Daily Cigar

I spent Saturday building a fence with and old friend, and it was a very hard day’s labor. We got all of the posts in place, and called it quits. After a little barbeque we settled in for some cigars.

First was a Punch, double corona. These had been splitting on me in the past, but they’ve finally dried out enough to be perfectly smokable.

Second were Fonseca Robusto, which was significantly milder than the Punch. These were really just filling in a little time – we were sitting in the driveway admiring our handiwork along with glasses of Bushmills, but they were very enjoyable all the same.

Last came Montecristo #3, which was the best of the bunch. I taste much more spice than in the previous cigars. Even my friend commented that it was very good.

It was a very late night, but very enjoyable.

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Today it was hot and fairly humid – 80 degrees or more, and the kind of weather that has you regretting the long pants you’re wearing even though it hadn’t seemed that warm at first. I’d brined some pork tenderloin since the yesterday, and after it’s time on the grill it was a very tasty treat. So good, in fact, that our 14 month old daughter who’d previously communicated she was full, full, full, decided she could handle a few more slices of pork ;-) She even grabbed the plate of seconds I’d handed to my wife to take them for herself.
After she was put to bed and my wife settled in I headed for the porch with a Montecristo #3 cigar and my notebook to do a little writing. I’d put on shorts and a t-shirt, and was ready for a warm but relaxing evening. The Monte cigar was about Robusto in size, so an hour would see it done. That would leave a bit of time to write this, and maybe play with a new Drupal installation I’m fiddling with.
You can imagine my surprise when I stepped out into a 65 degree wind. They say if you don’t like the weather in Wisconsin, just wait 20 minutes and it will change, and they’re right. I lit up anyway and the porch was still quite warm from the afternoon sun so it wasn’t too chilly out. I’d decided to use matches, and a small pile of burnt matches accumulated before I had a decent ember going because of the wind. Once lit, the cigar idled like a champ.

I had a long phone conversation with my oldest friend, planned a bit of fence building this weekend, and puffed away. The Montecristo was like last time – fast, even burn. Mild with a bit of spice near the end. If it was a car it would have a bumper sticker that says “Drive Safely.” There are times, though, when pleasant and predictable are what we need.

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Tonight I decided to try the Bolivar that had been gifted to me a while back. It was a full-size cigar, I’ll call it a double corona.

The initial flavor was mild, with hints of molases, turning woodier near the end. I’ll say it was the end, as it took well over an hour to finish the cigar, and as it is I tossed it with about 3″ left. Hey, my butt was sore and the bugs were getting fierce! Also, I tend to grow weary of cigars as they get shorter and sharper.

The burn was not even, but I’ll put that to short and erratic storage in my humidor. The draw was also tight, and it went out once. I know that a while back I had put a small container of water in my humidor, since it was registering a little low. It turned out to be that the sensor was being blocked, and the humidity was actually much higher. That was a couple of weeks ago, and with everything in cello I expect it to take a few more weeks for things to return to proper levels. In the mean time, I’ll be forgiving of any burn and draw problems.

Overall I’d smoke another Bolivar in a heartbeat, although I would allow much more time for the same size. That was the big problem – sometimes you’re ready to spend 90+ minutes and sometimes you’re not, and I wasn’t.

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Hey folks, you need to not take me too literally here!

Smoking a cigar takes an hour, and it’s not something I’m going to do while doing anything else, so it’s not going to happen every single day. It’s just that the domain sounded good ;-) But I will try to write about cigars every day.

Now as I recall, in a recent post I wrote about a new cigar case I’d be making. I’d planned on getting a good start on that last night but ended up working on this blog a bit. I’d started it under a different title on WordPress.com. Now I like WordPress a lot, and I’ve even met the developer and he’s a nice guy. But I found out two things that made me ditch their site for a privately hosted solution. First, they don’t allow any way to direct a domain to their blogs, second they don’t allow folks to edit their own templates. That stinks. So, a few hours needed to be spent getting things up and running.

However, today is an exciting day for another reason – I’ve sent a bundle of Consuegras to a friend who I think will like them. They’re very inexpensive, so it’s not meant to be an impressive gift, but they are very smokable, and in the 5×42 size they don’t take so long. I think he’ll like them, but I’m dying to find out. 8-)

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Last night I finally got a chance to sit down with a cigar after several days of being either sick, busy, or it raining hard enough that porch-sitting was not an option. After so long, I decided not to experiment but to have a known quantity – and I chose a Punch in double corona (or thereabouts) size.

Now, the first Punch I had was quite good and burned pretty well. The second basically exploded on me due to some over-humidification, although the flavor was still great.

The third was a mix. The foot was already split, but not too much. I didn’t notice until I was outside and by that time I wasn’t about to waste another moment. The cigar lit fine, burned fairly even and was tasty. After a few moments it split. Not a major pop like last time – like the cigar had dried out a bit, just not enough.

Anyway, it was a nice enjoyable smoke, split and all. I decided to sketch some upcoming woodworking projects while I was at it. I plan to make a small cigar case, about the site of a hardcover book, out of cherry or maple. It will hold 12 to 20 cigars, and will be lined with spanish cedar.

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