Wednesday, September 19, 2012

THE PICNIC



With so many places banning smoking, we have to get creative regarding where we can smoke… A park or a clearing near a river or a waterfall is a perfect place for a picnic or even a BBQ/Lunch with friends or a date?

Make sure you take a blanket "surplus type", thermos with a good brew of Joe,  chicken sandwiches, beer or soda, a radio or iPod and a deck of cards. 


Then as you will be spending a least a good 45 minutes to an hour, what will be your smoke of choice? Keep it on the light to medium choice. If it is cigars here are some that might tempt you:




DON DIEGOS: easy mild smoke made in the Dominican Republic.
DUNHILLS: very mild, created to go with everything Dunhill. Made in the Dominican Republic.
DAVIDOFF 2000: The Rolls Royce of cigars. This is the mild blend. Sizes from 1000 to 5000.
8-5-8 mild to medium, made in the Dominican Republic
Robustos: short medium easy smoke
Curley Heads: inexpensive smooth smoke.

MACANUDOS: very mild and smooth. Made in the Domican Republic
Fonseca: A mildly spicy stogie, Made in the Domican Republic
And last but not least Romeo Y Julieta: Any size from the original blend.
If you prefer the darker smokes, a Maduro from Don Thomas will do the trick.

If it is pipe tobacco that makes you happy Benningtons has two fantastic blends created 50 years ago by Mr. William Bennington.

A superb blend of very mild and thin burleys from Tennessee,
Kentucky, Malawi and Indonesia. Unlike a large number of burleys
available today, the nicotine content of this blend is well below 1.5%, making
it a perfect mild blender with Virginia or Cavendish tobaccos. It smokes clean
and cool leaving a pleasant light aroma for the people around you.

A blend of three mild imported Cavendishes that stays lit
and delivers great taste. Matured in wooden casks for several years and Cavendish
cut, makes this blend a rewarding smoke.

If you prefer an aromatic
No. 45: Riches Blend loads of chocolate
Long Cuts of black, double-heat and fermented Green
River Burleys are pressed then aged to ensure a smoothness that is unequaled
by ordinary Black Cavendishes. Golden Virginia Ribbon and Flake are blended
in later with ample amounts of air-cured Kentucky Burleys that are double-heat
fermented for extra body and mildness. It is then laced with imported Swiss
Chocolate for added aroma and taste. It can be smoked all day with no bite.


No.47: Fruit, very tropical
Developed from the fields of Flue-cured tobaccos of
Zimbabwe and Malawi blended with sweet processed black Cavendish and
mild burley tobaccos. The cut of the blend is medium to coarse loose cut. . It
is then laced with fanciful fruit and vanilla flavoring which awakens this mild
blends outstanding taste and evocative aroma. It can be smoked all day with
no bite.

Everything ends well when there is NO FIRE! So take care to bury your ashes, tobacco or leftover stogie well.

Stay dry everyone....
Christina

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