Name: Caldwell Blind Man’s Bluff Maduro Toro
Country: Honduras
Shape: Parejo
Size: Toro (6 inches x 52)
Strength: Medium
An okay cigar. Not too complex. It had a nice draw throughout, but the burn wasn’t flawless. I paired the first half with a 12-year-old Scotch and the second half with oghi.
To be honest, I had higher expectations, and the Blind Man’s Bluff Maduro Toro didn’t meet them.
Name: Chateau Ka Source De Rouge 2018
Type: Red Wine
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot
Year: 2018
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Date Consumed: 6 November, 2022
A good blend. Ruby red. Standard Lebanese wine. Hard not to like. But nothing memorable about it. It was the third bottle we opened on Sunday during family lunch. I’d give it a 73/100.
Name: La Flor Dominicana Ligero Natural L-Granu
Country: Dominican Republic
Shape: Parejo
Size: (6 inches x 64)
Strength: Full
My friend and I exit the humidor,
each of us holding two cigars.
I intend to smoke both of them tonight,
and I’m sure he intends to do the same.
Let me be more precise.
This friend of mine
is my brother
of the leaf.
Cigar lounges is where we meet
and talk.
Our conversations take us everywhere
— we travel the world and the mind
sitting in leather armchairs.
We talk about cigars:
“Look at the abundant smoke coming out of this cigar.”
We talk about women:
“She’s stunning. But she’s still young and innocent.”
We talk about balls.
“He had the balls to do it. But you have to be a little stupid to have so much balls.”
Yes, we talk about everything
— the focus is always
being a man.
When we light our cigars,
we exit the world
and look at it
from above,
from below,
and from the sides.
And when you join us,
the best thing we can say is,
“Welcome to the cave. Have a cigar.”
Bored Absurdist 