Humidor/Cigar Update
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So @Swaye was getting so hard up for Opus X, he was about to send me on a mission to the White Wakanda Cigar Emporium to pick up some Opus X singles and ship to the Camelot Court Estates. My cigar guy here, always has one box of Opus that you can buy a few singles from. I can't buy $500 orders though. Mrs. Snow is OK with my cigar habit as long as I'm not buying in bulk.DHD said:
Snagged this sampler from perfectcigarblend.com today. It was $495. I priced these individually and the sampler was about a $125 value. (Note that I'm calling $500 worth of cigars a "value". "Value" is clearly in the eye of the beholder).
Once these come in, the humidor will be mostly set for the next few months. Or, until I get the urge to buy more, next week. Adding to the stash is more addicting than the nicotine.
A couple of favorites for the last few months have been these:
Fuente Rosado Magnum R 56:
My Father Fall 2021 Exclusive Toro:
And, gonna add this video of 3 guys discussing how to light a cigar. I found it both interesting and helpful. I also found the entire mood/attitude/discourse strangely relaxing. I'd like to hang with these guys, just so I could feel both fascinated and completely out of my league.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KxTQXmZo9Lc
As everyone knows, I am @BearsWiin but with a shitty pretend jerb. -
Glad to hear everyone is on the same quest, but I think we're all playing catch-up to Swaye. He's taking the HH cigar club to an entirely new level and I'm just doing my best to pretend to keep up.
My next mission is to try to track down some Padron Black Labels. I got one in the CRA sampler, and it was spectacular. A few online places claim to carry them, but they also claim to be constantly "sold out". I've read that they can only be bought directly from Padron, but I'm determined to track them down.
I'm lucky because when my wife sees me arranging, stocking and then re-arranging the humidor, she mocks me and asks, "playing with your cigars again?". I just nod and grunt and act like the stupid white guy that is the main character in every TV commercial these days. As long as I'm not getting any grief about the cost or cancer, (I mean, shouldn't she be concerned about my health at some point???), I'm good with playing the part.
Here's a story:
I have two nephews. One is 19, the other is 17. (No pics. It's pride month, so I'm not gonna' assume that none of you wanted pics.)
I told the 19 year old to stop over and I'd walk him through his first cigar experience. My only caveat, don't tell your mom. (I don't need any shit from my sister ... also, no pics). He agreed. It's all gonna stay top secret between he and his uncle.
So, I walked him through his selection (which I limited to stuff that I thought he could handle) and how to cut it, and how to light it, and how to smoke it. He ended up picking a Padron Demaso no. 12. Nice choice for a first cigar. Overall, he was a good sport about it and seemed to have a good time having a "grown up" experience. He hinted about wanting to try some of my scotch selection, but that was a no go as I don't cross the "minors drinking at my house" line.
10 minutes after he leaves, I get a call from my sister who is furious. I told her, "tough shit, he's an adult and you should stop treating him like a pussy ... and he's also not trustworthy". The "trustworthy" part is what pissed her off the most. She asked me why he wasn't "trustworthy". I told her to ask him why he's not trustworthy and while she was at it, she could let him know that he would NOT be asked back at age 21 to sample my Glenlivet XXV.
I don't know about you guys, but I can remember having an "off color" experience or two with my dad, or my uncles, or both ... mostly while on hunting trips ... and the LAST fucking thing I'd do was go home and tell my mom about it. Not only would that betray my dad or my uncles, it would also cement their opinion of me as a momma's boy.
I'll save my story about my 17 year old nephew for my next installment.
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Story tim with @DHD is a new segment in this thread. Good chit. Also, you have me curious about the Padron Black Labels. Might see if my guy can either get them, or knows how to get them.
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I smoked my last Opus X today. It was a party in my mouth/throat cancers regions.
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Update: My guy says Padron Black are impossible to get. They were only made twice. There will be one in the 2022 CRA so you can buy a couple of those but otherwise impossible unless Purotrader or the like has some pop up.
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Reading this thread and the set ups you guys have are awesome and collector aspect of it seems fun, but cigars are gross. I don’t get how you guys enjoy them so much. I’m a smoker too, but hate cigars. I’ll enjoy a wood tip black and mild from time to time.
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Acquired taste is all I can say, and I suppose some people never get into them. Took me years of smoking 10-20 a year to really start understanding it, then more years of smoking 100-500 a year to really get" it. Now nothing in the world smells better to me than a cigar.RoadDawg55 said:Reading this thread and the set ups you guys have are awesome and collector aspect of it seems fun, but cigars are gross. I don’t get how you guys enjoy them so much. I’m a smoker too, but hate cigars. I’ll enjoy a wood tip black and mild from time to time.
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Cheap cigars are gross. Premium, luxury cigars are proof god loves us.RoadDawg55 said:Reading this thread and the set ups you guys have are awesome and collector aspect of it seems fun, but cigars are gross. I don’t get how you guys enjoy them so much. I’m a smoker too, but hate cigars. I’ll enjoy a wood tip black and mild from time to time.
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Hey Swaye, thanks for the update on the Padron Blacks. I'll officially end my quest.
Got that Opus sampler coming in tomorrow, and I added some Carrillo Inch and Dunbarton Sobremesas to the order so those will get sorted and added to the humidor as well. Now, if the weather will just cooperate, it would make enjoying all of these a lot more fun. -
They smell great.Swaye said:
Acquired taste is all I can say, and I suppose some people never get into them. Took me years of smoking 10-20 a year to really start understanding it, then more years of smoking 100-500 a year to really get" it. Now nothing in the world smells better to me than a cigar.RoadDawg55 said:Reading this thread and the set ups you guys have are awesome and collector aspect of it seems fun, but cigars are gross. I don’t get how you guys enjoy them so much. I’m a smoker too, but hate cigars. I’ll enjoy a wood tip black and mild from time to time.
