Ho, Ho, Ho

WOW!

Wow, nice hit by Secret Santa.....

Charlie

Yowza!!!

That Santa is a very nice fella!

What is that CAO thing in the middle? Is that a CD?

Now that is a nice hit..

Damn, fine hit Santa!!!

Nice hit Santa!

Re# 6

"What is that CAO thing in the middle? Is that a CD?"

Thom,

It looks like CAO's DVD called "Seed to Soul."

-JT

Yes, it's the "Seed to Soul" cd. Not to be confused with the this...

I still have the cd mentioned in the youtube link if you're interested. 🙂

"the this?" Nevermind that. I think I had 2 different thought processes going on there.

Oops, I know what I wanted to do. I wanted to ask what cigars those are in the bottom left, and how they are.

Bottom left look to be some very well aged Joya de Nicaragua

that's what I was thinking, but I'm not sure. I saw the exact same cigars at *cough* the grocery store **cough** **cough** but I didn't think much about them. If the price is right, maybe I'll go back and grab some. I know, I know...roll yer eyes, but they have a medium sized cabinet humidor, and they ocassionally gets some decent smokes in, and the prices are good. I picked up some CAO Americas for just over $4/stick, along with some RyJ Habana Reserves and El Rey Del Mundo Olvidados...fwiw.

Bottom left is actually a 4 stick Hoyo De Monterrey sampler. On the

right are the Joya de Nics. I haven't tried either. Going to let 'em rest up

and will likely break them out later this holiday season.

I turned the Hoyos upside down to make the pic more balanced and not

block the box behind them.

Lastly, it is the DVD that JT mentioned. Its a component of the CAO commemorative sampler in the upper right.

Happy Holidays!

That Santa is a Class ACT!!!

I just smoked a HdM Hoyo de Tradicion epicure last night for the first time. Actually, it may be the first HdM I've ever smoked. I had to take advantage of the warm weather last night. It was pretty good. Nice and subtle box press that was easy to smoke regardless of how you turned the cigar (a minor peeve of mine). I looked on CI to read the description they gave so I could see what I may have tasted. CI printed the following...

"Notes of nuts and earthy undertones are present throughout the cool, even burn.

Hoyo de Tradicion received a well-deserved ’91’ point rating, noting:

"This pressed cigar is covered in an attractive naturalwrapper. An even draw imparts a complex array of nutty leather flavor, tea leaf notes, wood and a bit of pepper."

Hell, I really have no clue if I tasted all that. Nutty? Sure, why not. It definitely had a woody/toasty flavor throughout to me. Good burn. Not too mild, not too full. Not much pepper either except for maybe the first 1/4." I started smoking it a little later than I normally would so I started rushing it a bit halfway through, but then found I had to slow down. I'd smoke them again, and I still have a couple more.

Santa's round 2 bomb hit me today in synch with another from C3S.

Between the two of them, the destruction will require some time to clean up. Hmmm, time to reflect and plot too.

To top of the first bomb of xmas samplers, this time I'm hit with a 5'r

of Trinidad Robustos with an ashtray AND a gift set of glasses with a bottle of Gentlemen Jack to keep me warm this winter.

I grew up believing Santa knew whether I was naughty or nice. I'm thinking this Santa just gave up and decided to bury me in xmas cheer

and kindness.

Santa also included a new hint of his identity. I'll be damn if I can find any posts from NOASSATALL on the boards though.

LMFAO.

Thanx Ron. AKA ... W_ I_ T_E_R_T_H_ S

Merry Christmas!

Nice!