What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

[Ralph the Hunter]

Took advantage of Smokingpipes 4th of July sale to try some new flavors... figured a vintage Comoy Everyman fit well with Happy Hour... View attachment IMG_1418.jpg

 

[RudyN]

Boswell Military Force in a Peterson 2021 St. Patrick's Day Pipe.

 

[RudyN]

4Noggins Western Sunrise in a Peterson 312.

 

[RudyN]

Today I had some Boswell Countryside in a Pre-Republic Peterson.

 

[RudyN]

4Noggins Western Sunrise in a Boswell Bent Freehand Pipe.

 

[RudyN]

Today it was some 4Noggins Western sunrise in a Peterson 80s.

 

[RudyN]

Boswell Military Force in an unknown maker Rhodesian.

 

[hd3kmize]

Cohiba Siglo VI

 

[RudyN]

4Noggins Western Sunrise in a Boswell Bent Modified Billiard.

 

[RudyN]

Today I had some Boswell Military Force in a Peterson Sherlock Holmes Baskerville.

 

[RudyN]

4Noggins- Western Sunrise in a Peterson Donegal Rocky XL02.

 

[hd3kmize]

Last night - Montecristo No. 2

 

[One Drop]

Had an Upmann Churchill Habano today, the second to last of a box of 25 I bought about 20 years ago. It was never very impressive, a bit one dimensional but not a bad cigar, it still tasted the same after all these years in the humidor.

 

[hd3kmize]

I am amazed that you have cigars that have endured 20 years in a humidor. That’s like managing a small aquarium for many years. I would have thought with age the flavor would mature. Very interesting.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[RudyN]

Boswell Northwoods in a Peterson 312.

 

[hd3kmize]

CAO Flathead 660

 

[One Drop]

I am amazed that you have cigars that have endured 20 years in a humidor. That’s like managing a small aquarium for many years. I would have thought with age the flavor would mature. Very interesting.

Thanks for sharing.

It's a display Humidor big enough to hold about 8 boxes of 25, and about 25 loose cigars, I keep an assortment of loose ones ready for smoking and the boxes less humid for long term storage. Most of them are larger, fuller, very rich tasting Habanos, brands like Partagas, special edition Montecristos, Bolivar, Ramon Allones, etc., which have all matured, mellowed a bit and whose flavours have blended beautifully, but have not really lost their power, or spiciness and complexity. A few like the Montecristo special edition and Partagas Lusitania Double Coronas (the latter a cabinet of 50, always superior for aging) have become absolute jewels, some of he greatest cigars I've ever smoked (they were excellent to begin with, I chose the very best boxes for myself and sold the others in my bar). The mellower ones I had I made sure to use up earlier, save the Upmanns because they didn't really call out to me.

I've worked very hard to maintain the humidity, difficult at the altitude I live where the air is very dry, so they have been constantly at the same level of humidity and remained in their boxes, which helps enormously at retaining flavour and evenness. They were all bought in Cuba or wholesale in Switzerland, and before the recent crazy price hikes.

 

[RudyN]

Today it was some Boswell Military Force in a Peterson De Luxe 1S.

 

[RudyN]

Boswell Northwoods in a Rustic Peterson Mark Twain.

 

[hd3kmize]

It's a display Humidor big enough to hold about 8 boxes of 25, and about 25 loose cigars, I keep an assortment of loose ones ready for smoking and the boxes less humid for long term storage. Most of them are larger, fuller, very rich tasting Habanos, brands like Partagas, special edition Montecristos, Bolivar, Ramon Allones, etc., which have all matured, mellowed a bit and whose flavours have blended beautifully, but have not really lost their power, or spiciness and complexity. A few like the Montecristo special edition and Partagas Lusitania Double Coronas (the latter a cabinet of 50, always superior for aging) have become absolute jewels, some of he greatest cigars I've ever smoked (they were excellent to begin with, I chose the very best boxes for myself and sold the others in my bar). The mellower ones I had I made sure to use up earlier, save the Upmanns because they didn't really call out to me.

I've worked very hard to maintain the humidity, difficult at the altitude I live where the air is very dry, so they have been constantly at the same level of humidity and remained in their boxes, which helps enormously at retaining flavour and evenness. They were all bought in Cuba or wholesale in Switzerland, and before the recent crazy price hikes.

That explains a lot. Thanks for the details and the the tips on the cigars you are aging. I only have small personal humidors, so storing the cigars in the original boxes is not an option for me.

I am fortunate to have a partial box of the Partagas Lusitania Double Coronas. I've enjoyed about half the box and have the remainder aging now for a couple of years. I agree, they are fine cigars. I'll sit on them a bit longer to see how they mature.

Thanks again for sharing a bit of your cigar story and for passing along some good insights as well.