What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

[jamespowers]

Partagas D4. This is one thing in life that never fails.

It is the quintessential robusto.

 

[DesertDan]

RyJ Romeo churchill - one of my faves.

 

[jamespowers]

Here is a long one:
San Cristobal de la Habana El Morro.

 

[Asienizen]

Pipes draw the looks

I'm just trying a bit of a generic English mixture that a friend brought me and using it in my smooth finished lumberjack. The tobacco is complex and has a hint of latakia. The lumberjack is a simple and elegant pipe I bought at a tobacconist shop in Winchester for $26 out of a bargin bin.
Whenever I use it in public, I get smiles and nods from the old fellows, and young kids telling me I look like Mr. Holmes. I'll take that as a compliment.

 

[maduro 5]

Partagas E2 .

 

[jamespowers]

I'm just trying a bit of a generic English mixture that a friend brought me and using it in my smooth finished lumberjack. The tobacco is complex and has a hint of latakia. The lumberjack is a simple and elegant pipe I bought at a tobacconist shop in Winchester for $26 out of a bargin bin.
Whenever I use it in public, I get smiles and nods from the old fellows, and young kids telling me I look like Mr. Holmes. I'll take that as a compliment.

Reminds me of a time I bought straight Perique from a local tobacco shop. Suffice it to say that that stuff should not be smoked straight. I don't like getting stoned from my pipe tobacco. STRONG.

 

[jamespowers]

Partagas E2 .

A good choice though one that not many even try.
I had a Juan Lopez no. 2. Another brand few try but one that is just as good as many other similar choices. Good thing I am mentioning it here so no one will ever know.

 

[maduro 5]

A good choice though one that not many even try.
I had a Juan Lopez no. 2. Another brand few try but one that is just as good as many other similar choices. Good thing I am mentioning it here so no one will ever know.

I find that a lot of smaller Cuban brands got a lot more exposure though the regional series. I do not think I tried Por Laranaga until I came across one of the German regional cigars. Juan Lopes no. 2 was always a solid cigar. Perhaps the fact the duty free shops stick to a few well known brands also contribute to poor exposure of a less known cigars. Last night Montecristo Open Eagle.

 

[jamespowers]

I find that a lot of smaller Cuban brands got a lot more exposure though the regional series. I do not think I tried Por Laranaga until I came across one of the German regional cigars. Juan Lopes no. 2 was always a solid cigar. Perhaps the fact the duty free shops stick to a few well known brands also contribute to poor exposure of a less known cigars. Last night Montecristo Open Eagle.

I usually don't buy any of the regional series as they are too much like the original and not superior enough to warrant the extra money.
Por Larranaga was a brand I found on my own. My problem with them is that the montecarlos that I like are 50% plugged every time I buy a box. They aren't a good buy when half of them don't draw. I have since figured a way to open them up but that was fairly recently and not always successful.
The smaller brands are a great deal considering that many of them are rolled and made by the same factories as the larger brands. Let's face it, Altadis owns all of the brands anyway.
Oh and last night was a PSD 4.

 

[SvH]

Reminds me of a time I bought straight Perique from a local tobacco shop. Suffice it to say that that stuff should not be smoked straight. I don't like getting stoned from my pipe tobacco. STRONG.

Straight Perique, wel very strong indeed... It's (as far as i know) indeed not ment to be smoked pure... But for me, i do like some of it in my pipetobacco.

At this moment i'm enjoying Dunhill's Nightcap in a Big Ben Calabash.
And a nice glass of martini.

 

[jamespowers]

Straight Perique, wel very strong indeed... It's (as far as i know) indeed not ment to be smoked pure... But for me, i do like some of it in my pipetobacco.

At this moment i'm enjoying Dunhill's Nightcap in a Big Ben Calabash.
And a nice glass of martini.

I don't think it was intended to be smoked straight either. lol lol I didn't know that then though. :doh::wacko:

 

[SvH]

Haha, Well I must admit, I tried pure Burley and pure Oriental once. Also not recommended LOL

 

[jamespowers]

Haha, Well I must admit, I tried pure Burley and pure Oriental once. Also not recommended LOL

True. They don't call it Burley for nothing.

 

[jamespowers]

Oh and I forgot to mention that last night was a Vegas Robaina Famosos---the stub was finished in a Savinelli alligator.

 

[Asienizen]

Perique? I like it, but just like latakia, I use it as a seasoning, not the main course. A bit too strong for a straight smoke.

 

[Kid Mac]

Sam Gawith "Skiff Mixture" in a Dunhill Shell billiard. Good smoke.

Mac

 

[jamespowers]

Perique? I like it, but just like latakia, I use it as a seasoning, not the main course. A bit too strong for a straight smoke.

Exactly. However, we live and learn.

 

[SvH]

Peterson's Perfect Plug in a Rossi Prince. And enjoying a nice glass of Baron Otard Cognac... Life is good!

 

[jamespowers]

The stub of my Partagas Lusitania in a Savinelli Sherwood.

 

[SvH]

As last one of the evening Dunhill Nightcap in a small Meerschaum pipe.