Long Day

By the time I actually get out of bed, it is already 6:50. I have to leave the house by 7:15 in order to catch the early bus to campus. After running around for a while, I went out and started my car. Once I got my computer and books together and got dressed, I realized making it was a lost cause. I pulled the car into the garage and started working on the presentation that I had coming at noon. When I finally tried to leave for the par-and-ride, my car wouldn't start. The battery was dead-ish (lights would come on but no crank). I figured I would give it a minute and try again later. After some more prep, I went down to the garage but still no love from my 95 geo with 181K miles. Then, I realized that I left my FAB(key to get back into the complex) in the apartment. I am AWESOME. Fortunately the office sent somebody to let me in, and I started to gameplan how I would get to campus. Just as I was heading to the nieghbors to see if they could give me a jump, I caught a guy heading to his car and he hooked me up. Big thanks to random neighbor "Josh"! Eventually I made it to campus and gave my talk. The turn out was tiny, but that was probably good given my state of mind. Needless to say, I was due for some R&R.

After chatting with the guy at Stogies on Grand I decided on the Macanudo Cru Royale. He introduced it as Macanudo's response to people bitching about them only making mild cigars. From the start, I was a little apprehensive because as I cut it, I noticed the tobacco at the end was super firm. I have no idea what that means, but it seemed weird. I got a nice quick light and it drew pretty well. The initial taste however wasn't great. The body was fine, but the flavor was not my favorite. Usually, I love the middle third of cigars. The beginning is fine and the end always taste burnt and the drags are hot. But the middle is perfect. This one didn't seem to be improving. More than half-way through, the goodness finally kicked it. It wasn't amazing, but it definitely gave me a better impression of the cigar. I even had one re-light in the second half of the cigar and the taste was still pretty good, which surprised me.

Finaly Verdict:
Body- 4 matches
Flavor-3 matches
Next purchase: 9-12 months