souldog
OG Post-Whorer since 2008 bitches...
Another beautiful night here in Monterrey, CA. They just finished up their Greek festival here, and the crowds are subsiding, which is nice because people and crowds generally piss me off. Tonight, Mrs. Souldog and I went to a local micro-brewery, Peter B's, and had some excellent brews and fish and chips:
Here is a nice pint of their 7 Malt Stout:
I ordered two more pints, had them sent to our room, and went to work while sitting on the patio.
Cigar: Padilla Signature 1932 Limitado Oscuro Salomon
Size: 7.2" X 59 Ring
Start Time: 2113 hours
Initial Impressions: I removed the cello, and examined this cigar. I picked it up from The Devil Site, and it's been resting for about six weeks, so it should be ripe for the burning. The wrapper is very sweet and spicy, rolled perfectly with no veins, ultra-dark wrapper with tons of oil, and spicy to the nostrils.
The Smoke: I clipped the cap and took a pre-light draw, and it was tight as hell. So, I re-clipped further down, took another draw, and still tight.
I think this may be attributed to the "nipple foot," so I'll live with it for now. I lit the cigar and tasted nutmeg and cinnamon in the first few puffs. After that, the spice started to hit me in my nostrils, and it is a very enjoyable experience.
The cigar begins to open up once past the "nipple" end and flavors of chocolate, pecans and cinnamon are found. This cigar is shaping up nicely, and pairs well with the stout I picked up. The foot's ash is really weak, and it looks like it's doing all kind of funky things like expanding, dropping off without notice, and generally annoying me. The burn is crooked and I am having a hard time fixing it without burning up to two inches off the wrapper, oh well.
Later, the burn is still crooked as ever, and my purge almost took my face off, but the smoke is back in full force. The cigar might need a year or two to rest, as the robust flavors seem to go in and out. Again, I had some serious burn issues so I let the cigar go out, ashed it off, and tried my hand at yet another relight. As tasty as it is, I'm getting annoyed with this cigar!
On the relight, the cigar was PACKED with that spicy familiar 1932 taste, it was terrific. After listening to the bugler play "Taps" (who knew they did that here?), the damn cigar went out again. Re-lit, back to smoking.
Relight relight relight, that seems like that's all there is in this review. The cigar is in fact flavorful, but these relights are just killing me.
Overall: In summation, this cigar was a tasty, well constructed masterpiece, and definitely worth the price tag IF it did not have so many burn issues. I wouldn't buy the limited edition box, but I will definitely buy a couple more to let them rest for a year or two and see if some aging helps. The flavors are incredible when you can taste them, but there are still pockets of time where you taste ammonia and young tobacco. Perhaps I smoked it too quickly? Maybe I didn't let it rest in my humidor as long as I should have? Either way, you pay $30 USD for a stogie, the freakin' thing better stay lit. Maybe the new Padilla makers kicked these guys out too quick to the streets.
End Time: 2235 hours
Here is a nice pint of their 7 Malt Stout:
I ordered two more pints, had them sent to our room, and went to work while sitting on the patio.
Cigar: Padilla Signature 1932 Limitado Oscuro Salomon
Size: 7.2" X 59 Ring
Start Time: 2113 hours
Initial Impressions: I removed the cello, and examined this cigar. I picked it up from The Devil Site, and it's been resting for about six weeks, so it should be ripe for the burning. The wrapper is very sweet and spicy, rolled perfectly with no veins, ultra-dark wrapper with tons of oil, and spicy to the nostrils.
The Smoke: I clipped the cap and took a pre-light draw, and it was tight as hell. So, I re-clipped further down, took another draw, and still tight.
I think this may be attributed to the "nipple foot," so I'll live with it for now. I lit the cigar and tasted nutmeg and cinnamon in the first few puffs. After that, the spice started to hit me in my nostrils, and it is a very enjoyable experience.
The cigar begins to open up once past the "nipple" end and flavors of chocolate, pecans and cinnamon are found. This cigar is shaping up nicely, and pairs well with the stout I picked up. The foot's ash is really weak, and it looks like it's doing all kind of funky things like expanding, dropping off without notice, and generally annoying me. The burn is crooked and I am having a hard time fixing it without burning up to two inches off the wrapper, oh well.
Later, the burn is still crooked as ever, and my purge almost took my face off, but the smoke is back in full force. The cigar might need a year or two to rest, as the robust flavors seem to go in and out. Again, I had some serious burn issues so I let the cigar go out, ashed it off, and tried my hand at yet another relight. As tasty as it is, I'm getting annoyed with this cigar!
On the relight, the cigar was PACKED with that spicy familiar 1932 taste, it was terrific. After listening to the bugler play "Taps" (who knew they did that here?), the damn cigar went out again. Re-lit, back to smoking.
Relight relight relight, that seems like that's all there is in this review. The cigar is in fact flavorful, but these relights are just killing me.
Overall: In summation, this cigar was a tasty, well constructed masterpiece, and definitely worth the price tag IF it did not have so many burn issues. I wouldn't buy the limited edition box, but I will definitely buy a couple more to let them rest for a year or two and see if some aging helps. The flavors are incredible when you can taste them, but there are still pockets of time where you taste ammonia and young tobacco. Perhaps I smoked it too quickly? Maybe I didn't let it rest in my humidor as long as I should have? Either way, you pay $30 USD for a stogie, the freakin' thing better stay lit. Maybe the new Padilla makers kicked these guys out too quick to the streets.
End Time: 2235 hours
