Whatcha smokin tonight?

Mofongo

@Rdp77 said:

@Amos_Umwhat said:

Looks like you’ve recently dove head first into the brand. What do you think of it overall?

I've been impressed. Haven't had a bad one yet. I've seen them in the "what are you smoking..." threads, and on my recent trips to Nashville I've picked up a few at the B&M where I usually go for Davidoff cigars. Come to think of it, I don't think I got any Davidoff's. I tried these, and Atabey, which I'd also never had. It was also very good.

A lot of you guys, especially Edward, smoke cigars I've never heard of, it always makes me curious. I don't know if anyone ever notices, but I don't react to cigars I don't know. If you post something I know and love in those threads I check "awesome" or "like" etc., but if I don't know the cigar, well, I don't put an opinion.

Funny thing, I'm not as discerning with pipe tobacco, I suppose because the various possibilities are so wide ranging. There's lots of pipe tobacco that I might not like, for myself, but that others might think are the best ever.

Not so much with cigars. There's variety, of course, but a cigar is still a cigar. Infused don't count so much in that sense, they're more like the pipe tobacco, and I rarely even try them. Some aren't bad though, for instance today's daily deal, the Cafe con Leche Tabak Especial. I like those, sometimes, and I've bought them for friends who want to try to understand the cigar experience, all while explaining to them that these are infused, but still impart the tobacco at least as much as the infusion, unlike some others.

At any rate, all of the Foundation cigars I've tried have been quite good. The guys at the shop, Franklin Cigar, are pretty knowledgeable and make good suggestions after giving them information on the flavor profiles I prefer, and I can inspect the cigar before buying, something one cannot do with on-line offers.