Breaking up with Graycliff

LeoM · 08-27-2009, 06:08 PM

Ok, so for the longest time the Graycliff Double Espresso has been one of my favorite NC's. I hadn't smoked one if several months, so I decided tonight would be a great night to "catch up" with my old friend. So I stepped outside, cut just enough off the cap, pre-draw was nice and earthy with a little chocolate, just like I remembered. Toasted the foot and lit her up. First draw was awesome, all the flavors I remembered and loved. About an inch into it though, it just went "flat" (for lack of a better word). No real flavor at all! Almost like smoking air. Tried purging, still didn't improve. So I figured, oh well, I'll just smoke it down a little and it'll get better. Nope! smoked it down to 2/3 and still nothing!! Now I'm not the kinda guy who will continue smoking that I don't enjoy (life's too short), so I chucked the poor guy and waved good-bye to an old friend.

Now I'm stuck...I'm hoping they're just in a "dead zone" and after a few more months, they'll come back, but I just don't know.

I've had these for about 2 years from when a friend of mine went to Graycliff and picked up the box (I know they don't come in boxes, but he was like "I just bought 25 of these, so put them in a box of some sort", and I really hope they come back to being the smokes I love. If not, I guess my affair with Graycliff is over.

Now I'm going to go light up a LGC MdO 1, which is smoking great right now and drown my sorrows in a glass of Don Julio Anjeo.

08-27-2009, 06:08 PM	#1
LeoM "Say what again!" Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Leo Location: Passed out under an Agave Posts: 690 Trading: (87)	Breaking up with Graycliff Ok, so for the longest time the Graycliff Double Espresso has been one of my favorite NC's. I hadn't smoked one if several months, so I decided tonight would be a great night to "catch up" with my old friend. So I stepped outside, cut just enough off the cap, pre-draw was nice and earthy with a little chocolate, just like I remembered. Toasted the foot and lit her up. First draw was awesome, all the flavors I remembered and loved. About an inch into it though, it just went "flat" (for lack of a better word). No real flavor at all! Almost like smoking air. Tried purging, still didn't improve. So I figured, oh well, I'll just smoke it down a little and it'll get better. Nope! smoked it down to 2/3 and still nothing!! Now I'm not the kinda guy who will continue smoking that I don't enjoy (life's too short), so I chucked the poor guy and waved good-bye to an old friend. Now I'm stuck...I'm hoping they're just in a "dead zone" and after a few more months, they'll come back, but I just don't know. I've had these for about 2 years from when a friend of mine went to Graycliff and picked up the box (I know they don't come in boxes, but he was like "I just bought 25 of these, so put them in a box of some sort", and I really hope they come back to being the smokes I love. If not, I guess my affair with Graycliff is over. Now I'm going to go light up a LGC MdO 1, which is smoking great right now and drown my sorrows in a glass of Don Julio Anjeo. __________________ Did you know Smurfs are only three apples tall?