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Two weeks ago, I had a Cuesta Rey Sun Grown #11, and loved it. The burn was perfect, the taste was good, and the setting was relaxing. It had been in the humidor for a few months, so the wrapper looked very nice. Two days later, after a couple of months of sleep deprivation, I woke up very...

Edited: Missed the part in the rules that included this. Sorry :(

Tonight I tried a Hemingway Classic in natural wrapper that had been calling my humidor home. The Classic has a Cameroon wrapper, was not very oily, and easily passed the pinch test. The first thing that interested me in this one was the prelight smell. The smell was strong and smelled like...

I have been looking for decent priced robustos, so tonight's choice was the Savinelli Special Selection 2004, in the robusto size. All of the Special Selections have torpedo heads, and this one is 5 x 52. The wrapper was nice and chocolately colored, but not too oily. Veins were decent, and...

After reading all the stellar reviews of the OpusX line, I picked up a few from my local vendor. Tonight, some friends invited me to a concert, which ended up being fantastic. To end the evening, I chose to smoke a Power Ranger. The cigar looked amazing, completely flawless. The wrapper was...

Normally, this stuff is probably better reserved for a kid's magazine or something, but a coworker of mine showed me this today, and it amazed me. If you look at this picture, and follow the pink dot around as it flashes, you will notice only the pink dots and the black in the middle. If you...

I used the search function to find a similar post, but could only find ones about other lighter types. While a lot of people don't like to use cigarette lighters for lighting duty, I have a nifty tool that uses regular butane disposable lighters, but alters them to improve the flame. The flame...

My first experience with the La Gloria Cubana brand was a good one, so here goes: The #5 is a 5 1/2" cigar, with a 54 ring gauge. The wrapper was a nice, oily, Ecuadoran maduro. Filler was blended from Nicaraguan and Domincan tobacco, and the binder was also Nicaraguan. Prelight aroma was...

Tonight, I enjoyed a CAO Brazilia Gol, while on my way home. According to the CAO site, the wrapper is Brazilian, and the binder and filler are Nicaraguan. The size is 5 x 56. The wrapper was dark and somewhat oily, with decent veins. Prelight aroma was very nice, soft and almost flowery...

While smoking, I like to examine the cigar and appreciate its characteristics. One thing that I always examine is the ash properties. Seeing the vein pattern in the ash is always a treat, etc.. However, today I noticed tiny little white ball shapes in the ash. From seeing pictures on here...

After reading a review of a CAO Italia Piazza in Cigar Afficionado, I picked one up to give it a try. Sadly, I was really let down by the stick. It looked beautiful, but the draw was poor and the taste described by CA were just not present. Not ready to give up on CAO (I always read so many...

I don't know if it is fate, divine intervention, or something else, but today when making my weekly purchase, my eyes were attracted to the end of the counter at the store. I saw about 5 boxes with xXx on them and actually gasped. I thought they may have been displays, so I asked, and was...

Today, I attempted to smoke a Punch Champion. I was unsure how to approach it, but as the end appeared to be pre-clipped, I proceeded to light it as usual. However, perhaps due to poor rolling or my lighting job was not perfect, the burn was terribly uneven. I even *gasp* tried to apply the...

Since I have been reading sites like mycigarblog, I have been wondering how it is that people nub cigars. I typically can get them down to one inch or so, then they are just too hot (even taking a draw much less frequently). Does everyone here nub their cigars, or leave them partial? If you...

Hello everyone. I have been reading these forums for a month or so now, but was unable to register my first time around (for some reason, my isp email never received the activation message on two occasions). This site has helped me make some excellent cigar decisions, so I hope to give back to...