puffnstuff
altruistic pervert
couldn't have been more disspointed...
after a long, brutal 2 weeks of school that kept me from being able to smoke as often as I like, I wanted to ring in the relaxation, short as it might last, with a cigar from the trusty 1926 line.
no differing circumstances from the other 1926 cigars I've pulled out of any of the few sampler boxes I've had. (i.e. kept in <70˚ and 65-68% since I got them about 6-8 months ago).
partnered with my current favorite, now that it's cooling down quite a bit - a big mug of freshly brewed yerba matte green tea w/ a little honey. I'm not sick, and everything else seems to be working fine, nasal and tastebud-wise.
actually, one recent change has been that with the cooler weather, it's been closer to 63-65˚ in my humidors (which is what I'd LOVE to be able to have year-'round), as opposed to 67-70˚ like it is from about may to september, but that factor hasn't seemed to change the normal character of any of the other cigars that I've smoked since the cool-down.
(while on the subject, anyone know if there's a temperature at which, or below, that is known to be "harmful", in any way, for short or long term storage?)
everything looked, smelled, and tasted to be fine & dandy on pre-light. perfect draw and construction, and it even tasted like 1926's usually do before being lit, which is what confused me most after lighting it and tasting it torched.
darn-near zero detectable hints of that heavenly nuttiness or gingerbreadyness that I love so much in the 1926's.
what's odd, is that it wasn't really any less robust than normal, and the finish lasted about as long as normal, but the usual flavors were replaced by bland tobacco and strong grassy flavors.
I accept that these things can happen... it's a plant derivative, they're rolled by humans etc. etc.
variation and/or mistakes can and will be made. I just figured that with the reputation of this line, one that I subscribe to by the way, that it was worthy of commenting on the rarity of stumbling upon a dud.
it's just weird to have the 5000 maduros that I've been fairly-regularly smoking lately taste more like a 1926 maduro than this No. 2 did.
oh well. there's always next time.
after a long, brutal 2 weeks of school that kept me from being able to smoke as often as I like, I wanted to ring in the relaxation, short as it might last, with a cigar from the trusty 1926 line.
no differing circumstances from the other 1926 cigars I've pulled out of any of the few sampler boxes I've had. (i.e. kept in <70˚ and 65-68% since I got them about 6-8 months ago).
partnered with my current favorite, now that it's cooling down quite a bit - a big mug of freshly brewed yerba matte green tea w/ a little honey. I'm not sick, and everything else seems to be working fine, nasal and tastebud-wise.
actually, one recent change has been that with the cooler weather, it's been closer to 63-65˚ in my humidors (which is what I'd LOVE to be able to have year-'round), as opposed to 67-70˚ like it is from about may to september, but that factor hasn't seemed to change the normal character of any of the other cigars that I've smoked since the cool-down.
(while on the subject, anyone know if there's a temperature at which, or below, that is known to be "harmful", in any way, for short or long term storage?)
everything looked, smelled, and tasted to be fine & dandy on pre-light. perfect draw and construction, and it even tasted like 1926's usually do before being lit, which is what confused me most after lighting it and tasting it torched.
darn-near zero detectable hints of that heavenly nuttiness or gingerbreadyness that I love so much in the 1926's.
what's odd, is that it wasn't really any less robust than normal, and the finish lasted about as long as normal, but the usual flavors were replaced by bland tobacco and strong grassy flavors.
I accept that these things can happen... it's a plant derivative, they're rolled by humans etc. etc.
variation and/or mistakes can and will be made. I just figured that with the reputation of this line, one that I subscribe to by the way, that it was worthy of commenting on the rarity of stumbling upon a dud.
it's just weird to have the 5000 maduros that I've been fairly-regularly smoking lately taste more like a 1926 maduro than this No. 2 did.
oh well. there's always next time.
