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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
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LigaPrivadaFanboy
Unrepentant Hoarder
Dirty Rat from last June and some Zacapa 23
Carlos Torano Virtuoso :cbig:
I love those! What did you think?
My first CAO OSA Sol
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
Pure deliciousness.
It was really really good. Milder than anything else I've smoked but, the draw was so good it made up for it lol. I smoked it down to the nub!
Tat Baby Face.... Picked up on a woody taste right away, turned to a little caramel sweetness and maybe little toasted almond. This was the first of my lil monsters that I've tried so far, really good smoke.
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I really liked it. Not as much sweetness as the face currently has, but it may be due to age or vitola, and it's probably a little stronger. It was better than Wolfie (which I'm smoking now). Wolfies still a good smoke. I love these sizes.
Gurkha Beast
The Beast looks intimidating for the newbie cigar enthusiast, but this stick is not strong at all and is a creamy smoke with significant sweetness. I picked up notes of vanilla, nuts, and slight sweet chocolate. Tremendous smoke output beginning around the mid-point along with the sweet Maduro flavors that I enjoy, made this cigar rather enjoyable during the first hour. Unfortunately things went south very quickly and many construction issues ruined it by the final third. There was an uneven burn that needed some touch ups, it went out on me two times, and the entire wrapper came off during the final third. I had to chuck it entering the final third rather than continue smoking the harsh cigar binder only. I got two of them in a sampler, and I will be interested to see how it is the second time around. I enjoyed the flavors, and if there were not the significant construction issues, the paper thin wrapper, and the resulting burn issues this may have been a solid stick in my book. With all of the issues with this cigar though it ruined the enjoyable flavors and the initial delight of the first 1/2 of this cigar. Overall 5.5/10
The Beast looks intimidating for the newbie cigar enthusiast, but this stick is not strong at all and is a creamy smoke with significant sweetness. I picked up notes of vanilla, nuts, and slight sweet chocolate. Tremendous smoke output beginning around the mid-point along with the sweet Maduro flavors that I enjoy, made this cigar rather enjoyable during the first hour. Unfortunately things went south very quickly and many construction issues ruined it by the final third. There was an uneven burn that needed some touch ups, it went out on me two times, and the entire wrapper came off during the final third. I had to chuck it entering the final third rather than continue smoking the harsh cigar binder only. I got two of them in a sampler, and I will be interested to see how it is the second time around. I enjoyed the flavors, and if there were not the significant construction issues, the paper thin wrapper, and the resulting burn issues this may have been a solid stick in my book. With all of the issues with this cigar though it ruined the enjoyable flavors and the initial delight of the first 1/2 of this cigar. Overall 5.5/10
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HdM Dark Knight tonight. Man I love these.
USCG Cigar Newb
USCG Cigar Newb
AB Tempus
USCG Cigar Newb
USCG Cigar Newb
Graycliff Turbo Edicion Limitada 2010. I have to say that I enjoyed this stick. I have been let down by other graycliffs I have had, though never that I have smoked while at the lounge, I think that in shipping it was not kind to some of the other lines I have had. Since I currently live in Nassau I will continue to try to get my hands on all the lines and give them a go, I was pleasantly surprised by this one since I had gotten such a good deal on them I thought they would be like dirt
javajunkie
BoM July '12
last night a casa fernandez miami, almost forgot to do a pic, just nice!
this morning, a presto. and of course, coffee. o)
this morning, a presto. and of course, coffee. o)
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