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Connie A on a sunny but chilly afternoon

Smoking through a 2013 box. I have two more full boxes before these are a memory. To me a Churchill or DC represents class. Love the two larger formats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Experimenting with 2011 Trinidad Fundadores 1998 Sancho Panza Molinos 2001 Diplomaticos no.1

Monte #2 UPE ABR 12 very nice!

POU June 13 OPG March 14 The Punch kicked the RyJ all over the place. Punch was head and shoulders above the RyJ in flavor. Going to rest them both for a month and test them again. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

At Christmas time when I lit up a Bolivar coronas my family members started saying stuff like look at Mr Hollywood and 1 cuz asked me did I have any Grey Poupon lol

RA Gorditos and 120min IPA from Dogfish Head.

After range smoke wind down. Snakebite, London Porter and a Mag50. Not convinced about the Mag50 but worth a try. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Monsdale after a LGC 2

Recent 24:24 punch punch. Can't wait to try one tonight!

Ole Lusi. Just performing like a champion. Took over best cigar of the year away from RA Superiore. This sticks complexity is unreal. Super long honey section. Loving it

Mons Custom....superb!

Herf near Stuttgart... The JL Ideales took me 90 minutes to finish - that's a record for a petit Robusto. Delicious from start to finish. The Partagas E 2 was great as well. My palate was pretty fried when I had the Connie 1.

Johnny O's fresh rolled Churchill. A Reese's peanut butter cup. A fine cigar. Very smooth, and creamy

Herfin with a bro last night. RASCC ULA DIC13 - ULA goodness, great flavours from the off First ever Monte Esp 2 AUM MAY14 - lovely smoke, smooth and delicious, will be great with age.

Some recent purchases. The Trinidad I picked up in Germany. All other boxes are from our host. Thank you el Prez!! Cohiba Robusto May 13 RASS June HQ 14 H.Upmann Sir Winston Apr 14 Parti Lusi PSP/HQ Sept 14 H.Upmann No.2 PSP May 14 R y J Wide Churchill PSP/HQ Feb 14 Trinidad Robusto T Apr 10

Hoyo DC '02 box. Nice, mild smoke but slightly below my expectations. Bought a few sticks so likely to limit to these in the collection. I generally believe larger size should deliver more complexity.

SLR Regios is a solid smoke, I really haven't found a CC in this "petite corona or corona gorda" size that I haven't enjoyed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mid 70's, clear skies, everything finished for the week.... This will be good

'12 Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona. Sublime!

Some RA Superiores, Boli Super Coronas, Boli Libertadors, a bunch of Siglo Is and a few C&C's: Upmann Majestic, Punch Coronation, HdM Coronation, RyJ Mille Fleur. I wanted to add some Havana Club 7 year to that as well, but ya know....customs...

A liitle slice of heaven I try and get to once a year. It's an old stagecoach cabin high in the rockies. A friend of mine closes it down for the owner in the fall. The entire lake is private property. cabin, no running water Continental divide Looking east towards St. Elmo Looking west towards Gunnison The path to the cabin Cabin from far side of lake

Quai D'Orsay Superiores RE Asia

TIME TO RELAX........

OK, here is some rough data. I searched on "vintage cigars" and came up with two vendors who sell aged cigars (all CCs). I looked for a sample of cigars they sold aged as well as had in current stock, so I could compare the aged price to the current price. I assume these vendors have a pretty good idea of the value of aged cigars in today's market. Using the present-value-of-a -future-amount formula, I computed the compound annual interest represented by the price increase realized by holding the cigars as long as the vendors did. (I know - I probably have too much time on my hands, which wouuld be better spent smoking.) That is, the computed return represents the % price would have had to increase each year during the aging period to get the price from the current price up to the aged price. Anyway, here are the results: Bolivar corona gigante (2008 vintage): $372 current (box of 25) vs $432 aged = 2.1% return per year over the 7-year period Upmann Connie 1 (2008): 237 current (box of 25) vs 284 aged = 2.5% return/year over 7 years Cohiba Sig VI (2008): 91 current (box of 3) vs 105 aged = 2.2% return/year over 7 years Cohiba Lancero (2009): 107 current (box of 5) vs 118 aged = 1.7% return/year over 6 years To put that in perspective, if you invested all your cigar money in the stock market 7 years ago just after the crash, you would have realized about a 17% average annual return per year over the past 7 years. Even if you were unlucky enough to put it all in the market the day before the crash when the market peaked, you would still have realzied about 4% per year up to today. Even getting caught by the worst financial debacle since the great depression, you still would come out ahead by twice as much as investing in cigars. Kids - smoke em, don't invest in 'em.

Went to my fortress of solitude to enjoy a Saturday afternoon. Planned to watch a documentary or two and enjoy a cigar and a dram. Began with a SLR Churchill, a pour of Pierre Ferrand Cognac, and a mediocre documentary. On my last third and it's time for a new documentary. So I see one titled "Tim's Vermeer." One of the best documentaries I've ever watched. Penn & Teller created a documentary about a friends quest to recreate a Vermeer masterpiece! After I finished the SLR I set flame to a Montecristo Especial and poured a second Ferrand. Absolutely amazing. I wanted to thank our host for selecting the cigars that I had an opportunity to enjoy and Penn & Teller for an amazing film. Even if you are not interested in art or documentaries I would encourage everyone to watch the film...I found it on-demand. Wilkey, if you haven't watched it I highly recommend it especially to you.

I stumbled across this article in today's news. It's nice to know that Tasmanian whisky is currently so highly rated amonst whisky aficionados. http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/top-drop/tasmanian-whisky-cleans-up-again-at-world-whisky-awards-20150320-1m3rvw.html

I am in the warehouse next week from Tuesday. If you have a personal cigar request then please e-mail me before Monday and I will do my best to meet it. This is an excellent way to get the stock you are seeking if you keep missing out on 24;24. E-mail to include forum handle and name What you are looking for and quality level. if you have a specific type of wrapper preferece I will try to accommodate. No more than three different boxes if you can. Be sure that you want them before asking for me to pick them. Please current production cigars or Asia PCC Regional only. While I would love to find Partagas Corona....it ain't going to happen . Even if you have sent through prior requests, no harm in shooting me a new one and I will move it into my "look for" folder. I will answer your e-mail with a "Found" or "unfortunately a no go" between Tuesday and Thursday next week my time. I will sign the underneath of these boxes so that you know it is the one I selected for you. Stock found for you will be brought up and shipped the following week. I will give you the pricing when I shoot you through the confirmation e-mail. Cheers and have a great weekend! Rob

'09 Lusi while working on a paper. Thanks bundwallah

Little humor for your day. Post any of your own. Notes from an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting Texas from the East Coast: Recently I was honoured to be selected as an outstanding famous celebrity in Texas, to be a judge at a Chili cook-off, because no one else wanted to do it. Also the original person called in sick at the last moment, and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to the beer wagon when the call came. I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy, and besides, they told me that I could have free beer during the tasting. So I accepted. Here are the scorecards from the event: CHILI # 1: MIKE'S MANIC MONSTER CHILI JUDGE ONE: A little to heavy on tomato. Amusing kick. JUDGE TWO: Nice, smooth tomato flavour. Very mild. FRANK: Holy ****, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway with this stuff. I needed two beers to put the flames out. Hope that's the worst one. Those Texans are crazy. CHILI # 2: ARTHUR'S AFTERBURNER CHILI JUDGE ONE: Smokey, with a hint of pork. Slight Jalapeno tang. JUDGE TWO: Exciting BBQ flavour. Needs more peppers to be taken seriously. FRANK: Keep this out of reach of children! I'm not sure what I am supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave of two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich manoeuvre. They had to walkie-talkie in three extra beers when they saw the look on my face. CHILI # 3: FRED'S FAMOUS BURN DOWN THE BARN CHILI JUDGE ONE: Excellent firehouse chili! Great kick. Needs more beans. JUDGE TWO: A beanless chili. A bit salty. Good use of red peppers. FRANK: Call the EPA, I've located a uranium spill. My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Barmaid pounded me on the back; now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting ****-faced. CHILI # 4: BUBBA'S BLACK MAGIC JUDGE ONE: Black Bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing. JUDGE TWO: Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods. Not much of a chili. FRANK: I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Sally, the barmaid, was standing behind me with fresh refills; that 300 lb ***** is starting to look HOT, just like this nuclear-waste I'm eating. CHILI # 5: LINDA'S LEGAL LIP REMOVER JUDGE ONE: Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive. JUDGE TWO: Chili using shredded beef; could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement. FRANK: My ears are ringing, and I can no linger focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly from a pitcher onto it. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Freakin' Rednecks! ! ! CHILI # 6: VERA'S VERY VEGETARIAN VARIETY JUDGE ONE: Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spice and peppers. JUDGE TWO: The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions and garlic. FRANK: My intestines are now a straight pipe filled with gaseous, sulphuric flames. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that **** Sally. I need to wipe my ass with a snow cone! CHILI # 7: SUSAN'S SCREAMING SENSATION CHILI JUDGE ONE: A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers. JUDGE TWO: Ho Hum. Tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chili peppers at the last moment. I should note that I am worried about Judge # 3. FRANK: You could put a #)$^@#*&! Grenade in my mouth, pull the #)$^@#*&! pin, and I wouldn't feel a damn thing. I've lost the sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid unnoticed out of my X*$(@#^&$ mouth. My pants are full of lava-like ****, to match my X*$(@#^&$ shirt. At least the during the autopsy they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing, it's too painful. I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the four inch hole in my stomach. CHILI # 8: HELEN'S MOUNT SAINT CHILI JUDGE ONE: A perfect ending. This is a nice blend chili, safe for all; not too bold, but spicy enough to declare its existence. JUDGE TWO: This final entry is a good balanced chili, neither mild now hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge # 3 passed out, fell and pulled the chili pot on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor Yank. FRANK: - - - - - Mama?- - - (Editor's Note: Judge # 3 was unable to report).

Great weather and familia!

Beautiful morning in Iowa HdM EP no. 1 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Word of caution. The bottles offer up for competition are generally not the same as found in retail outlets. Competition bottles come from casks identified early in their ageing and they're monitored for change and not blended with the rest in the storehouse. Remember what you buy, even the single malts are a blend of casks to even out the highs and lows across the storehouse and from season to season once they're passed the ageing mark. I don't know if Sullivans have done this, but after tasting their product against some of the other in Tas, particularly Nant and Overeem, I'm a bit sceptical that their retail stock could have won such acclaim. But then taste like all things personal is subjective. And I wouldn't refuse a drop if offered.

Perfect AZ weather, coffee, motorcycle and a PSD4... What else can a man ask for?

JUANITA RAMOS GUERRA CUSTOM ROLL, HOTEL MELIA COHIBA LCDH ALEX GONZALES ARIOS CUSTOM ROLL, HOTEL COMODORO, CASA DEL TABACCO CIGAR SHOP (SIGNATURE BEHIKE 52)

I give away 10 times as many sticks as I've ever sold or traded......

My wife and I love the outdoors, we spend as much time as we can up in the New Hampshire white mountains hiking, backpacking, and kayaking. We are currently working on climbing the highest peeks of New Hampshire which is part of the Appalachian Mountains. There are 48 peeks that are currently recognized by the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). We have summited 41 of them and expect to finish the list this summer. Most are above tree line and are absolutely breath taking when your up there, Gods country I like to call it. If anybody is interested I could start a thread with pics of us on the summits and other beautiful discoveries while hiking up. Oh, and the Pemigewasset (Abanake indian word for swift) river runs right behind the site so we drive the kayaks up river about 14 miles and kayak right back to our site, then bike back to my truck and drive it back. We bought a 5th wheel RV about 8 years ago so we could travel around to various places we enjoy hiking and kayaking and decided that a central location in the middle of the White Mountains would be ideal to have a permanent place to park and call our own for 6 months a year. This pictue is of our seasonal site. It's mine as long as I want it and I bring the 5th wheel up there middle of April and haul it home end of October. Everything you see in the pic was done by my wife and I. When we got the site it was simply a notch cut out of the woods. We did all the landscaping, put up the Gazebo and shed, made the racks for our kayaks, laid down the stone etc. Now it's our little piece of heaven. You can't see much behind the RV in the shed area but there's a gazebo there and a fire pit and a wall of wood (2 cords). Right in front of the kayaks I laid down a small patio and have my grill and smoker. So after a nice long smoke of a brisket or ribs and we fill our belly we kick back and light the fire and spark up a nice cigar with a single malt. (well at least I do, my wife makes one of those fancy martini's) That's where I find my cigar smoking Zen (smoking something from Rob of course), listening to and enjoying nature the way it was meant to be. Many times we have friends up to enjoy and share all this with. Many laughs and good times have been had around that campfire, and we seem to solve all the worlds problems too, at least until the buzz wears off. Thanks for looking

Top Gear will implode if he leaves. What will we have left? American Top Gear?? Like those guys but they are junior league. All this because some guy told a grown man he cant have a steak and pressed the issue.

Just received mine the other day. Tried one tonight and it was full of flavor. Hope yours are as good!

I would say it has to do with your typical macro (room) RH. If it gets a little dry, I'd shoot for 65% while if it's a little humid, go for 62%. Where I'm at, the winters are dry while the summers are humid, so it's a dance, for sure. Seeing as you're using a tupperdor, which has a moisture-tight seal, I'd say go for what you like to smoke them at. IMO, there isn't much of a difference between 62 and 65.

They look nice, you may be lucky ROTT (right off the truck - or smoking straight away). See how you go, no doubt they'll smoke better after a month's rest in your humidor.

FoH (obviously, and by far the most!), Cuban Cigar Website, Cigar Inspector and Cigars Review. Occasionally I visit Cigar Aficionado. I mainly visit these other sites for reference purposes. For the latest news, I can get it all here at FoH.

Just found two bottles of Willett 9 year bourbon for a friend.

Man, that looks amazing! For me, im happy as long as the temperature stays above 0 degrees Celcius so i can smoke outside without freezing my ass off. //M

Superiores are my top stick right now, i have that same box code except mine id OCT not March but MUR code is generally excellent you did well enjoy!

I went on a bit of a hunt today. The White dog is going into my small barrel for maturation. There are 6 wheated bourbon mash, and 6 rye mash.

Le Creuset

Whether produced there or not