Flying Cigar...

[cohibaIV]

Got to be one of the best cigar reviews I have read....

http://www.flyingcigar.de/friends/2011_02_arilds_review_saint_luis_rey_and_myself.php

[Eggboy]

that is a great review, inspiring me to fire one up!

[Deano]

The guy is a legend, and we're lucky to have him posting on here!

[Puff Scotty]

that is a great review, inspiring me to fire one up!

Unless you have an aged one .. 5 yrs + don't bother & don't bother to rush out & buy them on the back of that superb review UNLESS you are willing to take a chance & age them. The 04' & 05's are a lot more reliable & consistant than anything newer, a recent, I believe 09 I had was like trying to suck golfballs up a hosepipe & mediocre to boot....

[peanutpete]

it is a really good review,Ninos flying cigar is always worth reading

[monkey66]

I read this elsewhere and it is the single most inspiring cigar review I have ever come across. Nino is the man!

[cohibaIV]

It wasn't written by Nino, he just posted it as he thinks the same as us and is an aspiring review

[monkey66]

It wasn't written by Nino, he just posted it as he thinks the same as us and is an aspiring review

I know. Nino is the man for going to the effort of getting permission to reproduce it.

[cohibaIV]

I know. Nino is the man for going to the effort of getting permission to reproduce it.

Your dawn right there...

I did also have his permission to post the link, so many thanks again Nino..

[Simon Bolivar]

The Flying Cigar is a great site. However I don't find this review appealling to me & am I the only one thinking 4hrs for a DC! 2hrs fine, 2 1/2 if I smoke to the butt as the reviewer did but can anyone here make a DC last 3hrs? And would you want too?

Big Barney, you love SLR DC's, what do you think?

[Ryan]

I met Arlid for a cigar back in September, he took over three hours on a Trinidad Fundador, it's how he smokes them. He and his girlfriend Ida are really nice people. We had a lovely night.
As for Nino, fantastic site run by a fantasic guy. I hope to be having a cigar and an anejo or two with him very soon.

[Gary]

Have been a big fan of Nino's site for a couple of years now or more, although I do miss his reports from around the globe that he used to do when he was a pilot, however I wouldn't deny the man his retirement , well earned I'd imagine!

[Simon Bolivar]

Hi Ryan, I have often wondered about some of the long times MRN quotes for smoking some very small, slim cigars. As you watched Arlid take 3 hrs on a Fundador, can you recall if he needed may re-lights? Difficult to imagine you could draw so gently & still keep it alight.

I guess it certianly maximises the entertainment for the cost of your cigar but I think one main reasons that we smoke few DC's, is the trouble we have to find 2hrs+ to smoke one. Finding 4 hrs would be beyond most of us.

[bigbarneyhotdog]

Big Barney, you love SLR DC's, what do you think?

2 hours is about right for a slow slr dc. Any slower and I don't think i'd apriciate the complexity. The relights would make it harsh and tanic. The slow draw wouldn't do it justice. Only my opinion though.

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[Ryan]

Hi Ryan, I have often wondered about some of the long times MRN quotes for smoking some very small, slim cigars. As you watched Arlid take 3 hrs on a Fundador, can you recall if he needed may re-lights? Difficult to imagine you could draw so gently & still keep it alight.

That night he used the lighter quite often. He took very small puffs and rested the cigar frequently. He got the most possible out of that cigar. There's something to be said for that, it doesn't suit everybody (me usually included) and that's fine too. I can spend anywhere from 1/2 hour to 1 1/2 hours on a corona, depends on the mood. Funnily enough I smoked a SLR DC and another robusto while he smoked that Trinidad, I wasn't going to try to compete!