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Recently bought a box of Maduro Undercrown. They are just ok. A little too harsh for me. My normal everyday smoke is cognac dipped AL Capones.
I thought that was Plum Pudding special reserve. Missed that totally. Ill have to try the Mississippi River blend to. I've got an unopened tin of quite Nights tooI like it. Actually, I just realized I put up a picture of "Mississippi River, Special Reserve." I actually had the ordinary Mississippi River, which I really like. I do want to try to Special Reserve; I think I have some in my stores, so it will be tried soon. (BTW, I've noticed the prices have gone way up since my last round of buying.)
My 4 favorites:
I think of the Mississippi River as a "chocolate" version of Plum Pudding, the later having some hints of fruitcake. Both have a little more flavor than Quiet Nights, which is just campfire in the tin, and rich & creamy on the smoke. The Navy Deluxe is "a glass of tea," so it is much lighter than the other three.
- G.L. Pease -- Quiet Nights
- Seattle Pipe Club -- Plum Pudding
- Seattle Pipe Club -- Mississippi River
- Escudo -- Navy Deluxe
That may all sound weird, I suppose. Flavor notes of tobacco can be like flavor notes in wine...very imprecise, and personal...just hints of the flavor noted...more like a memory is evoked than a flavor tasted. (My wife just looks at me like I'm insane when I taste a wine, and say that it has flavor notes of "saddle leather...asphalt..." which usually means it is a very good wine, by my book.)
Those are some of my favorites. You might try the Shade Undercrown line. Milder, kinda creamy. Still a very good stickRecently bought a box of Maduro Undercrown. They are just ok. A little too harsh for me. My normal everyday smoke is cognac dipped AL Capones.
An interesting article just appeared in my inbox:I thought that was Plum Pudding special reserve. Missed that totally. Ill have to try the Mississippi River blend to. I've got an unopened tin of quite Nights too
I get emails from them everyday. The once a week one like that is usually worth the readAn interesting article just appeared in my inbox:
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Well someone is really great at picking out presents for himself!!![]()
I help Lori cheat, I keep an amazon wish list, mostly for books or theMy wife always tells me to. I am hard to buy for, can never make up my mind and have to research everything to death. But I typically end up with some good tools for whatever the need is
Bourbon and a H Town Sampler Pack StogiesThat sounds like it would pair well with 12 year old single malt.
Mountain trapper you not have smoking room library where the lord of the home and like minded guests can relax chatting about manifold subjects as they enjoy their smoke or cigar and drinky. No need to deny yourself of the good pleasure from the Jamaican rum cigars you enjoy so much.I'm taking a break on the back deck smoking an AL Capone Jamaican Blaze rum cigar. They're small and only take a few minutes to enjoy. It's way too hot and dry here to walk around smoking a real cigar.
Mountain trapper you not have smoking room library where the lord of the home and like minded guests can relax chatting about manifold subjects as they enjoy their smoke or cigar and drinky. No need to deny yourself of the good pleasure from the Jamaican rum cigars you enjoy so much.
I agree. I had one when I retired, one after 5 years retired, and saving the last one till I am in the retirement house. The last one has been in the humidor for at least 10 years.I got the OpusX as a celebration stick for our upcoming 40th anniversary. I dont think it was worth the money. It was good, but wouldn't put it in my top 5
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