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A Casa Turrent Serie 1973 cigar paired with Talisker Storm at a bar.

Have a Cigar: Casa Turrent Serie 1973 Robusto

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Name: Casa Turrent Serie 1973 Robusto

Country: Mexico

Shape: Parejo

Size: Robusto (5 1/4 inches x 50)

Strength: Medium

I paired the Casa Turrent Serie 1973 Robusto with two good whiskies —Talisker Storm and Johnnie Walker Black Label. Both of them went pretty well with it. The cigar is smooth, and it has a good draw. It’s leathery with notes of light roast coffee and earth. Not too heavy and not too complex, but nuances that a cigar lover pursues are there. Aficionados will not be disappointed smoking the Casa Turrent Serie 1973 Robusto, yet it’s also a good cigar for someone who’s newly picking up the hobby. Good smoke. Can’t wait to smoke another one. Maybe tonight.

Chris Khatschadourian smoking a Paradiso San Cristobal Revelation Cigar in the Mountains

Have a Cigar: Paradiso Revelation Prophet

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Name: Paradiso Revelation Prophet

Country: Nicaragua

Shape: Parejo

Size: Robusto (5 1/4 inches x 54)

Strength: Medium

Paradiso — San Cristobal — cigars are just excellent. I’m falling in love with them.

The Paradiso Revelation Prophet comes with creamy and woody tasting notes. Hints of coffee, black pepper, earth, and roasted almonds can also be detected.

Its draw is near perfect and its smoke is thick and flirtatious.

*****

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La Aurora Preferidos Diamond Broadleaf Robusto

Have a Cigar: La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Broadleaf Robusto

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Name: La Aurora Preferidos 1903 Edition Broadleaf Robusto

Country: Dominican Republic

Shape: Parejo

Size: Robusto (5 inches x 50)

Strength: Full

I’m glad I’m reading again. I read four books in less than one month, and Eyeless In Gaza is the fifth one. The first was Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling. The second was Nietzsche’s Twilight of the Idols. The third was Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises. And the fourth was The Maths of Life and Death by Kit Yates. All of them, without exception, were great books.

The other day, I tweeted something about The Maths of Life and Death and mentioned Kit Yates, the author of the book, in my tweet. I was surprised when he retweeted me. Didn’t see it coming. It made my day.

It also made me think of something: Most of the writers I like are dead. I should read more books whose authors are still alive.

Now I’m in the sixth chapter of Eyeless In Gaza. Not much has happened so far, but Huxley’s prose style is irresistibly elegant. I like his metaphors and the literary references he makes.

The man sees things.
The man knows things.