Puro Pot Pass IV!!!

**mrtr33** · 05-16-2011, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

Could this cigar be my first Cuban?

No. You smoked a '64 Anny Padron Corona - Natural, a Nicaraguan cigar.

But relax, I don't know of any other pregnant men, leather-clad models with an affection for chains, or gorillas in lingerie. You're relatively safe......

**JiveTurkey** · 05-16-2011, 11:50 PM

Damn oh well. After posting, I read through some old posts and saw that WinstonSpencer had a similar review and guessed Cuban, only for it to be Nicaraguan, so I had a feeling.

Thanks for the smoke. It was nice. And my first Padron. Do you still have the band?

I'll pass on mrtr's puts and mine tomorrow.

**JiveTurkey** · 05-17-2011, 05:23 PM

On my way to the post office.

USPS tracking# 9405 5036 9930 0104 2632 70

**mrtr33** · 05-19-2011, 01:11 PM

Sig tag sent.

**JiveTurkey** · 05-19-2011, 01:14 PM

Tracking says the package is out for delivery. Good luck EGQ!

And to test my loser tag.... Thanks Mark, I kinda like it (except the big LOSER part). The best part is that it looks like the guy's about to burn his lips on that 'gar.

**ashauler** · 05-19-2011, 01:50 PM

WTF......dammit, you better not be going all kinder and gentler here sig-tag dude.

**mrtr33** · 05-19-2011, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by ashauler

WTF......dammit, you better not be going all kinder and gentler here sig-tag dude.

Sorry for the 'not-as-offensive' sig tags this year. I kinda wasn't planning on doing this in the first place, so I didn't have time to properly prepare. These have been made on the fly.

**ashauler** · 05-19-2011, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by mrtr33

Sorry for the 'not-as-offensive' sig tags this year. I kinda wasn't planning on doing this in the first place, so I didn't have time to properly prepare. These have been made on the fly.

Indeed.......thanks for taking it over.

**prophetic_joe** · 05-20-2011, 01:30 PM

Alright throw me in this thing!

**Mangyrat** · 05-20-2011, 01:36 PM

1. Mr. Platypus - Honduran? LOSER!!!
2. MailMan - Nicaraguan? WINNER!!!
3. WinstonSpencer - Cuban? LOSER!!!
4. SLCRaiders - Dominican? WINNER!!!
5. Badwhale - Dominican? LOSER!!!
6. Buzz - Dominican? LOSER!!!
7. Logan37 - Dominican? LOSER!!!
8. Eville - Cuban? LOSER!!!
9. Mizicke5273 - Dominican? LOSER!!!
10. Alcibiates - Dominican? LOSER!!!
11. MangyRat -Nicaraguan? LOSER!!!
12. Tdre977 - Nicaraguan? WINNER!!!
13. Shadykaricta - Honduran? LOSER!!!
14. MRTR33 - Nicaraguan? WINNER!!!
15. JiveTurkey - Cuban? LOSER!!!
16. EGQ - Dominican? LOSER!!!
17. prophetic_joe - Nicaraguan? LOSER!!!

Communication is important, please PM me your Puro information when you send out the pass along with your aditions to the prize pack.

Prize Pack
Island Prince Bumboocha
Chaveta Whatchamacallit (from the recent box split)

Some Padron Anni.
Red Lion Maduro
New Orleans Cigar Factory Plantation Reserve
5 Vegas Miami
Perdomo 10th Anni Maduro Robusto
Alec Bradley MAXX The Fix
Partagas Black Label Magnifico
(extra) Partagas Black Label Pronto

MRTR33 WINS
LFD double ligero lancero
Alec Bradley Prensado
Carlos Torano Virtuoso maestro Churchill
Camancho Coyolar Super Toro
Rocky Patel Vudu Churchill
RP 1961 Toro

Tdre977 WINS
Padron Classic Maduro 3000
Alec Bradley Family Blend VR1
CAO MX2 Cuban Press
Anejo 48
LFD Natural Chiselito
El Titan de Bronze Redemption ~ Lancero
CT Exodus 1959 50yr Robusto
RP Decade Robusto
My Father Le Bijou Petit Robusto
Cuesta Rey Stanford's Cameroon Reserve #9
Padilla Signature 1932 Toro
La Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor Robusto
Graycliff blue label Professional
Siglo Limited Reserve X (not ISOM)
LFD Ligero 5.7x60
Padron Panetela Maduro
Famous Private Selection Nicaraguan Corojo Corona
El Cobre Lonsdale
Camacho corojo Churchill
Illusione, Nosotros Toro
New Orleans Cigar Factory Double-Wrap Churchill
RP Edge Corojo Toro
RR Edge Maduro Toro
Cain Maduro Torpedo

SLCRAIDERS' WINS
La Aroma de Cuba Robusto
JDN Antono Churchill
Red Lion Robusto
Oliva "O" Maduro Robusto
Casa Magna oscuro corona
Camacho SLR rothschild
La Gloria Cubana Serie N rojo

MAIL MAN'S WINS
Padilla Achilles Salomon
Rocky Patel Vintage 1992 Mini Belicoso tubed
Saint Luis Rey Serie G Churchill
Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne
Man O' War #2
A. Fuente Chateau Fuente Maduro
MOW Ruination Belicoso

**JiveTurkey** · 05-20-2011, 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by prophetic_joe

Alright throw me in this thing!

Welcome aboard. Good luck!

**prophetic_joe** · 05-20-2011, 05:59 PM

Hey anybody still got a pdf of the comparison guide they can send me?

**Mangyrat** · 05-20-2011, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by prophetic_joe

Hey anybody still got a pdf of the comparison guide they can send me?

Let me have your email and ill send it.

**badwhale** · 05-23-2011, 02:27 PM

WTF is going on with this? Ed, did you get the package?

Will

**EGQ** · 05-23-2011, 09:34 PM

Package arrived today or Saturday (was out of town). I hope to smoke it tomorrow or Wednesday.

**EGQ** · 05-25-2011, 07:56 PM

So the plan was to smoke the puro on my commute into the office this morning. Things started out smoothly -- a nice looking robusto was cut and lit when the phone started going off. I got stuck dealing with clients when I should have been focussing on the puro...

It smoked nicely -- definitely on the mild side, nice woodsy flavor -- and the construction was very good. I'm going to rule out Cuban and Nicaraguan quickly, but I'm having a tough time picking the winner here... I guess I'll go with Dominican.

**JiveTurkey** · 05-25-2011, 09:25 PM

The puro you smoked was quite possibly one of the purest puros of modern times. It was a Plasencia Reserva Organica Robusto, which, unfortunately for you, was grown and rolled in separate fields and facilities at Plasencia's farm and factory in Nicaragua.

**ashauler** · 05-26-2011, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by JiveTurkey

The puro you smoked was quite possibly one of the purest puros of modern times. It was a Plasencia Reserva Organica Robusto, which, unfortunately for you, was grown and rolled in separate fields and facilities at Plasencia's farm and factory in Nicaragua.

While I'm unconvinced that growing tobacco organically produces a "better" quality smoke, I can say without a doubt that it is no easy feat to grow and process tobacco organically.

**craig** · 05-26-2011, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by ashauler

While I'm unconvinced that growing tobacco organically produces a "better" quality smoke, I can say without a doubt that it is no easy feat to grow and process tobacco organically.

How hard -> http://www.smokeshopmag.com/1201/trend.htm (FYI, the article is out of date, as there were eventually two organic farms - although I don't know if the tobacco is still in production, as only Famous carries the cigars currently.)

I've got five left from the 2001 crop (one farm, single seed (criollo), rolled in 2006 IIRC). IMHO, they didn't start smoking well until last year. Up until then, they smoked liked the early reviews - okay for the first inch or so, and then bland and one-dimensional. Now they literally do have a taste unlike any other cigar that I've had, and are finally 'worth' the price I paid for them.

**JiveTurkey** · 05-26-2011, 10:21 PM

craig, thanks for posting that link; I hadn't seen that from previous research on the cigar.

The PRO definitely needs some humidor time. I bought a box almost a year ago and the first couple were pretty blah. I started noticing them improving over the months. I think the last one I had was in April and it was much better than before, but I feel it has more potential.

I bought a 5-pack that was a good deal on the Monster recently to keep a good stock on-hand for friends, but the one I submitted for the PPP was from the original box.