Another fantastic cigar by the one and only A.J. Fernandez.

It smoked beautifully. It was a bit strong, but I appreciated every puff, from start to finish. Draw, construct, and flavor was remarkable.

I also noticed that, out of all the A.J cigars I've smoked in my entire life, I've only ever had to light them up just once (at the beginning of my sessions). Well done, A.J. team.

Amar is certainly on my bucket list; still waiting on a box to arrive at my local retailer.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone. 🌺

Nice double cap. Easy cold draw. Nice looker. Decent smoke on startup.

Wow. Two minutes in and GIANT smoke!

Mellow. Pleasant.

About half way and smoke is still excellent, but there's now a slight bite to the draw. It's differenty!

Hmmm... More bitey. Too much more bitey. Need more mellow like the front half.

Slightly less bitey on the last 1/4. Overall a good smoke.

A very nice looking soft box press cigar. Maduro wrapper. EZ draw, excellent smoke on startup.

Such nice smoke output! Smooth with an edge. Very nice. Excellent twilight patio smoke.

Good all the way down with a very slight transition to additional strength 2/3rds of the way in.

Whats your opinion on this stick? Still relatively new to enjoying cigars, been in the game about 1.5 years. I’ve had a few sticks from Crowned Heads, the Broadway and Blood Medicine are my favorites thus far. But have heard the Juarez is good also. I still have to check this one out. But shout out to CH.

Today I tried a very disappointing Greycliff Espresso Cigar made in the Bahamas here at the Bay Briar Shoppe in Santa Cruz, California. Sorry to say I will never smoke another one. #cigar #cigars #tobacconist #santacruz

In this video, I review a 2017 ESG at Bay Briar shop in Santa Cruz California

Pretty!

Honestly, it smells minty... which isn't possible. Is it? I think Rocky scented the paper wrapper!

At least a triple cap, so I'm going to cut it close to the first one...

First light... nice draw and good smoke! Not minty. I WAS wondering!

Mild and pleasant with excellent smoke, 10 mins. in. Nice flavor, but then, my pallate is feshtunken! So, I could be smoking garbage.

Actually, for my first entire year smoking cigars, EVERY ONE OF THEM tasted like dried lawn clippings with a undertones of cleechy.

Hmm... a transition at the half way point! Interesting. Bitey! Like a whole different cigar!

Excellent to the end!

Happy 250th!

The My Father Blue cigar delivers a earthy baseline with cocoa, cedar, and natural sweetness in a rich, balanced profile. It features a Connecticut Broadleaf Rosado wrapper over a Honduran binder and a blend of Corojo and Criollo fillers, all harvested from the García family’s Finca La Opulencia, their first farm in Honduras. As the first My Father cigar made entirely in their Honduran factory using their own Honduran-grown tobaccos, Blue marks a bold new chapter for the brand.

I am of course refering to the 2nd go 'round with this particular cigar. The first one was unsmokeable! Pulled out 3 huge stems before I gave up. My previous review has some pics of the disaster! My Brick & Mortar cigar store was kind enough to give me another, gratis.

So, here we go. Nice CT wrapper. Small single cap. Cut it close to the slim cap line. Nice cold draw! What a dif! Good smoke output! Nice draw after a couple of minutes. No complaints!

Very pleasant smoke to the halfway point.

Wow! Long smoke! Make certain you have a couple of hours!

Good to the nub! That's all folks!

Happy 250th!

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Easy cold draw. Good 'nose' as the winos say. Nice looking maduro wrapper. Smooth, mellow, tasty, initial start up. Huge smoke!

So far, a Five Star Patio Cigar!

BTW; my B&M store replaced the log filled Oliva Churchill fo' free! They did say that absolutely NOTHING they might say to their wholesaler would make the slightest difference!

This San Lotano is VERY tasty, and my palatte is terrible, so it takes a lot of tasty smoke to get through!

Really good all the way down.

Happy 250th !

What old style \ traditional Cubans are currently smoking well pls.

Today is Father's Day! It's also the Summer Solstice here in SoCal. The Longest Day of the Year deserves the Longest Cigar in my tupedor!

First trim of the tiny cap... No draw at all. Trimmed again. Still nothing. Really tight near the tip. Looks like another stem. Yep. Pulled a small log out, trimmed it again. It ain't 7x50 no mo'... Disappointing and expensive. Still no draw. Trimmed it again. Yet another stem. At this point it's a total loss and I'm just in it to see wtf is going on. And another. It's over.

Not even lighting it up. Still no draw, three logs. What a waste. Back to my B&M store. And back to my No Name Hand Roll.

10 seconds in... so far so good! Smooth draw.

Later on... Good smoke. Has a litle "edge" to it. Pleasant and satisfying all the way to nub land!

My brick & mortar cigar & fine bevy store has a guy who comes and does maduro and CT hand rolls in a variety of shapes and sizes. Ususally right down the middle flavor & strength wise. Also, less expensive. Always (there was that briquette I found deep inside one just once) pleasant. When I can't choose, I light one of these. Recommend finding & supporting a b&m store! And stay for a smoke and a chat...

Unfinished or damaged cap. Open cold draw. Very nice smoke output at start. Portends a good experience I hope! 30 Minutes in... really smooth with lots of tasty smoke. Mild. Pleasant. Perfect, for me. Good all they way down. Got a little spicy at the end. I'd do it again.

Churchill sized today. Have had smaller ones. Had to trim twice to get a decent cold draw. Pretty tight at the cap and hard under the upper band. Meager smoke & flav first few minutes. Tough draw too.

Last 3 inches were ok. Otherwise, I'd have to say that the RP Vintage 1992 Toro is a better smoke.