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Gearing up for a weekend with the boys

MC#4 from our host. 2019 to boot! The aroma on these were amazing. Even some barnyard… 😯

MC#2 From our hosts. I’m a sucker for Monte Cristos and #2s can be fantastic. These look and smell great.

JL Malecón (BOA Sep 2015) The evening started as a hot and humid Low-country, summer evening, ...but by the end a wonderful storm came in. Not sure if the pictures do justice. All good fun if you're in a safe perch to enjoy the show.

Partagas Culebras Jun 18

El Rey del Mundo L’Epoque RE France

Orange wine and orange label (qdo50)

A delicious Perla from an aged 2015 box off 24:24 recently

MUS FEB 2020 Edmundo. Let get down to the beach and see how she performs.

2016 El Principe

Partagas Lonsdale CUE SEP03 from a 50 cab. Still plenty of life left with these.

It was a little emasculating, I will admit, pulling my measly Cohiba short out of my now, seemingly massive, Peter James case. It just didn’t feel right… In fact, I’m not sure when the next time I’ll stuff my PJ case to the brim with fat Cuban cigars. Another casualty of the pricing assault. So I was fiddling around and finally came up with this. Aside from the plastic molded box and snakeskin belly, it’s all made from Cuban box parts inside and out. Will hold up to 14 shorts. All held together with marine grade epoxies, resins and sealants. I had fun making it so I’m making a 3 finger petite corona or smaller case now…. A couple other things; the lighter insert is lined with felt and the inner flap on the lid is lined with 2 sections of banding from a Upman Noellas jar. The numbered plate comes off a box of boli poderosos. Edit Also the hinge is off a box of Mercaderes and the warranty seal was lifted from a 5er petaca of Chicos. Also the lid is magnetic.

LGR JUN 19 PLPC Very nice indeed but nowhere near its prime. Still youthful after only 3 years.

H Upmann #2 - GEM APR 20 A fantastic smoke, 2 asher

PP PET AGO 16 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Party shorts unknown code and date (was told 20/21). Bought two singles of different shades recently. Even poked it towards the end to keep going. So good! Just short of one hour.

Here is said box….. absolutely gorgeous and grateful to have In my possession

ML BSM FEB 20 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Vegas Robaina Maestros Edición Regional España 2007 paired with some Blanton’s.

Won this one on BR they look and smell amazing.

Nice morning smoke with a Siglo I MUL FEB 14

Por Larrañaga Encantos Edición Regional Asia Pacifico 2010. Such a wonderful cigar.

Rass

A bit pale and pasty. Smooth to the touch and garnished in socks and crocks. And that's not even getting to the cigar! You lot get the best views. 19 Nudie N1. Still rich, got to dilute to retro. Looking forward to the imminent availability again.

2016ish I believe

Just finishing up my first Monte 5 as I type. What a great flavour profile and format for chilly late afternoon smoke. Paired with a double espresso and a nice pastry stout. Albeit, I've only had one but for me it's right up there with #2 for flavour, maybe better but different experience I know. Cheers. Loved it. Now can go and enjoy a nice Rhone red and a slow cook lamb stew for dinner. Bloody terrific.

Petit Corona, MEG MAY 16

Today and yesterday. Dip 2 and Sig III. My business partner gifted me the cool Nicholson art for my office. I’m proud to say that everyone that’s been in my office today said the quote suits me perfectly. @Heels82 would say it all starts with my socks and sandals. 😁

I left work on a mission…liquor store to refill Zacapa…find a great smoke…head for the deck. Party 898 (MTS Oct 21), Zacapa and Janes Addiction bumping…just what the doctor ordered. 93/100 excellent!

It’s slated for the chopping block as my kids have mostly outgrown it, but yes I too have that same water table. Pic of one of our legacy water tables five or six years ago (my daughter who is seven now, and our miniature dachshund who passed a few years back). It always gives me a chuckle when I see it on my phone.

C&C time. PLMC (2019) from our gracious host.

I love smoking DCs when given the chance. These days laptop is usually in hand, there is work to do, but it is so much nicer to have one of the great Cuban cigars of the world to help one's day along. It is a woody / creamy smoke with a lovely mouthfeel, beautifully balanced and a touch under medium bodied for the first half and becoming medium to medium full and right on full at the finale. Really perfect.

A random custom corona gorda

I left my reading glasses.at home. .......I was thrilled that there were other cheese enthusiasts on FOH

Not as bad as his music career

.........and they still manage to get those simple details wrong Estimate$400-$500 $70Starting Bid

Royal Corona ULA OCT 14. Cedar and leather with some burnt marshmallow sweetness.

Hi All - Just saw an Aristocrat Humidor for sale in the Denver area: https://denver.craigslist.org/fuo/d/aurora-armoire-humidor/7495884593.html. I've been looking for one for some time, but this one's not the right size for me (unfortunately). Wanted to highlight it in case it's the right size (and location) for any of you. All the best,

JL2 over Siglo III is absurd. Come on guys this isn’t a value poll.

Rio Seco from the FoH 21 Christmas sampler. Not my typical ring gauge, but excellent flavor and construction on this one.

Cheese's Christ

Step one and two. Step three is in the background

This one's not bad.

The Sixth Sense did give me the willies.

Correct, I married one such example.

Trinidad Reyes BSM Jul 2020

The way some of that heroin is smuggled in, I don’t think I’d wanna smoke that Cohiba. One’d really have to be a fan of barnyard 😉

No problems here with the 20-21 Monte 1s. All have smoked perfectly. The Monte 3s though? All over the map. Most "meh," some good, all hard to keep lit. So far, I much prefer the 1s over the 3s that I've had -- flavor and construction.

70% is workable. I deal with 60-65F and 80% rH pretty often in the evenings. Over 70% is the danger zone. Wrapper starts to wrinkle and everything.