Christian Pipe Smokers

Romeo & Juliet Reserva Real after a luncheon I attended today. Goes very well with coffee.

A well aged (8 years old) Punch Bareknuckle from one of my well maintained humidors.

Fonseca My Father Cigar...a gift from a friend. It had lots of smooth flavor. I very nice cigar

I had a Caldwell "Standard" strong smoke with a nice woodsy tone...cedar and such...very enjoyable! I had never heard of Caldwell...but checked out their website and looks like one I will look for in the local shops.

LFD LA Nox. That'll do.

Fat Bottom Betty with a grandson at a hip cigar lounge he dragged me to. I didn’t exactly kick and scream.

Crazy Alice.

Hanging with the grandson again. Rita’s on a girls night out so we’re living large.

For Christmas gift, I gave Pipeson a sleeve of 50 Italian Toscanello Anice cheroots.

They cost twice as much as Pennsylvania-made De Nobili cigars. But they are damn near twice as good. We lit a fire in the fireplace and blew smoke up the chimney during the New Year's Day bowl games.

If I were Clint Eastwood, I would smoke Toscanellos.

remember those Toscanellos and De Nobili from last Christmas?

Pipeson came by for dinner this evening and we smoked some little cigars on the sun porch after dinner. 40°F, it was just warm enough for an outdoor smoke!

Fuente Hemingway Best Seller

The Hemingway line has long been a go-to for me due to its consistent reliability and relative affordability. Today, though, I just couldn’t stomach one. From first light the smell and taste just turned my stomach. I didn’t smoke enough of it to be a nicotine issue and there wasn’t anything visibly wrong with it. I had a pipe full of OJK earlier and it was fine. I have a couple of Short Stories left in the humidor. I’ll give it a few days and see how they hit. I’m not sure I’d really miss cigars if I stopped them all together.

I know - quitter talk.