I've been smoking mostly maduros since I started a few weeks ago and love the dark flavours but I think I should switch it up a bit and try some other stuff. If you had to come up a cigar or two (or three
) that nicely represent the flavours on the opposite end of the spectrum from maduro, or just different altogether, what would they be?
Last night I had to quickly put together a Smokingpipes order to make sure I secured a tin of the new Three Nuns while it was still in stock (although i think the rush and fascination is done) and also tossed a few cigars into my cart. Most are maduro but with the Padron 2000 I got one maduro and one natural to get a sense of how different wrappers can affect the same blend of filler and binder. I can still add more as I haven't mailed in my payment yet -- hence this post. Here's what I got if you're at all interested:
-- Oliva Serie G Maduro
-- La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore
-- La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore Reserva
-- Rocky Patel Edge Maduro (got another size to see if it's packed more densely than the other I tried)
-- Rocky Patel Java Maduro
-- Rocky Patel 1990 Vintage
-- Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra
-- Padron 2000 Maduro
-- Pradron 2000 Natural
Also grabbed a bullet punch as I'm convinced my guillotine cutters are crap and I don't want to dish $40 for an upgrade to a Xikar cutter just yet. Also had the chance to grab a 1 lb. box of Mac Baren Old Dark Fired flakes but, painfully, I had to pass on it as that would put me waaay over the limit that Customs Canada allows before they start ripping open boxes and writing out duty fees slips for obscene amounts of money they determine I owe my government.
It really does make me want to cry... but there's no crying, there's no crying in the Brown Leaf!
) that nicely represent the flavours on the opposite end of the spectrum from maduro, or just different altogether, what would they be? Last night I had to quickly put together a Smokingpipes order to make sure I secured a tin of the new Three Nuns while it was still in stock (although i think the rush and fascination is done) and also tossed a few cigars into my cart. Most are maduro but with the Padron 2000 I got one maduro and one natural to get a sense of how different wrappers can affect the same blend of filler and binder. I can still add more as I haven't mailed in my payment yet -- hence this post. Here's what I got if you're at all interested:
-- Oliva Serie G Maduro
-- La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore
-- La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amore Reserva
-- Rocky Patel Edge Maduro (got another size to see if it's packed more densely than the other I tried)
-- Rocky Patel Java Maduro
-- Rocky Patel 1990 Vintage
-- Drew Estate Tabak Especial Negra
-- Padron 2000 Maduro
-- Pradron 2000 Natural
Also grabbed a bullet punch as I'm convinced my guillotine cutters are crap and I don't want to dish $40 for an upgrade to a Xikar cutter just yet. Also had the chance to grab a 1 lb. box of Mac Baren Old Dark Fired flakes but, painfully, I had to pass on it as that would put me waaay over the limit that Customs Canada allows before they start ripping open boxes and writing out duty fees slips for obscene amounts of money they determine I owe my government.
It really does make me want to cry... but there's no crying, there's no crying in the Brown Leaf!
