El Presidente Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 Go on...pick any cigar to review this week, and go into Saturday Mornings draw for a Lotus Lighter Pics with the review receive two tickets in the draw. Please start a new thread for each review. You can post in "the water hole" and it will be transferred tot he review section next week. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 ...since I missed FAT cigar week! Maybe one of these is in order. OR... I could just smoke a nice '01 lanceros! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Damn Piggy, that's some fine singles.... No doubt! I'm tempted to try to swim across the Atlantic to try to get my hands on a few of those! I'll trade for some good Canadian liquor?!!?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Quite a few EL's in there, Piggy. Just for scientific research purposes I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 OOOO!!! OOOO!!! The Partagas X Salome w/the black band - - THAT ONE! THAT ONE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Quite a few EL's in there, Piggy. Just for scientific research purposes I'm sure. I have smoked a few! This drawer holds some cigars that I don't often look at... way in the back! I am pretty harsh on EL's. If I did not blow a lot of cash on them before I became a harsh critic of them, I would not only be full of ****... I would be a liar too. Well, while being full of **** is certainly debatable, I am no liar!!! I still have some boxes of **** cigars, EL's to others! Why I don't sell them; I don't know? I suppose that if I think they are **** then I think that I am stealing or cheating someone by selling the bad ones to them. I have seen others do it and often the purchaser, even knowing cigar trades are "buyer beware" transactions, get miffed when they get crappy cigars. Up until say '07 I tried to barter/trade for as many as I could to add to my experiences. Now I know better and I don't even do that. I mean why trade a known good cigar for high probability bad cigar? The experience just is not worth it. I have had friends here and elsewhere send quite a few to me to opine and the only memorable one has been the Simones(sp) Canadian RE. That was a good cigar, a unique cigar. I still have yet to smoke my Reserva, another gift from a member here. As a side note, there are some damn fine people here, generous, kind and thoughtful people, many that I am happy to call friends. I don't like snails, oysters, sea cucumber or sea urchin! That means that I have tried them, decided I don't like them and taken my position based on experience, just like the EL's. Thank God I don't need to keep a drawer full of left over "aging urchin." -LOL Cheers mate! -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmycaution Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I don't like snails, oysters, sea cucumber or sea urchin! That means that I have tried them, decided I don't like them and taken my position based on experience, just like the EL's. Thank God I don't need to keep a drawer full of left over "aging urchin." -LOLCheers mate! -R Sea cucumbers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toto Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I don't like snails, oysters, sea cucumber or sea urchin! That means that I have tried them, decided I don't like them and taken my position based on experience, just like the EL's. Thank God I don't need to keep a drawer full of left over "aging urchin." -LOLCheers mate! -R Funny, I love all of the above! But I also love my skinnys and am all for the everyday ubiquitous PCs and mourns the perpetual depletion of the coronas. ELs and REs I have a few boxes that really underwhelms me. Except for the Cohiba DC 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Good reply, Raymond. I actually agree wholeheartedly. I used to buy EL's... every single release.... but havent done that for 2 years. I still remember that moment of clarity when I sat down and looked at the cigar that I had paid twice as much for, tasted it... and wondered why I was so gullible. I still buy collectible stuff... that wont change. But when a release like an EL sits on shelves 5 years after release... its not really all that collectible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Quite a few EL's in there, Piggy. Just for scientific research purposes I'm sure. LOL. Busted!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Good replies, both PigFish and Rob. Yes, the Bolivar Simones was a great Regional Edition, about the only one I liked. As for the EL's, they've been hit or miss for years. The only ones I've built a serious stockpile of is the Cuaba Piramides. Some people just go for the "collectibility" of these items. I go for the smokability - as of 2007, all of the tobacco is aged in the EL's (wrapper, binder, and filler) and not just the wrapper as in years prior to 2007. It makes a world of difference now. But, there's still hits and misses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 The Simones is one I am still yet to try. But look forward to it soon. I have thoroughly enjoyed many Regional Editions: Estupendos, Magnificos, Dantes, Celestiales Finos, PL Robustos... there are plenty of amazing in the RE line up. Do I collect them? No, I dont see many of them as collectible (there are a couple though). But I do stock up on those that I love... purley for consumption purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Quite a few EL's in there, Piggy. Just for scientific research purposes I'm sure. Reminds me of a "family values" politician photographed coming out of a brothel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 The Simones is one I am still yet to try. But look forward to it soon.I have thoroughly enjoyed many Regional Editions: Estupendos, Magnificos, Dantes, Celestiales Finos, PL Robustos... there are plenty of amazing in the RE line up. Do I collect them? No, I dont see many of them as collectible (there are a couple though). But I do stock up on those that I love... purley for consumption purposes. When I agree to liking an EL/RE you know I am either crocked or on to something. I liked the Simones and I am not bashful about liking it. If I had more I would send you one Rob, but mine was a gift. Enjoying what you smoke is my only perspective. I don't criticize those looking for experience, I understand that facet of smoking, I just can't really say that I take part in it anymore, not in any serous fashion anyway. I don't deny collectors, I am just not one of them. I call myself a hoarder, that more reflects my mentality. I store good cigars to smoke and to share. I don't even like to sell the cigars that I don't like. It is not really my gig. I knew that someone would call me out for the picture; I invited it and don't mind it at all. Of the thousands of cigars I own... these are most of the big ones!!! I have got some prominentes around here somewhere! Sitting... -LOL Cheers Mate! -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Reminds me of a "family values" politician photographed coming out of a brothel LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Rob, I'm looking at getting a box of the Simones down the road from my b&m - they're the only ones that I know that have some still. However, a cab of 50 is $1191.00 CAD - so, it will definitely be a luxury purchase down the road more, once I get a few more long-term storage boxes replaced and I get myself caught up again. But, it is something that I intend on getting within a year. Once I do, I'll let you know down the road, for a trade arrangement maybe. And/or, if you want to try them sooner, I can always go in and pick up a solo stick or two for you ($23.82 a stick), for a similar arrangement. But, it's something that I'm looking at shortly down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partagasd4 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 No doubt! I'm tempted to try to swim across the Atlantic to try to get my hands on a few of those! I'll trade for some good Canadian liquor?!!?!! Send him a mickey of Canadian Club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Send him a mickey of Canadian Club! LOL. Only problem is, is I don't like whisky/rye at all! It would almost be sacrilege for me to pick some up! The only thing I do like, every once in a while, is Glenfiddich scotch. I actually really only like the Glenfiddich Nadura. Its an exclusive that you can only get in the duty free shops (and I think only those between Canada and the U.S.). It's an amazing 16-year one, lots of heavy vanilla and floral tones. I don't like the heavily peaty stuff, like Lagavulin. I think they can get CC in other "British colonies" anyways, can't you Rob? I'm pretty sure it's in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Yes, despite being supposed "descendants of convicts, down in the southern colony" we do get CC. My bro loves it. He's got a nice bottle of 12YO waiting for the right occasion. Damn fine drink IMO. Us Canadians know our alcohol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColKurtz Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 How about a Partagas Presidentes. I've been intrigued by these for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leopolis Semper Fidelis Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 How about a Partagas Presidentes. I've been intrigued by these for a while... Regrettably, the Presidentes nowadays are not in the same class as their cellophaned predecessors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 .......and the winner of the 'Freestyle review week is?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckSARTech Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 .......and the winner of the 'Freestyle review week is?" I was just wondering that myself. Or, maybe Rob's waiting for Smithy to put up a video of the prize draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 .......and the winner of the 'Freestyle review week is?" Lise is away today. Will post in the am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prshah25 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Prez, I just posted a review..Hopefully it will be counted in this draw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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