UpInSmoak

Ideally storage temps should be on the lower side, but considering average temperature in Cuba is right around your current conditions, you probably don’t have too much to worry about. I have no idea how widespread AC is in Cuba, but I would imagine not very much.

My last box from the locker made it home safely. Some PSP from May 14. Happy holidays all!

PSP that had been hibernating? I was under the assumption that OLH had to be emptied by year end. I’ve been slowly making my way through it. One more PSP cab of PLPC remain, which just got ordered home as well.

They have arrived! Clearing out the OLH and sending them home.

Partagas Short. Consistent as ever

I picked up smoking cigars about 9 years ago. I was sitting in a waiting room, well you know...waiting, and saw a Cigar Aficionado laying around. Not having much else to read, I grabbed for it. I can’t recall too much of what was read besides there being a decent article about a pro golf player that smoked cigars often. Can’t remember the guy but I’m sure I could easily google him, but he’s not the point of the story. The point being cigar smoking peaked my interest that day. I had had several before hanging with friends, but likely all were crap and and most of them were split open to smoke something else. However, at this point in my life things were different. Hanging with the boys were mostly a thing of the past. I was a new father with an infant at home and I of course was spending more time at home. Well what could I do to occupy myself now that I’m home. This baby went to bed at 7pm usually which meant I had a long evening, well, to do nothing. Hence, I became an avid cigar smoker, and collector at the time as I had quickly been bit by the CC bug. I enjoyed my Cubans, like I imagine of plenty of others on here do, several times a week weather permitting. And it was like that for 5 or 6 years. Pretty consistent, 3,4,5 maybe cigars a week, many weeks of the year. Then comes a job relocation, a job firing, a job hiring, a house renovation, life just got in the way. I would have the occasional stick but never really enjoyed it, not like I did in the past. 2-3 years go by with substandard cigar experiences. I was questioning my palette, not sure what it was I just wasn’t into it. Not enjoying Cuban cigars, the blasphemy of that. That was until this past Sunday. NFL is on during a lazy Sunday. The kids and wife were occupied so I decide to head to the back yard with a 2014 (i think) Montecristo media corona. Gorgeous smoke. So good decide to follow it up with another little guy, a 2012 RG Perla. Again, another outstanding smoke. Wait, I may be on to something. Thursday nite rolls around and again another NFL game on tonight. Kids and wife occupied so I head outside. Siglo 2 tonight - while it had a rough start, it ended much better and I nubbed the damn thing. Besides the 3 this week, a nub hasn’t happened in at least the last 2 years. I still can’t figure out what’s going on, or why I’m suddenly enjoying cigars again, but it’s safe to say I’m back. Thanks for listening and if you care to share, what’s your longest break and why?

I’m usually not a fan of blingy accessories. This one I could go for! Beauty!

Siglo II - 2013 I think... first half was kind of meh, almost pitched it. Dramatic change in the back half, nubbed and burnt the finger tips!

Young- bolivar pc aged - Siglo 2, followed closely by PLPC

Same. I have one going on a decade now. Has never failed me. Multiple drops and dings but it has performed flawlessly for me. Slightly pricey but worth every penny. edit: check that....it’s a maxijet. But I’d imagine you can’t go wrong with anything ST DuPont, minus some of the tacky patterns

BTO JUN 13

Some more locker goodies got sent home PSP M4 PSP/HQ HUPC

I knew I had these but forgot that they were a gift with a sweet note. Was playing some Tetris and stumbled across the message. She’s a keeper but we’ll see on the aging part?

Some Princes from ‘16

A fresh ROTT RASS is what hooked me. 24 of the others from the same box didn’t come close to the satisfaction I got from the first. Cuba does one thing really well. Getting you off the non CC train in hopes of the CC Nirvana you get from time to time