My Very Last White Whale, And A Question...

[Porch Dweller]

Congrat's, that's pretty damned cool! And you're right about sharing; I get quite a bit of enjoyment out of giving someone something they've wanted to try, especially when I get to smoke it with them. I've shared some good ones with my folks and it's been a great time every time.

As far as my list, I haven't been a "serious" smoker long enough to have an extensive white whale list. Off of the top of my head it would probably be:
Dirty Rat
Cohiba Behike
And the Moby Dick would be any pre-embargo Cuban.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Porch Dweller

And the Moby Dick would be any pre-embargo Cuban.

Domestic or Cuban?
I'm guessing you mean American made with cuban tobacco?
Funny thing there. Cuba used Connecticut wrapper for damn near everything prior to the embargo. And the US used cuban filler and binder with US wrapper.
It's cause they couldn't grow decent wrapper in Cuba until they were forced to, and they had a hard time of it.
I'm not sure why they couldn't grow decent wrapper. I'd have to guess it was the heat. I'm sure someone will know a lot more than I do about it and speak up. I hope, anyways.

[Porch Dweller]

Originally Posted by shilala

Domestic or Cuban?
I'm guessing you mean American made with cuban tobacco?
Funny thing there. Cuba used Connecticut wrapper for damn near everything prior to the embargo. And the US used cuban filler and binder with US wrapper.
It's cause they couldn't grow decent wrapper in Cuba until they were forced to, and they had a hard time of it.
I'm not sure why they couldn't grow decent wrapper. I'd have to guess it was the heat. I'm sure someone will know a lot more than I do about it and speak up. I hope, anyways.

That's one reason I love this site: I learn something all the time about this wonderful hobby. I didn't know that about the Conny wrappers being used in Cuba.