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| Fidel loves bringing in the New Year. |
The last Nov-Dec batch was late due to an unfortunate supply issue... Greg - the latest Passeur Heretique - will hopefully bring back our Australian stock (via France to NZ how ironic) end of January to resolve that. Also i got some a few in from the U.S the other day so there will be plenty of cigars you have never tried in the months to come.
The only new cigar in this batch was in fact a tiny flavoured cigarillo donated by said Sheep's Bane: the Wellingtonians got the vanilla ones and the Aucklanders the cognac ones. Will synchronise perfectly with your short black. Speaking of Wellingtonians, the unheard of 30+ degree heat and heavy humidity was a bit of a challenge over christmas, certainly slowed down my eating and smoking during the day. Makes you wonder how the Cubans smoke at all in their climate!
It is worth noting that Hadley is leaving our shores for browner pastures across the Ditch (Melbourne) but will keep in touch. If someone has a better job offer for him, make it now and he might stay (does being a high class Escort for poker players pay better?). Also Michael from Whangarei is back after suffering withdrawal from too extended a period without the loving company of the fermented leaf... another place in NZ to drop in for a cigar with a fellow member.
Enjoy your New Year's celebrations...
Just had my new year's get together with Tony, a friend who went to Cuba last year and brought back a couple of boxes. [He is into making furniture and stuff and will be making a humidor at some point... will have to get some photos of that if/when]
ReplyDeleteAnyway we tried out his Cohiba Exquisitos: little, panatela-sized, cigars. Very similar in flavour to Joel's Siglo I's, mild growing to medium body, cedary, biscuity, touch of vanilla and later on quite cafe-cremeish. Very nice but maybe not as rich as a thicker vitola. The second half cafe-creme touches reminded me of the Quai d'Orsays we had. Still only a year or so old but very smokeable... Thanks Tony.