Tonights Smoke II - FOR PIPES

[ultramag]

Haddo's Delight breaking in the Tinsky sitter and then Virginia Woods in a Savinelli Deluxe.

[IHT]

Originally Posted by Joan

Those Quintero's are actually pretty good! I'm interested to hear how it smokes when you're done with it.

for a cheap cuban, it'll blow away any expensive non-cuban in flavor and price (in my opinion of smoking a large amount of various cuban cigars and a couple handfuls of the expensive non-cuban cigars - yes, i was a cuban only smoker for a few years before coming back to pipes).
i went through a couple boxes of Quinteros in my days, and they were always excellent - even more so when you factor in their cheap price (box o' 25 for under $55 back then).
my familiarity with them and the JLP Cazadore is why i bought them. i almost grabbed a Fonseca Delicias as well.
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smoking some Three Nuns in the Stanny billiard, drinking some hefe weizen before we head out to dinner.

[worr lord]

Originally Posted by IHT

for a cheap cuban, it'll blow away any expensive non-cuban in flavor and price (in my opinion of smoking a large amount of various cuban cigars and a couple handfuls of the expensive non-cuban cigars - yes, i was a cuban only smoker for a few years before coming back to pipes).
i went through a couple boxes of Quinteros in my days, and they were always excellent - even more so when you factor in their cheap price (box o' 25 for under $55 back then).
my familiarity with them and the JLP Cazadore is why i bought them. i almost grabbed a Fonseca Delicias as well.

Wow! I've had a few, and all have been nothing short of abysmal. Upmann Coronas Majors are my go-to CC, but they are a bit more expensive at ~$4 a piece. I was on a big CC kick as well until I found Pepin cigars last year - different, but equally enjoyable IMO.

Haven't had Escudo in a while, so I'll probably have a bowl with a glass of Blanton's and see how that goes.

[hunter1127]

Peretti's Dundee in Seville bent

[Darth Smoker]

Ten to Midnight in a Savenelli Bent
Decaf English Breakfast Tea

[Joan]

Originally Posted by IHT

for a cheap cuban, it'll blow away any expensive non-cuban in flavor and price (in my opinion of smoking a large amount of various cuban cigars and a couple handfuls of the expensive non-cuban cigars - yes, i was a cuban only smoker for a few years before coming back to pipes).
i went through a couple boxes of Quinteros in my days, and they were always excellent - even more so when you factor in their cheap price (box o' 25 for under $55 back then).
my familiarity with them and the JLP Cazadore is why i bought them. i almost grabbed a Fonseca Delicias as well.
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smoking some Three Nuns in the Stanny billiard, drinking some hefe weizen before we head out to dinner.

Excellent! Thanks!

[Mad Hatter]

A bowl of Midnight Ride in a small Stanwell to close the evening.

[worr lord]

Pipeworks & Wilke Nut Brown Burley, followed by Escudo, followed by SG Chocolate Flake. I was disappointed with the Chocolate Flake, as it had an extremely artificial taste, no detectable Latakia, and left a bad taste in my mouth. Perhaps smoking three bowls over a 3 hour period was to blame. I'll give the Chocolate Flake tomorrow night with a fresh palate.

[SAjunidog]

Had some christmass cheer (2007) in a cob, along with a few bowls of local blends, and some 965.

[smokehouse]

Originally Posted by worr lord

Pipeworks & Wilke Nut Brown Burley, followed by Escudo, followed by SG Chocolate Flake. I was disappointed with the Chocolate Flake, as it had an extremely artificial taste, no detectable Latakia, and left a bad taste in my mouth. Perhaps smoking three bowls over a 3 hour period was to blame. I'll give the Chocolate Flake tomorrow night with a fresh palate.

I always found SG Chocolate Flake to taste the best as a first pipe of the day after my palate has rested.


SG FVF

[denverdog]

Tonight I am having Boswells Premium Burley. I expect a new order to show up any day now, so some new stuff soon!

[IHT]

finally got off work and back to the hotel @ 10:30pm... fun, now a quick pipeful of Escudo, then to bed so i can get a few hrs sleep before i head back to work at 6:45.

[physiognomy]

Nothing for me tonight... I have a shitty head cold/flu thing. I opened a tin of Frog Morton & couldn't even smell it, so the lid went back on.

[Ultravox]

My second bowl of the sample Rich at 4noggins sent of his Catamount blend. It's not as bad as I might have been led to believe after all the things I've heard about cherry blends.

[JAK]

I just popped the lid on my first tin of escudo, and it smells AMAZING. I can't wait to fire this up. I will follow that with some Rich's Balkan Supreme.