Sorry, I don't do pix but because today was one of the rare days when the temperature was above freezing (34 in fact) I decided to take my lunchtime constitutional and see if a stogie would stay lit, a challenge since mid-December.
Since I didn't have a lot of faith, I decided to try one that I knew nothing about. It was a Carlos Torano 1916. Since I'm pretty sure this came to me in a trade, I knew absolutely nothing about this model. In general, I'm not a huge fan of Toranos; the Exodus 1959 is the only one I've found decent. So I had very low expectations.
So, I was very pleasantly surprised when the first thing I sensed upon lighting it was a very sweet taste on the wrapper. Could it possible be Cameroon? I'm not expert on this stuff, but it seemed to be a mild-medium strength, with muted spaces and some nice floral notes--the kind of smoke I prefer. The relatively small ring size (I think it was a Robusto, but not sure) pushed the wrapper front and center, which is how I'm coming to prefer cigars. Overall, a very nice smoke that didn't go out during my entire walk.
Sorry, I don't do pix but because today was one of the rare days when the temperature was above freezing (34 in fact) I decided to take my lunchtime constitutional and see if a stogie would stay lit, a challenge since mid-December.
Since I didn't have a lot of faith, I decided to try one that I knew nothing about. It was a Carlos Torano 1916. Since I'm pretty sure this came to me in a trade, I knew absolutely nothing about this model. In general, I'm not a huge fan of Toranos; the Exodus 1959 is the only one I've found decent. So I had very low expectations.
So, I was very pleasantly surprised when the first thing I sensed upon lighting it was a very sweet taste on the wrapper. Could it possible be Cameroon? I'm not expert on this stuff, but it seemed to be a mild-medium strength, with muted spaces and some nice floral notes--the kind of smoke I prefer. The relatively small ring size (I think it was a Robusto, but not sure) pushed the wrapper front and center, which is how I'm coming to prefer cigars. Overall, a very nice smoke that didn't go out during my entire walk.
Pretty positive it's a Cemroon and if memory serves correct it is one of Tony (0Patience's) all time fav cigars for a good Cameroon.
The best mornings start like this ^. Lot 23 connie and coffee. If they could just figure out a way to get the bands to come off without getting stuck and ripping into three pieces.
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Spicy corona! Great size for a small commute.
And is box pressed with a great draw.
Since I didn't have a lot of faith, I decided to try one that I knew nothing about. It was a Carlos Torano 1916. Since I'm pretty sure this came to me in a trade, I knew absolutely nothing about this model. In general, I'm not a huge fan of Toranos; the Exodus 1959 is the only one I've found decent. So I had very low expectations.
So, I was very pleasantly surprised when the first thing I sensed upon lighting it was a very sweet taste on the wrapper. Could it possible be Cameroon? I'm not expert on this stuff, but it seemed to be a mild-medium strength, with muted spaces and some nice floral notes--the kind of smoke I prefer. The relatively small ring size (I think it was a Robusto, but not sure) pushed the wrapper front and center, which is how I'm coming to prefer cigars. Overall, a very nice smoke that didn't go out during my entire walk.
The best mornings start like this ^. Lot 23 connie and coffee. If they could just figure out a way to get the bands to come off without getting stuck and ripping into three pieces.
Now the beer by Rogue makes sense. Pink bottle and the logo. Never knew it was a real doughnut shop