Sigg R. Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Hello all. my name is john, and i live in bristol, uk. I have had a mixed history of smoking cigars- in my younger days i used to treat them as something that needed to stay as red as possible for as long as possible- needless to say i was sick/green alot and didn't really "get it". i had the birth of my first child a few weeks ago and was given a pair of tubed Cohiba siglo VI by my best friend. Even looking at them turned me green... so i decided to start "practicing" on smaller vitolas just so that i could do the siglos justice. So having bought a humidor to store them in i bought a mixed selection from a uk vendor (Punch p punch, bolivar p.corona, uppmann junior, hoyo epi 2, uppman conn 1, por laranaga p.corona to name but a few) and have been making my way through them to great enjoyement. I have had the advice of "slow down, pace yourself" and this has opened up a new world. I had a siglo I last week and it tasted like eating coffee beans/dark chocolate/cream- intense, lingering flavours. Needless to say i'm hooked and am going to try as many different tastes as possible. Here's to a great journey through smoke... john
Tampa1257 Posted May 27, 2008 Posted May 27, 2008 Hi John and Welcome to FOH, Sorry that I had to slightly edit your first post, but the rules of the forum state that we do not mention other vendors by name. Yet I dare say that you will save a tremendous amount when you order from Rob & Lisa, the sponcers of this forum compared to the prices you mentioned. That said,.............. May I encourage you to read, learn, contribute when and where you feel comfortable, get to know the members here and allow them the opportunity to get to know you. You're off to a great and exciting adventure, BTW good intro. Tampa
Mel39 Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Welcome John, always good to see another Brit. I'm a Londoner and discovered FOH and C_C just under a year ago. I also stopped buying from any UK vendor at that time. I'm sure you'll do likewise. Just a little note that will eventually ring true; your Humidor will very soon be too small. Best wishes, Mel39
Sigg R. Posted May 28, 2008 Author Posted May 28, 2008 Hi all. many thanks for the replies. Nice to find a welcoming forum and I'm sure I'll learn alot about the art of turning paper notes/electronic numbers into tobacco leaves and back to ash again... Can't wait for the weather in the uk to cheer up as i smoke outdoors and the cigars are likely to turn to 100% RH as soon as i light them as it just won't stop raining!... Thanks Mel for the welcome and i have already placed a tentative order with Lisa and Rob. Trying a few different things as well as stocking up on Siglo I's. You're dead right- that 30 pcs Humidor is looking under-gunned already. Any suggestions on a decent 100 Pcs Humidor?
Tampa1257 Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Any suggestions on a decent 100 Pcs Humidor? Yes, Buy a 500 ct Humidor for each room in the house!:-) Truly, Buy Bigger than you ever thought you might need in a thousand lifetimes, then buy bigger!!!!!!!!!!:-D
smokum Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 » Truly, Buy Bigger than you ever thought you might need in a thousand » lifetimes, then buy bigger!!!!!!!!!!:-D PLEASE listen to Tampa.......it happens sooner than you think !!
Sigg R. Posted June 1, 2008 Author Posted June 1, 2008 » » Truly, Buy Bigger than you ever thought you might need in a thousand » » lifetimes, then buy bigger!!!!!!!!!!:-D » » PLEASE listen to Tampa.......it happens sooner than you think !! Advice noted and taken. I thought about it and 100 would just get filled up too quickly. Am now looking into the 250-500 ct range. on another note, do folk tend to use the polymer crystal humidifiers (puck etc) or the oasis? Lastly, I have found this week that my little humidor, which uses polymer crystals, has been getting a little too humid (75-76%) and was wandering if anyone had any advice on rectifying this? Many thanks, john
winelover Posted June 1, 2008 Posted June 1, 2008 Hi John, I'm from the UK too, nr Guildford. Hope you enjoy your time here. I'd thoroughly echo the previous comments of Mel and co. about buying your cigars from outside the UK. Sounds like you've done the right thing in choosing Rob and Lisa. I still occasionaly buy from the UK to pick up accessories and the occasional single. Welcome to FOH. You can really learn a lot about our hobby here. Take a look at the Habanos Review Forum pages. Put it in alphabetical order and you can search through a tremendous wealth of reviews and tasting notes - and not to mention great pics. I think you'll really enjoy it here. Regards Graham
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