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Cigars for the pub.

  • 23-08-2009 6:27pm
    #1
    OldGoat
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    The most annoying thing about being a cigar smoker is that a good cigar really needs time to be savored and thats not really condusive to having a quick smoke while standing outside of the pub in the wind & rain of the night. After a few beers I like a smoke but I'm damned if I'm going to light up a corona and keep cutting it after only smoking 1/3 of it.
    I've done the Ritmeister half coronas but they are not the greatest cigars in thw world to be frank. So what's a good cigar for the pub drinker? Are cigarellos flavoursome? Should I get petit panatellas. Does anyone have a favourite 'small' cigar?

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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  • #2
    MediaTank
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    For the pub I find you have a choice either make it cheap or make it small. I go with the latter, something like a Partagas Short @ 110mm by 40 can fit the bill, though it can last for 20 minutes. Other suggestions could be the HdM Petit Robusto @ 100mm by 50.

    Since the smoking ban, I've become rather adept at finding hiding places outside the pub for half amoked cigars. But I don't like to relight them too often as it tends to ruin the flavour.


  • #3
    OldGoat
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    Yep I find myself hiding them around in flower pots too.I'm in a contant state of teaching new barstaff NOT to throw away the cigar butts. I love Paratagas #4 so I've no problem trying out the short. And I'll get a sample pack of the petit robustos. Online supplier offering a sample pack of 3 for HdM's for $24.00

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • #4
    OldGoat
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    Someone has suggested Juan Clemente Minis. Ever tried them?

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • #5
    MediaTank
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    I don't like Juan Clemente as a brand, way too light for my taste. If you want cigarillios I'd try RyJ or Montecristo.


  • #6
    OldGoat
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    The Clementes are still handrolled rather then being machined cigarillos and lately I've been favouring milder cigars so I think I'll order a box. I'll let you know what they are like after I tried a few. Have you heard any more about the rolling exhibition at all? Very interested is seeing it done first hand.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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  • #7
    MediaTank
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    The Clementes are still handrolled rather then being machined cigarillos and lately I've been favouring milder cigars so I think I'll order a box. I'll let you know what they are like after I tried a few. Have you heard any more about the rolling exhibition at all? Very interested is seeing it done first hand.

    Fair enough. I'll post when I hear more on the cigar roller. Usually you can ask the torcedor to roll you any size cigar you want. Big unusual sizes are easily made by Bertha - Salomones, Double robusto, Cimmarones....


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