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BBF NOV 17

PL Encantos (URG November 10) I love these! And a blueberry pastry IPA, also good:

First Tesoro in probably a year. They are coming around and this one, unlike so many others, had perfect construction. Took me 2.5hrs...

C&C Time! Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk

Testing this out at the two year mark: Hoyo De Monterrey- Epi 2 PTR September 16 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk EpicurNUB!!!

Wonderful P2 tonight on a lovely humidity free night [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

ESL Feb 18 courtesy of the very generous @cfc1016 This will be my first go around with this marca. Newbie life...

Just a heads up In about 10 days our cart programmers have asked for a hand. They reckon that they have got the 24:24 "cart edition" working and able to handle say a 50 per minute order load. We need to check it under live conditions so here is what I propose. 4 dummy cigar products. Open to members for 30 minutes or until sold out. You will need to complete an order but your CC will not be charged. Every successful order will receive a coupon or a ticket in the draw for a special box of cigars. We will keep you in the loop

Initiating my new HNdC Ashtray with one of my favorite cigars "2011 H.Upmann Connie #1". This is my first cigar I smoked at being 57 years old.

Had wisdom teeth pulled two weeks ago. Tried smoking a cigar on labor day and couldnt really enjoy it. This one is going down good. A 3 year old monte 3 from the newbie boxpass. Very nice stick.

Missed the past couple days of posting but what can you do life gets really busy sometimes. Anyways, finally knotching off one of my NHIE with this ULA JUN 15 Bolivar Liberatador paired with a New Gillan Brewing Dragon's Milk Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout and a finger or two of Angels Envy Bourbon. Good booze and all but even as good as it is it doesn't do this cigar justice at all. This is a fine classy lady of a cigar from one of my favorite Marcas and I can't believe it took me this long to try one. Either way the weekend is aroujd the corners everyone so have a good and safe weekend. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

A nice #2 after my last day of work for the week. Off to Wrigley to watch Billy Joel tomorrow.

PL Montecarlo

Vintage 2002 Cohiba Seleccion Reserva Pirámide

Johnny-O bhk 52, fresh & tasty

Two great smokes yesterday

Really!!!! Imagine how ashamed you'd be if you visited your brother Jimmy the metalsmith, walk into his workshop,, and look over his shoulder - Hey Jimmy what you making there?...........ohhh!!! errr i've got to .......err.......go!

Cazadores ORG MAR 16 After a long week this if just what I need. A nice fire and a smoke that'll put hairs on yer chest. Marvy. Sent from my ActionMan walkie-talkie

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My cigar of the summer (if not year) - GOS SEP 17 Presidentes. It’s beautifully balanced and has strength/flavor in all the right places. Wish I would have picked up more! Wonderful experience. Have a great weekend all.

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Smoking this monster I’ve had for 2+ years...surprisingly complex and tasty! I do smoke NC’s occasionally and typically I’m not impressed, however a few recently have surprised me like this one.

Mananitas CAO Colombia. I love these. Lot's of NC twang. Very earthy and sweet 'n sour. In a blind tasting I would be guessing it was a habano.

'15 RGPC (box is buried in cooler, so don't have exact code. Cigars arrived pretty much maduro in their fresh state. After 3 years, they've lightened in color to colorado maduro, but gained a radiance and luster. First half was a good cocoa and earth. Second half, the earth got really heavy and right as it started getting too strong and prominent, a beautiful decadent profile emerged that was exactly like a coffee cake baked with cocoa, sugar and light cinnamon. I swear I could even pick up hints of the butter and faint breadiness from the flour. Magnificent!

So this happened, Baby Corojo arrived 9/4/18 19.5 inches, 8.3 lbs.

BCJ (ULA June 15), full of leather, peanut butter, baking chocolate, and a touch of salty tobacco:

Monte 4 aged stock from 24:24. Off the charts good!

MX regional with a bit of Zaya rum. Sent from my SM-G930R4 using Tapatalk

Talk like that will get you arrested....

I took your advice and stopped in at Davidoff in Monaco. I located Frenchy and asked for the seconds bin. He replied “ If you need seconds...you don’t belong in Monaco.” To which I said “ No, it’s OK, I know Rob Ayala”, He punched me in the nose and demanded I repay the 50 bucks you stiffed him for. As he had security escort me to the door ( Think Oceans 11). I heard him mumbling something about worthless Discontinued Pound notes. Looks like there’s one less friend on my Christmas list????

For me, I don't find that I need to age Rafael Gonzalez for as long as other marcas. The sweet spot for Rafael Gonzalez Petit Coronas and Perlas which I aim for is around 3 years up to 5 years. That's because I find the cocoa flavour balances perfectly with the floral and honey sweetness elements in the marca at that age, as a generalisation. An exception to this is the recent Rafael Gonzalez 88 Asia Pacific Regional Edition. For this cigar I have smoked a few in their youth, but like many other Asia Pacific Regional Editions, I am aiming to give this cigar a minimum 5 years to begin to flourish.

Quite a mouthful.

BCJ

BUP ABR 18 PSP Edmundos No filter applied to this photo. If you could have snapped a pic of my face at the moment I cracked this box, it would have looked exactly like my profile pic! I believe that really nice seam of Lusi in 10 ct boxes recently were also a BUP code. Note to self... Bravo @El Presidente!

It could have been "John's Septic Services" instead Feel free to post up you own examples

Looks beautiful

This is good to know. I went in for 2 boxes of these recently (PSP, with a few years on ‘em), having never had one before. The one and only I’ve smoked so far just about took me to the mat. Hard to imagine these would ever mellow out enough, glad to hear there’s hope.

As long as the prize isn’t Russian cigars...

A box of PSP Fonseca with a Rolex inside? You got yourself a deal, man!

I agree with the suggestion to skip both and go for RG PCs.

Break out the PerfecDraw!

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SLR Regio

Had a Monte 5 while dinner was on the grill.

Connie

Some more, Dublin ones. Floor covering company. Possibly specialise in linoleum. Tiling company from Dublin's southside And one of my favourites. It's been there a long time, just down the road from me. Specialise in door furniture.

December 2001 Camacho Corojo. Among the first cigars released by Camacho. Young,these would knock you down. 2010 they were better,but still rowdy. Now,just right,rich and full flavored,but no longer rough,and very fragrant.