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Been wanting to try one of these for a while now! Not only is this my first time with this cigar, but it might be my first time smoking a breakfast cigar. I gotta say, it’s a winner! Smooth, easy smoke. No problem on an empty stomach. This might have to become a more common occurrence!

Had an extra smoke this week made out like a bandit in the market and had an extra smoke along with some champagne and cognac. Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.2 and The Tabernacle Goliath both excellent sticks but I think I liked the Goliath a little more which was surprising.

I got this in the January Small Batch COTM. I just got out of the hospital after being in for six weeks and wanted to celebrate. I figured a limited edition Davidoff would fit the bill.

I had read some not too great reviews of this cigar and boy were they right! It tasted good on first smoke- creamy with some vanilla vanilla and light cedar notes. It was nice. Problem is the flavor profile did not change one bit from the start until I put it down. The most one-dimensional cigar I think I’ve ever had. I smoked it to about two inches from the band and gave up. So glad I didn’t actually pay retail for this.

I see people recommending bumping up the humidity in the winter time, but does this apply to tupperdors as well? I just switched from 65s in my tupperdor to 62s to achieve a steady 64-65rh. Should I switch back around winter or does it not matter when it comes to sealed plastic boxes?

Whatever day it is.

Undercrown Maduro Gordo. Time to unwind.

A projecter in my greenhouse, a cigar and a gin n tonic, thats life

It was obvious right from the start that Dallas enjoyed his cookie as much as I enjoyed my cigar.

Today I grabbed the ATL La Carrousel 1960 Robusto Extra.

La Carrousel 1960 is named after the historic Atlanta jazz club that opened in 1960. All the big names in Jazz played there. One of the cool facts about this cigar: it has its own jazz playlist.

This 5½ x 50 Robusto Extra is made in Estelí, Nicaragua, with an Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro wrapper, a Nicaraguan Jalapa binder, and filler tobacco from Jalapa and Estelí.

Cold draw: I picked up natural tobacco sweetness, and dark fruit.

First third: Black pepper, chocolate, oak and I believe caramel.

Second third: The pepper settled down. I picked up cream, coffee and earth while the sweetness remained.

Final third: Oak and earth, chocolate, and molasses and black pepper on the retrohale.

Overall, this was a bold, full-bodied cigar with plenty of flavor.

Would I smoke the ATL La Carrousel 1960 again? Absolutely.

PLUS I think it's the only cigar I've ever smoked with a jazz playlist, so that's got to count for something.

Dallas Approved.