Interesting story and experiment, thanks for sharing it.

Those Toscano and 'Toscano style' smokes are good cigars in my opinion. Wurm (Shawn) sent me a few from Germany and I enjoyed them, I'm pretty sure most of them consist of all natural tobacco, just that it's dry cured like you mentioned.

This has happened to me a few times in the past , every time I noticed the cigar was packed/rolled tighter than normal.

There are a lot of cigars out there, that are very good imo, for $2 and under... Any of the Cuban JLPs (less than $2 a stick) Padron Londres (about $2 a stick) The Oliva bundles (less than $2) The Lusitanias from Mike's cigar (made by Perdomo, when on sale, about $1.50 per stick) If he doesn't...

the only similarity is the brand name. One of the worst cigars I've smoked in recent memory was a Monte White label (NC).

Lately I've become a big Perdomo fan also (ok, let the flaming begin :) ) I would add the Padron 1964 to your list of cigars that make Cubans cigars less wanted/needed,,, personally I'd take one over a Cuban because I know the flavor and consistency is always bang on, you can't say that with...

The best of the bunch for me is Molson Dry, but it's still not great.

It takes time for your body to build up Nicoteen tolerance... start with milder and smaller cigars, try to not mix with a lot of alcohol... when you feel it coming, grab something very sweet, a cola, a chocolate bar, a few sugar cubes.

Try Al (Puffstuff)

no comparison, the Pepin Black by a country mile... the Tat Ps I had also tasted like air to me, and tasted nothing like the Havana VI line

the masters list nailed it... my favorite mild nc is the Diamond Crown natural line.

Great interview Dion, and it's nice to hear you are working on some smaller vitolas.

Has anyone ever smoked a Cuban cigar with the Pele de Oro tobacco? If so, what characteristics does this leaf have that makes it so different? edited for spelling.

I think they are a good guide. I've rarely been disappointed with the cigars they rate the highest... some don't fit my palate but the majority are very good cigars, just my opinion though.

I recently started into beers. Some of the ones I've tried in the last month or so... Chimay Red (the finish was too bitter for me) Unibroue La Fin du Monde (really liked) Unibroue Trois Pistoles (good, but I prefer the other Unibroue beers so far) Unibroue Blanche de Chambly (really liked...

The 6000 has been my least favorite so far, but the example I smoked was fresh and I usually smoke Padrons with 1-2 years of age minimum. Also, it was a maduro and I much prefer the naturals in the Padron series. It terms of value, you can't beat the 2000s imo.

for future reference... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...12151823AAMpDQi :) :)

Is this fact or rumor because this doesn't seem like something the Padrons would do? It's the first time I've heard this so I'm curious.

give Al (PuffStuff) a buzz or a PM, he is awesome and will take care of your needs.

If they were stored at 75% plus then that could be your problem but I've experienced a number of Cuban cigar with inconsistent (better word than shitty) construction. As much as Habanos has improved, I still don't find their construction to be where it should be yet (considering the price and...