vewyphishy
The Original Smoking Fish
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YUCK YUCK YUCK.
I've had these in my humi for a while. Thought I'd step away from the "safe" stuff and venture out. I started with a Joya de Nicaragua Shortie. It had an appealing look to it. A tiny little smoke, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. Damn, was I wrong. From the moment I fired it up until I tossed that thing into the bushes, it burned hot and tasted like feet soaked in pepper sauce. I don't know what was wrong with it. I've had peppery cigars before, but this one was ridiculous. I smoked it for about 5 minutes and just couldn't take it anymore. My mouth was on fire and I had to douse the stick. One of the worst experiences I've had, for sure.
After 10 minutes of recovery time, I decided to fire up an Onyx Reserve Robusto. I've heard good things about Onyx so I tried it. This one wasn't nearly as bad. But then again, smoking a branch from a dead tree probably wouldn't have been as bad. Nevertheless, I think this one suffered greatly from the weather conditions. It was about 40° outside with a nice gusting wind. The burn was even, but the draw was tight. Perhaps my tastebuds were shot to sh!t from the previous cigar because I couldn't really taste this one at all. After about half way through, I just gave up and doused this one too.
Not really much of a review for these two. This seemed more like a recap of the experience. Regardless, I didn't like these very much.
I've had these in my humi for a while. Thought I'd step away from the "safe" stuff and venture out. I started with a Joya de Nicaragua Shortie. It had an appealing look to it. A tiny little smoke, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. Damn, was I wrong. From the moment I fired it up until I tossed that thing into the bushes, it burned hot and tasted like feet soaked in pepper sauce. I don't know what was wrong with it. I've had peppery cigars before, but this one was ridiculous. I smoked it for about 5 minutes and just couldn't take it anymore. My mouth was on fire and I had to douse the stick. One of the worst experiences I've had, for sure.
After 10 minutes of recovery time, I decided to fire up an Onyx Reserve Robusto. I've heard good things about Onyx so I tried it. This one wasn't nearly as bad. But then again, smoking a branch from a dead tree probably wouldn't have been as bad. Nevertheless, I think this one suffered greatly from the weather conditions. It was about 40° outside with a nice gusting wind. The burn was even, but the draw was tight. Perhaps my tastebuds were shot to sh!t from the previous cigar because I couldn't really taste this one at all. After about half way through, I just gave up and doused this one too.
Not really much of a review for these two. This seemed more like a recap of the experience. Regardless, I didn't like these very much.
