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#3,252
#3,252
Celebrating the DONGS with the basevols crushing.

A fine Drew estate Year of the Rat. Top quality stuff. Really delightful slimmer ring without becoming a lonsdale. Had it for a year I think.

Tasting notes: exquisite prelight on the nose. Not my normal dark chocolate profile. Some light milk chocolate but prominent is rich old world tobacco and saddle leather with baking spices and a hint of cinnamon. So refined. Medium strength. Perfect burn and ash.

We had better win this lol
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#3,257
#3,257
Smoking another Nicaraguan factory double maduro with a glass of iced coffee. I wonder if these were seconds and not overruns. No matter. Enjoying it. Think the others will continue to benefit from a little more time in the humiTUB.
 
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#3,262
#3,262
butchna said:
Got my 7000 series natural handrolled in my new electric humidor. Mr. Bundle added another in my five pack. Smoking that tomorrow. Big favorite!
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Love the 7000s! The ones I’ve smoked had what I can only describe as a hint of cherry cough syrup, along with the normal great flavors. I don’t know if anyone else gets that but it was unusual and I don’t remember it being in any other cigar.
 
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#3,265
#3,265
I get the appeal of zippo lighters. I used to have one when I didn’t smoke. It was a souvenir from Tipatina’s, where I heard the Nevill Brothers play one night during Carnival. Some time later, I was at a sports bar watching the World Series with a friend who smoked cigarettes. He kept asking to borrow my lighter. One time that evening, he didn’t give it back, resting it atop his pack of cigarettes. While our attention was on the game, the bartender palmed it. Months later, he admitted as much to my friend, who was a regular at that bar. Someone else had stolen it from him.

Zippos may have served the troops in WWII and many others afterwards, but they’re not suitable for lighting cigars. The burning fuel will taint the flavor. However, a butane lighter is OK. Wait a moment after firing it up to apply the flame, and it shouldn’t taint the flavor of the cigar. Even my cousin who keeps a stash of long stick matches will use a butane lighter at the golf course.
 
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#3,266
#3,266
Arose in the wee hours this morning when I heard a thump outside. Made coffee and a little breakfast while watching the Tour de Slovenia on television. Decided to try another double maduro with my second cup of coffee. They’re finally ready to smoke. This one is burning perfectly while I sit on the porch listening to the birds greet the dawn.
 
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#3,267
#3,267
Tin Man said:
Arose in the wee hours this morning when I heard a thump outside. Made coffee and a little breakfast while watching the Tour de Slovenia on television. Decided to try another double maduro with my second cup of coffee. They’re finally ready to smoke. This one is burning perfectly while I sit on the porch listening to the birds greet the dawn.
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Now that's a nice "wake-up" routine. :cool:
 
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#3,268
#3,268
Tried out the extra Padron 7000 Series hand wrapped…itself wrapped in factory paper instead of the cellophane like the other five. Bigger than the other toros. I think it ended up a magnum after they finished with the filler and binder. My favorite! Started a tad earthy with some hay accent but progressed to smooth and subtly sweet. Great smoke and ash. Pleasant experience every time. Will let the other five rest. My new pup, Johnny Pretzel got his own stogie.
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Tin Man said:
I didn’t know anything about Kristoff cigars when I ordered the Kristinas. Apparently, these are the only medium bodied cigar that they produce, and the only standard parejo.
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? Not sure what you mean by "standard parejo." Kristoff doesn't really make a lot of figurados, though they do have a few piramides—those are the ones with a pointed cap and tapered head. A parejo simply refers to a cigar with straight sides and a consistent ring gauge from head to foot—the classic shape most people picture when they think of a cigar. Now, Kristoff does like to use a pigtail cap instead of the traditional triple cap on many of their parejos, but that’s just a stylistic touch. It doesn’t change the fundamental shape.
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Gandalf said:
? Not sure what you mean by "standard parejo." Kristoff doesn't really make a lot of figurados, though they do have a few piramides—those are the ones with a pointed cap and tapered head. A parejo simply refers to a cigar with straight sides and a consistent ring gauge from head to foot—the classic shape most people picture when they think of a cigar. Now, Kristoff does like to use a pigtail cap instead of the traditional triple cap on many of their parejos, but that’s just a stylistic touch. It doesn’t change the fundamental shape.
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I read that they also don’t trim the ends of some of their offerings. Pig tail caps and “hairy” ends prompted my “standard parejo” comment. I also read that their offerings are mostly full bodied. The Kristinas have been fine medium bodied cigars, and I may buy them again.
 
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