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  1. otm

    What Are You Drinking? August 2023

    A Greenspot on the rocks
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    Better Call Saul Better Be Good.

    I thought Saul was very different, but excellent and I highly recommend it!
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    Cuban - Honduran - Nicaraguan - Dominican

    Punch Double Coronas are great. Try iHavanas
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    Cuban - Honduran - Nicaraguan - Dominican

    I 100% agree and those are my two all time favorites. I’ve been sitting on a box of Double Coronas from 2018 that I just cracked into and are smoking like a dream.
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    Cuban - Honduran - Nicaraguan - Dominican

    I really enjoy Cubans, but wouldn’t pay the current retail price unless I was on vacation and they were something I was really looking forward to smoking. I do think Cuban tobacco* is incredible, but Cuban manufacturing standards are inferior to most other cigar producing countries. Tobacco...
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    Burley blends

    Peretti Thanksgiving Day WCC Deluxe Crumb Cut Esoterica Tilbury H & H Classic Burley Kake
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    Captain Black Platinum

    I got a couple of pouches in today. VERY strong topping. I’d say caramel for sure and what I would guess is quite a lot of fruit. I think would/might make an excellent car air freshener.
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    Verdict on Oliva 2nds?

    I’ve had a 5 pack aging for maybe 4 years. Maybe it’s time to light one up!
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    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    Prieto BHK 56
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    Favorite English Tobaccos?

    Palmetto Balkan, LJ Peretti Royal and Cambridge Flake, Nightcap
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    What are You Watching? Year 2022

    Rings of Power on Apple. I’d give it a 6/10, maybe a 5/10.
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    Home (Or Professional) Chefs - Lets Talk Knives.

    I own several, but my favorites for work (chef/restaurateur) are, Takeda Hamono, Takada No Hamono, and Yoshikane. The first two makers are hard to come by, and rightfully so. I also have a Fujiwara that gets out from time to time.
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    WTB/WTTF McClelland Virginia No. 24 (2/5/23).

    There’s a couple of tins on tin bids if it helps. Not my auction***
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    A message to Lurkers.

    Well said! Tons of helpful information and generous members on this site.