Some shat I burned recently that is worth mentioning for one reason or another.....

Cohiba Connecticut Robusto (5.5" x 50) is very good and nowhere worth $20 per stick.

Grand Prize by EP Carrillo Gordo (6" x 60) is a decent average smoke and good at $2 per max bid.

Ave Maria Lionheart Bishop (5.75" x 56) is also very good and will be a great $2.80 per or less option here.

Rocky Patel Twentieth Maduro Toro (6.0"x52) is an excellent darkie!

Alec Bradley Project 40 Toro (6" x 52) great draw, decent average flavor. Another good $2 per option.

Rocky Patel Puro Cubano by Hamlet Toro (6.0"x52) tastes a little like Herrera Esteli and Ave Maria. Very good.

Man O' War Ruination 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Gordo (6.0"x60) very good slow burning smoke.

Montecristo Churchill (7" x 50) this new size tastes great, especially at 5 for $14!!!

H.R. Claro Toro (6" x 52) excellent, smooth solid medium smoke. Similar to Cohiba Macassar.

Rocky Patel Vintage 2nds Torpedo Connecticut 1999 (6.12" x 52) very good.

Camacho Powerband Toro (6" x 50) very good, near full flavored Habano.

Plasencia Cosecha 146 San Luis Toro (5.75" x 54) awesome smooth as silk medium smoke.

Montecristo Nicaragua Toro (6" x 54) very good at the right price which seldom happens.

Having a total of 38 Ave Maria Divinia Toros in one 50 count box is very nice especially at $2.80 per cigar! 🇨🇮

.....had yet to try a La Boheme stick. Now I gots 24 fatty's coming and a great price:

Boutique Blends La Boheme Musico (6.25" x 60) Box of 24 for $84.50 (C.I. - $283.00)

also scored:

Man O' War Ruination 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Gordo (6" x 60) 15 Cigars for $44 (Love these) (C.I. - $150)

Ave Maria Divinia Toro (6" x 54) 20 Cigars for $58 (C.I. - $320)

and some new to me blends:

M by Macanudo Toro (6" x 50) Pack of 5 for $11.00 (C.I. - $33.50)

Rocky Patel Strada Torpedo (6" x 52) Box of 20 for $19.00 (C.I. - $50.00)

Room 101 Muzzle Loader Gordo (6" x 60) Pack of 5 for $16.00 (C.I. - $30.00)

Room 101 Miami Snow Toro (6" x 50) Pack of 5 for $16.50 (C.I. - $30.00)

Gurkha 130th Reserve Churchill Tubos (7.5" x 52) 10 Cigars for $40 (C.I. - $105)

Balmoral Anejo Connecticut XO (5" x 55) Pack of 5 for $14.50 (C.I. - $48.50)

601 White Label Connecticut Churchill (7" x 50) Box of 15 for $45 (C.I. - $95.00)

Room 101 Ichiban Connecticut Churchill (7" x 50) Pack of 20 for $23.00 (C.I. - $60.00)

these Flores y Rodriguez Connecticut Valley Reserve Azul Gran Toro (6" x 54) are an excellent smoke at $3 per. Tastes a lot like the very fine Cohiba Macassar Toro (6" x 54).

And won the following over the past few days. All good solid smokes....

Cohiba Macassar Toro (6" x 54) 20 Cigars - $58.00 (Rated '93')

BG Meyer Gigantes (7" x 60) Box of 20 - $49.00 (the 6" x 50 was OK. For under $2.50 per these big herf sticks should be nice)

Punch Gran Puro Rancho (5.5" x 54) 15 Cigars - $36.00 (Decent smoke, Rated '91')

Ramon Bueso Exclusivo Torpedo (6.25" x 52) Box of 20 - $31.50 (Very good mild smoke, Rated '92')

H. Upmann by AJ Fernandez Toro (6" x 54) 10 Cigars - $34.00 (Never had. People say they are good)

Espinosa Intro Sampler 5 Cigars - $13.50
1 - Espinosa Laranja Robusto (5.5” x 54) NEW!
1 - Espinosa Habano Robusto (5.5” x 50) NEW!
1 - Espinosa Especial Robusto (5” x 52) NEW!
1 - Espinosa Reggae Robusto (5.5” x 54) NEW!
1 - Espinosa Crema Robusto (5.5” x 52) (Excellent - Rated '93')

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.....added a few more sweet deals to my load for August......

Boxes:
Padilla Criollo '98 Toro (6" x 52) Box of 20 - $46.00 NEW!

Oliva 2nds Liga 'M' Churchill (7" x 50) Pack of 15 - $31.50 (Sun Grown wrapper and M means Master Blends I assume)

Ave Maria Lionheart Bishop Belicoso (5.75" x 56) Box of 24 - $55.50 (Very nice smoke, Rated '92')

Man O' War Virtue Salomon (5.75" x 54) Box of 22 - $52.50 (Great mild smoke, Rated '92')

Cornelius & Anthony 2nds Liga E Claro Toro (5.75" x 54) Pack of 20 - $38.50 (Another great mild smoke, Rated '91')

Packs of 5:
Big Papi by David Ortiz Toro (6" x 54) Pack of 5 - $17.50 NEW!
Cain F Nub 460 Gordo (4" x 60) Pack of 5 - $12.50 (Sweet, Rated '92')
CAO Black Ltd. Edition Frontier Churchill (7" x 50) Pack of 5 - $10.00 (Always good, Rated '93')
Espinosa Crema No. 4 Robusto (5.5" x 52) Pack of 5 - $13.00 (Excellent, Rated '93')
Gilberto Oliva Reserva Blanc 750 Churchill (7" x 50) Pack of 5 -$10.00 (Very good, Rated '92')
Gran Habano #1 Connecticut Gran Robusto (6" x 54) Pack of 5 - $11.00 (Not bad at all, Rated '89')
Gurkha Omen Gran Rothschild (6" x 56) Pack of 5 - $9 (NEW! Have to try at least ONCE!!)
Man O' War Ruination 10th Anniversary Box-Pressed Gordo (6" x 60) Pack of 5 - $15.00 (One of my fav., Rated '95')
Montecristo Platinum Toro (6" x 50) Pack of 5 - $12.50 (Always good, Rated '93')
Rocky Patel ITC Emerald Toro (6" x 52) Pack of 5 - $12.00 (Nice, Rated '90')

Samplers:
Aganorsa 5-Star Sampler 5 Cigars - $15.50
(Only had Warped Guardian & JFR Maduro. Can't go wrong with Casa Fernandez)
1 - JFR Lunatic Short Robusto Habano (4.75" x 52) NEW!
1 - JFR Lunatic Short Robusto Maduro (4.75” x 52) Rated '90'
1 - Warped Guardian of the Farm Serie JJ (5.25” x 50) Rated '90'
1 - AGANORSA Leaf Habano Robusto (5.25” x 50) NEW!
1 - AGANORSA Leaf Connecticut Robusto (5.25” x 50) NEW!

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^^^ Gee, just when I thought you were slowing down! [gonzo] ^^^

That's quite a load

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ya, I started buy for another BOTL bout 6 months back and he is up to burning 80 a month. Started just getting 20 off of me. Up to that point be had been paying $8 at his local for a handful of sicks like R.P. Edge and Excalibur every month lol. He still can't believe I get him blends like R.P. Royal, Vin '99, A.M. Dvinia, Immaculata, Lionheart, M.O.W. Ruination, Virtue, Legend, Monte Platinum, Cohiba Conn, Macassar, and so on for an average of $3 per here a CBid.

Never, never, never, neverrrr! 🌫

also added an Espinosa Intro Sampler 5 Cigars for $13.50. All new to me except the excellent Crema and Laranja.
The Espinosa Intro Sampler includes:
1 - Espinosa Laranja Robusto (5.5”x 54)
1 - Espinosa Habano Robusto (5.5”x 50)
1 - Espinosa Especial Robusto (5”x 52)
1 - Espinosa Reggae Robusto (5.5”x 54)
1 - Espinosa Crema Robusto (5.5”x 52)

EVERY month I get a MANGLED box delivered by UPS! Today I had TWO that should have been delivered. The small box was dropped and only SEMI CRUSHED. Luckily the padding in side saved the 5-Packs. The 15 pound box that was also out for delivery didn't survive the careless pricks at UPS. Hopefully it will be sent back to Cbid, repacked and sent Monday or Tuesday. I HATE UPS![ram27bat] [ram27bat] [ram27bat] [ram27bat] [ram27bat]

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STILL got my Box of 20 BG MEYER GIGANTES (7" x 60) I won for $49.00 at Thompson Auctions. The huge stick is packaged in a nice box with no cello. For less than $2.50 per I'm sure it will be decent. Also got:

H. Upmann by Aj Fernandez Toro (6" x 54) Pack of 10 for $34.00. Just smoked one. Not bad for $3 or less.

Man O' War Virtue Churchill (7.5" x 52) Pack of 5 for $12.50 (Very good mild smoke)

So is this basically a self flagellation thread?

We're happy for you.

Really.

I love UPS !

I love olives!!!

Rah..................you didn’t win them at $3 or less.
You paid $3.40 ea, not including shipping, and maybe taxes.

So.........you over paid..........as usual.........ha!!

I have been looking at those AJ H. Upmanns myself, and I gotta be honest..........getting a “Not Bad” rating from you has me concerned............probably gonna pass unless Puddin (who sucks down everything AJ makes) chimes in to tell me they are awesome.

With a name like "Rah",
you would think you would get more people to cheer for you. 🤔


He's not the only one - there are some udders that love those smokes - Me!

The AJ H. Upmann is medium body with some woody and cocoa flavors, but very smooth. Well worth the money you paid.
A good early to mid-day smoke for me, as I like to end up at full body smokes later in the day.

I grabbed a bunch of AJ Fernandez Tag Team Trifecta Super-Samplers when they first came out from the mothership.
18 smokes with AJ H. Upmann, Gispert Intensos and Monte by Montecristo AJ Fernandez.
$50 at the time. They quickly sold out and went to $100 when I next checked.

A he.ll of a score if I don't say so myself. How's that for some self-flagellation!

the "not bad" word is directly out of the cello with NO aging at all. I am sure after a month or two of marrying they will be way more solid, but still not worth $3.40 per, at least to me.
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you ain't RAH

100% RAH!! The very same RAH who in 2009 bid on SIX La Perla Habana Gordo Samplers and begged everyone here in the forum to take half off them my hands. 🇨🇮 🇨🇮 🇨🇮

not the same RAH who exchanged pm's with me about his personal situation though