Best Of

This is a good reminder to live your best life and smoke your best cigars on the regular. I realized this a few years back and started thinning my collection down by smoking my best stuff as a matter of course. I also purged a bunch of value sticks that I bought that I didn’t truly enjoy.

I don’t smoke enough to suffer mediocre cigars. I smoked down a lot last year with little buying. I’ve been hitting targeted acquisitions that I know I like a lot and the getting has been very good lately if you know where to look, amazing in fact. My CAS days are behind me and it’s all about strategic acquisition of premium selections for the best price.

I’m down to one of the half-full size weathertight bins (I think 30 QT) and don’t plan on going beyond that moving forward. I’m more focused on actually smoking good cigars rather than collecting them.

This is a good reminder to get busy smoking those special occasion and premium cigars for everyday is a special occasion in good health and good fortune. Long ashes!

@Rdp77 said:

@VegasFrank said:

@Rdp77 said:
Ok @TheCigarChick lets see what this thing is all about…

So half hour in how is it?

Its not your typical Cameroon. In my opinion it’s full flavored and bodied with just a touch over medium in strength. Some really nice flavors. Not heavy on spice but it’s definitely there. The aroma off the foot was incredible. I’ll absolutely smoke it again.

Happy you enjoyed it, @Rdp77! I've finally gotten around to the new EP Carrillo Endure, and let's just say I'm very confused by the blend. lol

These are available for preorder

Made by Dapper for a bible study group. SB has them.

@Rdp77 said:

@TheCigarChick said:

@Rdp77 said:

@VegasFrank said:

@Rdp77 said:
Ok @TheCigarChick lets see what this thing is all about…

So half hour in how is it?

Its not your typical Cameroon. In my opinion it’s full flavored and bodied with just a touch over medium in strength. Some really nice flavors. Not heavy on spice but it’s definitely there. The aroma off the foot was incredible. I’ll absolutely smoke it again.

Happy you enjoyed it, @Rdp77! I've finally gotten around to the new EP Carrillo Endure, and let's just say I'm very confused by the blend. lol

I recently smoked his new Sumatra and confusing is a good description for it as well.

@Rdp77
The Essence Maduro is better than the Sumatra, which I didn't expect. The Honduran one is flat-out weird.

@rsherman24 said:

@OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:
Hair flowing like Patrick Swazey….

And Patrick Swayze

Well at least we now know who’s really infatuated with said actor 😂

Yes. I had to open it up a bit with the perfect draw tool. Probably won't be necessary with some more humidor time.

Tiago is my grandson's name, although his is spelled Thiago.