# cigars

## to try

* Drew Estate
  * Deadwood Crazy Alice
* https://www.reddit.com/r/cigars/s/gEAeA9gw2o
* https://www.reddit.com/r/cigars/s/O42EdsJXSf
  * Johnny Tabaconaught
* https://www.reddit.com/r/cigars/s/A8KFQ9sovB
* Brickhouse
  * Maduro

## I like

* Deadwood
  * Leather Rose
  * Girl with No Name
  * Undercrown Shade
    * Mild flavor, strong buzz
* Famous Smoke Shop
  * Nicaraguan Selection 3000
* Foundation
  * Tabernacle Havana Seed
    * Maduro
    * Dark Natural - a little strong
* Gurkha
  * Rogue
  * Chateau de Prive - nice burn, very mild, toasted
  * Evil - leather and mild pepper
* Oliva
  * Serie O Corona
  * 3rd Degree
  * Master Blends 3
* Kentuky Fire Cured
  * Just a Friend
  * Fat Molly
* Arturo Fuente
  * Gran Reserva Curly Head Deluxe Maduro - a little shaggy, but inexpensive
  * Selection Privada No. 1 Double Claro
* Rojas
  * Street Tacos Barbacoa Robusta
  * Breakfast Tacos Sumatra

## I don't like

* Rocky Patel Seed to Smoke Share Toro
  * Just, gross. Tastes like a book depository.

## meh

* Drew Estate
  * Factory Smokes Belicoso Sweet
* Rocky Patel
  * Seed to Smoke Classic

## shops

* https://www.cigarsdirect.com/
* Neptune
* Famous Smoke Shop

## Journal

* [[2025-09-10]] - Nub Habano ([[2024-07-08]])
  * Not bad - mild to medium. Lumber and leather. Wrapper was really thin and fell apart, had to relight a few times
* [[2025-09-09]] - Famous Smoke Shop Nicaraguan Selection 3000
* [[2025-09-05]] - Gurkha Cellar Reserve 18 Years
* [[2025-09-04]]
  * Rojas Breakfast Tacos Sumatra ([[2025-08-01]])
  * Oliva Serie O ([[2024-11-20]])
* [[2025-09-03]] - Gurkha Castle Hall ([[2025-08-01]])
* [[2025-08-30]] - Gurkha Beast ([[2025-08-01]])
  * tight, horrible draw on this stick
  * once loosened up, not bad - medium-dark, gassy, dark wood
* [[2025-08-29]] - Gurkha Evil ([[2025-08-01]])
  * Mild to medium - leather, a little pepper
* [[2025-08-24]] - Gurkha Marquesa ([[2025-08-01]])
* [[2025-08-15]] - Oliva Serie O ([[2024-11-20]])
* [[2025-08-13]] - Gurkha Chateau de Prive ([[2025-08-01]])
* [[2025-08-12]] - Kentucky Fire Cured Fat Molly ([[2025-08-01]])
* [[2025-08-11]] - Gurkha Rogue ([[2025-08-01]])
  * Good medium strength. Some burn issues, esp towards the end
* ~[[2025-08-11]] - Rocky Patel Seed to Smoke Shade Toro ([[2025-08-01]])~
  * Abandoned after one draw - nasty!
* [[2025-08-09]] - Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas Toro ([[2025-08-01]])
* [[2025-08-07]] - Kentucky Fire Cured Fat Molly ([[2025-08-01]])
* [[2025-08-05]] - Rojas Street Tacos Barbacoa Robusta ([[2025-08-01]])
  * Easy draw, lots of smoke. Pepper, leather, medium strong
* [[2025-08-01]] - Rocky Patel Seed to Smoke Classic ([[2025-08-01]])
  * Dry leaves, flat, not offensive, but not very good
* [[2025-07-31]] - Kentuky Fire Cured Muwat ([[2024-07-08]])
* [[2025-07-30]] - Oliva Master Blends 3 ([[2024-07-08]])
* [[2025-07-20]] - Inferno by Oliva ([[2024-07-08]])
* [[2025-07-18]]
  * Oliva Serie O ([[2024-11-20]])
  * Selection Privada No. 1 Double Claro ([[2024-01-19]])
* [[2025-07-16]] - Oliva Serie O ([[2024-11-20]])
* [[2025-07-14]] - Selection Privada No. 1 Double Claro ([[2024-01-19]])
* [[2025-07-11]] - Oliva Serie V ([[2024-12-25]])
* [[2025-07-10]] - Acid Progeny ([[2024-01-16]])
  * Cedary, spicy wood
* [[2025-07-08]] - Selection Privada No. 1 Double Claro ([[2024-01-19]])
* [[2025-07-08]] - Oliva Serie O ([[2024-11-20]])
* [[2025-07-07]] - Oliva 3rd Degree ([[2024-07-08]])
  * Strong, but not smoky. Tight, even burn. Took a while to get through, pretty buzzy.
* [[2025-07-06]] - Undercrown Shade ([[2024-01]])
* [[2025-07-03]] - Oliva Serie O ([[2024-11-20]])
* [[2025-07-01]] - Factory Smokes Belicoso Sweet ([[2024-01-16]])
* [[2025-06-30]] - Selection Privada No. 1 Double Claro ([[2024-01-19]])
* [[2025-06-25]] - Selection Privada No. 1 Double Claro


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