Puro Pot Pass IV!!!

[mrtr33]

On it's way over the hill: 0310 2010 0000 3744 1413

[Mangyrat]

I just hope it don't take me 4 years to get a winning signature tag like it did mark.

I cant believe i fell for the if i win i get to make my own tag deal.
Lets see it mark don't hold back.

[mrtr33]

Sig tag sent.

[JiveTurkey]

Just received the pass. I plan on smoking the puro Tuesday, but it could be today if the weather stays nice and I give in to its beckoning me from the humidor.

While I'm here, here are my proposed puts (will go out on Wednesday at latest):
- Perdomo 10th Anni Maduro Robusto (5 x 54)
- Alec Bradley MAXX The Fix (5 x 58)
- Partagas Black Label Magnifico (6 x 54)
- (extra) Partagas Black Label Pronto (4 3/16 x 36)

[JiveTurkey]

All right, for my 200th post, my review and guess of mrtr's naked puro!

Size, shape: 6 x 38? Panatela?
Color: Colorado Claro
Construction: Smooth, no protruding veins, box-pressed (more rectangular than square), triple cap?, overall construction excellent.

Atmosphere and attitude: Back porch sitting on a glider with my legs up. Early evening, sunny, a little chilly/windy but comfortable. Drinking Britta-filtered cold water. Listening to fellow cigar lovers: Click and Clack, the Tappet Bros., of Car Talk. Feeling fucking good: just received a couple boxes of Filipino cigars and put a new part on my bike in preparation for a 77-miler this weekend.

Pre-light: Guillotine cut. Medium-firm draw, very little if any flavor.

1st 3rd: Started a bit little spicy. Nice taste. Burns quickly due to ring gauge so trying to smoke a little slower. Plenty of smoke. White ash with bright-white speckles and gray undertones hangs on for about 3/4 to 1". Razor-sharp burn. Mild, pleasant after-taste. Full strength, however; already starting to feel it.

2nd 3rd: Spiciness has mellowed a little. Burn a little less even, but still pretty straight. Exceptionally smooth.

3rd 3rd: Spiciness has come back. Razor-sharp burn again. Really feeling its strength. Still has the spicy undertone, taking a back-seat to the smooth, relatively mild flavor. Picking up a little nuttiness (the cigar, not me, despite the look my wife is giving me for smoking). Finally, a little leather...no, wait, that's my fingers singing from nubbing it.

Overall experience: Burned for 75 minutes. Medium taste, but full-bodied. Relaxing, yet it had a pleasant nicotine kick. Great smoke!

Could this cigar be my first Cuban?

(If I hear back from mrtr and hear no objections on the puts by 3pm PDT, I can have the package on the way to EGQ tomorrow.)

[mrtr33]

Could this cigar be my first Cuban?

No. You smoked a '64 Anny Padron Corona - Natural, a Nicaraguan cigar.

But relax, I don't know of any other pregnant men, leather-clad models with an affection for chains, or gorillas in lingerie. You're relatively safe......

[JiveTurkey]

Damn oh well. After posting, I read through some old posts and saw that WinstonSpencer had a similar review and guessed Cuban, only for it to be Nicaraguan, so I had a feeling.

Thanks for the smoke. It was nice. And my first Padron. Do you still have the band?

I'll pass on mrtr's puts and mine tomorrow.