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March 20, 2007

The first cigar of the season

There is nothing like a warm, relaxing night to sit on the porch and smoke a good cigar. Tonight was nothing like a warm night to sit on the porch ;-)

As I mentioned last time I had gotten some cigars from www.texcigars.com – a supplier of cheap cigars online – to bring in the new season. I kept waiting for a nice, warm (ok, above 50 degree) evening to smoke one. Tonight I finally decided that the warm weather wasn’t coming until I brought it here, so I went out and did my part to bring in Spring.

I chose a Baccarat, 6×50, and it turned out to be a pretty good choice. My first impression was that it was very sweet – actually the wrapper is sweetened it seems. Kind of like smoking a Twinkie, only without the thick clouds of black, toxic smoke you’d no doubt get if you smoked a Twinkie. Instead it was mild, sharpening just a tad about an inch in, and gradually getting just slightly peppery near the end. I didn’t smoke the whole thing. Once both butt cheeks got down to the 35 degree ambient temperature I called it quits. But it was enjoyable. 35 degrees is an excellent temperature to drink light beer.

The Baccarat is not quite as smooth as a Fonseca, but a pretty good smoke all the same. Given the price, it’s a lot closer to a reasonable daily cigar than Fonseca as well.


March 14, 2007

Cigar Season’s Here!

You probably haven’t been watching the weather in Milwaukee, but if you’re in the midwest you know we’ve had some pretty spring-like weather lately. Since my smoking room is my front porch, enjoying a cigar is definitely a seasonal activity.

I just got some new cigars from www.texcigars.com – a supplier of cheap cigars online – to bring in the new season, and I’ll be trying those suckers out. More in a little bit.

Our normally damp basement has been extraordinarily dry this winter, and my humidor suffered from a little neglect. I don’t think the humidity ever got much below 55%, but I’ve been trying to get it to stay in the right range. I think I may have to empty it and get another coat or two of varnish on it to make it a bit tighter.