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HEY YOU BE BE OVER IN GENERAL KNOCKING OFF THE '500'. [frypan] [frypan] [frypan] [frypan]

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to deter... buy them, store them, you need them! 🇨🇮

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Reading other people's comments about this cigar on-line, I noted several compared them to the 101 Uncle Lee's. Now I liked the Lee's, but other than the tissue-paper wrapping, there really is not a lot of similarities. The Cool Arrow's are much better, more complex, spicier. The Lees were fine, but nothing like the CA's - smoked dry, good but not as complex or interesting to me. [Did like the fact that, thanks to a great Mothership Deal, I got the Uncle Lees WITH a Room 101 Ashtray and Cigar Cutter that I sold on Ebay for more than what the package cost me!]

So how do I compare them with one of my other favorites from that "other" site, the MB3s? Well, I would compare them to two of my favorite beverages. The MBs' are like Knob Creek Bourbon. Very good, flavorful, strong and full-bodied. A bourbon I will drink anywhere everyday and really enjoy it. The Cool Arrow is more like Basil-Hayden's Dark Rye. Rich, complex, luscious. Makes you stop and think and consider it as you are partaking. A drink you don't want to have all the time anywhere since you would not be able to devote your full attention to it.

The Padron? More like my Middleton Very Rare Irish Whiskey :)

Darn it, now I am thirsty!!!!

Good catch. With the free shipping that's better than the other place right now

Good writeup by midmofan on the Chief, a few posts up. Yes, they're fantastic for $4, not just the super-complex flavors but the perfect construction and burn too, and they're pre-aged over 2 years already (2016 release). This is why I bought so damned many boxes of them, because it's an unparalleled deal (on a one-time-production cigar meaning this closeout deal will end FOREVER at some point soon), and with a complex 5-nation blend where 3 of the 5 tobaccos are ligeros, these things are nearly guaranteed to age very well, so buying a huge number of them now isn't going to cause regret years later, but rather even more joy.

Deals like this don't happen often. Back up the truck, whip out that wallet and buy till it hurts! You'll likely be glad you did in years to come. And as I said above, once this closeout ends, there's no going back, it's over. They made a finite number of them in 2016, they'll be all gone soon, and $4 is ABSURD for the quality level they have. There's a REASON they sold for $12.50 to $14.50 originally!

I agree with the spirits analogies. Lesser cigars I can smoke while chatting with friends or doing other tasks. Chiefs I can't... I have to sit alone with no distractions (other than my thoughts), to fully appreciate them. Any significant distraction or activity ruins the experience; they require my full attention to do them justice.

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Well, I am this week's winner smoking a Chief Cool Arrow and wearing the free hat that came with them. Yeah, I know that was a pretty blatant pandering attempt, but it worked!

Check it out!

Hmmmmmm, wonder what I will spend it on?????? 😉

Yup, about 10% of the boxes I got are the Chingon(imo) size, the big-assed 8x60 figurados.

So far I've smoked 2 of them. The smells and flavors are similar across all sizes, but the flavors seem to be the least "concentrated" in this 8x60 size (but not much less concentrated, just a slight difference really), and it takes about 2.75 to 3 hours to smoke one properly (read: slowly, like you should with all Chiefs).

These are NOT bad attributes though, sometimes you want a very slightly mellower, less-intense version of those same flavors that lasts a whole lot longer.

Do you want to compress your Chief experience into a strong, spicy 55 minutes, with very noticeable and relatively quick transitions (due to the continuously-variable ring gauge and short total burn time)? Filero(kee), the small one.

Do you want a 1.5-hour experience that's about 90% as strong as the Filero(kee) with fewer transitions (due to the mostly-unchanging ring gauge)? Ranfla(jo), the medium-size one.

Do you want a 2.75 to 3-hour experience at about 80% as strong as the Filero(kee) with very noticeable but slower transitions (continuously-variable ring gauge but with a long total burn time)? Chingon(imo), the huge one.

When you want to smoke a Chief, ask yourself which of the above three options will fit your current situation, available time and mood the best. Simple as that.

All three are great, for the proper scenario.

For most guys, I'd recommend buying mostly Filero(kee) and Ranfla(jo) and a smaller amount of the Chingon(imo), because most guys rarely have 2.75 to 3 hours to sit without distractions (except their thoughts) and really focus on a cigar.

But, the rare times you CAN do that, the giant Chingon(imo) is king. And because they never "go bad" and improve forever with age (just with diminishing returns), you can keep them on-hand for years for when those rare opportunities present themselves! That's what I do.

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They are really really good.

But not nearly as good as the cool arrows. for much less.