These came in today.. :smiley14: Haven't tried either. Any thoughts on what I should expect?
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These came in today.. :smiley14: Haven't tried either. Any thoughts on what I should expect?
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I just returned from a week in Savannah, GA and while there stocked up at Savannah Cigars located in City Market in the historical district (about a block from my hotel).
I returned with:
1 box (x 25) Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Natural
1 box (x 25) Arturo Fuente Flor Fina 8-5-8 Maduro
1 box (x 25) Oliva Series V Maduro Belicoso
1 box (x 10) Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 (in glass tubes)
4 x Cusano CC Churchill
3 x JdN Antano 1970 Churchill
3 x JdN Antano Dark Corojo
5 x an assortment of small cigars for my wife's "minion" (he works for her) who likes little cigars to round out the 100 I was allowed to bring back duty free.
I cleaned out what they had available in the JdN's and the CC's.
Picked these up at my favorite Smoker Friendly. I've never had the Red Witch or the Undercrown so I'm pretty stoked.. :smiley37:
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I was cleaning out the basement yesterday and opened an old cooler that I thought was empty. Inside were five boxes of cigars that I had forgotten that I had. :-).
I wish this would happen to me. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by craig
Got a couple of fivers
Diesel Hair of the Dog
NUB Cameroon
LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by craigI was cleaning out the basement yesterday and opened an old cooler that I thought was empty. Inside were five boxes of cigars that I had forgotten that I had. :-).Quote:
Originally Posted by kingbeefy
Me too!
I'm waiting/hoping for the day where I have a couple coolerador's and my 500 count all nicely full so I can bomb people out of the blue and participate in newbie samplers, passes and PIF's. Sadly, it's going to be some time before I get there. :smiley6:
I actually don't have a lot of different cigars. I'd have a lot less cigars if I didn't want to sit on most Cubans for at least five years before smoking. If I didn't have a preference for aged ISOM's, I'd only need a desktop humidor with mostly Padron regular series and a few Oliva and Fuente, and that's it.
I know lots of folks like a lot of variety, but not me these days. To each their own.
Wow, what a find!!! Those few boxes are like free boxes if you forgot about them!Quote:
Originally Posted by craig
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Originally Posted by craig
As much as I'd like to have some 5 year old Cuban's in my stash, that's not going to happen until I can afford to stock up with enough to actually have them last that long.........LOL I have some RyJ Churchill's that are at least 6 months old and should still have some a full year after they were bought. But I'm 100% sure none will make it to two :smiley4:
Mostly all I have in my humi are my favorites.........oddly enough, all the same ones you mentioned. I don't need a whole lot of variety to be happy, but I have noticed as I try more new to me cigars, I find more I like.
I hear you! I was of the same mind as you until I acquired a few "aged" cigars. I have happily burned quite a few of them, but now have a significant stock of 5+ year old cigars (including some very incredible Davidoff's and Cohiba 75th Anni) which I REALLY hate to smoke except in the most special of circumstances. :smiley37:Quote:
Originally Posted by CptnBlues63
Stopped by a B&M in Avon today and picked up a few different sticks to try. Hopefully they are as good as I have been told.
Brickhouse Gordo
MUWAT Churchill
Arturo Fuente Queen B
Originally Posted by CptnBlues63 :
As much as I'd like to have some 5 year old
Cuban's in my stash, that's not going to
happen until I can afford to stock up with
enough to actually have them last that
long.........LOL
(end quote)
FWIW, I don't think properly aged cigars are 'better' - but the flavours are different, and some people prefer those flavours. For example, I am not convinced that Padron 1926's are better with years of age. OTOH, I like to see at least a year (from rolling) on pretty much any cigar.
The thing I have found with the ISOMs that I have had is there is one pretty good taste for fairly young cigars, and then there is a period that they aren't that great, then they come back awesome for a while, then they start to dissipate, and then, people say, the cycle repeats, but over a longer time frame.
So the idea is to buy two boxes at the same time, and sample from one until the flavour is where you want it. That's obviously pricey if you go with the main brands. However, I stayed playing with aging with two cardboard 5-packs of JLP's - smoking from one pack every six months or so and seeing how the flavour changed over a couple of years. (Due to their construction, JLP's are going to be pretty consistent within a box, and age relatively quickly. Consistency between years is another story. :-)
Currently down in Seattle and picked up the following yesterday:
Camacho Havana Monarca
Padron 2000 Natural
Padron 2000 Maduro
JDN Antano Belicoso
My Father Le Bijou 1922 Petit Robusto
Flor de las Antillas Toro
DPG Cabinet Exquisitos Blue Label
Berger & Argenti Entubar Gran Toro
Padron 5000 Maduro
Padron 4000 Natural
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Very nice first post in our community!!! :smiley20:Quote:
Originally Posted by boutiqueblendscigars
A nice present from my cousin arrived today. Cohiba Esplendido. Now off the enjoy one.
A Buyer's Guide Sampler #33 (Famous Smoke) and of course a fiver of my fav.. :smiley20:
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Nice selection. I was very impressed with the La Riqueza I tried.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuma787
Mark
I added some space to my humidor. :smiley2:
A friend gave me a Cohiba Robusto that someone left at his house. That was a nice surprise
After the recent discussion with ash13brook about his trip abroad and what he smoked while there I had to put in a small order which arrived yesterday:
5 x Vegas Rabaina Famoso HR
4 x Partagas Series D No. 4
Having never smoked a Vegas Robaina I'm very much looking forward to trying one soon.....like maybe even tonight
Got these from J&R's. "Imitation Cubans".. I was told they're decent smokes, the price point was dead on, and it got here in about a day. All pros in my book. :smiley2:
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Was in the big city on Tuesday and stopped by my favorite B&M:
4 x Tabacalera (Phillipines) They're about 6" long and maybe 28 gauge.
1 x LfD Chisel
1 x Casa Magna Colorado Robusto
1 x Rocky Patel The Edge 'Habano'
Was in Raleigh so I stopped by the Tinderbox and just happened to find a few of my all time favorite cigars and a new one to try.
An Augusto Reyes Family Selection Reserve Gran Torpedo and a few Savinelli Rico y Raro Series Y Double Robustos.. :smiley16:
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Forget Tinderbox, Have you had the chance to go by JR's Outlet in Burlington? Every time I'm in Charlotte or Raleigh I head out there... Well worth the trip. :smiley2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuma787
Working on getting a box. Burlington's got a few boxes left. Thanks again for the help gg.Quote:
Originally Posted by ggiese
From the Schiphol duty-free - well maintained humidor, decent selection and reasonable prices for an EU airport duty-free:
Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure #1 REP MAR 11
Punch Royal RE 2009 Benelux BLO JUN 09
Cohiba 1966 LE 2011 (no 2nd outer box so I don't know the factory or date - which is probably why it was still in the humidor two years after the super-hyped release. Seals intact, though.)
That about kills my cigar budget for the year!
Just got another handful of Liga Privada T-52's in!
Got these babies in the mail today.. :smiley20:
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A Gurkha (East India Trading Co.) Red Witch XO fiver. They're fantastic! If you haven't had one I do recommend.
A few packs of Toscano Classico and also Antico. Got them at 30% discount recently.
My latest addition Cuba Libre.:smiley1:
Oliva Master Blends III Toro
Ramon Bueso Odyssey Toro
Ramon Bueso Odyssey Torpedo
Ramon Buesto Genesis The Project Robusto
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I just got some LPH Maduro, hope their good !!
A few Padrons. :)
Went on a little overnight trip with my wife and she found me a couple cigar shops in the area. Found these, only one I have had before is the RP Edge which I really liked.
AB Family Blend BX2
601 La Bomba Atom
LFD Double Ligero Chisel
Flor de los Antillas Belicoso
RP Edge Corojo Robusto
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Just a couple Alec Bradley's lfds and nubs http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/e9ana8ag.jpg
God of Fire Carlito 2010
God of Fire Don Carlos 2009
God of Fire Serie B 2011
Casa Fuente yellow band and orange band.
JdN Lancero
La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor Reserva
Oliva MB 3
Tatuaje Cojonu 2012 and 2009 and Reserva
RP Edge
Oliva V Melanio
4 Dark Corojo Antano
Cusano 18 years Connecticut
La Traviata
Happened to be in Vegas over the Week. Went to Casa Fuente and met a few new friends who were in town for ICPCR 2013. I wasn't aware it was happening, but Vegas may be one of my new Cigar smoking heavens.
The atom is a great smoke.Quote:
Originally Posted by BowhuntnHoosier
I totally agree. I enjoyed it very much. Hoping to try the other sizes soon.Quote:
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