Cigars Cigars Cigars

[entity]

Was at Con Divan last night. Haven't gone there for so long that I forgot how expensive it was! And what's worse, they've stopped single stick cigar promotions. So I smoked my own cigar that I brought instead, a Nicaraguan puro. Must have been the travelling and the lack of "rest" time a gave it (it arrived yesterday wrapped in cellophane), the cigar was too dry and the tobacco taste was very very strong. Going to leave the rest for at least 1 week before "sampling" again.

 

My friend got the RyJ Prince of Wales. I'm not sure if its bad luck for me or if all RyJs are like that, but the burn of the cigar is very inconsistent, and keeps going out no matter how carefully I nurse it. The last RyJ I had (about a week ago), a Hermoso No.2 LE 2004 was also like that. RyJs tastes fabulous, but the burn is really irritating!

[Intruder]

Originally posted by Throttle@Jul 20 2005, 10:52 PM

had a power Bolivar Belicoso Fino which I kept in my humidor for 6 months.

 

smoke was really leathery and thick. full bodied but without the spiciness and bitterness.  Intruder knows what I mean....right? better to smoke this with a full stomach and a nice long drink.

Yeah bro Throttle! Nice and classic smoke of this Belicoso Fino. Very nice but if to rush to finish it, it can be a torture. I mean, big gulp of 'tarik' and hasten yourself to finish it. Throttle, Thanks for the good recomendation! :thumb:

 

At first light, it is nice and real aromatic to puff, slow and easy...... Then come the middle body or even before reaching that point...the POWER start to build up(nice thick, deep taste) WOW! Great puff!

 

Then comes towards the end....where i start to gets impatient and drag it like nobody business....choky and hard for me (my fault for getting impatient, not the cigar. It is a nice one.)

 

I took this puff in not so quiet place, alone....with my friend who dun puff cigar. So abit off-mood that day for a perfect cigar-ing.

 

Puffed a Phillies Blunt, a cheap brand from Shell kiosk... wanted to go to Oak for a Partagas but simply too lazy to drag myself down..... and worst dreamed of myself getting a Upmann.....then there came the cigar 'gian' sypmtom..... Boh bain...went to Shell and got the Blunt.. Surprisingly, for a 8 bucks cigar, it smells fruity even keeping it in pouch. Nice taste and smell while smoking it. Yes the tip of the cigar is abit dry, not well kept. But generally, it is still ok for a cheap puffs like this. Tonight maybe getting one more..... Now the cigar is gone, but the wrapper still ard, the light smell sometime still lingers..

[Throttle]

Entity,

 

your luck is like one of my friends, alway kena plugged cigars.

 

anyway, I have a whole stash of RYJ Hermosos No. 2 EL2004 in my humidor, and have smoked a great deal of that cigar. Every single one was good.....heh heh heh. You want ? I sell you, hahahha.

[numbergames]

where is this cigar club place that you guys are talking about??

[Throttle]

Con Divan is at UE Square which is along Robertson Quay, Mohd Sultan area.

 

http://www.connoisseurdivan.com/

dont be surprise to find my pic in the gallery. heh heh

i always gatecrash people's events

[Intruder]

Originally posted by numbergames@Jul 22 2005, 08:50 PM

where is this cigar club place that you guys are talking about??

It is directily opposite Mohd Sultan. Across the road, walk straight down, onn your lef hand side one.

[Sev]

http://www.connoisseurdivan.com/media/gallery1705_01.jpg

eh, the old man at the right is Don Alejandro Robaina, the owner of Vegas Robaina...

[Throttle]

yeah at the event at Con Divan.

 

the who's who of cigars in Singapore.

 

here's one of me at the La Corona Factory Shop in Havana, Cuba

mouth watering and heart pounding

 

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/2172/imgp23415qk.jpg

[Throttle]

http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/7953/imgp33159au.jpg

 

at home in my balcony , with kitty cat...hahhah head chopped off.

[Nightstalker]

pitty ur cat... gotta breathe in all tat 2nd hand smoke. haha....

[entity]

Originally posted by Throttle@Jul 22 2005, 08:18 PM

Entity,

 

your luck is like one of my friends, alway kena plugged cigars.

 

anyway, I have a whole stash of RYJ Hermosos No. 2 EL2004 in my humidor, and have smoked a great deal of that cigar. Every single one was good.....heh heh heh. You want ? I sell you, hahahha.

Hey Throttle,

 

You sound like a cigar shop already! Dun mind buying some Hermoso No. 2s provided you give me a good price. Or we can just trade cigars..

 

Any cigar gathering soon? Would like to meet up with all the cigar smokers at singaporebikes.com.

 

Just had myself a Cuaba Diademas. It's a HUGE cigar, figurado-shaped and 230mm long. Normally I would not smoke such a big cigar, but I've had this stick for about a year already, and decided that today is as good a day as any. Because of it's size, it's a very cool smoke. Not tightly packed, which resulted in it being an easy draw despite the small cut I made. Very mild woody taste at the beginning, developing into a medium-bodied smoke with leathery, woody, slightly bitter coffee/chocolate taste near the halfway mark. Entire smoking session took me 2.5 hours. Delicious! Not something I would recommend as a regular smoke due to its size, but something everyone should try for the experience, or perhaps for a special occasion.

[Throttle]

Diademas, big one Bro!

 

hoho, I've avoided that becos that time required is really long and sometimes my palate and mind gets bored. Havent got any Diademas or salamones on hand right now.

 

Go to Oaks, they are having a sale on the RYJ Hermosos No. 2 EL2004. I think only $35 a stick, very cheap, but just be careful that the cigar condition is good.

 

I got quite a few 1997 aged Trinidad Fundadores last time and 1 had a bug hole....

 

me, cigar shop? I wish I had the luxury to run one.....bah...

[Skunk]

Throttle,

 

know any cafes that sell cigars as well?

 

seen those types in hongkong that sell some cigars in a large humidor...

[Throttle]

you mean outdoor type?

 

Alley bar sells

QuePasa sells

 

I sell...hahahahaahahahahah

[Nightstalker]

Originally posted by Skunk@Jul 23 2005, 09:40 AM

Throttle,

 

know any cafes that sell cigars as well?

 

seen those types in hongkong that sell some cigars in a large humidor...

Brewerkz also sells cigars. they keep them in a humidor. not a wide variety though. think i rem seein monte, cohiba, partagas and a few others... not very expensive anyway.

[numbergames]

Originally posted by Sev@Jul 22 2005, 09:39 PM

http://www.connoisseurdivan.com/media/gallery1705_01.jpg

eh, the old man at the right is Don Alejandro Robaina, the owner of Vegas Robaina...

how did u get this pic then???

[entity]

Originally posted by Throttle@Jul 23 2005, 08:38 AM

Diademas, big one Bro!

 

hoho, I've avoided that becos that time required is really long and sometimes my palate and mind gets bored. Havent got any Diademas or salamones on hand right now.

 

Go to Oaks, they are having a sale on the RYJ Hermosos No. 2 EL2004. I think only $35 a stick, very cheap, but just be careful that the cigar condition is good.

 

I got quite a few 1997 aged Trinidad Fundadores last time and 1 had a bug hole....

 

me, cigar shop? I wish I had the luxury to run one.....bah...

Yup, I know about that sale, bought my plugged Hermoso No.2 at Oaks last week.

 

Skunk, cafes I know that sells cigars:

Ambrosia, Off Arab Street

 

Bars:

Wala Wala

Balaclava

Most 5* hotel bars like: Mezzanine @ Hyatt, Mandarin Hotel

 

But I recommend my favourite method, bring out a couple of sticks and light them at a coffee cafe! Any Starbucks, Coffee Bean, Coffee Club that is open-air. That's the life!

[Throttle]

I dont mind smoking outdoors, as I often do in my balcony at home.

 

but when it gets too windy, the burn is affected and goes awry.

So I most often go a a nice lounge in a hotel or a wine bar which is not too crowded.

 

Numbergames, the picture is from the ConDivan Website that I posted earlier.

 

Nightstalker, how's the El REy Del Mundo Choix Supreme?

[Nightstalker]

Originally posted by Throttle@Jul 24 2005, 07:50 PM

I dont mind smoking outdoors, as I often do in my balcony at home.

 

but when it gets too windy, the burn is affected and goes awry.

So I most often go a a nice lounge in a hotel or a wine bar which is not too crowded.

 

Numbergames, the picture is from the ConDivan Website that I posted earlier.

 

Nightstalker, how's the El REy Del Mundo Choix Supreme?

havent had the chance to smoke it yet. stil have the ryj no4 and the El REy Del Mundo Choix Supreme. smoked the other 2 at Rogue on Fri nite after i got them. Luckily they had a cutter. heng ah....

 

smoked the rafael gonzalez one though. wat is it exactly is it again? not bad considerin it costs only 12 bucks. haha.... i think i didnt light it properly cos the burn was a little uneven initially, luckily i managed to get it under control... phew....

[Throttle]

That is a 2003 batch of Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona which I personally hand selected to mature in my humidor.

 

What you saw that day was whatever is left of that batch, all the rest has been smoked away..... The wrapper is dark and the taste is dark cream expresso.

 

A very underated cigar which is super value for money!!

[Nightstalker]

im hopin to smoke another one this weekend. either fri or sat nite... cant wait to try the El REy Del Mundo Choix Supreme. was thinkin of goin to ambrosia. i like the ambience and drinks there... my cousin's frenz own tat place....

[Throttle]

I'm still having a bloody sore throat and cough but I'm planning the following cigars for the weekend:-

 

Partagas Serie P No. 2

H Upmann No 2

Ramon Allones Specially Selected

H Upmann Magnum 46

Partagas Serie d No. 4

RYJ Hermoso No. 2 EL2004

[Nightstalker]

Originally posted by entity@Jul 24 2005, 02:14 AM

Yup, I know about that sale, bought my plugged Hermoso No.2 at Oaks last week.

 

Skunk, cafes I know that sells cigars:

Ambrosia, Off Arab Street

 

Bars:

Wala Wala

Balaclava

Most 5* hotel bars like: Mezzanine @ Hyatt, Mandarin Hotel

 

But I recommend my favourite method, bring out a couple of sticks and light them at a coffee cafe! Any Starbucks, Coffee Bean, Coffee Club that is open-air. That's the life!

i agree wif u bro. i find tat a nice coffee goes better wif a cigar as compared wif alcohol. smoked a cigar at a cafe last time, together wif a cup of coffee. NICE....

[entity]

Originally posted by Nightstalker@Jul 26 2005, 11:09 PM

i agree wif u bro. i find tat a nice coffee goes better wif a cigar as compared wif alcohol. smoked a cigar at a cafe last time, together wif a cup of coffee. NICE....

Hey Nightstalker,

 

I was at Arab Street just now smoking cigars with a couple of friends. I find that some cigars go well with tea as well. As for coffee, I find that mocha goes well with cigars.

 

Your cousin's fren's place is Ambrosia? Cool...

[kicskate]

Originally posted by entity@Jul 27 2005, 05:33 AM

Hey Nightstalker,

 

I was at Arab Street just now smoking cigars with a couple of friends. I find that some cigars go well with tea as well. As for coffee, I find that mocha goes well with cigars.

 

Your cousin's fren's place is Ambrosia? Cool...

ambosia is cool indeed... u tried the sisha too?