OK, today I'm smoking the Oliveros El Padrino Edicion Italiana Bugsy, stats that I have:
Length: 5.75
Ring Guage: 52 (it's a lie, this has to be 58 or better, got two sizes from CBid)
Origin: Dom. Rep.
I like big smokes, and this certainly qualifies. I definitely needed to give it some time in the humidor, the darn thing split to pieces less than halfway through! I pushed on like a good soldier, but clearly this smoke does not have much complexity or real body too it at this point. It produces a lot of smoke, before lighting the shape seemed a bit odd, but firm with no real soft spots. Verdict on this one...let's give the other three I got a bit of time to acclimate and age, we'll see what happens with the next one in a couple of months.
Length: 5.75
Ring Guage: 52 (it's a lie, this has to be 58 or better, got two sizes from CBid)
Origin: Dom. Rep.
I like big smokes, and this certainly qualifies. I definitely needed to give it some time in the humidor, the darn thing split to pieces less than halfway through! I pushed on like a good soldier, but clearly this smoke does not have much complexity or real body too it at this point. It produces a lot of smoke, before lighting the shape seemed a bit odd, but firm with no real soft spots. Verdict on this one...let's give the other three I got a bit of time to acclimate and age, we'll see what happens with the next one in a couple of months.