Yea, i usually wait until the sent package is delivered before asking the question but If your the one to pick me up then here i am lol, The package i sent is scheduled to be delivered on Monday. not sure why such a delay as it is usually much faster then that.

I will send my addy over for whenever you get around to it.

Pssst! DRG, the post office lied to you

Do I get a breather? Perhaps a moment to reflect on the decisions I've made that have brought me to this state? Maybe just a quick moment to freshen up? Oh no. The PIB gangbang that is now my life continues to rail on.

I nicely packed SFR awaited my return home from work today. Inside I found a handful of smokes from the Castro Bros.(no not that Castro) owners of Davidus Cigars out Maryland way.

NH these of course:
Breakfast Bliss - corona sized - blended by AJF and the aforementioned Castros
Reposado - toro sized - another AJF blend. Claimed to pair well with tequila. If only I knew somebody that really likes tequila
Civil War Series, Antietem - torpedo - RP blend from Honduras. Claimed to be strong. Challenge accepted
Hobson's Choice - robusto but a chubby one - Perdomo, like the Champagne but binder is aged longer
Isabella (no, not that Isabella) Cameroon - torpedo - This one's Oliva related with one of the rarest wrappers around
Lord Baltimore - robustoish/toroish - Plasencia, claimed to be the original Nic Habano puri that's regular production

Now this would have been fine. But no, word had gotten around that SOB is cheap and easy, and some hitchhikers wanted in on the fun
AF - 858 Mad - great smoke
Rm 101 - Miami Snow toro - NH
Avo Uvesian Maduro toro - NH
Torano Exodus 50yrs robusto - always liked this one. Nostalgic throwback to my early Cbid days
Flor de Ybor City maybe the no 85? - NH

Many thanks, Charles. It looks like your shpo has quite the hookup for interesting house blends. Looking forward to trying these as well as hitting up the tagalongs. Really need this winter nonsense to wrap up so I can catch up with the incoming fire

In the mail to drglnc #9405503699300176310063 should land about Mon-Tues.

So, this everning I smoked one of the cigars SOB sent over from The Golden Leaf (remember it has a location in HObar? ok fine, Hobart). It was about a 5x52 or 54 (ish) double perfecto. When I first saw these, I thought they were half natural and half maduro, but it was more like 60% natural starting at the foot, and the last 40% maduro. It was good. I would buy it.

The construction was excellent. Great burn, perfect draw. The natural part of the cigar was a fairly light color, maybe even Connecticut. It had a nice hay/woodsy/creamy taste and good body. When it transitioned to maduro, it traded in the woods and cream for coffee and some sweetness. I burned it to the nub until I started worrying about my fingers. Nice smoke Dan! If you don't like yours, you know where to send them.

Didn't taste like a typical Nicaraguan profile to me. Maybe had some Nic in it, but my guess is mostly tobacco from somewhere else - DR, Honduras.

I'm pretty terrible at telling where tobaccos come from, but Nicaraguan to me usually has a charcol(ish) taste (not in a bad way). This didn't have as much as that.

I'll pick up DED.

Missed this. Nicely done, Rick

Looking forward to trying some new ones.

You're very welcome DED!
All those lancero's are H-Town exclusives.
The moose label is a Nomad - Chocolate Mousse (6x46 skinny toro)
Enjoy!

UP

I bet it’s more that some of us don’t have house blends near us. I can come up with one single cigar. It’s a 56 ring and only decent. I like this thread though it’s a cool idea

guess that's true as well, maybe we (I) just need to have more patience on this thread then the others since it is such a small market.

Sorry about the Luciano. I actually have not tried that one yet. Still resting. Might let it rest a bit longer based on your review lol.

Yeah the Four Kicks is good. The Nomad is probably my favorite of the ones I sent u though.

Bump

Just a few lol

Thk u sir! And no rush. At your convenience.

10-4. It was an interesting idea. I think shpo capability is limited in a lot of areas

Box is heading out, Clint

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Eta Mon

SOB damage: http://warriorbreaks.com/misc/cigars/SOB_local_B&M_20220808_220744.jpg

Local B&M:
triple barber poles (x2)
sun grown (x2)
maduro (x2)

CBid stragglers:
JSK F*** The FDA (I actually still have some of these from you when you got them at the event back in March 2020. Got these and some Kralot's IIRC.)
Southern Draw Manzanita (nh)
Wynwood Hills Mayhem (nh)
Wynwood Hills Unhinged (nh)


Thank you sir for the nice lookin smokes!!

So what shop did the local B&M's come from?

Nice hit Dan.

Those cigars from Golden Leaf are pretty good!