what a great looking smoke, the construction looks immaculate. nice review
Will let you know when it becomes March and I try one Bob.Trying one now. As usual, tons of smoke and lots of flavor. Not harsh at all. Believe this will be Ara approved
I would let them rest at least two weeks and dry box a couple days before I tried one again, but that's me.I opened a box of the new toros Friday night. Hopefully just a bad stick but nothing but problems. Cap unraveled, burned good for the first inch but no flavor, no spice, nothing on the retrohale. Then it hit something fireproof, big piece of stem or something. After that it tunneled until about 2" left. The rest was good. Gonna try another tonight but pretty dissapointing. I hope the rest were'nt rolled by the same guy.
Think I'll try that. :yes:I would let them rest at least two weeks and dry box a couple days before I tried one again, but that's me.
Has it been a couple of week yet? :halfgrinw Really looking forward to your second for a review!Think I'll try that. :yes:
If the rest of the box is like that, let me know and I'll get them replaced.I opened a box of the new toros Friday night. Hopefully just a bad stick but nothing but problems. Cap unraveled, burned good for the first inch but no flavor, no spice, nothing on the retrohale. Then it hit something fireproof, big piece of stem or something. After that it tunneled until about 2" left. The rest was good. Gonna try another tonight but pretty dissapointing. I hope the rest were'nt rolled by the same guy.
Tips for smoking LPs:
1) Double-draw. Take a regular draw, expel and the smoke, then take another draw. You will be AMAZED at how much different the 2nd draw is.
---The reason this is helpful is because the wrappers on LPs (as well as the Broadleaf Tats, and some other sticks) are really really thick. They don't really start actively burning until the end of your first draw--which means you're not getting a ton of wrapper smoke in the draw. The 2nd draw then allows you to get more of the wrapper flavor.
2) Smoke 'em slow. At least a minute between your double-draws, maybe more.
3) Age them. If possible, put a few down to age (1-2 years). They loose a bit of strength but the flavors come out more. If you like LPs, I think you'll love them with some age!