Kingantz
Growing too fast.
Johnny-O! 1966
6 ½ x 52
It’s been a rather nice, lazy day today with both the wife and me off from work for Good Friday. We went and did a little shopping, I got some tomatoes and sweet banana plants to add in my tiny garden beside the house. After picking up a few things, we decided to go grab some lunch at a local Mexican restaurant, which is a very small place behind a little grocery store where no one speaks English. The food I have to say is definitely authentic, and luckily Casey does speak a little Spanish (her mother is full-blooded Mexican). After thoroughly enjoying the food and our bellies quite full, we headed back home; however stopped at the liquor store on the way, and I grabbed a bottle of Grants.
I knew it was going to be pretty bad weather the next couple days, so yesterday took the chainsaw, cut up a good bit of wood, and brought it inside. I’ve now just lit a fire, and am settled in to try out another of the smokes John sent me. This one is a big smoke with a thick shag foot, and unfortunately the pigtail that was on top broke off at some point. The wrapper is a dark brown with slight oil, and after punching the cap find the draw perfect, tasting of really good, earthy tobacco and what I find as a very unusual flavor for John’s smoke; Cocoa. It is identical to the taste I’ve gotten before in the cold draw of a Padron thousand series maduro.
I put fire to the loose tobacco in the shag foot, and let the tobacco burn down, then start taking a puff now and then until it reaches the actual foot of the cigar. After a couple quick puffs, I take a long draw and for some reason there’s not much smoke coming out. But, what does come through, I’m thinking the cigar may have gone into its sick period as there’s a rather awful taste on the palate.
I smoke on though, but there’s no doubt it’s gone into the sick period as I just can’t continue on past the first third. It’s just a bad burnt wood taste with bitterness, possibly ammonia in the mix. Shame too as I was looking forward to this one as it was a gorgeous cigar. Knew I should’ve smoked it sooner! Many thanks John for sending!
My baby...notice the left eyebrow is up...not a good sign lol!
6 ½ x 52
It’s been a rather nice, lazy day today with both the wife and me off from work for Good Friday. We went and did a little shopping, I got some tomatoes and sweet banana plants to add in my tiny garden beside the house. After picking up a few things, we decided to go grab some lunch at a local Mexican restaurant, which is a very small place behind a little grocery store where no one speaks English. The food I have to say is definitely authentic, and luckily Casey does speak a little Spanish (her mother is full-blooded Mexican). After thoroughly enjoying the food and our bellies quite full, we headed back home; however stopped at the liquor store on the way, and I grabbed a bottle of Grants.
I knew it was going to be pretty bad weather the next couple days, so yesterday took the chainsaw, cut up a good bit of wood, and brought it inside. I’ve now just lit a fire, and am settled in to try out another of the smokes John sent me. This one is a big smoke with a thick shag foot, and unfortunately the pigtail that was on top broke off at some point. The wrapper is a dark brown with slight oil, and after punching the cap find the draw perfect, tasting of really good, earthy tobacco and what I find as a very unusual flavor for John’s smoke; Cocoa. It is identical to the taste I’ve gotten before in the cold draw of a Padron thousand series maduro.
I put fire to the loose tobacco in the shag foot, and let the tobacco burn down, then start taking a puff now and then until it reaches the actual foot of the cigar. After a couple quick puffs, I take a long draw and for some reason there’s not much smoke coming out. But, what does come through, I’m thinking the cigar may have gone into its sick period as there’s a rather awful taste on the palate.
I smoke on though, but there’s no doubt it’s gone into the sick period as I just can’t continue on past the first third. It’s just a bad burnt wood taste with bitterness, possibly ammonia in the mix. Shame too as I was looking forward to this one as it was a gorgeous cigar. Knew I should’ve smoked it sooner! Many thanks John for sending!
My baby...notice the left eyebrow is up...not a good sign lol!