When I started smoking cigars I bought alot of Punch/HDM rothchilds (inexpensive and tasty). Just fired up my first Punch Roth. maddie in a long time. Man..I forgot what a wonderful thing these things are. In an age of boutique smokes and fancy packaging/marketing, it was nice to return to some old school roots. Even downed a couple of Schaefer beers toi heighten the experiance. Sorry to get all misty eyed but it was a beautiful thing.

I remember Schaefer. You'd send in the buddy that looked alomost old enough with five dollars and a coupon, and he'd come out with a case of it with change. I'm the same way with the Super Premium Seconds. They just do their job, every time.

Henry Clay Brevas or Brevas Conservas.Indestructible and Ooooooohh Sooooooooo Tasty!

BTW don't bid on these there ugly as hell and just terrible cigars...LOL

I've always be kind of partial to the Hoyo #50 maduro myself, and have some with a couple years of age.

Been a long time since I had visited this one.

I also just picked up the Punch crystal jar combo, yum.

J

I think that the old stand-bys are often overshadowed by the new glitzier-whiz-bang-edicion-limitada-reserve-cabinet-viejo-anejo-especiale-anniversario-gold-box pressed-vintage-corojo-criollos.

Your basic R&J, Hoyos, Punch, LGC, Fuentes, Partagas; etc, are some fine cigars. There's a reason that they are the "standards."

Funny, but since you mentioned it, I decided to fire up a couple of old friends. My El Rey humidor has a perfect spot for the HDM and Punch Rothchilds. I filled those spots when I bought that humidor about 4 years ago. I never touched them since then.

So, yesterday, I had an HDM Maddie Rothchild for breakfast and a Punch maddie Rothchild for my drive home. WOW, four years does make a difference. They were fantastic. I will probably finish the rest and start bidding on more to replace them and then wait 4 years again.

What THL said...

Schaefer is the... one beer to have,

When you're having more than one !

Try THAT adverstising campaign today.