My friend came over after hunting last night. He had a chance to put an arrow in three bucks, and took one. One of the bucks, a juvenile, took a strong liking to his decoy--he described it as deer porno at 20 feet. His wife told him (via text message) to go ahead a shoot it--it would only grow up to be a pervert. The perverted buck was allowed to live another day--his big brother is being processed.
In any case, I offered dinner, a cigar, and an avatini. My wife put together a great simple meal of chicken (boneless thighs) with a slightly hot spice (jerk), broccolini, rice, and corn bread. Great dinner.
I made avatinis with Safire Gin. The cigars were from the Fuentes event. They were a special darker release of the Fuente Hemingway Shortstory. The shortstory is a small reverse torpedo cigar with a twist at the burn end and a round smoking end. They are a great 45 minute smoke. This was a larger version. Usually, the larger the Hemingway the worst the cigar. These were a darker cigar and larger.
The cigars were sweet to the palate--both the taste of the wrapper and the smoke. We "v-cut" them and lit them with wooden matches. They burned very nicely. I thought about letting the ash go as long as possible--it was very dense and might have lasted, without clearing, nearly the entire cigar as it burned. Like your usual shortstory, the smoke was delicate and gentle with spice. Unlike the usual shortstory, these cigars were a bit stronger and more pungent with a hint of leather and chocolate. They also lasted longer on the pallet.
The avatinis were great. I didn't go hunting, but the end of the day was fantastic.
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