cholmes8310:

Smoking an Ashton cabinet as I write this. Pretty good stick so far, stil in first inch and a half

just finished the Ashton. It was ok. Kind of a one trick pony in my opinion, and had constant burn problems. Kept canoeing on me. Now I'm about to light up one of my precious Ruinations.

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“The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”

I picked up a CAO America single several months ago and have had it resting for the 4th. Unfortunately, it has rained all day and was still sprinkling this evening. We did get a chance to light a few fireworks for our little one and had a Sol Cubano Connecticut which was more used to light fireworks than it was as a smoke.

Tomorrow is supposed to be nice and we're planning to grill out with some friends. The CAO America is on the agenda.

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Hey guys! I've been gone for a while but now I'm back! I decided to break out the Gurkha black dragon I've had resting in my humi for 3 months while I'm watching the fireworks. One fantastic smoke, this is!

Settle on a Padron 1964 Imperial habano for my 4th smoke. Not a bad cigar to accompany some fireworks if I do say so.

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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

Started out with a CAO America box-press, good stick with solid flavor. Had dinner, desert, then sat in the pool smoking a CAO America... the eff if I know which vitola. It was like a long belicoso. GREAT smoke, that one. Didn't get to my third CAO America, since I got a flat tire, and all this other sheet happened. Ah well, for tomorrow.

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To mourn my Sticks in the Freezer I went all out and got a Davidoff Puro Dominicano... Excellent flavor for my Second Davidoff, but a little disappointing that it didn't hold up to well with the wind being fresh from the Cigar shop...

Too bad the Cigar shop had other cigars thought... I got stuck buying some Aroma De Cuba, Aurora 100 Anos, NUB Maduro, and Cusano Habano LXI Sungrown... Darn Cigar shop guy nearly twisted my ARM!

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In Tim's Beard we TRUST

kuzi16:

fourth of july smoke....

sadly i will not be taking part in that one.

i picked up ALL DAY (noon to 2 AM) so that some of my buddies at work could take their kids to fireworks and have BBQs.

family first in my kitchen.

longest. weekend. ever.

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kuzi16:

kuzi16:

fourth of july smoke....

sadly i will not be taking part in that one.

i picked up ALL DAY (noon to 2 AM) so that some of my buddies at work could take their kids to fireworks and have BBQs.

family first in my kitchen.

longest. weekend. ever.

Yet Noble!

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I picked a Don DIego Playboy. Not my first choice but I knew that I wouldn't be able to dedicate the needed time to smoking so I chose something that I didn't care if I finished or not. The cigar wasn't bad but not that strong. I think my palette is changing. I'm learning toward stronger cigars or maybe my taste is changing. The 858 I had on Friday wasn't as good. I used to love these.

I don't know what the heck happened, I was having a nice long weekend smoking a variety of things.  Sunday I had a Cussano 18, which is one of my favorites...and it hit me like a ton of bricks out of the blue.  I felt like I had a terrible hang over, and I no longer drink, just nasty.

I was out walking around in the empty field next door scavaging for rocks while smoking.  I think I must have just sucked it down too fast, or chewed on the end too much or something?

Not a pleasent experience.

 

I finally was able to sit down and enjoy the America that was to be my 4th of July smoke. It was the first one I've had and after all the waiting and hype my impression is "meh." It had a rather tight draw and flavors were so-so. I was not impressed at all.

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Man of War w/ some Gewurztraminer

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brc81:

I finally was able to sit down and enjoy the America that was to be my 4th of July smoke. It was the first one I've had and after all the waiting and hype my impression is "meh." It had a rather tight draw and flavors were so-so. I was not impressed at all.

That was kind of my experience with it too. While I'm not very well experienced with cigars, the CAO America that I had was flat the whole way through....kind of a shame. On the 4th I did enjoy a Sol Cubano Artisan while my friend had one of my Padilla Habano. They both were very enjoyable smokes. This may sound different, but I tasted some vanilla in the Artisan....very unique.

I also had my CAO America, I have to say it was alot milder than I expected it to be. But it was enjoyable for the most part except the burn issues I had with it. I also smoked a Padron 64 maduro. Great cigar! However, I don't think it's worth the $16 I paid for it. The wrappers on both cigars were great, especially the Padron, flawless.

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"Long ashes my friends"

rwheelwright:

I picked a Don DIego Playboy. Not my first choice but I knew that I wouldn't be able to dedicate the needed time to smoking so I chose something that I didn't care if I finished or not. The cigar wasn't bad but not that strong. I think my palette is changing. I'm learning toward stronger cigars or maybe my taste is changing. The 858 I had on Friday wasn't as good. I used to love these.

about time, lol. and yet you like opus X's....
I didn't smoke anything, but I was thinking about it, I need to find people who enjoy smoking cigars as much as I do as close friends, It sucks. I do like the CAO america, I haven't had any other size than the landmark and robusto, and though I have them I have not smoked them, the gift or special 4 pack that has some very odd shapes, thanks to a fellow botl on here, sorry if I forgot who.... =(

I have been wanting to crack open another gurkha royal salute or platinum though. I just can't seem to find the time to sit back and enjoy a cigar. Like I said before, I need to meet some local cigar smokers....

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