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Long ashes to you sir!
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Nice! And congrats on your smoking area. We all need a spot to kick back and enjoy our cigars.
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"You have enemies? Good- that means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." “In the end, respect is more useful than popularity.”
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Like the shed and appreciate the review. Pictures of your hands makes me respect you as a man
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Looking great.
Maybe this will appeal to you, since it is a cigar shed. I glue cigar bands (I don't duplicate too often) to the cabinet doors of my workshop. Kind of the same concept of epoxying beer caps into your bar top. I'm sure you've got plenty of fuente bands to do a whole wall |
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Thanks everyone!
Originally Posted By ARna45: Like the shed and appreciate the review. Pictures of your hands makes me respect you as a man View Quote Most of the time I light one up right after working, and forget to wash my hands. I actually washed them tonight before I made this post, even though it doesn't look like it. But, thanks! Originally Posted By User55645: Looking great. Maybe this will appeal to you, since it is a cigar shed. I glue cigar bands (I don't duplicate too often) to the cabinet doors of my workshop. Kind of the same concept of epoxying beer caps into your bar top. I'm sure you've got plenty of fuente bands to do a whole wall View Quote Awesome! yeah, I have a cork board that filled up a couple weeks ago, been thinking about those felt squares instead of the cork, as they look better, but still exploring my options. I really have no idea what I want to do for walls in the shed. I would sheetrock them, but I want to hang boxes on the walls, and hanging shit on sheetrock just sucks. Any ideas on interior are welcome! I'm going with a green with dark brown trim outside. Green is my favorite color. I was looking at those A Fuente LED signs, and im tempted to buy one. |
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Good writeup.
Nice shed. Great cigar. |
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Never heard of a smoking shed, but i'm not in a cold place. Glad you're enjoying it!
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Originally Posted By 68MUDSTUD: I really need to buy a new cutter. Kind of thinking scissors of some kind for my lounge. Any recommendations? Great cigar. Smoke time 1.5 hours. 96/100. View Quote I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the Lost City Phantom! If you think this cigar was great, just wait until you have one with a year or 2 of aging! I smoked one of these Lost City Phantoms (pulled from the same box that your cigar came out of) a week or 2 ago, and it was a little rough, so it can definitely benefit from resting for a few years. As for the cigar cutter, "buy once, cry once." Buy a great cutter right from the start, don't bother with cheap cutters and/or poorly designed cutters. The problem with pretty much all cigar cutters is that the single blade cutters (guillotine, V blade, cigar knives, etc.) and double blade cutters (cigar scissors, double guillotine, etc.) will crush/crack the head/cap of the cigar, instead of having a nice clean effortless slice. This is because the cutter's blade(s) is essentially being pushed into the cigar, and even angled blades will create lot of pressure before the tobacco cap is finally sliced. Single blade cigar cutters are the worst because the cigar's head is stuck between a blade and a hard flat surface opposite from the blade. This pressure is what causes cracks, uneven cuts, and other issues. Some of you might have a very nice Xikar or other double blade cigar cutters that work well, and you might get some nice cuts, but you will also damage some of the cigars at various times. I've owned tons of cutters over the years, and for a long time my go-to cutter was a double blade Xikar. I got sick of the uneven cuts and the occasional damage to the cigars, so I went looking for a better cigar cutter. The solution is to have cigar cutter with a blade that pivots and slices the tobacco cap neatly with very minimal pressure. I'm aware of only 1 cigar cutter on the market right now that's capable of doing this, and it's a cutter that is absolutely amazing! So, if you want the absolute best cigar cutter available right now, you need to buy a funky looking cutter from Fox Knives (trust me, it's worth it!). I use a Fox 749D (damascus) cigar cutter, and it's an absolutely amazing cutter! I've been smoking cigars for over 20 years, and I've owned pretty much every type of cutter ever made (including an extremely weird/interesting cutter called the Baller, which takes a circular scoop out of the head/cap of the cigar!). My Fox 749D cigar cutter is absolutely perfect, and it has a very unique sliding blade that cleanly slices the cigar instead of crushing it. There is a world of difference between the Fox 749 type cigar cutters, and all the other cigar cutters on the market! You don't need to spend $500 to $700+ on the exact same damascus cigar cutter that I have (749D). Fox Knives makes many variations of the 749 type cutter, and they're a lot cheaper than the 749D damascus version. I highly recommend looking at their 749BSWF (black stone washed finish), 749F (sandblasted finish), 749SMF (Smoking Moses finish), 749 Fox knives also makes two smaller cigar cutters that are a more traditional double blade type cutter. The two smaller Fox cutters are their 747 and 748 cigar cutters, but I don't recommend them because they're just like all the other double blade cigar cutters on the market (albeit a nicer version of a dual blade cutter). If any of you guys still prefer the smaller, more traditional style of the Fox 747 and 748 cutters, then you can buy those knowing that they're superior to the other double blade cigar cutters that are being sold everywhere. Below are a few photos of my Fox 749D (damascus) cigar cutter, it's serial number 21 out of something (I have no idea how many 749D cutters were made, Fox Knives doesn't provide this information). You're supposed to put the head of the cigar right into the small semicircular blade cutout, and then adjust your cigar so that the cap is above the edge of the blade. However, my friends and I have found that flipping the cutter over, and NOT putting the head of the cigars in the small semicircular blade cutout (we use the other side of the semicircular blade to contact the cigar, the flat side of that blade) is actually a better way to use the Fox 749 type cigar cutters. Using the cutter this way, the slicing is much cleaner and it's very accurate. Just keep the semicircular blade cutout facing upwards, and adjust your cigar so that the cap is above the edge of the blade. Once you have the cap of your cigar perfectly positioned, you then squeeze the two handles together, which causes the long blade to pivot on one handle and slide along a track in the other handle. The track that the long blade slides on is also slightly curved, which gives the long blade a very nice slicing motion! When the handles are squeezed, the long blade is pivoting at one end and sliding on a curve at the other end, and a few important things happen. The first thing is that the long blade is being pushed towards the small semicircular blade. As the long blade is being pushed towards the small blade, the long blade is also being guided by the curved track, which gives the long blade a slicing motion. This slicing motion is similar to the motion of a katana when practicing Tameshigiri, so imagine the movement of the sword blade when slicing through a tatami mat. The movement of an overhead cut isn't just a straight down chop. As your arms come down, your swing will be elliptical and that introduces a slight pulling motion into the mechanics, which creates the slice. So, instead of a straight chop (like a single blade cigar cutter), the long blade on the Fox 749 has a combined mechanic of being pushed down towards the other blade, while simultaneously being guided across on the curved track. The mechanics of this combined action produces a slice, instead of a chop. I don't know how well I'm describing the mechanisms at work here, but the slicing motion of this cigar cutter is a complete game changer! With this cigar cutter, I've been getting the best cuts I've ever had on my cigars! The cuts are perfectly straight across and the accuracy of the cut is unbelievable! I'm able to remove the exact center area of the cigar's cap, while at the same time not missing the target and accidentally cutting through the edge of the cap (which would cause it to unravel). It's pretty awesome being able to get a perfect cut every single time I use this cigar cutter, and it's just about effortless. I've also found that if I keep the semicircular blade area facing away from the cigar (so that the flat portion on the other side of that semicircular blade is what's touching the cigar), I can use the cutter like a weird pair of scissors and clean up any bits of tobacco that might be sticking out somewhere on the cigar. Here's a link to buy the Fox 749D damascus cigar cutter: https://leoneshopknives.com/fox-cigar-club-damascus-cigar-cutter_749d Here's a link to a Fox 749BSWF that isn't damascus, it's a black stone washed finish that looks pretty great: https://www.tacticalelements.com/fox-knives-749-bswf-cigar-club-cigar-cutter-w-custom-carry-leather-pouch/ Here's a plain old Fox 749 stainless steel cigar cutter: https://www.knifecenter.com/item/FOX749/fox-knives-cigar-club-cigar-cutter-bead-blasted-440-stainless-steel-guillotine-blade There's also a Fox 749/1, which is mounted on an ashtray and can be removed: https://www.tacticalelements.com/fox-knives-749-1-wooden-support-w-cigar-cutter-and-stainless-steel-ashtray/ |
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I know you grabbed the Fox cutter, but all of the xikar are gtg. I prefer classic straight cut. Lifetime warranty. Not a fan of the v cutters, but to each their own.
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CigarPage discord link
you might enjoy this community also. I've only tried that same limitada once and it wasn't bad, but the epicure maduro (minty green band/box) and the epicure habano (new tan/almond band/box) are great. The box pressed won't hold ash like a round vitola. There are longest smoker and longest ash competitions and the longest ash gets a little silly with everyone holding and smoking their sticks perpendicular to the ground, but round is the best construction for holding the long ash . |
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Try a plasencia cosecha 146 also.
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Nice review, glad you liked that one! I can only imagine your surprise when you opened up the sampler I put together for you and you first saw the Opus X Dubai Exclusivo! Definitely not a cigar anyone would ever think about getting in a trade or gift, that's what makes cigar trades fun! I need to smoke another one of those sometime soon.
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Great reviews, excited to see what you try next. I do not have a palette sophisticated enough to give any notes (and I taste differently than most). Would also be interested in your pairing thoughts; food and drinks both.
I think next up for me is a Fuente Hemingway Signature. Not high end, I know. But I've never had a Fuente I didn't like. |
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Originally Posted By 68MUDSTUD: Are you guys enjoying these? Not getting as much feedback as I had hoped for. Also, down to three left from Ryan. Which one next? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001915-3008087.jpg View Quote I'm certainly enjoying it. I'll try to give more feedback. |
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Originally Posted By onthebreeze: Great reviews, excited to see what you try next. I do not have a palette sophisticated enough to give any notes (and I taste differently than most). Would also be interested in your pairing thoughts; food and drinks both. I think next up for me is a Fuente Hemingway Signature. Not high end, I know. But I've never had a Fuente I didn't like. View Quote You're right. Even the most afordable Fuente is a fine cigar. |
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Originally Posted By USMCSGT0331: Nice review, glad you liked that one! I can only imagine your surprise when you opened up the sampler I put together for you and you first saw the Opus X Dubai Exclusivo! Definitely not a cigar anyone would ever think about getting in a trade or gift, that's what makes cigar trades fun! I need to smoke another one of those sometime soon. View Quote I definitely was not expecting it, but huge thanks bud. Originally Posted By onthebreeze: Great reviews, excited to see what you try next. I do not have a palette sophisticated enough to give any notes (and I taste differently than most). Would also be interested in your pairing thoughts; food and drinks both. I think next up for me is a Fuente Hemingway Signature. Not high end, I know. But I've never had a Fuente I didn't like. View Quote When I started doing this I thought much the same, but, writing these reviews makes me concentrate on what I am tasting. I'm constantly asking myself what is that flavor? It's kind of fun. I definitely do not have a sophisticated palette. Originally Posted By TXBO: I'm certainly enjoying it. I'll try to give more feedback. View Quote Thanks man! |
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Originally Posted By 68MUDSTUD: Ok. Since noone wants to pick out my next smoke, I had to ask Ryan. He wanted me to do the pussycat. So let's get into it. First of all I'm kind of liking this song tonight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZNb8A48USo A beautiful wrapper, for sure! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001969-3017098.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001971-3017108.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001972-3017110.jpg Ok let's light this bad girl up. Draw is very tight. I think this is the first time I've had an opus x with any draw issue. Typical opus x taste, with a bit more saltwater flavor than usual. Very smooth. A little better draw after using perfecdraw and massaging. Still good flavor and smoke production. A bit of toasted raisin flavor. A little more massaging helping the draw. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001974-3017118.jpg I've noticed a lot of these smaller ring gauge opus have a lot more of the sweet saltwater flavor, maybe like a saltwater taffy without being quite that sweet. They really remind me of the Cubans I've had. It makes me imagine that's what it's like to smell the waves of an ocean, crashing into the rocky shoreline, blowing right at you. Also getting some cream and nuts now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001975-3017147.jpg This sucker is smooth. I feel like I could retrohale all of every puff. This is the point I really start enjoying a cigar, and exactly what I was afraid of. I don't want it to end, but I only have 2" of leaf in my fingers. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001976-3017158.jpg Saltwater is taming down a lot. A lot more cream, and raisin. A lot more complex and harder to pick out individual flavors. Getting a hint of chocolate and.... Buttered toast!?!? Wasn't expecting that... Not a bad thing, but I didn't expect that! At 1.5 inches left, I have to increase my puffing cadence to keep it lit. Flavors are all melted together creating an oaky, chocolatey, creamy salted nut. - the first real hint of wood. Oak. Weird that it showed up this late. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001977-3017189.jpg I feel fancy now, no more burned fingers, just burned lips! I should bring one of my pipes out here... Well I think I'm going to call it here. Fantastic, and definitely kept me wanting more. Hmm interesting... So once in a while I've been breathing in through my mouth and out through my nose, and I tasted straight Snickers bar. That was awesome! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001981-3017199.jpg 93/100. Will actively search for more. View Quote Great review! I will have to track one down! |
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I have one of these to smoke, which I'm hoping to get some downtime soon to enjoy it. Thanks for the review!
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Originally Posted By 68MUDSTUD: Ok. Since noone wants to pick out my next smoke, I had to ask Ryan. He wanted me to do the pussycat. So let's get into it. First of all I'm kind of liking this song tonight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZNb8A48USo A beautiful wrapper, for sure! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001969-3017098.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001971-3017108.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001972-3017110.jpg Ok let's light this bad girl up. Draw is very tight. I think this is the first time I've had an opus x with any draw issue. Typical opus x taste, with a bit more saltwater flavor than usual. Very smooth. A little better draw after using perfecdraw and massaging. Still good flavor and smoke production. A bit of toasted raisin flavor. A little more massaging helping the draw. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001974-3017118.jpg I've noticed a lot of these smaller ring gauge opus have a lot more of the sweet saltwater flavor, maybe like a saltwater taffy without being quite that sweet. They really remind me of the Cubans I've had. It makes me imagine that's what it's like to smell the waves of an ocean, crashing into the rocky shoreline, blowing right at you. Also getting some cream and nuts now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001975-3017147.jpg This sucker is smooth. I feel like I could retrohale all of every puff. This is the point I really start enjoying a cigar, and exactly what I was afraid of. I don't want it to end, but I only have 2" of leaf in my fingers. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001976-3017158.jpg Saltwater is taming down a lot. A lot more cream, and raisin. A lot more complex and harder to pick out individual flavors. Getting a hint of chocolate and.... Buttered toast!?!? Wasn't expecting that... Not a bad thing, but I didn't expect that! At 1.5 inches left, I have to increase my puffing cadence to keep it lit. Flavors are all melted together creating an oaky, chocolatey, creamy salted nut. - the first real hint of wood. Oak. Weird that it showed up this late. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001977-3017189.jpg I feel fancy now, no more burned fingers, just burned lips! I should bring one of my pipes out here... Well I think I'm going to call it here. Fantastic, and definitely kept me wanting more. Hmm interesting... So once in a while I've been breathing in through my mouth and out through my nose, and I tasted straight Snickers bar. That was awesome! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001981-3017199.jpg 93/100. Will actively search for more. View Quote I have one of these to smoke, which I'm hoping to get some downtime soon to enjoy it. Thanks for the review! |
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Originally Posted By 68MUDSTUD: Thanks guys! This morning I'm doing the Hemingway short story maduro. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HZ8zN4uVSE https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001996-3017735.jpg First puffs, lots of wrapper sweetness/good amount of cedar. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001997-3017737.jpg Getting earthy with just a hint of cinnamon. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001999-3017738.jpg Burn is evening out nicely. No touch ups. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002000-3017739.jpg Sweet cream. Starting to get a tickle of black pepper. Cedar in retro is taming down already. I love the shape of this vitola, just wish it was bigger. Looking forward to my first bbmf! I think I understand what they are talking about when they say barnyard flavor now. A sweet grassy, earthy, cream. When I think of barnyard though, I think of a branding and manure piles, and that's not something I like to taste. Burn is even. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002001-3017743.jpg Flavors are melting together now and smoothing out, I'm expecting chocolate to follow the hints of espresso I'm getting now. It amazes me how fast the flavors can change in a cigar, especially these shorter vitolas. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002002-3017750.jpg Pepper is ramping up, wood is coming back, and starting to get chocolate with espresso. Coffee, chocolate and pepper are the main flavors right now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002003-3017762.jpg It really sucks that I don't drink anymore, because some of these cigars would be great with a nice whiskey. I usually am drinking coffee (like I am with this one), Dr pepper, or water. I don't feel like burning my lips so I'm going to end it here. Great flavors right now though. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002004-3017771.jpg 88/100. Smoke time: 45 minutes. Definitely a great cigar. I've had quite a few. I definitely prefer the Maduro over natural. I'm torn with this last cigar from Ryan. The don Carlos eye of the bull is only 3.5 inches long. I absolutely love the don Carlos line, and I know I'm going to be disappointed that it ends too early. Stay subscribed! Lol that made me think I should start a YouTube channel... View Quote Challenge accepted, it was good. Natural next time. I did notice a bit of a flavor change. For me, it seemed to start earthy and get a little more coffee flavor. Almost like smelling grounds vs tasting coffee. |
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Enjoying this thread a lot. Thought I would chime in on a few things.
I actually prefer a higher back chair than the barrel chairs. The zero gravity chair you had at first works well for my bad back and neck. Hoping for some vinyl / leather higher back button tufted chairs for myself. Get the insulation covered up asap. Use a shellac based primer to seal everything including the wood floor so the smoke smell doesn’t permeate everything. Expensive but worth it. Nothing worse than an area smelling of old ash when you are trying to enjoy a decent cigar. Possibly buy a cheap bathroom vent fan to air it out if you have the ability to get electricity in. I am liking the side tables. Fitting style. You have some winners in those cigars. Try a Liga Privada number 9 for a change. Cubans have gotten too expensive imo and now I look for the best cigar at a lower price point. Working on my own cigar room and hope to document it once I am done. Hoping to be in before it gets really cold here. Keep posting! |
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Originally Posted By wptemple: Enjoying this thread a lot. Thought I would chime in on a few things. I actually prefer a higher back chair than the barrel chairs. The zero gravity chair you had at first works well for my bad back and neck. Hoping for some vinyl / leather higher back button tufted chairs for myself. Get the insulation covered up asap. Use a shellac based primer to seal everything including the wood floor so the smoke smell doesn’t permeate everything. Expensive but worth it. Nothing worse than an area smelling of old ash when you are trying to enjoy a decent cigar. Possibly buy a cheap bathroom vent fan to air it out if you have the ability to get electricity in. I am liking the side tables. Fitting style. You have some winners in those cigars. Try a Liga Privada number 9 for a change. Cubans have gotten too expensive imo and now I look for the best cigar at a lower price point. Working on my own cigar room and hope to document it once I am done. Hoping to be in before it gets really cold here. Keep posting! View Quote Hydroxyl generator, ftw! Run the Liga no. 9 va. The Foundation Tabernacle (same OG tobacconist - Melillo ). Fox always has great prices on the double Corona vitola, FWIW. One thing to keep in mind is that different vitolas in the same line will smoke different because of the wrapper:filler ratio. I usually add a five pack of the tabernacle to Fox orders, but my favorite foundation is the Olmec. |
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Originally Posted By gedeon: Hydroxyl generator, ftw! Run the Liga no. 9 va. The Foundation Tabernacle (same OG tobacconist - Melillo ). Fox always has great prices on the double Corona vitola, FWIW. One thing to keep in mind is that different vitolas in the same line will smoke different because of the wrapper:filler ratio. I usually add a five pack of the tabernacle to Fox orders, but my favorite foundation is the Olmec. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By gedeon: Originally Posted By wptemple: Enjoying this thread a lot. Thought I would chime in on a few things. I actually prefer a higher back chair than the barrel chairs. The zero gravity chair you had at first works well for my bad back and neck. Hoping for some vinyl / leather higher back button tufted chairs for myself. Get the insulation covered up asap. Use a shellac based primer to seal everything including the wood floor so the smoke smell doesn’t permeate everything. Expensive but worth it. Nothing worse than an area smelling of old ash when you are trying to enjoy a decent cigar. Possibly buy a cheap bathroom vent fan to air it out if you have the ability to get electricity in. I am liking the side tables. Fitting style. You have some winners in those cigars. Try a Liga Privada number 9 for a change. Cubans have gotten too expensive imo and now I look for the best cigar at a lower price point. Working on my own cigar room and hope to document it once I am done. Hoping to be in before it gets really cold here. Keep posting! Hydroxyl generator, ftw! Run the Liga no. 9 va. The Foundation Tabernacle (same OG tobacconist - Melillo ). Fox always has great prices on the double Corona vitola, FWIW. One thing to keep in mind is that different vitolas in the same line will smoke different because of the wrapper:filler ratio. I usually add a five pack of the tabernacle to Fox orders, but my favorite foundation is the Olmec. Going to have to look up the Foundation Tabernacle. Already planning on about 800+ cfm of air removal through two powered vents, a Rabbit Air and then an ozone gen for post smoking cleanup. Issue to me is I want to limit the use of the ozone gen as I will have some historical artifacts that are organic in nature in the room and ozone is not a friend of organics such as rubber, papers or leathers. |
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Originally Posted By wptemple: Going to have to look up the Foundation Tabernacle. Already planning on about 800+ cfm of air removal through two powered vents, a Rabbit Air and then an ozone gen for post smoking cleanup. Issue to me is I want to limit the use of the ozone gen as I will have some historical artifacts that are organic in nature in the room and ozone is not a friend of organics such as rubber, papers or leathers. View Quote I would definitely remove all cigars from the area ozone will encounter. I use wifi temp/humidity sensors and if you use anything other than a tight tupperdor your sticks will be attacked by ozone. I have a large dunhill humidor as my ready to go source and tupperdor long term storage. The dunhill is great for current supply, but not the way for long term imo. ETA- also art that you are about with ozone. Hydroxyl is superior to ozone by all metrics, imo, but the sylvan I have that does ozone and hydroxyl is no longer made and cost me like $600. I have a stand alone ozone, but I only use that to freshen a car if a kid throws up type of problem. |
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Originally Posted By wptemple:Going to have to look up the Foundation Tabernacle. Already planning on about 800+ cfm of air removal through two powered vents, View Quote Foundation makes some good cigars I would plan to filter the air you have, instead of removing. If you remove 800cfm of air, you'll need to replace it. In the middle of winter that means with freezing cold air or air your HVAC system will have to keep up with. Spend the money on a good filtration system. Also, a water-based polyurethane will do far more for sealing odors from, and into, wood than a shellac. A shellac will seal, slightly, but will also allow wood to accept another coat of stain. So, not really sealed. But, I agree you don't want your retreat to smell of old, stale smoke. |
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Originally Posted By 68MUDSTUD: Eye of the bull Here we go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpSfgzeabqM https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002024-3024315.jpg Got ready to cut, and everything made a lot of sense suddenly https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002025-3024317.jpg Cold draw has a mollasses-ey, sweetgrassy flavor Starts with a nice toasted cedar and a sweetness like caramel. Very smooth and pleasant. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002026-3024331.jpg A little cream. Cedar in the retro is already taming down... Am I going to be able to type fast enough? This thing is smoothing way down, to the point all I can pick out is cedar and cream. End of... First third? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002028-3024342.jpg Getting a nice pepper! And Oak now! Graham cracker! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002030-3024362.jpg Pepper is ramping up... Right about now it's at I would say a 7/10 as far as pepper goes. I don't like any more than this usually. All flavors are subsiding except the pepper. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002031-3024368.jpg Pepper subsiding, all cream. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002032-3024373.jpg Roasted nuts maybe. Interesting. Cigar+ash is only 2 7/8" long now. Damn thing is getting hot! After almost an hour, I'm going to call it here. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000002033-3024385.jpg I really like the don Carlos line, and the first half of this was great, but I can't say I'd buy another one. That said... 81/100. Thanks again, Ryan, that was an amazing sampler. I'm looking forward to working through some more cigars in this thread, as when I review them I am really concentrating on what exactly I am tasting that I like or don't like. If anyone has a request, that might be fun! So far I have learned that I absolutely love maduro wrappers, and chocolate, caramel, cedar tastes. Which is kind of weird, because I really do not like eating sweets too often. View Quote Another to try is the perdomo 10th maduro. They come pre-aged, so ready to go after normal mail call wait to acclimate. |
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Originally Posted By 68MUDSTUD: Ok. Since noone wants to pick out my next smoke, I had to ask Ryan. He wanted me to do the pussycat. So let's get into it. First of all I'm kind of liking this song tonight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZNb8A48USo A beautiful wrapper, for sure! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001969-3017098.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001971-3017108.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001972-3017110.jpg Ok let's light this bad girl up. Draw is very tight. I think this is the first time I've had an opus x with any draw issue. Typical opus x taste, with a bit more saltwater flavor than usual. Very smooth. A little better draw after using perfecdraw and massaging. Still good flavor and smoke production. A bit of toasted raisin flavor. A little more massaging helping the draw. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001974-3017118.jpg I've noticed a lot of these smaller ring gauge opus have a lot more of the sweet saltwater flavor, maybe like a saltwater taffy without being quite that sweet. They really remind me of the Cubans I've had. It makes me imagine that's what it's like to smell the waves of an ocean, crashing into the rocky shoreline, blowing right at you. Also getting some cream and nuts now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001975-3017147.jpg This sucker is smooth. I feel like I could retrohale all of every puff. This is the point I really start enjoying a cigar, and exactly what I was afraid of. I don't want it to end, but I only have 2" of leaf in my fingers. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001976-3017158.jpg Saltwater is taming down a lot. A lot more cream, and raisin. A lot more complex and harder to pick out individual flavors. Getting a hint of chocolate and.... Buttered toast!?!? Wasn't expecting that... Not a bad thing, but I didn't expect that! At 1.5 inches left, I have to increase my puffing cadence to keep it lit. Flavors are all melted together creating an oaky, chocolatey, creamy salted nut. - the first real hint of wood. Oak. Weird that it showed up this late. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001977-3017189.jpg I feel fancy now, no more burned fingers, just burned lips! I should bring one of my pipes out here... Well I think I'm going to call it here. Fantastic, and definitely kept me wanting more. Hmm interesting... So once in a while I've been breathing in through my mouth and out through my nose, and I tasted straight Snickers bar. That was awesome! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111611/1000001981-3017199.jpg 93/100. Will actively search for more. View Quote I don’t have near the experience with Opus X as you obviously do but they seem to be rolled tight like most Cubans. I find if I store them at 65% humidity, they give me a really nice draw. |
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Originally Posted By User55645: Foundation makes some good cigars I would plan to filter the air you have, instead of removing. If you remove 800cfm of air, you'll need to replace it. In the middle of winter that means with freezing cold air or air your HVAC system will have to keep up with. Spend the money on a good filtration system. Also, a water-based polyurethane will do far more for sealing odors from, and into, wood than a shellac. A shellac will seal, slightly, but will also allow wood to accept another coat of stain. So, not really sealed. But, I agree you don't want your retreat to smell of old, stale smoke. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By User55645: Originally Posted By wptemple:Going to have to look up the Foundation Tabernacle. Already planning on about 800+ cfm of air removal through two powered vents, Foundation makes some good cigars I would plan to filter the air you have, instead of removing. If you remove 800cfm of air, you'll need to replace it. In the middle of winter that means with freezing cold air or air your HVAC system will have to keep up with. Spend the money on a good filtration system. Also, a water-based polyurethane will do far more for sealing odors from, and into, wood than a shellac. A shellac will seal, slightly, but will also allow wood to accept another coat of stain. So, not really sealed. But, I agree you don't want your retreat to smell of old, stale smoke. Fans are variable speed and I never expect to run them full blast unless multiple people are smoking. Pretty rare with me. The heat is overkill and I am looking at a makeup air inlet to balance it out. The shellac is for the plaster walls. The wood paneling will be polyurethaned. Going for at least one of the larger Rabbit airs. Possibly a similar unit or two. The vents would also be used to purge the room after use when no one is in it. Hope that all makes sense. |
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