Man O' War and the Ashtray mission

What can i say about Man o' war that hasn't been said before ?(easiest way to weasel out of an actual review, take notes please) just kidding but not really, I checked some other blogs for reviews on this A.J Fernandez puro,I lit my cigar and started reading. "oily wrapper" yes, "nice draw", so far so good, "citrus" i was wondering if that was from the cigar or the fish tacos con limon i had earlier , then i got bored reading the same thing over and over finished my cigar and went for a walk , figured i would hit antique row down the street and see if i could find a nice ashtray for cheap and found one in the first store i walked in but it was 25 bucks i only had 10 bucks cash. A few stores later i found a smaller ashtray for only $3.00 and bought it, the guy didn't have a plastic bag and i told him i would just take it like that, then walked down the street to a consignment store , was going to ask the lady at the counter for some old tin posters i saw there a week ago but before i could say anything she saw the ashtray in my hand and asked if i was there to sell it.. I paused for a second and asked how much, she took it and went to the back, when she returned she had 15 bucks with her .I told her i wanted at least 25 since it had been my grandads and she said Russ in the back room collected fish stuff (was a fishhead shaped ashtray) and wanted to buy it for himself, I took the money and went back to the first store and offered 20 since by then I had 22bucks and they took it, no tax! flat 20 !!! I bought a soda on the way home and as soon as i got here i lit up another Man O' War to break in my new old ashtray, took this picture and figured this would make a great story to tell you

Happy Anniversary Babe, contigo pan y cebolla!

Padilla 1932

A strong cigar deserves a strong cup of coffee and some days need a bigger dose of both, there was a wicked crazy series of events yesterday that almost made me forget about taking my picture for cigar wednesday , that is until I finally had a moment to relax , so my new idea is to relax at the start of my day instead of at the end so bring out the big pot of joe and a 32 Padilla , lets get this show on the road!

Perdomo lot 23 at 135mph

Perdomo lot 23 at 135mph
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After reading their press release i went and got me one and Once i bought it , I drove home as quickly as possible. I couldn't wait to try it ;)

It had a nice steady draw all the way thru which i liked a lot and the flavor was mellow and stayed nice , good cigar , great price and knowing even just a little bit about their back story makes for a great conversation starter

CAO Gold

CAO Gold
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smoked a CAO gold while waiting to get dark enough to watch a movie at the drive-in (one of only 2 left here) if you were to ask me how the movie was i couldn't tell you but this cigar left a very good impression on me, I will keep them on stock from now on , hey even after driving with it all day and leaving it inside a very hot car for a few hours i was able to enjoy it with very minimal unraveling and only a tiny crack on the wrapper , by now you have probably guessed this is not a review on the taste of the cigars , i could tell you about the "earthiness" and "ooh there was a chocolaty lingering essence " bullshit type of reviews you'll get everywhere else , but taste is subjective and we all have opinions so instead i give you a recommendation on the ones i like and basically if i have taken the time to take the picture then it means i like it enough to try to remember it , I have poor memory some say I have no memory, the wife says i only remember our anniversary because there is a picture with a date stamp on it , everyone who knows me will agree that i am going to make a very interesting old man talking to myself in the nursing home , i will probably have a cigar in my wrinkly old hands and it will probably be one of the ones on this blog, unless i forget i wrote this .

GURKHA

GURKHA
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Hell of a way to enjoy hump day!!
Gurkha cigars is one of my favorite puros, there really is no bad Gurkha and now with their new more affordable lines like Park avenue there really is a Gurkha for us all

Portofino

Portofino
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Macanudo by Montego y Compañia. There is a lot credit to give to a company that offers consistent quality and Macanudo is one of those few that deserve it , well that was going to be part of my review for this brand , given the fact that i've been a long time Macanudo smoker i was expecting the usual solid cigar and i had this one and it was ok , I had trouble keeping it lit and there was a huge stem smack down on the middle , that being said, one in a few dozen i've smoked is still a fucking 99% goodness!!!