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.