Last weekend I had to lay over in Ellensburg, WA. The week before, I smoked a lot more then I thought I would. So when I took the exit for the truck stop I saw that there was a smoke shop within walking distance from the Flying J. It turned out to be more of a head shop. Most of the pictures I have looked at of everyone's humidors on this site had more cigars then this store.

The guy behind the counter was trying to push a Gurkha Black Dragon on me. I just didn't feel like spending $20+ on a smoke. So I went with a COA CX2, Romeo Y Julieta Deluxe NO.2, and a Don Thomas. I'll pass on the Don Thomas next time. I did like the Romeo Y Julieta. When I smoked the CAO, it started fine. After a few puffs it had a slight sour taste. About half way through it started to swell in the middle and at the end. The middle section started to crack while the end popped. It made me jump. All at once the end split right down the middle. The split was about a 1/4" deep and 1.5" long. The sour taste didn't go away so I put it out.

The next Thursday I was back in Ellensburg. I went back for more of the Romeo Y Julieta's. They only had one No.2. So I also picked up a Petite Numero Dos. Bolth of the cigars had the same sour taste that the CAO had from the last weekend without the splitting problem.

Why did the cigar split and what caused the sour taste in three different smokes? I don't think I'll go back to that smoke shop, but it's very had to get a truck to a smoke shop. So unless I want to smoke the junk you can buy at a truck stop I'm out of luck.