Name: Plasencia Reserva 1898 Robusto
Country: Nicaragua
Shape: Parejo
Size: (4 3/4 inches x 52)
Strength: Medium
I paired the Plasencia Reserva 1898 Robusto with Polish vodka and smoked it alone on the balcony on a cold night.
Smoking alone has become a habit. Drinking vodka on the rocks, too.
I enjoy the solitude.
I try not to use my phone, and I try not to think. I let my mind drift.
It’s a form of meditation, I suppose. And, slowly, I’m getting to know myself.
The cigar helps.
Name: Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado
Country: Nicaragua
Size: (6 1/2 inches x 52)
Strength: Medium to Full
A bearded man with an aquiline nose,
with blue eyes turned grey from the cold,
sinks in a leather armchair after a long day.
He exhales the world slowly
and inhales solitude.
At last! he finds himself in a lounge
where thoughts don’t leak from mouths,
where ideas don’t turn to noise.
He calls the waiter and says,
“Please bring me an Islay whisky.
I would like to taste earth and fire.”
As he waits for his drink,
he pulls out a cigar
from the inside pocket of his jacket
and smells it.
Then he cuts it, licks it, lights it,
and leans back in his chair.
The whisky comes.
The smoke rises.
The man enters his cave.
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Name: Ashton Aged Maduro No. 40
Country: Dominican Republic
Shape: Parejo
Size: Toro (6 inches x 50)
Strength: Mild to Medium
My wife invited a couple of her friends over last night, so I decided to head out. Though I don’t mind listening to the birds chirping in the living room, I prefer having a cigar and a drink with someone who knows the value of cave time.
I called my good friend George to see if he was up for a drink and a smoke. He was.
“But I don’t feel like going out,” he said. “Instead, you can come to my place, and we can smoke on the balcony.”
“Sounds like a plan,” I said.
“It’s cold, though,” he added. “But that won’t stop us, will it?”
I put on my boots, a good jacket, and a beanie. I made sure the fire was strong in the fireplace for the ladies to stay warm. I picked up an open bottle of Armenian brandy from the shelf and left.
I returned home after a couple of hours, happy.
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