100% chance of rain today so I called in sick just to stay home and smoke Ciagrs. Usually I use sick days to go fishing, but with the rain I think I've got my boss fooled.LoL

Had a Padron Churchill with morn. coffee. Now, what's next!? Heck, I've got all day, he,he.

Barry

OK I'm at work, I'm jealous, I wish I'da thought of a sick day.......Have fun and blow some smoke in a westerly direction, I'll be sniffin'

Good thinkin' Barry. Keep on the Padron theme and spark up a PAM. I would if I was home.

I think a breakfast is in order at a nearby "choke n puke"; greasy eggs, sausage biscuits with enough pepper to choke a horse and burnt toast with grape jam; wash it all down with yesterday's black coffee no cream n sugar.

Then light up that PAM Imperial you had aging for 8 months...

Good suggesetions,
I had the sausage biscuits and decided to got with a PAN Pyramid. It's the only one of the Annie line that I've never tried. If I hadn't seen the box it came out of, I would think it was a Maduro.

Barry

Barry, if you get a chance try a Carlos Torano Exodus 1959. Damn good smoke too. One of these days I'm gonna have to hit you up for a trade...Have you seen the Bucanero Texas Star's in stores yet? If you do...Let me know...I'm REAL interested in those, as they're only going to be available in the United State of Texas.

DrM,

I've heard lots of good things about the Torano Exodus but haven't managed to get my hands on one yet.

What's this about a Tx Buc? Tell me more.

Barry

Ah, what the hell, Slim ain't around....
bucanerocigars dot com look under new blends. I've been following your faves and they're very similar. When I smoke a cigar an hour later I want to know I had one!

Barry, don't forget to post the final tally for the day.

Technically speaking, Bucanero isn't a competitor but is a (potential) supplier ... in fact, I understood Trish to say that we could look forward to Bucaneros being available at CI, CB or both ...

I doubt they'll do it. Unlike most other cigar makers their main interest is quality NOT quantity. From their own web page they state that they don't sell over the net. The ones that can be found on google like Slim pointed out are marked up 25-40% above average cost! Something tells me that they're not supplying those shops anymore.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see CI/CB get their hands on them(I wonder if Tabaclera Robusto Maduros are the seconds for Bucanero as well? I haven't been able to get them because someone insists on overpaying!!!!!)so I could scoop some up cheaper than what my local shop has them for.

MMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..Onyx Reserve Mini Belicso (asleep since 8/2001)

Of course I will have to have something later in the evening also.

Barry

Bucanero Full Sail (Maduro)...MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!....I still have the one left and it's hard not to want to smoke it!...I smoked the first one several weeks ago and I still think about how good it was!!!...Oh wait...They might come to CBId?...um...hmm...uh...I remember how it tasted several weeks ago because, uh...it tasted soooo BAD!...Yeah...that's it...Horrible!..PTOOEY!...YUCK!

OK Barry, give us a summary of your day off (smokes) and how was it.

Started the day with a Padron Churchill

Had a Padron Ann. Nat. Pyramid fro brunch,

Onyx Res. Mini Belicoso after lunch,

CAO L'ann. Camm. Toro before bedtime.

It was a nice day!

Barry

Well done Barry