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Yeah. That was one of the surprising things about these -- they seem to smoke nice and cool. I didn't do anything different, and I'm a fast smoker.
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When I first started smoking cigars, I was all about large ring gauges, like 50+, because I smoked like it was going out of style. Since I've gotten a little more into the groove and now I actually smoke a bit slow, small ring gauges offer up a nice alternative to a jaw buster. I recently had an Oliva Serie V lancero and it was an incredibly enjoyable smoke, but also a comfortable smoke. So, now that I have the patience for them, I'm beginning to embrace smaller ring gauges and I'm finding them enjoyable.
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Yeah, I'm still working on that slowing down part. I'm too efficiency-conscious; I look at a lit cigar and see all that smoke going somewhere other than my mouth, and I feel like I'm throwing away half a cigar.
The other nice thing about lanceros is they give you a wicked high wrapper:filler ratio, so you can really taste the wrapper clearly. With something like the Double Maduro, that's a very pleasant experience. -
I read somewhere that people will smoke their age in gauge.. I guess that observation was meant to state that we will move to bigger cigars as we get more stick time. ( I know there is a joke hiding there) I started with coronas, moved to robustos and now own a lot more Perfectos...I rarely buy a corona anymore and buy cigars that will provide I smoke time I expect to get out of them. Usually one hour or a little more..
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A very good observation, Urbi!urbino:The other nice thing about lanceros is they give you a wicked high wrapper:filler ratio, so you can really taste the wrapper clearly. With something like the Double Maduro, that's a very pleasant experience.I think I am going to have to revisit the smaller gauges and see what I am missing. Hmm, Sancho Panza double maduros hae been whispering to me lately. Perhaps I am ready for another blind box purchase >.>
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Is that anything like a Blind Lemon Jefferson? (That really should be the name of a cocktail, btw.)Smoke=Fire:Perhaps I am ready for another blind box purchase >.>
I haven't tried the Sancho Panza line, yet. Need to do some investigating there, when I halt my cigar-buying moratorium.
I must be entering my second childhood, then. I never would've gone near a lancero 10 yrs. ago.kaspera79:I read somewhere that people will smoke their age in gauge. -
Ya know, aside from one friend in high school, I've never heard or seen anyone mention Blind Lemon Jefferson. You've got a lot of trivia bouncing around in that head of your's, don't ya urby?urbino:Is that anything like a Blind Lemon Jefferson? -
Yes, there is an unfortunate amount of useless knowledge taking up space in my brain. I need to have a garage sale. I saw kuzi mention he's a blues man; I bet he knows about Blind Lemon Jefferson.j0z3r:Ya know, aside from one friend in high school, I've never heard or seen anyone mention Blind Lemon Jefferson. You've got a lot of trivia bouncing around in that head of your's, don't ya urby?
After all this discussion, I think I'm going to have to have another one of those RP lanceros, tonight, then write a proper review. Or as proper a review as I typically write, anyway. Kuzi's are like audiophile-quality hi-fi; mine are more like Costco mid-fi. -
Ahh, don't sell yourself short. Any review is a good review as long as it is an honest representation of your impression of the cigar, well in my opinion anyhow. Keep up the good work urby, I enjoy your reviews.
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Some of the best reviews come from the heart, short and to the point .. Like Dont waste your money..This cigar sucks... or Wow!! this is the best cigar I have smoked in a long time..You gotta try this one... Now that sums it up in my opinion..j0z3r:Ahh, don't sell yourself short. Any review is a good review as long as it is an honest representation of your impression of the cigar, well in my opinion anyhow. Keep up the good work urby, I enjoy your reviews. -
LOL...not quite. Basically means I will buy a box unsmoked. It has really worked well for me in the past, although I keep waiting for my first lossurbino:
Is that anything like a Blind Lemon Jefferson? (That really should be the name of a cocktail, btw.)Smoke=Fire:Perhaps I am ready for another blind box purchase >.>
I haven't tried the Sancho Panza line, yet. Need to do some investigating there, when I halt my cigar-buying moratorium. -
with your first loss you can trade them away here. SOMEONE has to like em.
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Hmmm, I wonder who here has a fondness for Sancho Panza Double Maduros :Pkuzi16:with your first loss you can trade them away here. SOMEONE has to like em. -
Thanks, guys. I wasn't fishing for compliments. Really. I just meant kuzi's reviews are much more analytical and detailed than mine. The product of either a more refined palate, or somebody paying much closer attention than I am. My reviews are useful for what they are. His are just more so. If that makes any sense.kaspera79:
Some of the best reviews come from the heart, short and to the point .. Like Dont waste your money..This cigar sucks... or Wow!! this is the best cigar I have smoked in a long time..You gotta try this one... Now that sums it up in my opinion..j0z3r:Ahh, don't sell yourself short. Any review is a good review as long as it is an honest representation of your impression of the cigar, well in my opinion anyhow. Keep up the good work urby, I enjoy your reviews. -
I think everyones reviews are useful, you review what and how you are comfortable. We all learn from it.urbino:My reviews are useful for what they are. His are just more so. If that makes any sense. -
... the product of someone with more time on their hands....urbino:[ The product of either a more refined palate, or somebody paying much closer attention than I am. -
I agree all reviews are the best " word of mouth " on cigars good or bad.. simple or detailed, I appreciate them all.madurofan:
I think everyones reviews are useful, you review what and how you are comfortable. We all learn from it.urbino:My reviews are useful for what they are. His are just more so. If that makes any sense.