I would like to participate. I won’t be able to ship until 18/19 March. I am currently out of country and don’t get back until the 16th.


David

stinger88 wrote:

Lance,

I think that's got to be a record for smoking and getting the review done!

Good job on guessing one. I guess the shape probably gave it away. That box came from DED from the Masters contest last year. Since that is coming up I thought it would be fitting to send.

The Daruma Gold probably had 2 years of age. I do keep mine around 65 but winter has had me fighting to keep them above 62. NWStogie turned me on to that and when I saw a deep sale on them I picked up a box.

The Bolivar is a Belicosis Finos. It is pretty much ROTT. I got a box when I saw stock and they were sold out quickly. I think they arrived the first of February. This was my first Habanos box purchase so I hope to be able to let some of them get some time as everything I have with only a couple of exceptions get smoked within a year.

Just Relax wrote:

Package arrived from Phil after it looked like it was making a detour over the weekend. Got some goodies in here with the 3 blind cigars he included an AF BTL and an Isabela (nh for me) and I look forwarding to ashing them after the blind reviews are all done. Also got 3 bags of Zapp's chips regular, cajun dill gator-tators, and spicy cajun crawtators, who doesn't love cajun food! A bottle of Fred Cotten's Landmark BBQ sauce which will get tried out on something I cook in the smoker for sure, a florida magnet and a Don Mossi rookie card. Thanks a ton Phil that was fun to open!

shaun341 wrote:

Package received from Rick today. Contained the obligatory mystery cigars along with a jug of local maple syrup.

To answer the question as I have in the past. Always pancakes, but occasionally hotcakes, flapjacks, or jonnycakes. No waffles

The box also contained a selection of hangers on:
Castro's Backroom - a signature blend from the local B&M
7-20-4 Hustler - I've seen online but never had. Apparently an old blend revived by a local company
Padilla Havana and a Fighting ****

You figured correctly Rick. I've never had a fighting one. Mine has always been for lovin'

Actually all of these are nh's and I'm looking forward to all of them. Thank you much

Dan

Sunoverbeach wrote:

Lance’s Blind Review package arrived on Saturday.

At first I was confused because all of the cigars had bands on them. And not just the typical white “label” type of bands. Here it turns out that Lance has some personally made bands. They were blue with his name on it and which cigar number it was. Pretty cool.

Along with the three mystery cigars there were
CAO Brasilia
Antaño Gran Reserva
Cuesta-Rey turbo with an Andrews Air Force Base sticker on it
And finally ................Camacho Liberty 2017....very nice.

Swag.....a mini bottle of Woodford Reserve along with one of the coolest personalized items. It is a small wooden figure. Kinda in the shape of a chess piece. However, instead of being a knight it was a cigar holder. It had a little Air Force emblem on it along with STINGER88 around the base. It is pretty damn cool. The wife liked it too.

I smoked cigar #3 but it will be the weekend or later until I can get to another. Headed to Orlando Wednesday morning.

Thanks the cool stuff Lance. I look forward to the mystery smokes and putting my cigar holder to use.

David

stinger88 wrote:

Just Relax: Very nice review! Glad the cigar was a good experience for you. Sorry for the cracked wrapper. Glad the glue worked with only a minor touch up. I look forward to providing you with the intel on it after you’ve smoked the others. This one recently hit my radar and I’d definitely like to stock up on more of them.

NWStogie wrote: