Humidor/Cigar Update
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Monte Christo white label: Yes, No, Maybe, Fuck No, DNGAF?
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I haven't had a Monte Christo in many, many @Swaye moons. I don't have a good frame of reference.TurdBomber said:Monte Christo white label: Yes, No, Maybe, Fuck No, DNGAF?
Thank you for your anticipated high-quality responses.
I seem to have landed on 4 brands that I want to hone in on more:
Fuente
E.P. Carrillo
Davidoff
Padron
My Padron and Davidoff experiences are more limited but seems like you can't go wrong with those rich fuck $20.00 cigars. Plus I've got to keep up appearances and live beyond my means. -
Pretty full bodied, sweet, cream and wood (lulz) for flavor but extremely tight draw (I bought an entire box of these a few years ago). It is not an unpleasant smoke. Flavor was fine though not my preference, but the draw was a bitch 81% of the time. Maybe I had Helga the tent maker and her summer ham forearms as my roller? Report in with your thoughts. I will say the Montecristo 1935 Anniversary is supposed to be one of the best cigars of the year (I just bought a box but haven't tried them) and I would get those if they were available.TurdBomber said:Monte Christo white label: Yes, No, Maybe, Fuck No, DNGAF?
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Davidoff and Padron scream rich white wakandan.YellowSnow said:
I haven't had a Monte Christo in many, many @Swaye moons. I don't have a good frame of reference.TurdBomber said:Monte Christo white label: Yes, No, Maybe, Fuck No, DNGAF?
Thank you for your anticipated high-quality responses.
I seem to have landed on 4 brands that I want to hone in on more:
Fuente
E.P. Carrillo
Davidoff
Padron
My Padron and Davidoff experiences are more limited but seems like you can't go wrong with those rich fuck $20.00 cigars. Plus I've got to keep up appearances and live beyond my means. -
I live pretty good for a pour loser.Swaye said:
Davidoff and Padron scream rich white wakandan.YellowSnow said:
I haven't had a Monte Christo in many, many @Swaye moons. I don't have a good frame of reference.TurdBomber said:Monte Christo white label: Yes, No, Maybe, Fuck No, DNGAF?
Thank you for your anticipated high-quality responses.
I seem to have landed on 4 brands that I want to hone in on more:
Fuente
E.P. Carrillo
Davidoff
Padron
My Padron and Davidoff experiences are more limited but seems like you can't go wrong with those rich fuck $20.00 cigars. Plus I've got to keep up appearances and live beyond my means. -
Humidor is mostly fully stocked for summer. Lots of variety in there.
I use the acrylic cases (tops are off in these pictures) because they're idiot proof and makes maintaining the collection a lot more enjoyable and stress free. Everything is at 65rh with Boveda packs in the slots at the bottom of each case.
I put the Cubans in a smaller humidor that I thought was really big and cool until I realized that it wasn't big and cool and that I'm horribly addicted to buying and adding cigars to the collection.
Top Row: Variety of Opus X, Davidoff Churchill, Davidoff Late Hour, Padron 1926 Anniv.
2nd Row: Fuente Chateau King T, Fuente Chateau King T Rosado, Fuente Magnum R Rosado 56, My Father - Judge, Plasencia Alma Fuerte, Dunbarton Sin Comprimiso, EP Carrillo Pledge Prequel, Rocky Patel Aged, Limited & Rare, Padron Damaso, My Father Limited Release, Black Label Trading Royalty, Black Label Trading Viaticum, Black Label Trading Momento Mori
3rd Row: Oliva Melanio V, EP Carrillo Inch, Sobremesa Gran Imperiales, Greycliff Shaggy, Fuente Candela, Crowned Heads Mil Dias, Jake Wyatt Lucid Interval, Undercrown 10, Undercrown Flying Pig Shade and Sungrown, Undercrown Sungrown, Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan, Rocky Patel Decade, Larutan Natural, AVO Variety
4th Row: Tatuaje 10th Anniv. Bon Chasseur, Perdomo 10th Anniv., Alec Bradley Tempus, Punch Variety, Fuente Variety, Tabernacle Variety, Caldwell Variety, Macanudo M, Drew Estate Acid, Drew Estate Plush, Nub Cafe
Cubans: Montecristo 4, Partagas Serie D no. 4
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Great selection. I've wanted to try those Filthy Hooligans.DHD said:
Humidor is mostly fully stocked for summer. Lots of variety in there.
I use the acrylic cases (tops are off in these pictures) because they're idiot proof and makes maintaining the collection a lot more enjoyable and stress free. Everything is at 65rh with Boveda packs in the slots at the bottom of each case.
I put the Cubans in a smaller humidor that I thought was really big and cool until I realized that it wasn't big and cool and that I'm horribly addicted to buying and adding cigars to the collection.
Top Row: Variety of Opus X, Davidoff Churchill, Davidoff Late Hour, Padron 1926 Anniv.
2nd Row: Fuente Chateau King T, Fuente Chateau King T Rosado, Fuente Magnum R Rosado 56, My Father - Judge, Plasencia Alma Fuerte, Dunbarton Sin Comprimiso, EP Carrillo Pledge Prequel, Rocky Patel Aged, Limited & Rare, Padron Damaso, My Father Limited Release, Black Label Trading Royalty, Black Label Trading Viaticum, Black Label Trading Momento Mori
3rd Row: Oliva Melanio V, EP Carrillo Inch, Sobremesa Gran Imperiales, Greycliff Shaggy, Fuente Candela, Crowned Heads Mil Dias, Jake Wyatt Lucid Interval, Undercrown 10, Undercrown Flying Pig Shade and Sungrown, Undercrown Sungrown, Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan, Rocky Patel Decade, Larutan Natural, AVO Variety
4th Row: Tatuaje 10th Anniv. Bon Chasseur, Perdomo 10th Anniv., Alec Bradley Tempus, Punch Variety, Fuente Variety, Tabernacle Variety, Caldwell Variety, Macanudo M, Drew Estate Acid, Drew Estate Plush, Nub Cafe
Cubans: Montecristo 4, Partagas Serie D no. 4 -
Forget about baby formula what about the Cuban cigar crises?
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Top shelf is giving me a cigar boner. I need to buy more Davidoff Churchill line.DHD said:
Humidor is mostly fully stocked for summer. Lots of variety in there.
I use the acrylic cases (tops are off in these pictures) because they're idiot proof and makes maintaining the collection a lot more enjoyable and stress free. Everything is at 65rh with Boveda packs in the slots at the bottom of each case.
I put the Cubans in a smaller humidor that I thought was really big and cool until I realized that it wasn't big and cool and that I'm horribly addicted to buying and adding cigars to the collection.
Top Row: Variety of Opus X, Davidoff Churchill, Davidoff Late Hour, Padron 1926 Anniv.
2nd Row: Fuente Chateau King T, Fuente Chateau King T Rosado, Fuente Magnum R Rosado 56, My Father - Judge, Plasencia Alma Fuerte, Dunbarton Sin Comprimiso, EP Carrillo Pledge Prequel, Rocky Patel Aged, Limited & Rare, Padron Damaso, My Father Limited Release, Black Label Trading Royalty, Black Label Trading Viaticum, Black Label Trading Momento Mori
3rd Row: Oliva Melanio V, EP Carrillo Inch, Sobremesa Gran Imperiales, Greycliff Shaggy, Fuente Candela, Crowned Heads Mil Dias, Jake Wyatt Lucid Interval, Undercrown 10, Undercrown Flying Pig Shade and Sungrown, Undercrown Sungrown, Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan, Rocky Patel Decade, Larutan Natural, AVO Variety
4th Row: Tatuaje 10th Anniv. Bon Chasseur, Perdomo 10th Anniv., Alec Bradley Tempus, Punch Variety, Fuente Variety, Tabernacle Variety, Caldwell Variety, Macanudo M, Drew Estate Acid, Drew Estate Plush, Nub Cafe
Cubans: Montecristo 4, Partagas Serie D no. 4
Because I'm a pour and have kids who get in the way, I tend to focus on the 30 to 40 min experience. I really enjoyed these Belicosos . 4.5" x 46 ring gauge. Just a delightful little smoke.
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For those that do not know Cubans have gone through the roof. Habanos SA decided to peg their prices to the Hong Kong market price, which is double and triple the normal prices in some cases, and Cohibas and Trinidads (two most affected brands because they are flag ship products) that used to be 40 bucks a stick are now 80-100 per cigar (or more). But, no reason to worry about it, because you can't find them anywhere as the shortage has resulted in sell outs worldwide.
People are going to be in for a rude awakening when they come back in stock. A box of 25 Cohiba Magicos used to be like 900 bucks. Lou's has none, but has them priced at almost 3 grand a box now. You thought top Cubans were special before? They are in a whole new stratosphere now. Smart of the Cubans to wait until the impending world economic meltdown to do this.
I just got off the phone with a friend of mine in Norway and I had him get me 5 Cohiba Magicos and 5 Cohiba Lanceros from a small local shop in Norway, and I managed to get all 10 for 468 bucks, which is an absolute bargain. They still have stock from before the price rise (it only affects anything shipping now). Those same 10 cigars would be well over a thousand bucks now.
https://www.cubanlous.com/cohiba-cigars/
If you go to the bottom of that page you can see those Talisman Limited Editions. I paid 1300 bucks for a box of those a year ago. They are 3,000 now.
I already treated my small Cuban stash as special (like OpusX) but high end Cubans are on a whole different level now. I'll be smoking about 3-5 per year now instead of 10-12 like I used to. Impossible to get and crazy fucking expensive now. Even the "lower tier" brands that I like such as Partagas and Montecristo have shot up. It's a mess. Good thing I like ROW sticks. Fuck off Cubans. -
Yeah, the crazy Cuban prices have sorta' taken the fun/novelty (for me anyways) out of being able to tell people I've got real Cubans in my humidor. I can't justify those sorta' prices just for the excitement/novelty effect.
I've had the Davidoff's in my collection for about a month and last night I smoked one of the Churchills for the first time. It was amazing. I've been a little gun shy about adding Davidoff's to the collection because of the rep for being over-priced. While they are kinda' spendy, last night's smoke was worth every penny. Very mild cigar, but the smoke output was insane, and the consistency was a work of art. It was a seriously good smoke. I'm gonna have trouble resisting the urge to blaze through all of those over the next couple of weeks, while ignoring the rest of the stash.
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Davidoffs are an absolute staple for me. Only people who complain about them being overpriced are the poors. Fuck those guys. Davidoffs are THE worldwide premium cigar for a reason. Even over Ashton, Padron and OpusX. Davidoff is the bar.DHD said:Yeah, the crazy Cuban prices have sorta' taken the fun/novelty (for me anyways) out of being able to tell people I've got real Cubans in my humidor. I can't justify those sorta' prices just for the excitement/novelty effect.
I've had the Davidoff's in my collection for about a month and last night I smoked one of the Churchills for the first time. It was amazing. I've been a little gun shy about adding Davidoff's to the collection because of the rep for being over-priced. While they are kinda' spendy, last night's smoke was worth every penny. Very mild cigar, but the smoke output was insane, and the consistency was a work of art. It was a seriously good smoke. I'm gonna have trouble resisting the urge to blaze through all of those over the next couple of weeks, while ignoring the rest of the stash. -
Chief @Swaye has given me big heap 'em smoke advice over the past few years. I always do what the cigar store injun tells me to do.Swaye said:
Davidoffs are an absolute staple for me. Only people who complain about them being overpriced are the poors. Fuck those guys. Davidoffs are THE worldwide premium cigar for a reason. Even over Ashton, Padron and OpusX. Davidoff is the bar.DHD said:Yeah, the crazy Cuban prices have sorta' taken the fun/novelty (for me anyways) out of being able to tell people I've got real Cubans in my humidor. I can't justify those sorta' prices just for the excitement/novelty effect.
I've had the Davidoff's in my collection for about a month and last night I smoked one of the Churchills for the first time. It was amazing. I've been a little gun shy about adding Davidoff's to the collection because of the rep for being over-priced. While they are kinda' spendy, last night's smoke was worth every penny. Very mild cigar, but the smoke output was insane, and the consistency was a work of art. It was a seriously good smoke. I'm gonna have trouble resisting the urge to blaze through all of those over the next couple of weeks, while ignoring the rest of the stash.
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This is a great deal, as long as you don't mind having un-banded cigars "cluttering" your collection. The banded version of these go for about $80 a stick, so you're essentially getting them for 1/2 price by going with the un-banded version.
Here's the link:
https://perfectcigarblend.com/product/davidoff-royal-release-robusto-2-pack/
Here's the story on the cigar:
The Davidoff Royal Release Robusto is an amazing 5 1/2 x 55 beauty that was created for the palate that demands the best. The journey of this Royal Release Robusto takes 10 years from seed to finish and features an exclusive Aromatica Dominicana wrapper (not available on any other Davidoff).
The Royal Release Robusto is crafted by 8 of Davidoff’s finest rollers, each with at least 15 years of excellent experience.
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Good deal. Here's a stick I've only had two of but they were both excellent - El Septimo. Kind of hard to find but they seem to be really epic super premiums. I am going to get a couple more from my guy soon and I will report back. Certainly a new super premium brand to keep an eye on.
https://www.el-septimo.com/
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Had a Diamond Crown (JC Neuman brand) Julius Caesar Robusto today. Was a Top 25 smoke back in like 2015.
It was decent but nothing special. Too tight on the draw a bit bland.
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My Julius Ceasars are some of my favorite sticks. One of the few tims we've disagreed strongly on sticks. I love them.YellowSnow said:Had a Diamond Crown (JC Neuman brand) Julius Caesar Robusto today. Was a Top 25 smoke back in like 2015.
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I’m not ready to disagree yet. I only had one.Swaye said:
My Julius Ceasars are some of my favorite sticks. One of the few tims we've disagreed strongly on sticks. I love them.YellowSnow said:Had a Diamond Crown (JC Neuman brand) Julius Caesar Robusto today. Was a Top 25 smoke back in like 2015.
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Enjoying a Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 right now on my patio, and remembering fun times on Yellow's street, BITD. Gonna grab me some @Swaye-class rum on my way out of town, tomorrow.
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Tried to get into the cigars never did.
On the east coast I picked up a smoking while drinking habit.
I moved away from that with the vape shit.
Happy I'm not down with the tobacco anymore tbh.
Although I never turn down a good cigar every few months lol. Had one of our independent sales reps take me to a cigar bar in Dallas a few months ago .
Hot but a bit chubby. Still smashed. Then we ditched her lol
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Lots of holiday sales out there, but if you want 5-packs, this one is GREAT ... just went through and snagged a bunch of favorites. Some quality stuff there if you look hard enough.
https://www.cigarpage.com/july-fourth-fiver-fest.html
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My traveling humidor has Cigar Page stickers all over it. Looks something like a Pee-Chee from the 1970s.DHD said:Lots of holiday sales out there, but if you want 5-packs, this one is GREAT ... just went through and snagged a bunch of favorites. Some quality stuff there if you look hard enough.
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Vaping some spearmint shit. Drinking white claw. Could be worse
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Not really. This is really suicide worthy.Pitchfork51 said:Vaping some spearmint shit. Drinking white claw. Could be worse
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Dateline, Seattle, WA - Just finished an Oliva Maduro Serie G. Decent cigar, but not all that yummy.
Firing up an Alec Bradley Tempus Natural, while enjoying an iced whiskey and Kona coffee on the patio.
Life is good today, despite my stocks hitting 2015 levels yesterday.
Fuck You, Brandon. And eat my shit while you're at, President Pedo. (Wrong Thread?) -
Yes, wrong thread.TurdBomber said:Dateline, Seattle, WA - Just finished an Oliva Maduro Serie G. Decent cigar, but not all that yummy.
Firing up an Alec Bradley Tempus Natural, while enjoying an iced whiskey and Kona coffee on the patio.
Life is good today, despite my stocks hitting 2015 levels yesterday.
Fuck You, Brandon. And eat my shit while you're at, President Pedo. (Wrong Thread?)
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Thumbs up for the Alec Bradley Tempus Natural. Very nice, smooth cigar, great draw, good flavor.
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All the Alec Bradley's I have had have been excellent. Oliva I have had very mixed results with. So mixed that I will not buy them.
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I've had similar experiences with Upmanns, Monte Christos and even Henry Clays. Can't say I've had a shitty Oliva yet, just some too light on taste or a little dry so they burn too hot.Swaye said:All the Alec Bradley's I have had have been excellent. Oliva I have had very mixed results with. So mixed that I will not buy them.
Because I'm white trash extraordinaire, I'll sometimes throw the ones I think are too dry in the produce drawer or deli tray for a few days, and they actually smoke pretty well after that. -
Two of my favorites lately. Both from Black Label Trading Co. Viaticum and Royalty. Have burned through a few of each of these and they've been outstanding. Smooth, consistent burn, lots of smoke and a nice long burn (90 minutes + out of each of them).
