Nicaraguan Puros
 

I have been smoking 1 cigar every night since Christmas. I have tried many different brands and types. I just smoked a Oliva Master Blends 3. It has great reviews but I did not enjoy it. I did not enjoy the RP Decade which had a 95 rating. I could not figure out why I did not really enjoy so many cigars that have such good reviews by you guys.

I love the Tats, Joya De Nicaragua and Padron. I finally realized that I really only like nic puros. (I think).

I am a little confused by Oliva. Their website lists the Series O Maduro as a nic puro but also lists the wrapper as connecticut broadleaf. Excuse my ignorance but is Connecticut broadleaf actually grown in CT or is it a type of tobacco that can be grown in Nicaragua?

I am trying to understand tobacco types and their origins better so I can hone in on cigars that I will be more likely to enjoy.

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It took me a lot longer then you to realize that I preferred Nicaraguan puros to other countries puros(with one exception). But I absolutely agree with you, Nicaragua grows some tasty leaf.

Not sure about the Oliva O maduro.

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I think the Connecticut wrapper is just a name for that type of leaf. They grew the wrapper leaves with Connecticut seed in Nicaragua. Just like you'll see that a lot of cigars say they are created with Cuban seed.

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Footbag - You have to tell us what the exception is???

To be fair I should not say I did not enjoy the non nic puro cigars. I did enjoy them but not nearly as much as nic puros.

The Tat 2003 Cojonu 03 was the first cigar that made me actually say 'wow'. So different from anything else. Can only describe it as if someone snuck some pieces of a snickers bar in that stick.:ss

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I'd imagine he was referring to Cuban puros ;)

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:tu

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Haha. Not sure how I missed that.:r

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That's the great thing about this hobby of ours. So many cigars to choose from that fit all of our individual tastes. Sounds like your having a blast finding what you like!:tu

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I think sampling different cigars to find out what you like is half the fun.

Everyday I am adding on 5 new gars I need to try.

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Love pretty much everything from Nic... Try the Oliva Vs :dr

aj

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Not a puro, but I thought I should mention Famous Nicaraguan 3000's. Very tasty and cheap!

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I smoked a 2008 V Maddie the other night that was just out of this world. Thing just oozed of chocolate and seemed to change every 1/2 inch or so. I only have a handful of 09s left but now I refuse to touch them until next year.

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Is that a house brand from Famous? Been seeing them mentioned a lot. Have to put them on my ever growing list.

Got a little crazy on Cbid yesterday and I am starting to roam around the kitchen cabinets looking at making a temporary tubador for their arrival.

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Was not loving the series G. It was good but would not buy it again. I did get a V today along with my first Opus X. Have to give them a try

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Tastes very and you may not like what others do. Tastes also change. I hated the first VSG I smoked. Revisited it and now I think they're excellent.

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Yes.

They're pretty popular, so they tend to go in and out of stock.

Cbid does humis as well. :r
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It also seems that the temp, drink, RH etc can all have an effect on a smoke. I am always open to giving a stick another shot as there are so many variables.

IMO, doesn't get much better than a nice, full-bodied, full-power smoke and a Barq's root beer. :ss
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only better if it was at the beach...

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Throw a little Captain Morgan in with that Barqs and full bodied cigar and life is goooooood!


:ss


Chris.....

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[quote=marge796;764345]Throw a little Captain Morgan in with that Barqs and full bodied cigar and life is goooooood!


OK. Might as well throw in a couple hot babes for good measure.

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My summertime drink when outside smoking is Dr. Pepper and Capt. Morgan. Good stuff. I may have to try the Barqs.
Trouble if you throw in the hot babes chances are you could be smoking a complete dog rocket and you won't care because your mind will be too preoccupied.:D

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i also thought that connecticut broadleaf was grown in connecticut. is this the case, or not?

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Most of it is. Connecticut Broadleaf is a tobacco strain, just as Sumatra and Habano are, even though for the most part neither of those are grown in Sumatra or Havana. But Connecticut is the opposite - the vast majority is grown in Connecticut, but some is grown elsewhere (mostly Ecuador).

I remember reading somewhere that the majority of Connecticut broadleaf was actually grown in MA. The name comes from the Conn. River valley, and not the state.
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I know exactly what you mean. I have been loving the nicaraguans recently, but not enjoying so many others. Nic or Dominican puros for me, thanks.

Oh, and I agree on the rocky patel decade. I REALLY wanted to like that cigar, but frankly, I found myself just smoking to finish it, rather than enjoying it. Ditto with the OWR.

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That is funny. I am not sure why but I really wanted to love the Decade as well. I tried so hard to enjoy it.

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I also get confused on terminology and country of origin for wrappers. Like the Tatuaje Havana VI uses a "Habano Equador" wrapper ... but I think it's grown in Nicaragua.

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Don't forget Honduras. A lot of good strong cigars from there.

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Man... I just love cigars!

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Yea, I too have been WAY into Nicaraguans this year, to the point where I recently said that I hardly like anything NOT from Nica. But then I smoked the nicer Fuentes (Anejo, Opus, WOAM) and started getting into LFDs, and remembered that I like La Aurora, lol.

And I also really do like the RP Decade and OWR. The Decade needs to AGE, guys--try one with a year on it and it's a whole 'nother cigar! You may still not care for it, of course, to each his own.

But I agree too that many/most of the Nica puros I like need additional aging, most notoriously Padron regular lines and Tats. I think virtually all Tats need some additional rest, if not a full year.

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I had a tat 2003 cojonu and it was incredible. I could not imagine how good it would be with some age.

I just picked up 10 yesterday but really do not anticipate any of them making it past a month.

Now that I've built up enough of a collection that I can let stuff rest, I'm finding that many of my favorites are just that much better. The flavors just become smoother.
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I'm with ya brother. Nearly all of my favorite NCs are Nics/Nic puros. I like the strength and spice of them and love what some age does to the ones I buy.

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I haven't been smoking all that long but I too find myself loving the Nicaraguan cigars.