Name: Avo Classic No. 6 Gordo
Country: Dominican Republic
Shape: Parejo
Size: Gordo (6 inches x 60)
Strength: Medium
This Avo cigar is pretty smooth. I like it. I’m smoking it on the terrace late in the evening.
It’s medium-bodied and easy to smoke. But it doesn’t lack complexity. It’s flavorful with hints of milky chocolate, cedar, and toffee. Some buttery and vegetal notes can also be detected. It has a great draw and its smoke is thick and creamy.
Good stuff.
Name: Casa Turrent 1880
Country: Mexico
Shape: Parejo
Size: (6 1/2 inches x 54)
Strength: Medium
Some cigars are just better than others.
The Casa Turrent 1880 is a superb cigar with chocolaty and earthy notes. It kept me company for a couple of hours on Saturday night. I paired it with blended Scotch whisky, and, I must add, I had quite a few drinks…
The smell of the cigar reminded me of campfire mixed with petrichor. It reminded me of when I was a boy scout. I believe I was smiling all the time.
It was a refreshing night. We were at an outdoor bar. The sea was beside us reflecting the moonlight. And a cool breeze caressed us every now and then. It felt like summer was finally coming to an end. But there was nothing to be sad about.
The music was loud, and my heart danced with the beat.
Bedros Tourian (1851-1872) was an Armenian poet and playwright. This is my translation of “Repentance” from Armenian to English. It was written in 1871, a short time before his death.
The end of a day
Yesterday when in cold sweats
I was taking a somber nap,
And two faded roses
Were burning on my cheeks,
Undoubtedly a deathlike pallor
Was glimmering on my forehead
And I experienced a moment of death,
I heard my mother’s sob…
I opened my drowsy eyes,
I saw my mother’s tears…
Oh, true compassion
Pearls false and fake…
My mother had a bottomless pain,
I was that pain…
Ah, a storm formed in my head…
I let this dark torrent out…
Oh, forgive me, my God,
I saw my mother’s tears…
