Tuesday, May 11, 2010
A Petersen Briar
So last night I brought a pipe out to connect with the guys. It was a Petersen Briar that I purchased in Dublin, IRL 10 years ago. Last week I went to my favorite tobacconist and saw the jar of St. Andrews tobacco on sale for $1/oz, so I bought an ounce. Last night under the stars with 2 friends I enjoyed a bowl in the irish petersen briar with a Scottish tobacco. We shared community I had a true European experience.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Padron Panetela
6.5 X 36
On the deck, quite a smooth smoke. A bit of a woody taste and a mild aroma. Quite long but a good smoke Listening to a little country music. The draw was very even and there is very little aftertaste
On the deck, quite a smooth smoke. A bit of a woody taste and a mild aroma. Quite long but a good smoke Listening to a little country music. The draw was very even and there is very little aftertaste
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Perdomo Estate Prestigio
6.5 X 50
A beautiful evening, driving in the GC, enjoying the coolness and a nice Cigar. The wind blowing through the Jeep, caused the smoke to burn unevenly, but after awhile it settled into a nice draw.
The pyramid style helped with keeping the cigar uniform. The taste was mild and earthy. The atmosphere was great and the aroma only contributed to the pleasure of this moment.
A beautiful evening, driving in the GC, enjoying the coolness and a nice Cigar. The wind blowing through the Jeep, caused the smoke to burn unevenly, but after awhile it settled into a nice draw.
The pyramid style helped with keeping the cigar uniform. The taste was mild and earthy. The atmosphere was great and the aroma only contributed to the pleasure of this moment.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Montecristo Platinum, Vintage 1999 Toro
Corona Gorda Ring 50, Length 6". Montecristo has a series were they are re-releasing cigars in this size from each of the past 7 years (99,00,01,02,03,04,05). A cute idea, but I'm not sure if there is that noticable a difference between the years.
As the older cigar in the series, the Vintage 1999, was supposed to have the most mellow yet established flavor.
It was a good smoke, quite flavorful, but not overwhelming. It was mild. I noted flavors of wood & dark spices. the cigar smoked well, but burned unevenly. Yet it left no burn on my tougue or bitterness as I smoked it longer.
As the older cigar in the series, the Vintage 1999, was supposed to have the most mellow yet established flavor.
It was a good smoke, quite flavorful, but not overwhelming. It was mild. I noted flavors of wood & dark spices. the cigar smoked well, but burned unevenly. Yet it left no burn on my tougue or bitterness as I smoked it longer.
Montecristo Night @ Havana Connections
A tribute to the great Montecristos! A couple of company reps were present & a series of Montecristos were given away along with samples of Montecristo Rum. It was a fun evening with a few guys from a variety of walks of life and a great opportunity to talk about the wonderful pleasure of a good smoke.
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Cohiba Robusto
La Republica Dominica 5.25" and about a 44 ring size
A wonderful smoke on the deck about 5pm on what should have been a sweltering day was really quite mild and slightly breezy. Ah, Cigar Aroma - so effective at keeping the mosquitoes away.
A crisp smoke with distinct flavor of wood and maybe a slight bit of earthiness. It smoked mild, held it's ash together and was very pleasant.
A wonderful smoke on the deck about 5pm on what should have been a sweltering day was really quite mild and slightly breezy. Ah, Cigar Aroma - so effective at keeping the mosquitoes away.
A crisp smoke with distinct flavor of wood and maybe a slight bit of earthiness. It smoked mild, held it's ash together and was very pleasant.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Spurgeon on Cigars
Christian World, on September 25, 1874:
LAST Sunday evening, Mr. Spurgeon, before beginning his sermon, announced that he should not preach long that night, because he wished his friend Mr. Pentecost, who was on the platform, to say a few words to the congregation.
Mr. Spurgeon then gave a very earnest address on the words, "I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord; I will keep Thy statutes. I cried unto Thee; save me, and I shall keep Thy testimonies." (Ps. cxix. 145-6.)
He spoke strongly and plainly upon the necessity of giving up sin, in order to success in prayer for "quickening," and as an evidence of sincerity. Mr. Spurgeon, in concluding his discourse, said, "Now then, perhaps Brother Pentecost will give you the application of that sermon."
"Brother Pentecost" is an "open communion" Baptist minister, of the American city of Boston. He responded at once to Mr. Spurgeon's call, and, stepping to the front of the platform, gave some excellent remarks on the latter portion of the text, with much simplicity and force of manner.
Referring to one part of Mr. Spurgeon's sermon, he gave us an interesting bit of personal experience. He said that some years ago, he had had the cry awakened in his heart, "Quicken Thou me." He desired to be more completely delivered from sin, and he prayed that God would show him anything which prevented his more complete devotion to Him. He was willing, he thought, to give up anything or everything if only he might realise the desire of his heart.
"Well," said he, amidst the profound silence and attention of the immense congregation, "what do you think it was that the Lord required of me? He did not touch me in my church, my family, my property, or my passions. But one thing I liked exceedingly—the best cigar which could be bought."
He then told us that the thought came into his mind, could he relinquish this indulgence, if its relinquishment would advance his piety? He tried to dismiss the idea as a mere fancy or scruple, but it came again and again to him, and he was satisfied that it was the still small voice which was speaking.
He remembered having given up smoking by the wish of his ministerial brethren, when he was twenty-one years of age, for four years. But then, he had resumed the habit, for he declared during that four years he never saw or smelt a cigar which he did not want to smoke. How, however, he felt it to be his duty to give it up again, and so unequal did he feel to the self-denial, that he "took his cigar-box before the Lord," and cried to Him for help. This help he intimated had been given, and the habit renounced.
Mr. Spurgeon, whose smoking propensities are pretty well known, instantly rose at the conclusion of Mr. Pentecost's address, and, with a somewhat playful smile, said,
"Well, dear friends, you know that some men can do to the glory of God what to other men would be sin. And notwithstanding what brother Pentecost has said, I intend to smoke a good cigar to the glory of God before I go to bed to-night.
"If anybody can show me in the Bible the command, 'Thou shalt not smoke,' I am ready to keep it; but I haven't found it yet. I find ten commandments, and it's as much as I can do to keep them; and I've no desire to make them into eleven or twelve.
"The fact is, I have been speaking to you about real sins, not about listening to mere quibbles and scruples. At the same time, I know that what a man believes to be sin becomes a sin to him, and he must give it up. 'Whatsoever is not of faith is sin' [Rom. 14:23], and that is the real point of what my brother Pentecost has been saying.
"Why, a man may think it a sin to have his boots blacked. Well, then, let him give it up, and have them whitewashed. I wish to say that I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God."
LAST Sunday evening, Mr. Spurgeon, before beginning his sermon, announced that he should not preach long that night, because he wished his friend Mr. Pentecost, who was on the platform, to say a few words to the congregation.
Mr. Spurgeon then gave a very earnest address on the words, "I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord; I will keep Thy statutes. I cried unto Thee; save me, and I shall keep Thy testimonies." (Ps. cxix. 145-6.)
He spoke strongly and plainly upon the necessity of giving up sin, in order to success in prayer for "quickening," and as an evidence of sincerity. Mr. Spurgeon, in concluding his discourse, said, "Now then, perhaps Brother Pentecost will give you the application of that sermon."
"Brother Pentecost" is an "open communion" Baptist minister, of the American city of Boston. He responded at once to Mr. Spurgeon's call, and, stepping to the front of the platform, gave some excellent remarks on the latter portion of the text, with much simplicity and force of manner.
Referring to one part of Mr. Spurgeon's sermon, he gave us an interesting bit of personal experience. He said that some years ago, he had had the cry awakened in his heart, "Quicken Thou me." He desired to be more completely delivered from sin, and he prayed that God would show him anything which prevented his more complete devotion to Him. He was willing, he thought, to give up anything or everything if only he might realise the desire of his heart.
"Well," said he, amidst the profound silence and attention of the immense congregation, "what do you think it was that the Lord required of me? He did not touch me in my church, my family, my property, or my passions. But one thing I liked exceedingly—the best cigar which could be bought."
He then told us that the thought came into his mind, could he relinquish this indulgence, if its relinquishment would advance his piety? He tried to dismiss the idea as a mere fancy or scruple, but it came again and again to him, and he was satisfied that it was the still small voice which was speaking.
He remembered having given up smoking by the wish of his ministerial brethren, when he was twenty-one years of age, for four years. But then, he had resumed the habit, for he declared during that four years he never saw or smelt a cigar which he did not want to smoke. How, however, he felt it to be his duty to give it up again, and so unequal did he feel to the self-denial, that he "took his cigar-box before the Lord," and cried to Him for help. This help he intimated had been given, and the habit renounced.
Mr. Spurgeon, whose smoking propensities are pretty well known, instantly rose at the conclusion of Mr. Pentecost's address, and, with a somewhat playful smile, said,
"Well, dear friends, you know that some men can do to the glory of God what to other men would be sin. And notwithstanding what brother Pentecost has said, I intend to smoke a good cigar to the glory of God before I go to bed to-night.
"If anybody can show me in the Bible the command, 'Thou shalt not smoke,' I am ready to keep it; but I haven't found it yet. I find ten commandments, and it's as much as I can do to keep them; and I've no desire to make them into eleven or twelve.
"The fact is, I have been speaking to you about real sins, not about listening to mere quibbles and scruples. At the same time, I know that what a man believes to be sin becomes a sin to him, and he must give it up. 'Whatsoever is not of faith is sin' [Rom. 14:23], and that is the real point of what my brother Pentecost has been saying.
"Why, a man may think it a sin to have his boots blacked. Well, then, let him give it up, and have them whitewashed. I wish to say that I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God."
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