Okay, granted I have been a little slack in keeping up with the Kenfessions, but never fear, back in the saddle, so to speak. And after the ‘I’ve never had a Gurkha before’ snafu, it was onwards and upwards. Well, sort of.

A small issue. Turns out that the rave reviews of a wonderful Juan Lopez No 2 had to be canned as I'd matched it with, and oh how I wish I was making this up, the Lustau 125th Anniversary ‘1996 Añada’ Vintage Sherry. Yes, the very same wine that I matched with the ‘first ever bar one’ Gurkha I’ve ever tried. Embarrassing. So into the bin with that piece as well. I'd insert a joke about early onset here, but it is feeling a smidge too close to the bone at the moment. Anyway, I figure that I have been so slack of late, you deserve a big effort here. So a bit longer than usual (which some might see as a punishment). Don’t get used to it.

Back to the humidor. Floating around, a small Cohiba, all alone. That will do. So, out came a…

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By Ken Gargett - 2021

Well, this was interesting. I assume that in these days of weird and wonderful technology, something would or could be inserted here to allow that ‘do do do do do do’ riff which is the theme to the ‘The Twilight Zone’ to play. If not, could we all join in a rousing rendition. It would be most appropriate.

Why? This was a cigar of two halves, if I may plunder one of sport’s worst cliches.

First, small cigars. For me, so rarely do they have a place. What is the point? I really don’t get it. Today, sort of. I sort of wanted a cigar but sort of didn’t, if that makes any sense – it makes no sense to me so don’t feel alone! Not had one for ages as been trying to catch up on work and drag myself out of chaos, self-imposed and otherwise (down at the beach shack, I try and do a spell of mother-sitting back in Brizzy every week and also collect all the samples – who is going to whinge when one is the Flor de Cana V Generaciones, their astonishing 30-Year-Old rum). But trying to head back to the shack, on a good run it takes around an hour 40. This time? Four hours. Peak hour and road works. Nightmare. Still have not found…

Welcome to Kenfessions, my occasional and irregular blog, looking at the world of cigars and drinks, and hopefully matching the two. The good, the bad and the downright ugly. No doubt, it will veer off on all manner of tangents, but we will try and stick to the subject (when it suits).

May 18 Cohiba Siglo 1 – Four Pillars Christmas Gin

May 19 Cohiba Siglo 1 – Glenfarclas 25-Year-Old

Welcome to Kenfessions, my occasional and irregular blog, looking at the world of cigars and drinks, and hopefully matching the two.

The good, the bad and the downright ugly. No doubt, it will veer off on all manner of tangents, but we will try and stick to the subject (when it suits).