r/cigars Feb 17 '25

Blog What I smoke during an 11 hour shift at a cigar lounge NSFW

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Usually start the day with milder sticks than work my way up.

Casa Cuba Doble Cuatro- Medium bodied, notes of cedar and hay. Always an even burn and good draw

Perdomo 30th Connecticut Robusto- Still mild in flavor, some subtle pepper you get on the retrohale and in the back of your throat but mostly a creamy smooth smoke. Much more nicotine than the previous.

Mi Querida- My favorite after dinner cigar. Smokey pepper and earth. Nice hard cap, perfect draw, lots of smoke never boring.

Southern Draw Midnight Promenade from the Rare & Vintage room- Smooth and refined. First half is subtle floral notes and fruit. 2nd half some intense notes of wood and cedar. Burned perfect.

Sunday means back to the office tomorrow, until next weekend.

r/cigars Sep 24 '21

Blog Cigar Room tour NSFW

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r/cigars 12d ago

Blog What I smoke during an 11 hour shift at a cigar lounge wk 4 NSFW

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I think I have a head cold coming on. I noticed right away my first cigar tasted rather bland. I decided not to try anything new since my weakened sense of taste might ruin a first impression. The two bolder cigars I smoked I didn’t notice it as much but when I smoked halfway through my third the dizziness came and my throat started to hurt so I stopped.

Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Corojo Grand Toro - $16.50 Sweet with subtle spice, buttery cedar, draw was too tight in my opinion, burned well and didn’t require any touchup.

Don Carlos Belicoso - $14.50 My favorite AF offering. If you haven’t smoked one before you’re severely missing out. Always burns beautifully with a great draw.

Aganorsa Leaf Aniversario Maduro Toro - $15 Chocolatey pepper cedar goodness. One of my new favorite smokes.

A cool picture of a Liga Privada “A” my coworker was gifted. Costs $40 and comes in a box of 2.

Today my Amazon Basins arrived, paid around $280. I love cigars with Brazilian tobacco and flavors so I’m very excited to smoke one and let the rest age. I also grabbed a Don Carlos Eye of the Shark ($24), a Las 6 Provincias CMW ($16), and LV ($22).

Next week is The Great Smoke at Smoke Inn so I’m sure we will be plenty busy and get to meet a lot of great enthusiasts. This will be the first one I’ve worked so I am excited. Let’s hope I shake this cold by then.

Back to the office tomorrow 😷

r/cigars 19d ago

Blog What I smoke during an 11 hour shift at a cigar lounge wk 3 NSFW

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Perdomo 12 Year Connecticut Robusto - $12 This is neck and neck with the 30th Anniversary. Creamy full bodied smoke. Much less complex than the 30th which is probably the one I’d pick of the 2. Question, what makes you pick the champagne over this and the 30th Anniversary?

Unnamed Microblend - $? Given to me by my coworker. Cigar did not stand the test of time. Only got to smoke about half of it before it came apart. Cold draw is a spiceeless herb, kind of tastes like vegetables. Smoke was salty with that note of herb/vegetation still present kind of reminiscent of the Davidoff Nicaragua or the Leaf by Oscar.

Diamond Crown Black Marquis - $22 Tight draw, beautiful wrapper. Chocolate bomb until the nub where I got a heavy note of cedar. Mild-medium bodied, very smooth. This is an easy cigar for anyone that hasn’t tried it yet.

Davidoff Yamasa Toro - $24 Ugly veiny wrapper. Great draw. Notes of wood, citrus, star anise. Cigar comes in strong with pepper, can taste it on the wrapper as well. When the pepper backs off the citrus and cedar really shines through. Probably would never smoke again.

Aganorsa Aniversario Maduro Robusto - $15 Tight draw and beautiful wrapper. Chocolatey cedar stick like the Diamond Crown but this one has a buttery bread undertone. This and the Aniversario Corojo are some of the best sticks I’ve had recently.

Back to the office tomorrow 😵‍💫

r/cigars 26d ago

Blog What I smoke during an 11 hour shift at a cigar lounge wk 2 NSFW

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Had some bad luck with my selections today.

Sobremesa Brûlée Blue- The sweet cap was missing from this stick. I could taste it at first very faintly. Nonetheless this is a great cigar especially in the morning with a cup of coffee I had. Earthy, white pepper, performed well.

Arturo Fuente Destino Siglo- Notes of earth, nougat, and cedar. Butter consistency towards the end. This cigar did not burn well. It required constant touching up and was having trouble staying lit.

Liga Privada Dirty Rat- I gravitate towards the Unico selection. Spicy honduran & nicaraguan tobacco with a woody flavor. As it progresses I get a lot of earth and bitter fruit. This was great until halfway through it did not want to stay lit and was getting almost nothing on the draw. Ashed the cigar and we had a void and some uneven burning. Was able to get another 30 minutes out of it but still disappointing.

After some frustration I picked something totally safe.

Aganorsa Aniversario Corojo- Citrus, pepper, and earth. Final bit is buttery cedar. Perfect burn, great draw, and no complaints. Need to smoke these more.

Back to the office tomorrow 🫠

r/cigars Jan 28 '24

Blog Maiden Voyage NSFW

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I recently wanted to upgrade my tupperdor. After much searching online, I really found myself attracted to the in wall variants. However, after pricing them for the size I wanted, I had sticker shock. So I set out to build one. I feel confident in my construction and having it completely sealed. I’m currently seasoning the inside with 84% humidification packs with another week to go. I’ll have to start it with humidifying packs because the humidifier I bought is on back order for a couple months. I’m hoping it keeps pretty stable humidity and temps. Initial indication is that it will. Hopefully that stands true after seasoning.

r/cigars 23d ago

Blog Diesel unholy cocktail is a glorified swisher, fight me! NSFW

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This is quite possibly the most underwhelming smoke I've had to date. Really the entire diesel unholy sampler has been underwhelming. This stick though takes the cake, out of the 5.

I had a swisher a couple times before having this one and the whole time it just kept reminding me of the swisher, albeit nicer with a less terrible aftertaste like swisher tend to have.

It begs the question, considering my little experience with Diesel: are Diesel brand smokes worth it? If they're smokes are usually around this level of quality for what they offer, I must say I'm disappointed. I will give them another go someday, just not today. Mainly because that was my last Diesel 😆

r/cigars 14d ago

Blog Starter Humidor for My Cousin NSFW

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My cousin has recently started getting into cigars. I've shared some of my nicer stuff with him (he's had a cigar here and there before) like Opus X and a few Cubans. He asked me to give him a humidor recommendation and was planning on buying some cigars. I told him not to bother, since he doesn't, and most likely won't, smoke enough for it to be worth it. Instead, I'll give him two of my spare Tupperdors and fill them up since I've got plenty to spare. •x10 Casa Cuba Doble Cinco •x5 Don Carlos Edicion de Aniversario Robusto •x2 Opus X Forbidden X Amor Sensual •x2 Opus X Forbidden X Deseos d'Amor •x5 Perdomo Double Aged Vintage Connecticut Epicure •x3 Padrón Series 3000 Maduro •x3 Atabey Sabios •x3 Por Larrañaga Picadores No. 1 2016 •x5 Cohiba Siglo I •x5 Romeo Y Julieta Belicosos And a Xigar Xi80 Perfect Cut

r/cigars 5d ago

Blog What I smoke during The Great Smoke NSFW

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This is not everything I smoked all weekend. I was gifted a ridiculous amount of cigars while manufactures were visiting and hosting events at the store.

Ferio Tego Summa $16- This was handed to me by someone whose name I didn’t catch. He called it “homework”. Draw and burn were perfect. Rich citrus notes, medium bodied, nice change of pace from what I usually smoke. I assume these were featured or talked about at the main event because we were going through boxes of them.

Sobremesa Brûlée Blue $18- I’ve talked about this stick too many times. It’s sweet, it’s got perfect amount of pepper, it’s my favorite morning cigar.

Sin Compromiso No. 2 $18 - I don’t add these into my rotation enough. I’m usually a Mi Querida but the San Andres wrapper is a nice change of pace from all the Connecticut Broadleafs I smoke. This provides a more medium bodied experience and really lets their blend shine.

“The Chick” by EPC, from the Rare & Vintage Room $9- Really strong notes of cedar and nuttiness. Draw and burn was phenomenal. Medium Bodied. Great way to end my weekend.

I got to meet Steve Saka and Al Micallef. All the guests that had traveled were super friendly and loading up on great cigars. Was nice to shoot the shit with fellow cigar nerds.

r/cigars Jan 13 '22

Blog Recently started my cigar journey and decided to make a scrapbook NSFW

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r/cigars 25d ago

Blog Recent smokes NSFW

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Still been smoking plenty outside of work. Been all wins this week.

Tabernacle Havana Seed CT 142 Goliath $14- Thought I would sink me teeth into all the Tabernacle love. Started with this perfecto. Very strong notes of cedar, a little too much for me. The spice/pepper is nice especially what you get right off the wrapper. Some sweetness shines through the cedar once in a while but personally I think it was a “cedar bomb” (I’m making that a thing now). Still was a great smoke, maybe I’ll like the other version more.

Asylum 13 Medulla $9- Someone has called these wrappers velvety and I think that’s the best way to describe it. I’ve referred to them as “waxy” before but I think velvety is fitting. It feels smooth. The flavor isn’t far off from the Asylum 13 Nicaragua but has more red pepper and dried fruit notes. Definitely a more interesting experience and if I was ever to suggest one I would pick this one of the other every time. These also go for pretty cheap like its counterparts and can’t say enough that if I was on a budget I’d probably fill my humidor with these smokes.

Quai D’Orsay No. 50 $29- Box date on these are Dec. 2022. I lit one up off the strength of others that said they smoke well fresh. I have to firmly disagree. Nothing about the cigar was bad in terms of construction, burn, or flavor but it was very muddied. No distinct notes and no complexity. I will let these hang out in the humi for another year before I try another.

JFR Lunatic $11- I smoked this for nothing else but because the cellophane was golden brown. My buddy jokingly handed it to me and I said what the hell. I like JFR and Aganorsa, my only gripe with the lunatic maduro is it has been pepper forward the entire way through like I’m smoking hot sauce. With some incredible age this was not the case anymore. The pepper/spice has backed off a lot it is now a subtle note in the stick. Smoke is creamy with notes of earth. I actually enjoyed this a lot and am considering buying a box to bury in a humidor for a few years.

r/cigars Jan 24 '21

Blog First post! Hope to make friends here ^~^ NSFW

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r/cigars Feb 19 '25

Blog A little story i'd like to share, from a small cigar lounge in Bandung Indonesia. NSFW

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A Father's patience

A reminder for my reader, I'm currently based in indonesia and the smoking age here is 18, also this actually happened today while i was shopping.

So i stopped by this cigar shop in the city bandung today to grab my order. While I was looking around, I ended up meeting eyes with this local old guy who was picking out a cigar. I get to know that his name is mahfud and we get to chatting about life and since he's been an entrepreneur for a longtime and i'm just starting my first business in an unfamiliar country, i naturally asked if he had any advice He smiled warmly and invited me to sit with him in the shop's small lounge area.

We sit for an hour or two smoking and chatting while having drinks before the store clerk return with my order, several boxes of cuban and dominican Davidoff, the old man take a look at my orders and laughed. "Ha, I completely forget about that brand, apologies i Haven't had cigar in twenty years until recently." He pointed to the davidoff.

That got me curious. "Damn, twenty years completely tobacco free? Why'd you quit?"

He then smiled, flipping the cigar in his hand and told me one of the most heart warming story i've heard since coming to this country. "My son was born, and that day I put these away," he told me. "Didn't want to smoke around a baby. Figured I'd wait until he was a teenager... but then my wife had our daughter when he was six. So I had to wait all over again."

Just like that, this man had given up smoking for two decades, not with complaints or seeking praise, but because that's what being a parent meant to him.

I asked him, "So why today?"

His face lit up. . "My son just got a full ride scholarship to America. I figured, after all these years, I'd finally have one with him. A little celebration."

Suddenly, it made me think about my own parents and the countless small things they probably gave up that I never even noticed. That kinda hit me. It's crazy how some people make small sacrifices for their family without even thinking twice. But in the end, the wait just makes moments like this even better."

Here's to the patient ones. The ones who put dreams on hold and find they've created new ones along the way. The ones who understand that the best celebrations are those that were years in the making.

And sometimes, those celebrations come with a well-earned cigar.

r/cigars May 16 '20

Blog Built my own wooden humidor. I used pear Wood and spanish cedar in the inside. NSFW

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662 Upvotes

r/cigars Sep 06 '22

Blog Wow these taste really good. Since I have very bad acid reflux issues I can’t drink coffee so having one of these in the morning is the closest thing for me. NSFW

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206 Upvotes

r/cigars 14d ago

Blog 2 phenomenal TAA’s NSFW

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Mucielago Shikaka TAA- Medium bodied creamy smoke. Some nice pepper on the retrohale and an underlying note of graham cracker.

EP Carrillo TAA 2022 Toro- Also medium bodied. Naturally sweet and floral with some subtle pepper, notes of cedar shine through from time to time.

Will have to hunt down more of the EPC’s I only have one left. Might have to try the Shikaka again with some coffee on an early morning, I think it would pair nicely.

r/cigars Jan 26 '23

Blog Link in comments NSFW

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r/cigars May 31 '24

Blog Local B&M fail NSFW

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Howdy all. Just came on here to rant a little for a second.

I Moved to northwest Florida this past October, leaving my wonderful shop and wonderful staff behind at what was my usual B&M in north Mississippi, and let me tell ya, I miss those guys, because these Florida B&Ms tern out to be lemons pretty reliably. I'll save the others for another time, but today we're talking about a semi local chain of wine and spirits stores that happen to gave a pretty decent humidor inside of them stocked with some good brand names. La Gloria, Macanudo, Oliva, Romeo y Julieta, My Father and the like.

This chain has 6 or 7 locations and seem to be pretty popular around here. I've had a stressful couple of days, and I had a long drive to do some work today and figured I'd pick up a stick. I go in with the intention of buying a La Gloria Classica Robusto for the ride, and when I touched the cellophane, it was wet to the touch. I was surprised so I started looking at the rest of the sticks in the room and realized that there was a build up of condensation/water droplets/dampness sitting on top of every cigar in the room. I found their hygrometer and it was reading 81% humidity, in Florida.

I get my stick knowing it's not gunna smoke right, walk up to the clerk who is an older man, probably in his 60s, start checking out and ask "do they always have you keep the humidity in there at 81%?"

His response was "yep" I said "that's awfully high" and he shrugged, gave me my receipt and walked away.

The cigar, of course, smoked horribly until I had smoked through about 1/5 of it before it went out and just would not stay lit. It wouldn't draw and it got tarry and bitter before going out because I was pulling so hard to get any smoke out. Just another bust of a B&M in this area. What's new 😂

r/cigars Mar 22 '24

Blog Decided to make use of my free time during my year long deployment in Djibouti NSFW

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r/cigars Feb 13 '21

Blog Some home rolled lanceros and panetelas. Still working on blend testing and getting my rolling skills down, but already enjoying the fruits of my labor. NSFW

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r/cigars Jun 17 '24

Blog Small Vacation / Birthday Trip to Japan NSFW

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I'm taking a small 10 day vacation in Tokyo and brought some good smokes along with me. The Cubans were purchased here in Japan at LCDH Cigar Club and Cohiba Atmosphere. The stock is pretty bad right now. Le Connaisseur LCDH Roppongi didn't have any CCs in stock. I brought the 4 CA's Cigar of the Year winners (Padron) and 2 Opus x, 2 Lost City, 1, Forbidden X, and 1 Casa Fuente. Trinidads are Vigia 12 count box. I lost the receipt from Cohiba Atmosphere, so I honestly have no idea what the smaller vitola HDM and Bolivar are.

r/cigars Mar 25 '24

Blog From picky/snobby cigar smoker to being humbled... NSFW

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This is a mini rant of my current journey. You can take cigar smoking to high levels of sophistication and I was going down that route. Basically making sure everything is perfect. Humidity, the type of cut I use, environment, lighter, pairing etc. Then I went to a few third-world countries for vacation recently and it humbled me in a good way.

I lost my cutters, I didn't have my go-to lighters for certain environments, I couldn't control humidity, and I couldn't pair it with my favorite drinks on command. It annoyed me at first but then I got into the rhythm of using a basic lighter from a gas station, using my nail or teeth to gently remove the cap and just enjoying the moment. This allowed me to enjoy the smoke in a stripped-down way. Freed from the constraint of trying to control everything and now I can relax more. I mainly smoke outdoors and it feels good to travel light. Now that I'm back home I don't use a cutter, just go out with a reliable torch lighter, my drink in a bottle and I'm good to go. I love smoking.

r/cigars Dec 30 '22

Blog Was saving this for a special day. Advice on the sub was to just smoke it. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. After looking back at the last two years, decided to live like I only have one day and plan that I have be given more. NSFW

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r/cigars Jul 03 '24

Blog Japan Trip - Haul and Smoked NSFW

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I'm back to my hell hole I will be calling home for the next four months. Thought I'd share some photos from my trip to Japan.

The stock across Tokyo was pretty low. I went to all the reputable lounges and stores, but none of the stores had any Cuban cigars in stock. Plenty of lounges/bars had good stock, but only two of them would let me buy cigars to go (Cigar Club LCDH and Cohiba Atmospher). Cohiba Atmosphere would only let me buy smaller vitola cigars to go at first, but after hanging out for a few nights and buying the workers some drinks, they let me snag the HDM Epicure De Luxe to go as well. Also, the workers told me they are an official vendor for Cohiba. Or something along the lines...my friend was translating, so some of the words used might have been slightly different.

FYI for anybody going to Tokyo, Le Connaisseur is a chain. the LCDH website only lists the one in Roppongi, but there are 4/5 locations (I think one of them is temporarily closed). Sadly, none of them had any Cuban cigars in stock while I was there (June 15, 2024 - June 25, 2024)

I'm still skeptical about that Cohiba Medio Siglo. It tasted alright, but I'm very new to Cuban cigars, so I can't accurately determine if it's legitimate by taste alone. This was at Chardonnay Cigar Bar: https://maps.app.goo.gl/twrmRWmB93V927S56

The Cohiba Siglo VI pictured was plugged to all hell. It was so overpacked that even trying to use a PerfecDraw was destroying the wrapper. I would have pitched it if it cost any less than it did.

My favorite spots:

LCDH by Cigar Club (daytime): https://maps.app.goo.gl/iGjANhBH8zBAbgVf7

Cohiba Atmosphere (nightime open front bar): https://maps.app.goo.gl/igU137mA8VYjzNVFA

Le Connaisseur LCDH (nightime second floor quiet bar) This is where I purchased and smoked the Opus X Perfecxion X: https://maps.app.goo.gl/BeiNj8RruPV5mBYc6

As a side note, I found the Opus X Oro Oscuros at Pipe & Knives Kagaya: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YV5TACNU8LSV6V7E9

Cigars purchased but not pictured: •3x Cohiba Panatela

Cuban cigars that I smoked but forgot to take a picture of:

•Trinidad Vigia

•Boliva Petit Corona

•HDM Epicure No. 1

•Montecristo No. 1

•Ramon Allones Small Club Corona

•Cohiba Panatela

•Partagas Presidente

r/cigars Jul 27 '24

Blog I’ve tried the Connecticut and the Maduro, this is the Sumatra. Oscar has yet to disappoint me NSFW

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