant Agnorosa, Ligero, Nicaraguan, Dominican - and the results were as expected all over the map. I found some I preferred more than others - but sadly the one thing I really 'learned' in these months, is that I can tell there is almost a plateau-like difference between normal cigars and WOW that's a good cigar. Much like wine, price can point you in the right dir...

Waste of a Good Cigar

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