As a few of you have noticed, I'm an outspoken whore for the Rocky Patel Edge's. One of my favorite, most reliable 'go to' smokes.
Tonight I grabbed a few smokes and headed to the Cigar Room for a smoke with my brother (Ryan35um). He's new to the Edge, so we flipped on the Tigers/Rangers game and I we lit up a couple RP Edge Missile Maduros.
After stick after stick of consistantly great smokes, the Edge finally let me down tonight. Both of our sticks were disappointing. I've generally had great burns, draws, and overall construction from the Edge, but both cigars tonight faltered in both all areas.
The burns were atrociously inconsistant and staggered, the draws started off great but quickly plugged and had to be given a poke after 10-15 minutes to "clear out" the draw. The last half of both of our cigars required a couple re-lights.
After so many great sticks, I was bound to hit a roadblock eventually, but two from the same box?
They have been sitting at a steady 68%rh for 3-4 months and the others have smoked great, so I'm not sure what to chalk it up to. The cuts were decent, the pre-light draws felt pretty standard, and all pre-light indicators were seemingly A-OK. I'm a bit shocked that the first two poor Edge experiences came together at once.
Tonight I grabbed a few smokes and headed to the Cigar Room for a smoke with my brother (Ryan35um). He's new to the Edge, so we flipped on the Tigers/Rangers game and I we lit up a couple RP Edge Missile Maduros.
After stick after stick of consistantly great smokes, the Edge finally let me down tonight. Both of our sticks were disappointing. I've generally had great burns, draws, and overall construction from the Edge, but both cigars tonight faltered in both all areas.
The burns were atrociously inconsistant and staggered, the draws started off great but quickly plugged and had to be given a poke after 10-15 minutes to "clear out" the draw. The last half of both of our cigars required a couple re-lights.
After so many great sticks, I was bound to hit a roadblock eventually, but two from the same box?
They have been sitting at a steady 68%rh for 3-4 months and the others have smoked great, so I'm not sure what to chalk it up to. The cuts were decent, the pre-light draws felt pretty standard, and all pre-light indicators were seemingly A-OK. I'm a bit shocked that the first two poor Edge experiences came together at once.