151. Author: PapaWhiskey | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 4:21PM EST | |
80979 - AF 858 MD 80980 - AF 858 MD 80981 - AF Rothschild MD 80982 - AF OpusX Oro Oscuro Robusto |
152. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 4:24PM EST | |
danmdevries wrote:80946 Edgar Julian Cuba Nada. Got in a trade where I got shafted but im gonna smoke all the no name bundle cigars he sent me for my Darklord collection. I can't find anything about this cigar except that it's sold at the small batch place $37/5.
So, you are saying you should have traded those Darklords to *ahem* some known brother on this board instead? |
153. Author: dkeage | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 5:11PM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:So, you are saying you should have traded those Darklords to *ahem* some known brother on this board instead? Danm never asked me…. |
154. Author: jeebling | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 5:25PM EST | |
80983: Latitude Zero Toro An Ecuadorian Habano wrapper. It seems much different to me than the other more nutty, creamy, mellow Habanos I’ve experienced lately. It was full bodied but the flavor was mostly “good tobacco” w/o any particular taste standing out save pepper. I can agree w/the review on CB with the one major caveat…these things in very small amounts. I can’t see buying more of these but I’m happy with my purchase. CB review: “ This combination promotes a powerful, heady profile that’s layered with complex nuances of nuts, pepper, oak, cream, and caramel. Elegant, extremely well-balanced, and brimming with flavor,…) |
155. Author: danmdevries | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 5:53PM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:So, you are saying you should have traded those Darklords to *ahem* some known brother on this board instead? Yup. I put them up there with pictures, but thought it would take a while. I didn't go there with that intent, I logged in and saw a PM asking if I still had any but it was old so I replied but also threw up the thread with a @ tag. Came here and figured I'd do the same. As I was typing out a post in the trades section here, I got a PM alert there and it was done. It wasn't up 2 minutes. I can't/won't bash him too hard, msrp on the cigars is what I paid for the beers. But he did not factor the part where they're rare and irreplaceable and worth about $500 on secondary market or the fact that I actually paid $300, thats not msrp bullchit im valuing it at. One of the bottles alone regularly trades for $250-350. I had a cash offer of $450 but hoped I'd get a solid mix of cigars. If I got the cash I'd buy my usual cigars. |
156. Author: danmdevries | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 6:02PM EST | |
80984 Avo XO Intermezzo rob. One of the top shelf cigars I got in the Darklord trade.
Milder but with a bit of a bite on retro. Great sweet honey graham cracker flavor. Creamy texture.
I like it a lot. Wouldn't mind keeping some around and exploring more. But I've said the same thing about pretty much every Davidoff friend I've tried. AVO, Zino, Griffins. They're all solid good cigars. Taste great, burn perfectly, even smells nice. Tend to lack the "wow" factor but excel at just being extra good. If Oliva is a Toyota, Davidoff and friends can be a Lexus. |
157. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 6:16PM EST | |
80985 - LP No. 9 Coronet……….a winter favorite, on da porch, when it’s hailing… |
158. Author: cashmoneydave | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 6:49PM EST | |
80986 - AF Hemingway short story maduro |
159. Author: JGRAZ | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 6:50PM EST | |
80986 - Rojas Street Tacos Barbacoa Robusto 80987 - AF Rare Pink Short Story |
160. Author: Palama | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 6:59PM EST | |
danmdevries wrote:Yup. I put them up there with pictures, but thought it would take a while. I didn't go there with that intent, I logged in and saw a PM asking if I still had any but it was old so I replied but also threw up the thread with a @ tag. Came here and figured I'd do the same. As I was typing out a post in the trades section here, I got a PM alert there and it was done. It wasn't up 2 minutes. I can't/won't bash him too hard, msrp on the cigars is what I paid for the beers. But he did not factor the part where they're rare and irreplaceable and worth about $500 on secondary market or the fact that I actually paid $300, thats not msrp bullchit im valuing it at. One of the bottles alone regularly trades for $250-350. I had a cash offer of $450 but hoped I'd get a solid mix of cigars. If I got the cash I'd buy my usual cigars. DAMN! Didn't realize beers could go that high! |
161. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 8:26PM EST | |
Next numba is 80989 |
162. Author: jeebling | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 9:11PM EST | |
That’s why the call him deadeye! 80989: Partagas Naturales 5.5 x 49 This is the 4th blend out a fiver. Can’t wait for this to be over. |
163. Author: danmdevries | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 9:16PM EST | |
80990 Girls Guns Gold lancero got in darklord trade. It's rolled well and not a plugged lancero. Dry woody flavor, no real sweet cream I was expecting to get real concentrated CT flavors from a lance but it's more habano tasting to me, maybe its a habano wrapper. I haven't looked this one up yet. A bit minerally and grainy like when you bite into a piece of undercooked rice. Little light leather. Bit of light pepper on retrohale but it stays in my sinuses. It's honestly alike a cuban profile the more I think of it. If that was their aim, I'd say it's pretty darn good. So it's a Caldwell "crafted and curated" dunno how that's different from lost n found. Well I looked up the cigar, and it's not. halfwheel.com wrote:“This is what happens when you have two cigar companies and your partners from Caldwell bitch about Lost&Found,” said Caldwell in a video posted on Instagram. “You port a SKU over and you drop Girls Guns Gold, now by Caldwell Cigars.” Little past Halfway through it's a decent cigar. I wouldn't buy it but I'm gonna finish it. More earthy/mineral, the sinus-searing pepper comes and goes. Maybe there's one small broken strip of ligero in there that's just not always part of the draw. I dunno. I like it. I'd smoke another but I wouldn't buy another. Overall it was an interesting cigar. I'll add more if there is more in the 2nd half but it's pretty dry for a CT, it's mineral flavors are borderline metallic but I've had others I'd say are more metallic than mineral. This is kinda like when I used to lick road salt as a kid. The pepper when it's there is like horseradish more than peppercorns. I put it down at 90 minutes and still had at least 30 minutes to go. I'll stick with my smoke it if I got it but I'm not gonna pay for it assessment. |
164. Author: tonygraz | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 10:20PM EST | |
80991 - Pinar De Rio Selection Reserve Limitado '10 toro 80992 - Macanudo Inspirado White robusto
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165. Author: LeeBot | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 10:56PM EST | |
jeebling wrote:Hey Palama, I’ve noticed that you old timers tip your hat to the person you got a particular cigar from. How do you keep track of that with so many cigars? Do you tie them in a bundle and attach a note? Segregate in a ziplock within your humidor? Do you keep a written inventory? I appreciate any tips you can offer and anyone else reading this please feel free to give a n00b your advice. Thanks to everyone. I keep mine in an unclosed ziploc with the person's name written in sharpie on the outside. Where I get in trouble is when I take a cigar out to smoke, change my mind and decide to save it, but don't put it back in the bag. Sometimes I'll just put it in the desktop thinking I will definitely remember who gave it to me, but I have a mind like a sieve. 80993 - Privada DK Duo Bleu rothshild 80994 - 5 Vegas shorty 80995 - DE Papas Fritas |
166. Author: Stogie1020 | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 11:07PM EST | |
80996 Punch Diablo.
Man, I used to smoke a ton of these. Not sure why, though. This one has been sitting for over two years and for the life of me I can't figuree out what I saw in them or why I bought so many. I mean, they aren't bad, but... |
167. Author: danmdevries | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 11:11PM EST | |
jeebling wrote:Hey Palama, I’ve noticed that you old timers tip your hat to the person you got a particular cigar from. How do you keep track of that with so many cigars? Do you tie them in a bundle and attach a note? Segregate in a ziplock within your humidor? Do you keep a written inventory? I appreciate any tips you can offer and anyone else reading this please feel free to give a n00b your advice. Thanks to everyone. I usually rely on memory but it often fails me. I have blank bands I bought years ago I use to handwrite info on some especially if no cello. You can also take a post it note, slice perpendicular to the adhesive, write your info on there and wrap it around the cigar. I used a fine tip marker to write directly on thr cello for a while. Lately I've taken to opening a spreadsheet, inserting the name and date on every other line in a single column. Print it out and cut em up. The strips fit nicely under a piece of scotch tape and then I stick that on the cello. Not my idea, I started after getting some from Conan dated in a similar fashion. I started dating all my cigars this way. |
168. Author: jeebling | Date: Sun, 3/3/2024, 11:31PM EST | |
Thanks Lee and danm. I will take your ideas onboard. |
169. Author: Palama | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 12:51AM EST | |
jeebling wrote:Hey Palama, I’ve noticed that you old timers tip your hat to the person you got a particular cigar from. How do you keep track of that with so many cigars? Do you tie them in a bundle and attach a note? Segregate in a ziplock within your humidor? Do you keep a written inventory? I appreciate any tips you can offer and anyone else reading this please feel free to give a n00b your advice. Thanks to everyone. I keep a rather detailed / OCD Excel spreadsheet with every cigar purchased, traded, given, etc., as well as when I smoked them. I also note who, where or how I acquired them. Iffin’ you’re not afflicted with this crazy abnormality, you’d consider it crazy but iffin’ you got it bad like me, you hafta do it otherwise you can’t sleep at night. And, as Dan alluded to, I keep track of when I received each cigar. On cello’d cigars I write it on a piece of paper and tape it to the cellophane. On unbanded cigars I cut the paper longer and wrap it around kinda like a band. |
170. Author: 325AIR | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 1:05AM EST | |
80997 - Oliva V Melanio figurado 80998 - My Father Le Bijou 1922 torpedo 80999 - Last of My Kind toro (not recommended) |
171. Author: Palama | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 2:06AM EST | |
#81,000 - Isabela Serpentine Thanks to JTS. The Jakester RAOK'd be a couple years ago...Conan da Spreadsheet Keeper keeps receipts. |
172. Author: Tiver | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 8:46AM EST | |
Stogie1020 wrote:80996 Punch Diablo.
Man, I used to smoke a ton of these. Not sure why, though. This one has been sitting for over two years and for the life of me I can't figuree out what I saw in them or why I bought so many. I mean, they aren't bad, but... Because one needs to have toss around cigars to do things that aren't particularly respectful to the cigar being smoked Yard 'gar, fishing 'gar, outside when the wind is farkin' with ya 'gar. Mooch 'gar. Anytime 'gar that if you have to toss it at the half-way point you don't feel bad because it's expendable. Didn't cost much, wasn't offensive. Just an offer of support 'cause I know that's where I'm at on a few. |
173. Author: fourfear | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 8:54AM EST | |
81001-AJF Bellas Artes 81002-AJF New World 81003-MF La Opulencia 81004-TAT M.E. 81005-Diamond Crown Maximus 81006-Padron 7000 |
174. Author: Jakethesnake86 | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 9:47AM EST | |
Jeebs I write the name on a sticker and stick it on the cello to keep track. It’s a process but it keeps track of things. (Where I got cigars that were gifts) |
175. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 10:00AM EST | |
Stogie1020 wrote:80996 Punch Diablo.
Man, I used to smoke a ton of these. Not sure why, though. This one has been sitting for over two years and for the life of me I can't figuree out what I saw in them or why I bought so many. I mean, they aren't bad, but... Happens to all of us….. More than one for me, but the one that stands out was the 5Vegas AAA Special Lancero from long ago. Thought they were great……..…stocked up a bit……….…eh, then they weren’t great… Wheel (RIP) was right……….5 Vegas suq…. |
176. Author: jeebling | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 1:48PM EST | |
Palama wrote:I keep a rather detailed / OCD Excel spreadsheet with every cigar purchased, traded, given, etc., as well as when I smoked them. I also note who, where or how I acquired them. Iffin’ you’re not afflicted with this crazy abnormality, you’d consider it crazy but iffin’ you got it bad like me, you hafta do it otherwise you can’t sleep at night. And, as Dan alluded to, I keep track of when I received each cigar. On cello’d cigars I write it on a piece of paper and tape it to the cellophane. On unbanded cigars I cut the paper longer and wrap it around kinda like a band. Thank you, Palama. It looks like I’ve got some work to do here. Thank you, sir. May I have another! |
177. Author: jeebling | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 1:49PM EST | |
Jakethesnake86 wrote:Jeebs I write the name on a sticker and stick it on the cello to keep track. It’s a process but it keeps track of things. (Where I got cigars that were gifts) Thanks, Jake. Seems like this is pretty much the consensus. More or less. |
178. Author: jeebling | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 1:55PM EST | |
81007: La Harencia Cubana Toro I smoked a fiver of the robustos and liked it. So I bought a tenner of the toros. The first out of ten did not taste at all like the fiver. It was extremely earthy and had a dank rotted leaves flavor that was fairly strong. I don’t eat at McDonald’s these days but they are terrific at have consistent quality. They meet expectations every time. That’s the consistency I want in a cigar. I’ve found that Aging Room Quattro and LGC Serie R has that kind of consistency. Now I cast a jaundiced eye on La Harencia. Hoping the next 9 will be what I expected. |
179. Author: MidnightToker( • )( • ) | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 3:42PM EST | |
jeebling wrote: I don’t eat at McDonald’s these days but they are terrific at have consistent quality. McDonald's is far from quality. |
180. Author: MidnightToker( • )( • ) | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 3:46PM EST | |
81008 - Casa de turrent Bitter and unpleasant. Like McDonald's hamburgers. Probably due to the fact it's a Mexican San Andres wrapper which im not a huge fan of. They can't all be winners. |
181. Author: tonygraz | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 4:15PM EST | |
81009 - Pinar De Rio Selection Reserve Limitado '10 toro 81010 - 5 Vegas Triple A robusto |
182. Author: Stogie1020 | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 4:24PM EST | |
MidnightToker( • )( • ) wrote:81008 - Casa de turrent Bitter and unpleasant. Like McDonald's hamburgers. Probably due to the fact it's a Mexican San Andres wrapper which im not a huge fan of. They can't all be winners. Midnight, not judging at all here, but I am not so sure the wrapper is the culprit of bad taste on a $2 bundle cigar... It may just be a chitty cigar. I can think of many a MSA wrapper cigar that is not bitter or unpleasant. Just saying... |
183. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 4:37PM EST | |
jeebling wrote:81007: La Harencia Cubana Toro I smoked a fiver of the robustos and liked it. So I bought a tenner of the toros. The first out of ten did not taste at all like the fiver. It was extremely earthy and had a dank rotted leaves flavor that was fairly strong. I don’t eat at McDonald’s these days but they are terrific at have consistent quality. They meet expectations every time. That’s the consistency I want in a cigar. I’ve found that Aging Room Quattro and LGC Serie R has that kind of consistency. Now I cast a jaundiced eye on La Harencia. Hoping the next 9 will be what I expected. In my opinion, after having smoked several each year for maybe 20 years or so, Padron sets the standard for consistency...meaning whether you like that flavor profile or not, it will always be the same. And that seems to apply to every line they offer. Prolly due to their having control of the operation from seed to distribution. |
184. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 5:15PM EST | |
81011 - Warped Serie 1988 '18
Big meaty taste up front but turned slightly ashy in the second half. Brushed my tooth after that. |
185. Author: jeebling | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 5:53PM EST | |
MidnightToker( • )( • ) wrote:McDonald's is far from quality.
True…let me say consistent product. |
186. Author: jeebling | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 5:56PM EST | |
frankj1 wrote:In my opinion, after having smoked several each year for maybe 20 years or so, Padron sets the standard for consistency...meaning whether you like that flavor profile or not, it will always be the same. And that seems to apply to every line they offer. Prolly due to their having control of the operation from seed to distribution. Frank, thanks for chipping in on this. I have a few Padron’s resting that I just quite recently purchased so I won’t get around to them for at least 6 weeks because I have others in line. I will make a mental note about Padron. I’m here to talk about cigars and learn from you guys. |
187. Author: jeebling | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 5:59PM EST | |
^ brushed my “tooth” LMAO
81012: Partagas Cifuentes Maduro Robusto (5.5x49) This wasn’t the worst in the fiver sampler I got but thank God it was the last. Scratching Partagas off my list. |
188. Author: cashmoneydave | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 6:56PM EST | |
81013 - AF 858 maduro |
189. Author: MidnightToker( • )( • ) | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 6:57PM EST | |
Stogie1020 wrote:Midnight, not judging at all here, but I am not so sure the wrapper is the culprit of bad taste on a $2 bundle cigar... It may just be a chitty cigar. I can think of many a MSA wrapper cigar that is not bitter or unpleasant.
Just saying... You are correct, I didn't buy or research the cigar. Now I see they can be bought for $1.50 so they could just be bad budget cigars, maybe just not for me. |
190. Author: MidnightToker( • )( • ) | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 7:02PM EST | |
81014 - AB Magic Toast From a few years back. IMO this blend has faded recently, still ok but used to be great. This one is good so I know it's the cigar not me that has changed. |
191. Author: JGRAZ | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 7:38PM EST | |
81015 - Rojas Breakfast Tacos Connie 81016 - Melanio Maduro Romusto |
192. Author: danmdevries | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 8:15PM EST | |
81017 Room 101 ichiban from Jakethesnake. Splotchy toothy wrapper made me think MSA and went in expecting a dirty pepper bomb. Was surprisingly mild and sweet. Google says the ichiban is CT, hab, or mad. Must be the maduro. Now that I corrected my expectations it's decent. Loose flakey ash, 2 touchups before halfway none after. A decent yard gar. Smells nice. Nothing surprising (other than tasting like a sweet maduro when I was expecting a spicy MSA) it's decent. No off-putting flavors. For a bundle smoke, it's solid. |
193. Author: Jakethesnake86 | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 8:23PM EST | |
^ that’s the habano. Probably my favorite bundle smoke. Good for the coin. Those are antiques. Don’t know how old but they’re old. Glad you liked it considering I didn’t know you tended to avoid habano. The ichiban maduro has a different color band. And I thought it kinda sucked
81018 royal naghi’s New Orleans romusto. This was a gift from one of you fellas here. I lost the cello to this cigar while digging. Not sure if you’re still around but thank you. Sorry to not give a shout out |
194. Author: danmdevries | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 9:17PM EST | |
It was even more impressive for a habano then!
The last 2" of the cigar were even better. I nubbed that fugger. It finally ramped up towards the end. |
195. Author: Jakethesnake86 | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 10:31PM EST | |
For a cheap smoke I dig em. Glad you did too! |
196. Author: delta1 | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 10:46PM EST | |
jeebling wrote:Hey Palama, I’ve noticed that you old timers tip your hat to the person you got a particular cigar from. How do you keep track of that with so many cigars? Do you tie them in a bundle and attach a note? Segregate in a ziplock within your humidor? Do you keep a written inventory? I appreciate any tips you can offer and anyone else reading this please feel free to give a n00b your advice. Thanks to everyone. I useta write the name of the giftor and the date received on the cello, or in the absence of cello, on the band of a gifted smoke. Luckily I can write small and legibly enough to pull this off...In my laziness after a few years of retirement, and a lull in trading cigars, I fell out of that practice. This is a reminder that we are all blessed to be here in this brotherhood, and acknowledging the generosity of anyone here who cares enough to send someone else a cigar is a small but appreciated gesture, so I'll start doing that again... 81019 -- Warped Chinchalle |
197. Author: Stogie1020 | Date: Mon, 3/4/2024, 11:01PM EST | |
81019 JdN Antano with three plus years on it. Nice, but a bit too mild for my preference after its nap. |
198. Author: jeebling | Date: Tue, 3/5/2024, 12:38AM EST | |
delta1 wrote:I useta write the name of the giftor and the date received on the cello, or in the absence of cello, on the band of a gifted smoke. Luckily I can write small and legibly enough to pull this off...In my laziness after a few years of retirement, and a lull in trading cigars, I fell out of that practice.
This is a reminder that we are all blessed to be here in this brotherhood, and acknowledging the generosity of anyone here who cares enough to send someone else a cigar is a small but appreciated gesture, so I'll start doing that again...
81019 -- Warped Chinchalle Delta, thanks. I can’t write legibly in any size or font. I’ve got my gifted stogies separated and I have them in a note on my iPad. I think I might try to use a sharpie and write on the cellos. By the way, I like those Eagle refillable jet lighters that you mentioned. Got a 4 pack on the big “A” shopping site. They are inexpensive and hold plenty of gas. Thanks for that recommendation. |
199. Author: Palama | Date: Tue, 3/5/2024, 2:13AM EST | |
jeebling wrote:Delta, thanks. I can’t write legibly in any size or font. I’ve got my gifted stogies separated and I have them in a note on my iPad. I think I might try to use a sharpie and write on the cellos. By the way, I like those Eagle refillable jet lighters that you mentioned. Got a 4 pack on the big “A” shopping site. They are inexpensive and hold plenty of gas. Thanks for that recommendation.
You can if you will. |
200. Author: jeebling | Date: Tue, 3/5/2024, 11:49AM EST | |
81021: Alec Bradley Nicaragua Robusto Tastes a lot like the La Perla Habana Black and Tan. Flavors of coffee with cream, nutty, small hits of anise here and there. Overall constructed well and had an even burn. Smooth and mellow, the strength on the milder side.
(We repeated 81019 so I jumped to 81021) |