The First Lightings

We hit the golf course this morning our typical early time. My friend the old car guy, (I can say that it is one of his e-mail addresses) smokes 2-3 cigars a week as a rule so I was excited to get his feedback on this mornings cigar. This morning we had the Cain F 550. I lit mine on the 6th hole and was enjoying a very nice mild smoke, but unfortunately it got knocked out of the cart and the wrapper unraveled. I was able to save it and maintained a very nice burn, though a little ragged compared to the one I am smoking tonight. Old car guy waited til the tenth hole to light his. He lights it up and the next thing I know he is gushing on how nice a cigar it was. OCG usually smokes a Romeo and Juliet, he's not sure which one. Throughout the smoke I am trying to get him to tell me what flavors he was experiencing etc. The best I could get was Oh my God this is a great cigar.

My impressions of the Cain F 550 were it was very smooth with little to no backbite. I was trying to get some of the flavors of the cigar throughout the smoke, and even though it was mess it still was very good, but  I would say bland. Now I am a newbie so I did get a little bit of a nicotine buzz, but it did not knock me off my feet. So overall a nice cigar, smooth, light tasting, with a hint of a creamy feeling at the end and I did smoke it to a nub. Am I going out to buy a box of these no probably not. I don't feel I am ready yet to give this or any cigar grade yet, but I did like it.

Later in the day my wife asks what do we want for dinner, I say how about a burger on the grill. That was to give me an excuse to smoke another stogie I have been dying to try. Now I am grilling so that also means Yuenglings.  I live in a condo so I have to use the community charcoal grill right out my back door. I have lit the charcoal and while they heat up I am writing this and enjoying  my CAO OSA lot 50 very much. Now this cigar is loaded with pepper and I like it very much,and I understand what it means now. The burn on this cigar is perfectly even, not even the slightest variation. A very nice cool burn, with long even ash. the 1st third was peppery but the second third smoothed right out, and goes very well with my ice cold Beer. I am starting to understand the cigar Jargon, this has a leathery taste to it, very nice. Near the end and I am getting a little bite to it. I thoroughly enjoyed this cigar and am very glad I got 2 of them, but with 47 more cigars to smoke I still won't be going out to buy a box right away but just might in the future.

The Newbie