Cigar Report -- La Boheme Pittore by Boutique Blends

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Didn't light it particularly well despite the still night, but it was forgiving. 5 1/8 x 52 -- Robusto, this is the size and shape I prefer to smoke. Good draw, even burn. Bit harsh at first but quickly became mellow, very nice, very pleasant.

Then about two-thirds of the way through an odd thing happened. The ash grew so long that it actually put the cigar out and I had to relight it!  This has never happened to me before.

Took me 75 minutes to finish it, which is much longer than I usually take for a cigar of this size. It has an Ecuadoran Habano wrapper with the binder/filler from the Dominican Republic. Never heard of "Boutique Blends" before, but this is a special cigar. 

Cigar Report -- Nub Cameroon 358

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I had trouble lighting this one too (very windy, user error), but once it got going all was well. Good draw, nice even burn. Bit harsh to start but *quickly* mellowed and became very nice. I've never smoked a stubby (3¾ x 58) cigar like this one, but it took me 53! minutes to finish it. The wrapper is from Cameroon and the binder/filler is Nicaraguan. 

As I've said before, I don't have any "palate," but I did taste some leather in this one. It was a really pleasant surprise!  A good smoke and unexpected, which made it even better.

Tweets for June 13, 2016

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Cigar Report -- La Mission du L’Atelier 1959

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Had some difficulty lighting this one (wind played a part), but once it got going all was well. Good draw, nice even burn, consistent start to finish. This is the size smoke I like (4¾ x 52 - Robusto) and it took me exactly 52 minutes to smoke it. Darker color (Maduro) with a pigtail cap, nice looking cigar. Wrapper is Mexican San Andres, filler is Nicaraguan (Sancti Spiritus). 

First third a bit harsh but then it mellowed mid smoke and became quite nice all the way to the end. Was pleasantly surprised. 

Cigar Report -- Alec Bradley Sanctum Toro

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I usually smoke Robustos so this "Toro" (6 x 52) a bit larger than I'm used to ... it took me 80 minutes to smoke the Alec Bradley Sanctum Toro.  Has a Honduran Corojo wrapper and the filler is a Colombia, Nicaragua, Honduras blend. Handsome looking. 

Good draw with nice even burn at first, but somewhere mid-smoke the draw got harder and the burn went very uneven. Draw improved a bit towards the end of the smoke, but the damage with the burn was done. I don't have any "palate" and can't describe the flavors, but it was a mild (supposedly "medium-full"), pleasant smoke. Pity about the uneven draw/burn. 

Local Public 18-Hole Golf Courses

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For my own reference:

Course Place Minutes to

  • Stonehedges Golf Course Groton 16
  • Hillendale Golf Course Ithaca 24
  • Trumansburg Golf Club Trumansburg 32
  • Catatonk Golf Club Candor 47
  • Maple Hill Golf Club Marathon 47
  • Grandview Farms Golf Course Berkshire 49
  • Soaring Eagles Golf Course Horseheads 51
  • Mark Twain Golf Course Elmira 54
  • Ford Hill Country Club Whitney Point 55
  • Willowcreek Golf Club Big Flats 57
  • The Club at Shepherd Hills Waverly 62
  • Tomasso's Golf Course Waverly 64
  • Endwell Greens Golf Club Endwell 65
  • Links at Hiawatha Landing Apalachin 66
  • Tioga Country Club Nichols 66
  • En-Joie Golf Club Endicott 68
  • Genegantslet Golf Club Greene 70
  • Indian Hills Golf Club Painted Post 70
  • Traditions at the Glen Johnson City 71
  • Apalachin Golf Course Apalachin 72
  • Ely Park Golf Course Binghamton 72
  • Dimmock Hill Golf Course Binghamton 73
  • Canasawacta Golf Course Norwich 77
  • Conklin Players Club Conklin 78
  • Belden Hill Golf Club Belden 79
  • Vestal Hills Country Club Vestal 79
  • Blue Stone Golf Course Oxford 83
  • Golden Oak Golf Club Windsor 83
  • Corey Creek Golf Club Mansfield PA 89
  • Towanda Country Club Towanda PA 90