jfields
Where did all my money go?
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My wife and I went to lunch yesterday without the kids while they were at the Grandparents. It was a nice reconnecting time with some adult conversation. I went on to tell her about my newfound passion for CP and, about the people I had met, things I had learned, etc.... Problem is that it that all of this has been making me really want a smoke some kind of bad. It has been really cold for the last three weeks with average highs only getting to the low thirties. I don't know about you but, I have no desire to sit out in the freezing cold just for the sake of having a cigar. Seems to take quite a bit of the enjoyment factor out of it to me.
Anyways, she has always telling me to smoke in the house. I just have not been able to bring myself to do it though, because I do not want to subject the children to the possible harms of the smoke. Also, I think stale cigar smoke smells something like moldy ass.
She said "Why don't you stick one of those box fans in a window in the lounge that we have sitting in the attic."
I thought that this might just work. So, when the kids went to bed I opened a window and stuck what is approx. a 20x20 inch fan in the open top part of the window. I then stuffed old towels around the remaining open part to seal out the cold and help the fan pull better. I could feel lots of cold air coming in until I turned the fan on, after that it was not even noticeable. DO I HAVE A COOL WIFE OR WHAT??!!
On with the review.
She and I had gone to Paris on Holiday a couple of years ago and, while there I stopped in at a few Civette and Tabac stores to buy some cigars to bring home and smoke while there.
I had this last Siglo II that I was saving for a special occasion and last night was it. I chose to pair this smoke with a glass of Otard Napoleon Cognac that we also bought while in France and, I had saved as well. Maybe it was the moment but, this proved to be an excellent pairing of the two.
This nicely constructed smoke was about five inches in length with about a forty two ring gauge. It had a nice wrapper that was Colorado in appearnace with a smooth minimal veining look to it.
Upon lighting it the cigar started out with a lot of spice that continued only for the first quarter of an inch. Then it settled down to a nice creamy smoke with leather being the most predominant flavor.
The second half evolved slightly, and I mean slight to take on some espresso and toasted nut flavor. I had no burn or draw issues throughout as the Cohiba performed flawlessly. This was the Cohiba taste that I remembered while smoking these while on holiday. Was not as good as the CORO's I had over there but, good none the less. I smoked this little nubber beauty until it was too hot to hold or smoke. Between the cigar and Cognac I was left with a great relaxed buzz that I had been yearning for.
And that my fellow BOTL's is what it is all about.
/post] I woke up this morning to go into the cigar/bar room and did not smell the least bit of residual smoke smell at all. The fan did the trick. You could see the smoke being grabbed as I exhaled and getting pulled out the window. Here is a picture of my/our room.
My wife said she wants to "Do it again" :blush: tonight. She liked sitting and realxing having some adult conversation. She said she has not seen me unwind that much in ages. And for tonight, my first Opus thanks to Swissy.
Hope this was okay and I did not bore you too much...... Oh! Did I mention what a cool wife I have.
John
Anyways, she has always telling me to smoke in the house. I just have not been able to bring myself to do it though, because I do not want to subject the children to the possible harms of the smoke. Also, I think stale cigar smoke smells something like moldy ass.
She said "Why don't you stick one of those box fans in a window in the lounge that we have sitting in the attic."
I thought that this might just work. So, when the kids went to bed I opened a window and stuck what is approx. a 20x20 inch fan in the open top part of the window. I then stuffed old towels around the remaining open part to seal out the cold and help the fan pull better. I could feel lots of cold air coming in until I turned the fan on, after that it was not even noticeable. DO I HAVE A COOL WIFE OR WHAT??!!
On with the review.
She and I had gone to Paris on Holiday a couple of years ago and, while there I stopped in at a few Civette and Tabac stores to buy some cigars to bring home and smoke while there.
I had this last Siglo II that I was saving for a special occasion and last night was it. I chose to pair this smoke with a glass of Otard Napoleon Cognac that we also bought while in France and, I had saved as well. Maybe it was the moment but, this proved to be an excellent pairing of the two.
This nicely constructed smoke was about five inches in length with about a forty two ring gauge. It had a nice wrapper that was Colorado in appearnace with a smooth minimal veining look to it.
Upon lighting it the cigar started out with a lot of spice that continued only for the first quarter of an inch. Then it settled down to a nice creamy smoke with leather being the most predominant flavor.
The second half evolved slightly, and I mean slight to take on some espresso and toasted nut flavor. I had no burn or draw issues throughout as the Cohiba performed flawlessly. This was the Cohiba taste that I remembered while smoking these while on holiday. Was not as good as the CORO's I had over there but, good none the less. I smoked this little nubber beauty until it was too hot to hold or smoke. Between the cigar and Cognac I was left with a great relaxed buzz that I had been yearning for.
And that my fellow BOTL's is what it is all about.
/post] I woke up this morning to go into the cigar/bar room and did not smell the least bit of residual smoke smell at all. The fan did the trick. You could see the smoke being grabbed as I exhaled and getting pulled out the window. Here is a picture of my/our room.
Hope this was okay and I did not bore you too much...... Oh! Did I mention what a cool wife I have.
John
All I need now is that rum.
