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Today's Smoke 2026

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Greetings from Athens-Greece, we have sun and 85 'F here.

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A&G Mourtides.
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What if the Troublemaker comes back in the Café?

According to the Law and customs here, the Cafe-a supermarket-a commercial store-a tavern-a small bar etc. are ''public use'', meaning every citizen can visit them freely. No Owner can stop him at the entrance and tell him ''you cannot enter'' or if you sit down ''we will not serve you'' or ''your clothes are not suitable for here'' etc., this is against the Law and has serious sanctions.Of course there are some exceptions, e.g. a store may be whole reserved for an event,a nightclub may only accept people by invitation because that day is ''private'', an expensive jewelry store has controlled entry, etc.
I have told you in a previous post who the type of person is who creates a problem in a Cafe here and how they are initially treated by the customers-waiter-owner, but there are times when he comes back after days and for sure will make the same. No one can tell him to "get up and leave" but here is the tactic:
The waitress notifies the owner that the Troublemaker from last time has come back. The waitress will deliberately take a looong time to take his order, she will take a looong time to bring him the coffee (this will make him angry), which coffee will deliberately not be as he ordered (to make him angry even more) and any complaints he makes later will not receive a proper response or just a shrug and an ''i can not do anything'' gesture as anwer.
The other customers will look at him cross-eyed, the waitress will not be smiling when he pays and the owner will look at him straight in the eyes expressionlessly, all of these makes him realize that they don't want him there as a customer and so he won't come back. Finally we got rid of him!
 
Tatuaje Tattoo with a couple years of rest (thanks Bobby @rbbrock )
White pepper and baking spice start with faint underlying caramel and vanilla. Aromatic cedar with white pepper retro. Caramel raisin sweetness with milder spice. Surprising strength. Great breakfast smoke with coffee.

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Espinosa Habano, picked these up on a whim about a month ago, never tried them before. We'll see how it is. Hopefully good since there's another in the humidor!

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The cpl I've had from my 10ski have been troublesome w super tight draw and it was a battle to keep them lit. I'm curious as to what you experienced.

HT
 
The cpl I've had from my 10ski have been troublesome w super tight draw and it was a battle to keep them lit. I'm curious as to what you experienced.

HT

Same - I had one of a fiver about a month ago and it’s the first cigar I absolutely couldn’t keep lit regardless of draw tooling and huffing until I passed out. Hopping they’ll open up with time.
 
Illusione Rothchilde Maduro - thanks Bobby! @rbbrock
Sweeth cocoa, bread, creamy coffee, no spice. Tight draw which opened up after I doubled-tooled it. Sweet tea and cream with mild baking spices on retro. Finished with floral notes, lemon zest and mild spice. Enjoyable hour twenty.

Bobby pointed out this is a direct competitor (size/price) to the Tatuaje Tatoo and was curious as to my comparison. Both were mild, enjoyable smokes but I liked the tatoo more for its easier draw and added bit of spice. Thanks again Bobby for the nice bundle of Illusiones and other great smokes!

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Same - I had one of a fiver about a month ago and it’s the first cigar I absolutely couldn’t keep lit regardless of draw tooling and huffing until I passed out. Hopping they’ll open up with time.
Okay honest feedback just after finishing it, a solid 2 hour smoke but I think I tend to smoke slower than most people.

As far as the draw and re-lighting, honestly I didn't have any issues. I did v-cut this one, not sure how much difference that makes (I tend to v-cut when they're toros or 50 ring gauge or larger). Mine did sit in the humidor for at least a month which may have helped. As I got close to the last third I did have to relight once and touch up a few times but it was a pretty consistent burn. My relight was my fault, an ice cream truck came thru the neighborhood and I got distracted for a bit with a bomb pop. (Hey I'm Gen- X and that was a throwback to my childhood) Also the first time my 14 year old daughter saw an ice cream truck so couldn't pass up that opportunity.

I smoked this one down more than a lot of cigars, the heat didn't get overpowering until the last half inch or so. The flavor lasted almost to the end for me.

Overall I liked it, if the next one is the same I may have to put this o e on a favorites list.
 
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