The generosity of people on the forum has overwhelmed me a little bit (and overwhelmed my storage situation a lot). I thought about not even posting lists of things people have sent me recently because the post would be too long, which this one is, but decided it's good to let others know what kind of community this is and to express my gratitude.
First, Marcus recently picked me up on this thread and smashed me. To smithereens. Then when I innocently asked about the Blind Man's Bluff and how it tasted, he sent me two of them and a bunch of other really killer smokes! Almost all of this is stuff I've never had, but I've wanted to try, and am really digging. Between the two hits, it was:
1st bashing
- Viaje, Ten Plus Two and a Half, Gold
- Viaje, Exclusivo Nicaragua Leaded Maduro
- Tatuaje, 10 Year - Bon Chasseur
- Cabiguan Guapos by Tatuaje - robusto extra
- Room 101 Chief Cool Arrow
- Perdomo 10th Maduro
- Perdomo 10th Sungrown
- RoMa Craft, CroMagnon Aquitain - Mode 5
- Crowned Heads, Four Kicks Capa Especial
- Ilusione Epernay - Le Petit
- Ilusione Rothschildes
- EP Carrillo, Seleccion Oscuro - small Churchill (smoking this as I write, nice too)
2nd (gratuitous) bashing
- Viaje Full Moon ('19)
- Viaje Zombie Antidote ('21)
- Viaje Thanksgiving Leftovers, WLP, White Meat, Criollo Wrapper ('19)
- Viaje Ghost Pepper ('19) (Marcus fav)
- Viaje Private Keep, Tangerine ('19)
- Viaje Collaboration, Juntos ('16)
- Crowned Heads Four Kicks Maduro
- Padrón 2000 Maduro
- JRE Aladino Corojo, Palmas
- EZ Jamais Vu, Exquisito box-press
- CH La Careme, Cononazo
- Sobremesa short robusto
- Viaje Exluusivo Nicaragua Leaded Maduro (x2)
- CH Four Kicks Capa Especial (x2)
- Caldwell Blind Man's Bluff (x2)
All of this was sent before I ever sent him anything. Thanks so much Marcus. You floored me. Your generosity is encouraging.
Then, drglnc just picked me up on this thread again, but SOMEBODY volunteered me and wouldn't let me pass, and despite my warning, drglnc sent me a bunch of great cigars checking off all kinds of stuff from my list.
- Diamond Crown Maximus (been bidding on these and losing)
- Cu-Avana Punisher toro
- Cu-Avana Punisher Jalepeño Poper x 2 (nh till I tried on of these. I liked it. Different, but good, and kinda fun.)
- RP Barrel Aged
- Flor de Ybor City
- Perdomo 10th Anni Sungrown (only had one before, from Marcus, and liked it, and this is a different vitola!)
- Perdomo Vintage
- Fuente RSC?, RSL?
- Fuente 858 Flor Fina
- Fuente 858 Flor Fina Maduro
Another fantastic hit! Thank you drglnc. You da man, and I take back everything I said about you!
At the same time drglnc hit me, Jake RAOKs me a baker's dozen of smokes that I've never tried and most I have never heard of. I'm over here playing cigar box Tetris determined to make everything fit in my existing space, and he drops a bag on top of it, being like … [spank]
Some Caldwell Lost and Found stuff, which I'm really looking forward to. (I like things like this, one-offs and odds & ends.)
- L&F One Night Stand
- L&F Swedish Delight
- L&F Paradise Lost
- L&F SuperStroke
- L&F Pepper Cream Soda
- L&F La Whatever
Plus
- Henry Clay 2018 LE (I like double perfectos)
- La Dueña
- La Barba (been wanting to try, but keep getting outbid, probably by Jake)
- Warped Futuro
- Xhaxhi Bobi
- Herrera Estelí Brazilian Maduro (really been wanting to try these)
- Don Pepín lancero (never had the lancero and have wanted to try it)
Thanks so much Jake! Just fantastic. I didn't do anything to deserve all of this, but I am grateful.
(And Warning to Others: Jake is a tricky retaliating bastid. You gotta watch him.)
While I'm trying to explain to my wife why she should let me turn her closet into a humidor, borndead hits me with a nice bag of nice smokes - all never hads. No mercy.
- Espinosa Murciélago
- Herrera Estelí Miami
- Casa Fernandez
- La Herencia de Cuba (I have had a couple of these in a different size, and have been wanting to try this Lonsdale!)
- Siboney Reserve
- Unbanded custom rolled COH (not sure what COH is)
All of these were lonsdales, corona gordas, or lanceros, all of which I am really into. This was another great hit for no particularly good reason. Thank you!
I couldn't sit down and work on this in a single sitting, and it took me two days just to catalogue all this stuff. Thanks to some really kind BOTL. I never expected to get bombarded like this, but I am deeply appreciative and am going to smoke the hell out of some nice cigars.
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