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Hoyo de Monterey Epicure #2
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Slimboli Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 4:14 AM EST
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I found a Cuban Hoyo de Monterey Epicure #2 in the bottom of the humidor that was dated November 1999 ... and I smoked it last night. It was gifted to me when it only had one years age on it ...

A beautiful cigar ... sums it up nicely ... and it reminded me what a rare treat a well aged ISOM really is!
Danno114 Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 5:24 AM EST
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Sounds good Slim.

It's great when you find a special stick buried in the humi. Maybe I'll go digging tonite, but I know I'm not gonna find a treat like you did.

Lowman Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 5:30 AM EST
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Slim, Do you date your gars when putting them in the humi... If so, how... small tag on band or cello... Ooops.. did I say cello on ?? LOL

Low
Slimboli Offline
#4 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 5:42 AM EST
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I don't date them, and also, you won't find many (if any) Cuban cigars with cello ... ;^)

On the ones that are traded or gifted to me ... some of the benefactors will label and date them ... especially if the bands were removed by the seller, to get them through customs.
Lowman Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 6:24 AM EST
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I was referring to ALL of your cigars... not just the Cubans. I know that Cubans rarely have cello. I did trade for some machine made HdM and Quintero that have cello.
I used to keep a log of when I bought each cigar and how much I paid. Since C-Bid and all of my trading... My log book is shot to $hit !!!
I did trade w/ someone that put labels on the cello with month and date on it...

Low
cwilhelmi Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 6:34 AM EST
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Slim - was that one from JJ? I have a SLR serie A that's getting ready to burn that he was nice enough to give me...
La10870 Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 6:34 AM EST
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Maybe this belongs in another post, but as someone that buys a lot of ISOMs in Canada and live in Atlanta, I've found a method that works. I take all the bands off the ISOMs while in Canada, and stick them in an envelope and mail them home. Then when I get home I stick them back on the cigars. I still have 15 or 20 ISOMs that are mystery cigars that I forgot to mail the lables for...but nice surprises...
Slimboli Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 6:38 AM EST
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cwilhelmi --- to be honest, I can't remember ... LOL!

I did a lot of trading with folks over at CF during that time also ...
Danny Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 7:29 AM EST
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HdM Epi 2's are cabinet. I'm surprised your's had cello. Maybe somebody put it on there so they could label it
Slimboli Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 7:41 AM EST
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???
Slimboli Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 7:44 AM EST
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The one I had, the person who sent it to me used a strip of paper that he made into a band, wrote the name and date on, and then applied it with a piece of scotch tape ...
E-Chick Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 8:26 AM EST
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Slim, is that the same cigar as the one I recently posted a pic of?

It was delish!

Marla
Danny Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 9:53 AM EST
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I misunderstood. I thought you when you said not many ISOM had cello, that this one did. my bad
smithbw Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 10:04 AM EST
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E - Chick, according to the pic that I saw with your HdM it appeared to be a DC (Double Corona) not an Epicure...And the DC is the flagstaff for all Havanas.

Regards,


B
Slimboli Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 10:44 AM EST
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... you mean, 'flagship'?

;^)
jd1 Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 11:43 AM EST
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Flagstaff is where to go here if you get a little hot here in the valley...jerkin ya Billy!

Never had the Epicure, but have and will have more of the DC. And concur completely on what age can do to a Havana primo like the HdeM; two hours of bliss sums it up. Thanks Chris!!!
BMW Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 12:34 PM EST
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Slim, unclebill gifted me a Choix Supreme with a homemade marker band on it, may it ws from him. Where is he anyway?

Barry
smithbw Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 2:58 PM EST
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No Really I meant flagstaff...The Size of That Baby.... A little 'tounge and cheek'...

=)

Regards,


B
calavera Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Jun 27 2003, 8:11 PM EST
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I thought that Epi 2's came in a cabinet and were unbanded. Oh well, what the hell do I know.


J
Slimboli Offline
#20 Posted: Sat, Jun 28 2003, 2:27 PM EST
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calavera --- they just may be ...

... the only two I have ever had, were ones sent to me by others, who made and put on their own bands so they could be identified ...
xibbumbero Offline
#21 Posted: Sat, Jun 28 2003, 2:36 PM EST
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HdM Epi #2,indeed do not come banded. X
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