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Hamlet is back in the fabrica and will be for the next week to 10 days. We have a series of meetings this week during after which I will bring you up to speed. Nahun (COO) Sergio (Fabrica Manager) Ramon (tobacco QC) Rosa/Pedro/Jose/Pili/Manuel/Ignacio (bunchers/rollers etc etc ) all send their thanks to FOH members for their tremendous support. You are helping build something special and it is not forgotten! The new N9 Lonsdale is just being packaged now. Sensational. BR 109 and Petit 109 in 10's will be shipped to Florida at the same time as the N9 Lonsdales. BR Dalia and BR Fenomenos currently being rolled at the factory. MOFOH Double Corona (10's) blending currently underway. MOFOH 144mm x 54 blending currently underway. BR Robusto blending continues. I will post more updates through the week

El Rey del Mundo Choix Supreme 24.

Siglo VI Another Siglo VI @ElJavi76 Came out to visit us at the beach for a few days, and brought some amazing sticks. (And rum) Cohiba Victoria

TGIF FOH!

My first ever Lusitania. Good lord am I a fan. If anyone knows where I can reliably source a 50 cab I’ll forever be in your debt.

Montecristo A. May they never be discontinued.

2020 Lusi for a quiet pm by the pool. Have fun y’all!

Nudie ninfa

Siglo IV - ESM JUN 24

Cohiba Espléndidos - UAO Dic 2018...

BBF

Piramides Extra

Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo des Dieux - MER Abr 2013...

54 - GES NOV 24

Esmeralda Ambar

Sir Winston -> Siglo V. Good times

My first Turquinos, from a Oct 23 box. I had high hopes, which is usually the kiss of death, but this cigar delivered.

San Cristóbal de la Habana Mercaderes LCDH (EMA OCT07).

VR Unicos.

P2 w/ Shunde sashimi (famous in Guangdong).

Had to hunker down for a week for work. Linea D. 109 No. 1 and Penelope 17 to unwind. The BR is a consistently elegant experience.

Happy weekend!

These Coloniales have become my favourite quick smoke. Finish off the work day before heading home.

SLR Lonnie from the ‘difficult’ period (PUL LL). Nothing difficult about this box. Wonderful smoke from a bygone era. Aroma of apricot, liquorice, vanilla with some noble wood, which are the predominant flavours on the retro. I just love the format, and how it allows you to fine-tune the profile while you’re smoking it.

Por Larrañaga Montecarlos - EML Sep 2014...

Celebrating my daughter’s 10th birthday with a cigar that I will have enough for until her 21st. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bolivar Lonsdale. CSU-VC3 (July 1998).

‘02 SP Belicosos - hard to find the words to describe my love for this cigar.

San Cristóbal de la Habana Prado LCDH (RAT SEP21).

Trinidad Robusto Extra. MKO OCT 03.

I’m back! Enjoyed this Tubos no 1, from 2007 yesterday, after a too-long hiatus. Then a Punch Punch (RAE OCT ‘14) this afternoon. Excellent

Quai d'Orsay Imperiales - UBL Jul 2023...

Punch Punch

Cohiba Sglo II (TES OCT16).

'22 LGC Turquinos. Mild and creamy with a touch of spice.

La Fuerza LGR 2018

My neighbour is from a town in Pinar del río. He brings me some good souvenirs once a year. This one is from 2023 and it's getting delicious with time.

Friday night cigars 18' La China Salomones Chocolate covered graham cracker, Spiced Cake, Almonds 1/2 16' La Flor de Cano Casanova Edicion Regional Italia Chocolate covered Strawberries, Clove, Cinnamon Blah Ok Good Tasty Heavenly

MEL JUL 08 to start, Alabama day at Saratoga, lining up to be another very stressful day in Del Boca Vista.

1998 Bolivar Corona Extra

Really enjoyed this Cohiba 1966 LE 2011.

H Upmann No.2 2017, from our host.

Thursday night cigars 98' Sancho Panza Coronas Salted Caramel, Cocoa, Marshmallow Cream 1/2 ? Carlos Fernandez Custom Sublime Marshmallow, Baking Spice, Black Pepper 1/2 Blah Ok Good Tasty Heavenly

Ambar SER MAR 24

That is very humbling to read John. It's a blessing and a curse. My dad led a simple life, and passed away at 49, when I was 15 years old. So I owe a lot of what I have to fear. 🤣 I have always been driven by the hyperawareness of my own mortality, which I see now was an irrational fear at 15, but at 56 it seems more and more rational with every passing year. 😂 On that note, last night I was out to dinner with my 3 kids, and their friends that are staying with us, and I felt really lucky. It had nothing to do with exotic locations, fancy restaurants, or expensive cigars. We were all hanging out, having a great time, and I thought about how much I really love the people that my 3 kids turned out to be. That kind of happiness beats all of the other stuff, hands down. Anyway, I was half way through my UAO AGO 17 Talisman when I read your post. These things aged beautifully.