Old Henry maduro toro.

Smoking a L'Atelier that I picked up today at Tower Cigars in Sacramento. My first but I did ask Mark to reserve me a when his new shipment of the Corona Gordas arrive.

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Last night I smoked my last Viaje Satori 2013 because I knew Mark had just received these delectable treats of Xen like therapy.

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Varina Farms Breakfast Blend Churchill The construction is not bad - cap a bit untidy, but does not detract from the smoke. Lights well, burned well for about 2/3. Nice flavours - mild - plenty of creamy texture, coffee, nut, nutmeg - grows in flavour through the stick. I'd heard they burn fast, but this stick kept a nice steady pace for well over an hour. It died quite unexpectedly about 2 inches from the end and the re-light was a mistake - hot tarry, unpleasant smoke ensued - probably technical and I should have just chucked it.

Good value for a big cigar with decent flavour.

RP Connecticut Robusto that has been hanging around for about two years and that I found while doing some wineador archaeology.
Oliva V Double Robusto

A Victor Sinclair Series 55 aged 5 years supposedly. A pleasant med-full smoke not sure I'd recommend it.

MUWAT KFC Fat Molly....still not sure what I think about these....different is a good word atm....def enjoyed the smaller vitola I had before over the Fat Molly today.

Ortega Wildnunch Warrior Joe - very pleasant
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A beautiful Cohiba Siglo IV, my first official forbidden fruit, not counting Johnny O. A great celebratory stick, both for my bday, and for beginning EMT school!

Cool - congrats - great way to start!

Cigar Federation have supplied me with some great sticks (with one exception - their own CF stick).

Today was the second in my fiver of Rodrigo La Fortaleza. Apparently a Dominican puro - but it is dark - and this should be a warning - this is a "manly" stick. It started out a little brutish, but quickly settled a bit. Full bodied and powerful in every respect. Lots of pepper (I get black pepper this time) and a serious meatiness. I topped it with a double espresso (Sumatra Bold Organic from our local roaster), and that worked superbly.

It seems this would be a great cigar for a cool autumn evening with a pork rib BBQ and a couple of glasses of straight rye. Failing that perhaps a sherry cask matured single malt (thinking an older Macallan).

Weighing in at over $8 a stick it still seems like decent value in the US. (Notsomuch here if you apply duty and taxes)

Tatuaje Fausto Robusto. A powerhouse with great flavor.

Nutcracker reminded me that I've got a few Varina Farms BB in the cooler. Smoking a robusto tonight. Very pleasant, mild bodied smoke.

La Antiguedad corona grande paired with Garrison Brothers.

Smoked an Chupa Cabra Maduro (Toro). Not bad, not bad

Viaje Collaboration 2014
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Had a Palina Maduro 52. Horrible burn and tight draw. Dissapointed

I'm always worried when something has a reputation. I recently bought a box of My Father Le bijou from my Mohawk friends in Ontario, and lit the first one with some trepidation for the first time today.

The cigar is a gorgeous dark maduro (Equador habano). Silky soft, slight oily sheen - wonderful pre-light aroma of old comfy leather chairs and a gentler time. The burn is even until the last 1/3, when it started to canoe a bit. The cigar is generous and creamy, with sweet cinnamon, slight pepper. This has to be one of the nicest NCC's I have smoked. Absolutely delicious.

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Yeah, those 1922s are tasty, Neil. I don't think I've had a bad My Father smoke and that includes their short filler ones.

Psyko 7 Toro. Pretty good stick. Will be picking a few more up when I go to herf at B&M tomorrow.

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Just got done at the range, love night shooting with my Eotech...another thread tho....smoking a Headley Grange Doble. :-)