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I only smoke for the ash.

Beautiful do you know what year?

It's always a special day when I get a chance to smoke a cigar in the morning.

You have my attention

Both! I would just split the purchase.

Play chuck it with my Goldie. Watch videos or read. Sometimes I simply just sit and watch my dogs. My favorite time to smoke is in the morning these days.

Great story and good on you to share!

I have had it where 90 days of rest made them smoke worse lol.

Everyone of them has let me down a time or two

Yes my cigar smoking has its ebbs and flows. I take long breaks of a year or more and then there is this current summer when I started smoking my old stuff. I was having 2 or 3 a day on weekends. I am dialing that back for now.

Clear Havana from the 50's. This was a real treat. Lucky me a great BOTL sent this as a bodyguard!!

So many variables. Many of the old Havana cigars hold up very well for decades if stored properly. I just had a really good Qunitero from the 70's. I have smoked a few that were in the last 3 years that didnt have as much depth. You just never know. The best cigar I have had recently was an '07 VR Unico.

Machine made panatela from the 70's. It has had a flawless burn. Still has a kick to it!

Damn

In my experience sleep, exercise, and diet are the key here.