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stinger88 Offline
#51 Posted: Tue, Mar 23 2021, 11:52 PM EST
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^^nice.


Mine is packaged up and going out tomorrow.
jpkulp Offline
#52 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 1:39 AM EST
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Sticks are on their way to CheapPrick.
lance4824 Offline
#53 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 5:06 AM EST
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I am still waiting on RMAN4443 to send his address
Sunoverbeach Offline
#54 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 6:04 AM EST
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I'm still slacking
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#55 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 7:52 AM EST
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^me too
Smooth light Offline
#56 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 10:15 AM EST
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Jpkulp keep your eyes open, maybe this weekend arrival.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#57 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 12:13 PM EST
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I've got to make a quick trip somewhere... plan to get it out Friday...
RMAN4443 Offline
#58 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 1:15 PM EST
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lance4824 wrote:
I am still waiting on RMAN4443 to send his address

Sorry lance, I'll pm you my addy in a minute...package will go out Friday afternoon
RMAN4443 Offline
#59 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 1:23 PM EST
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so,for clarification...are we supposed to include something locally or personally made?Think
stinger88 Offline
#60 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 2:57 PM EST
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You can but not required. Opel and I agreed not too.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#61 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 3:15 PM EST
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We did, but I felt bad... so you're getting a little box of sunmaid raisins that you can pass on to some poor kid at Halloween...
ZRX1200 Offline
#62 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 3:41 PM EST
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Marcus being the responsible one in our relationship reached out to me and whispered his preferences in my pm ear. I will gather may package up in the next two days for a hotly anticipated entrance, I hope the humidor is properly moistened. To ensure proper performance I’ll pack a boveeda, I wouldn’t want to delay the event.
CheapPrick Offline
#63 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 5:06 PM EST
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I got a package from Jpk the yesterday.. That was fast!

Robustos banded with a porkypine, a chicken and a sheep...
Also 2 more cigars.. an Olancho and Punch Elite EMS 6 in a corona size.

heh.. nice touch, mine to smoothlight will have numbers 1,2, and 3 with tape..

Also sent..

An authentic Wisconsin Danish Kringle; a jelly filled puff pastry with glaze on top in the shape of a foot wide doughnut.
A Wisconsin 6" dia Cookie with walnuts, chocolate, oats n cranberries.
A bottle of Wisconsin craft beer called "The Spotted Cow" from New Glarus brewing co.

I haven't had a chance to try any of the cigars yet, I haven't had a cigar in days and then days before that.
It seems I no sooner sit down and have to get up again lately, but when I opened JP's box, the first thing out was the Danish Kringle and half got devoured before anything else came out of the box! WTG JP!

I'm working on your box Smoothlight, I'm trying to get it out before the weekend
I realize I'm dragging azz here, but I promise you'll get a box soon.
jpkulp Offline
#64 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 5:18 PM EST
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^ There's a message in those bands if you put 'em in the right order, btw.
clintCigar Offline
#65 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 5:37 PM EST
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I'm holding up danmdevries currently fyi. If I'm not back in town next week I'll do this remotely. Herfing
mjrburn Offline
#66 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 5:56 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Marcus being the responsible one in our relationship reached out to me and whispered his preferences in my pm ear. I will gather may package up in the next two days for a hotly anticipated entrance, I hope the humidor is properly moistened. To ensure proper performance I’ll pack a boveeda, I wouldn’t want to delay the event.

Responsible? No one has ever called me that without the ir in front of it! I, too, am running late on getting this out. Made a few picks today, just trying to finalize the selection now...decisions, decisions...maybe I'll just send them all. Hopefully I'll be able to ship by Friday.
PS...my box is, I mean, my humidor is moist and ready for an extended camping trip! whip
CheapPrick Offline
#67 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 10:28 PM EST
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jpkulp wrote:
^ There's a message in those bands if you put 'em in the right order, btw.



Yea, I got the message..

At first I thought you were trying to give me clues about the cigars,
but the little bird chirped a word and gave it away..

Which brings me to the first gar I smoked (the chicken) .. Medium brown 5-1/2"
My first guess is something fresh, or farm rolled..?
Some hot spice with earthy/bready leather and a long citrus finish.
I smoked it a few hours ago and can still taste citrus on my tongue.
Too good and too many transitions to be a cheap stick..
Without smoking the others, I'm gonna guess middle or top quality stick ,
but keeping my options open until I test the rest..
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#68 Posted: Wed, Mar 24 2021, 11:01 PM EST
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The animal labels are great. That’s awsome jp. I never would have thought of that
stinger88 Offline
#69 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 9:44 AM EST
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Awesome first strike. And we are into reviews. Love it.
stinger88 Offline
#70 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 11:47 AM EST
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On the way.
9595506596411084392134
stinger88 Offline
#71 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 11:47 AM EST
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First 4 - 9505
Jsnyder147 Offline
#72 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 5:03 PM EST
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SOB, yours are packaged and going in the mail tomorrow. Sorry for the delay, been a hell of a week at work
Sunoverbeach Offline
#73 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 6:23 PM EST
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"Delay" he says to the man who hasn't quite finished up his package yet. My goal is to ship Sat. Fingers crossed
Jsnyder147 Offline
#74 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 7:17 PM EST
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Haha, yeah we’re a good pair.
lance4824 Offline
#75 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 11:07 PM EST
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RMAN443 here is your tracking number . Enjoy Bro

420032299405503699300325248544
CheapPrick Offline
#76 Posted: Thu, Mar 25 2021, 11:09 PM EST
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Smoked your porkypine today Jp.
It had the same flavors as the chicken, but in an attenuated form..
No big transitions, just the same flavors pretty much throughout.
Did you give me the same cigar in a fuma or 2nd or something?
Unless I've got covid and everything is starting to taste the same,
I'd say this is some kinda mindpluck.
Medium to lower level stick, but got one more to go..

Smoothlight, hell or highwater, your box is taped up and will ship tomorrow.
CheapPrick Offline
#77 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 12:18 PM EST
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Ok Smoothlight .. your package is expected to arrive on Monday.

Trckng # 9505 5110 8731 1085 3839 99

Enjoy!
Jsnyder147 Offline
#78 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 3:46 PM EST
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SOB your package is on the way. 9405503699300325454440
Sunoverbeach Offline
#79 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 6:26 PM EST
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Thanks Jason. Your package is all in one box now. Progress!
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#80 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 6:45 PM EST
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I’ve picked out your cigars gummy. Gotta peel the bands and come up with a label I’ll get you out soon sir
LeeBot Offline
#81 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 8:18 PM EST
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Ron, your package is on the USPS struggle bus

9505506622511085354910

They said Wednesday delivery. Sarcasm
Whistlebritches Offline
#82 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 8:23 PM EST
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LeeBot wrote:
Ron, your package is on the USPS struggle bus

9505506622511085354910

They said Wednesday delivery. Sarcasm



Ditto.........9505 5106 0311 1085 1154 09,mine says expected delivery date June 9th 2026.I had no idea Philadelphia was that far.
Jsnyder147 Offline
#83 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 8:25 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
Ditto.........9505 5106 0311 1085 1154 09,mine says expected delivery date June 9th 2026.I had no idea Philadelphia was that far.

That’s an optimistic estimate too.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#84 Posted: Fri, Mar 26 2021, 9:46 PM EST
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Box is too heavy. Freight takes longer
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#85 Posted: Sat, Mar 27 2021, 11:08 AM EST
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Gummy 9505 5143 5217 1086 4013 66
Expected delivery Maybe
opelmanta1900 Offline
#86 Posted: Sat, Mar 27 2021, 12:15 PM EST
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Jakethesnake86 wrote:
Gummy 9505 5143 5217 1086 4013 66
Expected delivery Maybe

usps is getting pretty pessimistic with their delivery estimates...
Sunoverbeach Offline
#87 Posted: Sat, Mar 27 2021, 1:01 PM EST
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Jason, box is rolling south

9500 1122 7711 1086 2673 53
ETA 3/30 So, better than they told Snake at least
ZRX1200 Offline
#88 Posted: Sat, Mar 27 2021, 2:15 PM EST
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I will gather today and get shipped Monday am.
jpkulp Offline
#89 Posted: Sat, Mar 27 2021, 7:56 PM EST
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Package received from Smooth Light today. Here's the damage:

BLIND SMOKES:
Light blonde Pyramid 6.5x54
Med-dark brown, unfinished foot, pigtail cap 6x58
Maduro, 6.25x60

Also included a note with a cute, li'l kitten in a lawn chair with the following clue (maybe):
"Two of the unmarked, I smoke at the beach always. The Other at sunset often."

EXTRAS:
Gurkha Chairmans Select Rothschild Perfecto x2 - NH
5 Vegas Cask Strength Toro x2 - NH
Alec Bradley Caribbean Cask x2 - NH
Graycliff Espresso Double Espresso x1 - NH

Also included an awesome Caldwell Cigars key chain of their logo of a guy with a revolver smoking a cigar on a Penny Farthing bicycle.

Thanks, Smooth! Looking forward trying all of these and guessing at the mystery stogies. Hopefully find time to smoke and review at least one before the weekend is over.
gummy jones Offline
#90 Posted: Sat, Mar 27 2021, 9:03 PM EST
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Jake went to post office today but they closed early for some reason. It will go out Monday.
mjrburn Offline
#91 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 1:46 AM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
I will gather today and get shipped Monday am.

I'm slackin'...monday, tuesday at the latest..maybe Liar
jpkulp Offline
#92 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 1:54 AM EST
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Here's my first review.

APPEARANCE: 2/3
6x60, unfinished foot, Pigtail cap, Medium Brown Wrapper, Heavy Veins, Dull sheen with a few sparkles of minerality, Firm with no soft spots, Pigtail is tight, Rustic presentation

FIRST THIRD: 2/2
Prelight aroma – barnyard, hay
Cold draw – Light notes of mint and milk chocolate
-lit more easily than expected with the unfinished foot
- Chocolate and min flavor, reminds me of a mild thin mint cookie (this subsided after the first few puffs)
- Sweet breadiness with toasted nut aroma from the side stream (smoke from the foot)
- Burn line is a little wavy but not out of control
- Nut flavors continue to develop as it burns
- Easy, smooth retro-hale without prickliness, pleasant
- Ash is solid is solid at 1”
- Starts to develop some buttery, creaminess to go with the toasted bread

SECOND THIRD: 2/2
- Cashews
- Mild mintiness returns after the 1st ash drops at around 1.25”
- One side is burning slightly slower
- Flavor reminds me of Honduran cigars from the Villazon factory (which used to be some of my favorites), but more refined
- Sweetness starts to build when the 2nd ash reaches 1”
- Slow side catches up without touch-up, 2nd ash falls at 1.5”

FINAL THIRD: 2/2
- Burn goes off on 1 side again, applied gentle touch-up, corrected
- Intensity and body is building
- Nuttiness crosses over to meaty – well aged steak flavor
- Chocolate transitions to leather
- Retro-hale becomes a bit harsher

CONSTRUCTION: 2/3
- Draw has a good level of resistance
- Produces a moderately-high volume of smoke
- Burn was not completely straight, but OK
- Ash was firm and held on well

10/12 for my final score (made up this point system on the fly)

GEUSS: I’m going to guess this is the Premium Cigar
Going to go out on a limb and say it is an Esteban Carreras Chupa Cabra, mostly based on the size and construction – unfinished foot and pigtail cap.

Whether my guess is right or not – I’ll be looking to get more of this stick! It was very tasty. Thanks, Smooth!
Might like to try it in a smaller RG, 60 is a bit large for my tastes. However smoking this one might make me reconsider.
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#93 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 10:13 AM EST
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^ good review man I dig it
CheapPrick Offline
#94 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 12:00 PM EST
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Finally got to Jp's last cigar, the Sheep.

A chocolatey brown 5' x 54 ish stick. Uneven in apperance with light barnyard/hay aroma
This was a spice bomb. Like smoking a habanero pepper from start to finish with bitter chocolate finish in the last 3rd.
I'm not a fan of super spicy/peppery cigars, but can't let that sway me.
The construction was very good. A solid light grey ash held on for a good half of the cigar and fell off in a solid chunk.
This was not a cheap cigar.

My final assessment from most expensive to least: (Jp did not make this easy)

The Chicken 5-1/2 x 48 ish desert brown wrapper
By appearance, I'd have guessed a cheaper stick. Very bumpy and thick veins throughout the wrapper.
When I clipped the head, there were visible sticks but the draw was good.
Some good transitions with long citrusy lemon grass finish gave it away as a good quality smoke.

The Sheep 5 x 54 ish smooth chocolate brown wrapper
The draw was tight at first, but loosened up quickly to a perfect draw with lots of smoke.
Because of construction and consistency (no transitions) I'd call this a solid medium quality.
Reminded me of a La Gloria Cubana Esteli, but I haven't smoked enough to say for sure..

The Porkypine 5-1/4 x 48 ish stick medium brown wrapper
I can't say much about the ash, I bumped it against me knee and smushed it an inch in.
It had consistent flavors of citrus and light spice.
I liked it more than the Sheep, but because of Sheep's performance, I'll put this one on the lower end

... And the envelope please...

Shyte !!! I shoulda stuck to flavors...

Premium cigar; The Chicken.
Montecristo Espada Guard

Mid Range; The Porkypine
Macnudo Inspirado Orange Robusto

Low Grade; The Sheep
Consuegra #72 (yardgar)

Thank you Jp, the cigars and stuff were great.

Thanks to Stinger88 for the post, this was fun!
Can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with..
Jakethesnake86 Offline
#95 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 1:09 PM EST
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Enough to make you wonder if all of us pay for the band at times
LeeBot Offline
#96 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 3:38 PM EST
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You were right about the chicken being the quality cigar. That's pretty good.
jpkulp Offline
#97 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 3:51 PM EST
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Good reviews, CP! 1 out of 3 is good when you consider if you'd had the other two switched you'd have em all right.
CheapPrick Offline
#98 Posted: Sun, Mar 28 2021, 9:54 PM EST
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^^^ Yea.. Over thinking it.. Just go with what you know..
RMAN4443 Offline
#99 Posted: Mon, Mar 29 2021, 12:38 PM EST
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lance4824 wrote:
RMAN443 here is your tracking number . Enjoy Bro

420032299405503699300325248544

Thanks Lance , i missed the PO Friday, but your box is packed and I'll drop it in the mail today on my way to work.
I'll post tracking tonight when I get a chanceBeer
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#100 Posted: Mon, Mar 29 2021, 4:27 PM EST
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