Olivia Series O Torpedo
I love the line up of Olivia cigars. From mild to full bodies they are really excellent and top quality.
I watched three videos on cigar lighting. One guy made a big deal about not lighting the wrapper. The other two didn’t mention it. Any thoughts?
Also, any recommendations for an inexpensive digital hygrometer?
I need a little label help. For the Arturo Fuente Anejo series, I have mixed up some cigars. One has an additional gold back by the label. The other does not. Which one is older?
Anyone use a cigar jar or know anyone who has used one?
I don’t use them but the Cubans do a lot of special releases in them so they can’t be all that bad.
My interest has recently been re-ignited with cigars. Maduros, big chocolately ones at that, have caught my fancy lately, particularly the Padron Serie 1926; $$$, though.
Throw in the Rocky Patel Winter 2012 maduro torpedo as dark and satisfying. Great value.
Waiting on arrival of my Rocky Patel Super Ligero toros. Robb Report’s RCH gives it a Best of the Best, FWIW; reportedly a big, powerful smoke.
I have never tried a cigar, but I love the smell inside of cigar shops. Anyway, I just moved from Chicago to Texas and it seems like cigars are very popular here, especially at the golf course clubhouse. I would like to keep some around to share with my new friends and neighbors, but I am not sure what to get. Do you have any suggestions on a good cigar to keep around the house to be able to offer guests? Obviously everyone has his or her own preference, but there have to be some cigars that are generally crowd pleasers. This thread has also convinced me that if I plan on keeping some cigars around I will need a humidor. If you have any suggestions on entry level humidor or features to look for, I would appreciate it.
This was a pretty nice smoke and worth bringing to the group’s attention. It is 100 percent American tobacco with a Connecticut Habano wrapper with the rest of the tobacco from other places in the United States. It’s listed as medium but the flavors are slightly more intense than other mediums I have smoked. Some of the tobacco is fired-cured in Kentucky. I guess it’s supposed to add a hickory flavor but I didn’t quite get that. It does have some other wood flavors along with a little bit of molasses and some spices. I enjoyed it.
As far as cigars go, I’d suggest getting some medium-body cigars. If you get too strong of cigars people may not be able to smoke them. Another question is size and shape. Some cigars can last three hours. I don’t know if you want to spend three hours smoking a cigar with your friends. And finally there’s price.
I just posted about the George Rico American Puro. It’s a great cigar. It took about 90 minutes to smoke. And a cigar with all American tobacco is a novelty. According to my local cigar store, most cigars with all American tobacco start at about $35 each. This was about $10. And it had some nice flavors. And it’s also not too strong.
If you want to say which metropolitan area you live closest to I can try to recommend a good cigar shop where you can get advice.
Some places in Texas are quite humid, like Houston. So you may or may not need to add something to your humidor to increase humidity. A local cigar shop can help you but Amazon is also a great resource. You’ll also want a hygrometer to measure the humidity and temperature. You can used distilled water to regulate humidity or you can buy something like Xikar solution. It is also anti-fungal.
Rocky Patel Royale Toro
Deep and rich; but not overpowering.
Fab draw with loads of creamy smoke.
Has anyone here made a Tuppedor? A humidor out of a Tupperware-style container?
I’ve never made one but it seems they are effective. I might make one soon so I can re-season my humi which had been struggling here in the desert.
J
I had an Igloodor (Igloo ice chest turned humidor) for years and it worked really well.
It sealed so tight I had to open it to get air circulation once a month or so while I wasn’t smoking much. I kept a bunch of cedar blocks in there and at one point had a small battery powered fan just to move air around.
It was so big it encouraged me to buy too many cigars so I got rid of all the junk and now have a smaller wooden humidor stocked with really top notch cigars.
Jimmy- try a few yourself and see if you like them but these would be good mild to medium options
Olivia G and Olivia O
Fuente 858
Had an Olivia V Robusto last night(full bodied) after Prime Rib and 2005 Seavey Estate cab. Great cigar and continues to be one of my favorites.
I’ll post in here before making a new thread…
Any Bay Area smokers want to get together? I want to light up a nice cigar but smoking is very social for me.
I found one nice place in SF (Occidental Cigar Bar) and there are two options here in Napa (our very own Napa Valley Wine & Cigars and one other shop).
I’m happy to drive to SF or East Bay but I’m not committed to go much further south than that.
Nolan, I’d be up for a cigar focused offline if the venue were in the City. Occidental is a decent spot, but it’s booze only IIRC. Another option in the City to consider is Cigar Bar & Grill:
They have a decent outside courtyard, as well as food available to order. Pool table, as well.
I prefer liquor or beer with cigars, wine will get demolished.
Let’s see if we get any more interest, hopefully we can set something up before harvest kicks in.
Nolan, not sure if your response is b/c you may be thinking CB&G is beer/wine only? They have a full bar.
Main reason I brought it up is that Occidental gets pretty smoky inside (at least that was the case when I was last there a couple years ago). They’re entirely staffed by the proprietors, which lets them use the one loophole CA allows to legally smoke indoors of a public establishment. That being said, ventilation ain’t the best IMO. It’s a good place to drink that also is the rare spot where you can also light up w/o having to walk outside, but its not a cigar club kinda place. Very old school…