Gdaddy
Well-Known Member
I received my new tobacco on Friday. Dominican ligero and Piloto viso that I hadn't tried yet. By Friday night I had two cigars out on the table drying in the air conditioning.
Tonight we had steaks on the barbecue, corn on the cob, fresh sliced tomatoes and a nice Cabernet wine. A perfect meal to be accompanied by a cigar. Having sat out for 2 days the cigar felt dry so I couldn't wait to try it.
The blend...Two Nic seco leaves for binder then an equal blend of Piloto Cubano viso, Dominican ligero and Nicaraguan seco. With a Criollo 98 wrapper.
I'll admit I am a nicotine baby so I was nervous about that much viso and ligero together in one cigar. First light had a touch of bitter which I very much dislike and immediately began to worry. Within half an inch the bitter was gone and replaced with a pleasant sweetness. It was burning perfectly and had lots of smoke output. This thing was improving by the minute. Amazing flavors and I really enjoyed the slight back ground sweetness. Due to the amount of smoke I could take it nice and slow and still leery of the nicotine to creep up on me but it never did. Ended up taking it to the nub. I sat there in disbelief. Did this just happen? Was that cigar that amazingly good or was there a synergy with the meal prior? Perhaps.
This wasn't a good cigar it was a great cigar! However, before going too wild I need to smoke a few more to confirm that this was in fact that good. The nicotine was never an issue at all. Letting the others rest in the humidor for a week or two and really looking forward to having another. Meanwhile I think I'll roll a few more of these.
Man this is fun!
Tonight we had steaks on the barbecue, corn on the cob, fresh sliced tomatoes and a nice Cabernet wine. A perfect meal to be accompanied by a cigar. Having sat out for 2 days the cigar felt dry so I couldn't wait to try it.
The blend...Two Nic seco leaves for binder then an equal blend of Piloto Cubano viso, Dominican ligero and Nicaraguan seco. With a Criollo 98 wrapper.
I'll admit I am a nicotine baby so I was nervous about that much viso and ligero together in one cigar. First light had a touch of bitter which I very much dislike and immediately began to worry. Within half an inch the bitter was gone and replaced with a pleasant sweetness. It was burning perfectly and had lots of smoke output. This thing was improving by the minute. Amazing flavors and I really enjoyed the slight back ground sweetness. Due to the amount of smoke I could take it nice and slow and still leery of the nicotine to creep up on me but it never did. Ended up taking it to the nub. I sat there in disbelief. Did this just happen? Was that cigar that amazingly good or was there a synergy with the meal prior? Perhaps.
This wasn't a good cigar it was a great cigar! However, before going too wild I need to smoke a few more to confirm that this was in fact that good. The nicotine was never an issue at all. Letting the others rest in the humidor for a week or two and really looking forward to having another. Meanwhile I think I'll roll a few more of these.
Man this is fun!