Smoking some domestics
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:50 am
As my CC stash has thinned of late, I've had to make some hard choices when it comes time to smoke. Lately, I've been opening my NC humidor more and more and more....
I decided to try some new(to me) sticks that were supposedly 'aging,' and this is what I've been able to surmise:
Padilla is not for me. 15 minutes into this cigar, and I was already debating chucking the damned thing. Just heavy, overly sweet- that may not be the most accurate way to describe it, but it's what I remember, and it wasn't anything I was looking for in a cigar. Padilla 1932. Torp. No thank you. Have a double robusto-ish with the same band still sitting in my humi. And its gonna [i]stay[/i] there.
PJ/DPG- You know, I've had a number of these, from tat red label(forgive me if I get some of the names wrong, I don't follow the 'kool-aid,' so-to-speak), tat cojonu, la verite, DPG black label, San Cristobal, and so on... Guys, I have tried. And I do not see the light. ...okay, there were a couple, being the tat red label and the la verite, that were [b]acceptable.[/b] Until you consider [u]the price for a la verite.[/u] The rest were forgettable. Granted, they didn't garner the reaction I had with the Padilla. But I don't get it. I guess I should be thankful, as there's not much left in my wallet to be acquiring new favorites. There is a DPG lancero left in my humi. I'm actually curious as to what the flavor will be like- there aren't many lanceros I've met that I didn't like.
La Flor Dominica- I really didn't expect much from the 2 "double ligero" samples that were gifted to me in one of my first trades on CF. One was a lancero, the other was a 'chisel' torp. The lancero was fired up last thursday. The first half was so strong I had to get some coffee as a chaser. However, the second half was a welcome surprise. It was heavy, don't get me wrong, but there was at least some dark chocolate notes that I remember. A welcome surprise. So I had my hopes up 2 days later when I fired up the 'chisel.' Not as strong as the lancero, of course, but not disappointing, either. the same heady notes, especially the last third. Very enjoyable. Thank you, Sheldon. I did not expect to be delighted as I was when I was finishing that lancero.
Finally, I've run out of my former go-to cigar, the AF chateau sungrown. Had some doubles and robustos, but alas, they are no longer populating the humi. I was even wowed by a 5-6 year old rothschild. I guess you never outgrow your first favorite.
So I'll say that still, [i]still-[/i] AF is hard to beat on the domestic front. The consistency of their chateau and hemingway lines are unmatched, IMO. I know there are those of you who will swear by Nicaraguan tobacco, but I will go ahead and just say that its me, not you. Let's just be friends.
I decided to try some new(to me) sticks that were supposedly 'aging,' and this is what I've been able to surmise:
Padilla is not for me. 15 minutes into this cigar, and I was already debating chucking the damned thing. Just heavy, overly sweet- that may not be the most accurate way to describe it, but it's what I remember, and it wasn't anything I was looking for in a cigar. Padilla 1932. Torp. No thank you. Have a double robusto-ish with the same band still sitting in my humi. And its gonna [i]stay[/i] there.
PJ/DPG- You know, I've had a number of these, from tat red label(forgive me if I get some of the names wrong, I don't follow the 'kool-aid,' so-to-speak), tat cojonu, la verite, DPG black label, San Cristobal, and so on... Guys, I have tried. And I do not see the light. ...okay, there were a couple, being the tat red label and the la verite, that were [b]acceptable.[/b] Until you consider [u]the price for a la verite.[/u] The rest were forgettable. Granted, they didn't garner the reaction I had with the Padilla. But I don't get it. I guess I should be thankful, as there's not much left in my wallet to be acquiring new favorites. There is a DPG lancero left in my humi. I'm actually curious as to what the flavor will be like- there aren't many lanceros I've met that I didn't like.
La Flor Dominica- I really didn't expect much from the 2 "double ligero" samples that were gifted to me in one of my first trades on CF. One was a lancero, the other was a 'chisel' torp. The lancero was fired up last thursday. The first half was so strong I had to get some coffee as a chaser. However, the second half was a welcome surprise. It was heavy, don't get me wrong, but there was at least some dark chocolate notes that I remember. A welcome surprise. So I had my hopes up 2 days later when I fired up the 'chisel.' Not as strong as the lancero, of course, but not disappointing, either. the same heady notes, especially the last third. Very enjoyable. Thank you, Sheldon. I did not expect to be delighted as I was when I was finishing that lancero.
Finally, I've run out of my former go-to cigar, the AF chateau sungrown. Had some doubles and robustos, but alas, they are no longer populating the humi. I was even wowed by a 5-6 year old rothschild. I guess you never outgrow your first favorite.
So I'll say that still, [i]still-[/i] AF is hard to beat on the domestic front. The consistency of their chateau and hemingway lines are unmatched, IMO. I know there are those of you who will swear by Nicaraguan tobacco, but I will go ahead and just say that its me, not you. Let's just be friends.