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I used to ask this same question. (And got many of the same answers!) After going through a lot of CCs (of many kinds) this year, and then trying to go back to NCs, I have found that CCs have a deeper, more defined flavor, and not difficult to pick out. In comparison, an NC's flavor is almost...

In a nutshell, tobacco beetle eggs are deposited in the tobacco plants as they grow. Spraying with insecticide and flash-freezing at the factory (if it's done) generally takes care of them, but under the right conditions of temperature and (I think) humidity, they can sometimes still hatch. I...

If it's from a CC, it tastes like arroz con pollo. :dr

No I haven't, but now I will! :tu

That's why I inspect and freeze everything as soon as I get it.

My old source appears to have cut a lot of their stock (they're dropping Ron Zacapa 15 anos, of all things) and the old slot for Zaya is gone. Has anyone found a source in the greater Chicago area? :confused:

Well lessee...can he give a rambling speech for four hours under a hot sun? :ss

Deeper than that...I'm talking cuts off the original prog-rock albums. "On The Threshold of a Dream", "Seventh Sojourn", that kind of stuff. Tracks 99% of stations DON'T have in rotation!

Sometimes I enjoy Moody Blues' deeper cuts with a good cigar.

On a related note, does anyone know if this Serie-# business is related to the old Cuban Partagas Serie-# line?

File this one for reference....

You know...looking back, I think YOU brought the one that I tried!

Well I will say this...the one and only time I got to try a GoF (don't remember the age), it had a lingering aftertaste that kept changing. I would honestly say that the GoF is the one and only NC I can recall having that came close to a CC.

Has anyone heard news of how hard Cuba was hit? It sounds like Pinar del Rio was especially hard hit. On top of everything else those poor people have to suffer through, now this....

Sure! That's what I was just doing! One of 'em was brave (or dumb) enough to land on my back door screen...I deigned to share my smoke with it.

The 1492s on Thursday and Friday (?) night were beyond words. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in a cigar. And that Cubatabaco Festival cigar and package from 1973 came damn close. The 1999 RyJ Churchill that several of us passed around (thanks to macms) was magnificent. Truly a cigar I did not...

There are no pre-embargo Cohibas. The Cohiba line was created in 1966 for VIPs and diplomatic gifts, and they weren't released commercially until about 1982. There are a couple of different NC "Cohibas", one of which (no longer made) has a band that looks sorta like a CC band at first glance.

For me it varies...I mostly use my Palio for smaller RG cigars, but for larger ones I tend to use my punch, as I prefer a hole or cut no larger than about a corona size. If necessary, to improve draw I will punch the center, then do a partial punch on either side to open the hole more. Some...

Name's correct. While at Shack Herf IV over the weekend I watched one of the guys mix up a mojito with dark rum, and it dawned on me how similar a mojito is to a mint julep.

Manhattan 3 oz. (1 double-shot) ordinary bar whiskey. I find I prefer Philadelphia for these. 3/4 oz (one half-shot) sweet vermouth. Stock or Martini & Rossi works best. Pour the whiskey in a glass of ice. Drop in a dash of Angostura bitters, add sweet vermouth. Drop in a maraschino...