to be honest I'm not sure lol both were fantastic smokes and had great flavors.
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Saturday was a Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 lancero. Tight draw. Cut up a Cohiba Maduro 5 and... plugged. Took Cohiba back to B&M where it was swapped with a new one, and while he was at it the owner also gave me a new Le Bijou.
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Last night I wanted a short smoke so I cut the new Cohiba Maduro and... tight/plugged. Smoked it anyway and it was thoroughly unimpressive, even when smoke was coming out of it. Boris, you called it. After some more reading I discovered that the Cohiba Maduros are widely considered to have draw issues.
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Saturday was a Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 lancero. Tight draw. Cut up a Cohiba Maduro 5 and... plugged. Took Cohiba back to B&M where it was swapped with a new one, and while he was at it the owner also gave me a new Le Bijou.
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Last night I wanted a short smoke so I cut the new Cohiba Maduro and... tight/plugged. Smoked it anyway and it was thoroughly unimpressive, even when smoke was coming out of it. Boris, you called it. After some more reading I discovered that the Cohiba Maduros are widely considered to have draw issues.
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Is there any chance you guys get the second had stuff up there? I have smoked a lot of cigars over the years and can count the plugged or draw issues on one hand. That stinks! I wish you better luck on the future ones. Have you tried My Fathers or Fuente?
Saturday was a Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 lancero. Tight draw. Cut up a Cohiba Maduro 5 and... plugged. Took Cohiba back to B&M where it was swapped with a new one, and while he was at it the owner also gave me a new Le Bijou.
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Last night I wanted a short smoke so I cut the new Cohiba Maduro and... tight/plugged. Smoked it anyway and it was thoroughly unimpressive, even when smoke was coming out of it. Boris, you called it. After some more reading I discovered that the Cohiba Maduros are widely considered to have draw issues.
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Tatuaje Havana VI. I was impressed with the flavor and smoothness of this stick.
Is there any chance you guys get the second had stuff up there? I have smoked a lot of cigars over the years and can count the plugged or draw issues on one hand. That stinks! I wish you better luck on the future ones. Have you tried My Fathers or Fuente?
I can't see there being any chance of these being second handers. The store I get them from is relatively upscale and the owners are stand-up dudes. Then again, stranger things have happend. Boris mentioned the My Father I had last week and I've had a Short Story Before before, which was decent with no draw issues IIRC. The number of bad draws I've come across does seem high considering the short time I've been smoking cigars. The thought has crossed my mind (and probably some others around here too) that maybe I'm just picky and inexperienced, but I really don't think that's it. It's just dumb luck and I expect things to get better given your guys much better experiences. In fact, tonight's smoke, a Perdomo Lot 23, was a great performer. Wide open draw, soft chocolate undertones when I took it slow and light with the draws, lots and lots and thick smoke. Paired it with an Erdinger wheat beer... one of best wheats out there if you don't like 'em messed up with citrus and spices, as I certainly do not. Boris, thanks for the tip on that Tatuaje lancero. As my B&M doesn't carry that brand, I'll grab one next time I do a web order.
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Surprisingly it held a nice ash, considering it had a lighter pack and draw.
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Edit: Forgot to mention that I keep my cigars in a tupperdor with a Boveda pack at 69%
Glad you got a good one! Hopefull the run of bad luck is over!
Very good sticks! What vitola?