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  1. badbriar

    Electric Cooler Hunidor

    Use Boveda pouches and get rid of the water, crystals, PG, cat litter or anything else. The humidity will settle to a perfect level in a few days. No need for a hydrometer when using Bovedas! I prefer 65% - never over humidified and light well every time with the 65%. Oh, and forget the BS...
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    Real Bad at Lighting Cigars

    Toast the entire foot of the cigar until lit. Never light a cigar in your mouth. Looks like the OP's cigar is over humidified. A cone like that is unpleasant and tastes like mud! If in doubt - dry box a cigar for a day or so.
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    Cigars in Cancun

    Be sure to check out the genuine fake Glass Top Box 'Cubans'. Just don't buy! rotf
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    C & D Burley Blends

    Man - I thought my cellar was pretty much set! Now you guys have me starting over and stocking up on Burleys! Have to say that I'm well pleased with finally moving over to the Burley side! rotfrotfrotf
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    C & D Burley Blends

    As a usual English / Scottish style guy, I've been looking into burley blends as of late and at the recommendation of friends here, picked up a bit of C&D Big-n-Burley to try. In a word - Amazing! Very stout, full flavored smoke that shot into my regular rotation. After some 15 plus years of...
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    Just Made my First Meerschaum Pipe.

    Very nice - well done! The plateau is amazing!
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    Why do English/Balkan Blends Burn so Well?

    Could be me, but I believe that Latakia seems to take to a flame very well and burns nicely! Like you, I occasionally have challenges with keeping Virginias properly burning.
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    Jim's C&D Sansepolcro 2024 Small Batch Review.

    Once again, well done, sir!
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    Has Peterson Quality Suffered in Recent Years?

    I own about two dozen Petes and am well pleased with all of them. No issues and good smokers all.
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    For the Community

    Same here. I introduced my cigar buddy to the expanded tastes of pipe tobaccos and he is amazed by the variety of tastes and flavors available. Initially, he didn't believe that there are many more varieties than are available with cigars. In true domino effect form, he then introduced...
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    Peterson University Flake review

    Plum scent - Really??? :oops:
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    What Makes a Cigar Leaf: "Cigar Leaf"?

    Actually, some tobacco blenders do identify the types of cigar leaf included in their blends. At least, they identify Connecticut or Maduro cigar leaf. You won't likely ever get more detail, such as Nicaraguan, Dominican, etc. A good way to know exactly what the cigar leaf in your blend is...
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    I'm Back, MSO 489

    Good to see you back!!!
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    Attack Of The Clones (Part 1)

    Gorgeous - Well Done, My Man!!!
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    What Am I Looking For??

    A very good medium English would be Father Dempsey - both bulk & tined. Another,slightly stronger blend to try would be Wilke Hearth of Galway. These are a bit different from FB, but have a common thread in that they include Latakia and are very smooth with no harshness. Loads of other fine...