a little clarification...
Thanks for all of the input.
I guess I should have said maduros on the milder side of the spectrum as opposed to trying the "ass-kickers" right away.
I'll try to find a couple of the suggestions this weekend. I should be able to find one of them.
I have about fifteen or so shops within twenty minutes of me. Mostly cigarette shops with humidors, but they cover a pretty wide spectrum.
Thanks,
Matt
CC, did I grow up with you...?
How else would you know when I was a kid my friends called me Ashcan...oh yeah, and Trashcan, Sashcord, Dashboard, Ashtry...OK, I guess maybe we didn't grow up together.:smiley17:
Thanks for the suggestions. My list is long enough that I should be able to find at least some of these.
I wonder what else I'll buy while searching?
Thanks,
Matt
...what I got and Opus X info
I went out today with my want list.
Here's what I got...
Oliva Serie G Maduro Churchill
Hoya de Monterey Excaliber No. 1(I think)
Padron Maduro 6000
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Churchill
Padron 1964 Anniversary Maduro Torpedo
I bought two each of these. Thanks for all of the guidance.
I went to six different stores (four of these were in the same shopping plaza. I didn't even have to move my car). Most of these are cigarette shops right on the county line. Cross the line into Cook County, IL (Chicago) and taxes go up. At each one, I ask if they had Opus X. At one of the "real" cigar stores, the guy said their other store had them and to tell the guy there I was one of his customers. I go to that store and ask, telling the guy where I got my info. The guy says they don't have them. I asked if they're out of them or just don't carry them. He says they're out of them, but he seems cryptic. I asked him if they were getting them in any time soon. Finally he says I should come back tomorrow and see Jim and he will tell me.
Are these things held that tightly? I felt I had to have some sort of status as a steady customer to get them.
My last stop was a store about a half mile from this one where they always have a "Buy 3, Get One Free" policy. Their prices might be a little higher (not noticeably). He had Opus X in a 10 count presentation box. They were either Reserva d'Chateau or Double Corona size. They were also in glass tubes. The price was $29.95 each, but if I buy three and get one free, they're $22.50 each.
Is this the way these cigars are usually presented and is the $22.50 in line for a B&M?
Matt