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[Throttle]

quiet here.......

[Throttle]

quiet here.......

[Throttle]

recently did a Padron 1926.

Presented to me by another cigar fren at ConD.

First taste was bitter and slightly burnt but developed nice after about 1cm or so into a much more coffeeish flavor. Body is medium at most.

fairly enjoyable cigar overall

[Nightstalker]

padron? i've never heard abt it b4...

[Rikitikitavi]

Hello all,

 

Dropped off the radar for a while. Busy at work. Now i have a stupid cold so prob wont smoke until thats fixed because smell is a very important part of the cigar smoking experience i'm sure.

 

Am looking forward to trying a Dip No.2 when I am better, hopefully by Sat.

[entity]

Originally posted by Nightstalker@April 19, 2007 12:32 pm

padron? i've never heard abt it b4...

Padrons are one of the most highly valued and sought after non-Cuban cigars out there, together with Arthur Fuentes, Opus Xs (owned by the Fuente family as well).

 

Their most famous range is the 1926s (which Throttle smoked) and the 1964s. I smoked a 1964 a couple of years back. It's very very smooth, but without the depth and power of a good Cuban (and at that point of time, Cubans were very infuriatingly inconsistent, even the good ones). I still have a 1926 in my humidor to smoke when one day I'm finally in the mood.

 

Good to try, if you ever manage to get your hands on one. But they are extremely rare and expensive, even when compared to Limited Edition Cubans.

[Throttle]

yes, Padrons are quite ex.....

and they are individually numbered....

 

but I still have my wager on Cubans, heh

[Nightstalker]

who's free for a smoke tom nite at con d? i've had one heck of a wk. need to unwind...

[ckunjie]

Find picture of some really rare and unique opus x cigar. Really salute those skilled roller.....

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/213/464900418_544a5a7ce9_m.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/210/464900422_a86f9c6277_m.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/464900424_dca4fdf9c1_m.jpg

[Throttle]

wah, all the arturo fuente Opus X.

[ckunjie]

I sometimes wonder how they smoke those rare special size cigar. I know got one size is 18 inches long! I also found out some of the ring gauge are as big as 70 to 80. How long do i need to finish 18 inches? 4hours? Haha and how big do my mouth need to be to smoke the 80 ring gauge?(Nothing kinky here haha)

 

Bro throttle or anyone here ever try the culebras before? Find out from some website that partagas is coming out with the culebras again. Don't know how true....

[Throttle]

yes have tried davidoff culebras and another non cuban brand., cant remember if i've done a partagas one before.

 

i still prefer normal fat cigars

[ckunjie]

3 at one go or one by one? How is the draw and burn for culebras?

[Throttle]

one by one but not one after another.

burn and draw as per normal cigar

[Throttle]

A very good Mag46 to end last nite.....

Back to another week of stress..

[Rikitikitavi]

Hi Guys,

 

Just got 3 Trinidad Robusto Extra's as a gift. Are they good?

[Throttle]

I find TriniRobustEx overrated. Have had more than quite a few but none really impressed. I think it's more a marketing ploy with this vitola then anything. maybe becos i didnt have the patience to keep them for more than a year?

 

However, i recommend the Reyes, the Coloniales and the fundadores.

My experience is they taste alright straight outta the box and better after a yr or 2. I'm still keeping my box of reyes and coloniales from jun 05 and sep 05.

Got 2 sticks of 1998 fundadores left.......

[Rikitikitavi]

Thanks Throttle. Since I dont have a humi (yet!) will be lighting up the Trinis this weekend. What I am really looking fwd to though is a Dip No.2. The boys at Con D said they have a box or two of these aged about 3 years and I get the feeling they will be good...

[Tua Gu Sai]

Originally posted by Throttle@April 24, 2007 12:04 am

I find TriniRobustEx overrated. Have had more than quite a few but none really impressed. I think it's more a marketing ploy with this vitola then anything. maybe becos i didnt have the patience to keep them for more than a year?

 

However, i recommend the Reyes, the Coloniales and the fundadores.

My experience is they taste alright straight outta the box and better after a yr or 2. I'm still keeping my box of reyes and coloniales from jun 05 and sep 05.

Got 2 sticks of 1998 fundadores left.......

Heehee I still have 7 left for the Fundelores 1998 batch..

 

Control to 1 stick only per year.. And I already did 1 this year...

 

Only to look forward for next year to have my next stick!

[Nightstalker]

oh yeah... dip 2. definitely must age to bring out the best in it.

 

anyone free for a smoke this thur? been quite a while since we had last a gathering

[Throttle]

would love to but i cant, at least for a while.

 

Now all i have is afternoon smokes. or work smokes.

[Guest limpeiwah]

i went to sungei road i saw some cuban authentic cigars! but they display open air :( wat a waste. can throw away.

[Throttle]

not necessarily dude, singapore humidity quite high, it may not be that bad. but i sure wouldnt put them in my mouth!!!!!!

 

hahaha

[Nightstalker]

wat smokes have u guys planned for the weekend? its time to reward urself after a long wk of work. haha...

 

im definitely be doin a double tom nite man! cant wait....

[Throttle]

let me see if i can make it although quite unlikely.

 

did a very very good mag46 this afternoon over a business/leisure discussion