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I met up with @StogieSteve23 at a cigar lounge in Palm Beach Gardens. I'm smoking an Esmeralda.

Sancho Panza Belicoso (MGL DIC19).

Esmeralda ESM ABR 22 E2 SOU FEB 22

Davidoff Signature 2000

CLE Corojo Robusto. Love corojo tobaccos. Sweet and smokes cool like eating an ice cream.

A delightful start to the weekend. Bolivar Belicosos Finos (NOV 22)

JO EL Siglo IV

Lousy pic through the cellophane, but the cigars come in a sharp tin case. Fuente Opus X Perfecxion X. 48 ring gauge, 6 1/4 inches in length.

Tatuaje Havana VI and Oliva MB3

Salomon. A prize from an FOH review comp. Must be at least 6 years old by now. Prizes always taste good 😉

Bloody fresh PQ (NOV 24), smoked ROTT - yet, does what it's supposed to do. 👍 Tasty '22 M4

Just love these, think they’ll become a staple alongside the Carlota.

From CRA pack A sharpboi retailer I follow supposedly had an large order of CRAs canceled as the buyer didn't want a $20 RP. I wouldn't be surprised if these bloom into roses, but there's not much interesting going on today.

🏆 Thanks Chas.Alpha 🙏👍Was a very cool film and getting the full set of Linea Retro even cooler 🤯😎 No place like FOH & nothing like all the generous members here too! 🔥

This was my first N4 from a 5 pack. Sweetness on the cold draw like dried Apricot. On the light, slightly closed draw, but not bad at all, chocolate covered raisin, medium through the first third. Bright white ash. Second third was toasted raisin bread, light roasted coffee beans, razor sharp burn line throughout. By the final third, sweet notes dissipated, heavily toasted bread, and dark coffee. Took this one slow. Burned for an hour and twenty minutes plus. Can't think of a NW Petit Corona that I've enjoyed more than this. I will definitely be buying more and adding these to my regular rotation.

Where you see $500k Rolls Royces in the tiny driveways of tiny little houses that look like they are worth $200k, but are really worth $10M.

Quai D'Orsay No. 50 Mountain Walk @ East Bench at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains, SLC, UT

Padron 1964 Exclusivo Maduro

Desnudo Carlota today.

Mackerel

Punto 55. Forgot to take photo until the ash fell off😂 TGIF FOH!

Hooters went tits up!

Ah, that is reassuring. I was imagining concrete cinder blocks held in place using duct tape.

There: The hollow blocks are sustained by t-shaped reinforced concrete beams, the concrete slab is poured over it all.

@Habanoschris @ha_banos , I'm sorry I've failed you but my walls are already full. Please rest assured I'll use yours too when I move to a bigger house 😁

'21 Monte I smoked last week takes the lead for COY. Citrus, cream, yellow straw, bittersweet chocolate all balanced perfectly. Gonna be hard to beat.

@Chibearsv @JohnS Looked for the 1964 you posted, but no inventory. Got this 1926 instead: (or as @Chucko8 would say - 2026) Fantastic. 1st & 2nd third were massive chocolate billowing smoke clouds. The 3rd/3rd got bitter. 92. Worthy/100. Will grab a box of this for sure.

Love this time of year as the football kicks off on a Friday arvo. Cigar and a little champagne with Di. One down and one to go 😉 Thanks John For the PJ 👍

P2 XLB MAY 05

Johnny-o EL Exitos

My great mate and accountant Artie had knee surgery Yesterday. Possible 8 weeks on crutches. I will look after his Bentley while he is incapacitated 😉 He is doing well. The xray however shows the extent of his issues

I heard their credit rating will be DD...double D.

Looks like we're going to get loads of these from now on. Buckle up.

Now I don't want to watch somm either. You don't have to watch much to get to the put it back in the humidor bit. Wasting those couple minutes is enough.

I've had too many buddies smoke a quarter of a gem and leave soldiers behind. Now., they're getting the snicklefritz.

Tatuaje Havana VI Artistas 6x52 Torpedo. From somewhere around 2009. First third: Spicy, peppery, strong even with around 15 years of age. Draw is excellent. Second third: After the first ash, the cigar really transformed, floral, sweet, nutty. Had some odd burn issues but still enjoying it. Final Third: Flavors now more muted, not as complex, put it down a little early as nothing much seemed to be happening. Fun facts: This was the first non-Cuban I smoked after the first Cuban (RyJ No. 1) I had ever smoked, and at the time I thought it was a decent comparison. I think I got this at a cigar shop that was having a buy one get one sale on all Tatuajes, how often does that happen? I received an order of more of these in the mail as I was smoking this one. My scale of cigar ratings is would I buy this again, yes or no, and obviously I would, but I prefer a smaller vitola. Not the height of Nicaraguan cigars, but a solid smoke with some signature Nicaraguan flavors.

Josie is the name of my 1967 mustang convertible.

Classic Palm Beach!

Haha, sure, some of the most epic shelfsitters out there... 😂

Easily a PSD4 SPM OCT 23. It truly hit all the notes from start to finish, and set the bar pretty high for 2025. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't often hit a 94/95 point Monte 4 Sweet shortbread and milk coffee on steroids. Watching the rugby league with Di over a glass of Champagne.

This 4 yr old Sir Winnie so far trumped everything, even the Punch DC I had prior. And that cigar was a banger as well!

Charter Oak Habano, Hemingway Work of Art, La Aurora Cameroon, My Father La Promesa. Ash all over me. I'm a mess.

Arctic Char are superb. I fished the Tree River in northern Canada years ago. We were not allowed to keep any but the natives can. Our guides caught and cooked a few one night.

1. Dover Sole 2. Sockeye Salmon 3. Sea Bass 4. Rainbow Trout 5. Sea Bream

Bluefin Halibut Ono Red Snapper Walleye

I hope they will give me pleasure.

Some highlights from the last month in Argentina