Greetings from Chicagoland

Habanos2000 · September 9, 2008

I live in the Chicago area and I sell ribs for a living (smoking ribs/smoking cigars, same thing right? Well close enough). My job allows me to travel around the US and I'm always looking for a place to enjoy a smoke, which in the US are fewer and fewer. I find it frustrating as hell to not be able to enjoy a cigar after a nice meal or with my customers while enjoying some drinks.

I've been into cigars since 97. I usually just smoke Cubans but I don't feel like I'm cheating by enjoying the occasional Padron 1928 or Fuente Don Carlos. I'm into robusto size cigars, but I do have a few Siglo VI's from the aged inventory Rob made available a few months back. I'm still trying to find my dream cigar. It used to be D4's, then Bolivar RC and Ramon Allones SS. But I'm just not finding them as good or consistent as I remember them. So I'm always hunting, not a bad thing!

I've been a Czar customer probably since 98 or 99. Back when you used to get a free stick with every order (remember that Rob!). I actually still have a Sancho Panza Sancho freebie in my humidor that's probably close to 10 years old by now. I'm still waiting to find 2.5 hours to enjoy that puppy.

Anyway, I'm just here trying to enjoy life all the way around proudly wearing my FOH cap!

Regards,

Habanos2000

Woodridge, IL

Grasso · September 9, 2008

Welcome! I'm right up in Arlington Heights. :-D

Rogers72 · September 9, 2008

Ribs! I love Ribs! Tell us more about that job if you can! I would say welcome but it sounds like you have been around for quite some time! My favorite 06 and 07 robusto has been the HDM Epi. 2 with RASS right behind it.