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  1. jvnshr

    Northern Lights Pictures

    This is gorgeous indeed.
  2. jvnshr

    Paddy Moloney, RIP

    I have never heard of him, but did some search and listened to his music. RIP.
  3. jvnshr

    Northern Lights Pictures

    Great pictures. Probably because nobody lives in Antarctica nnnn
  4. jvnshr

    Javan's Cigar Adventure (Pic Heavy)

    Did some rolling few days ago, put them into the drybox, can't wait until the weekend.
  5. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    I am having this annoying seasonal flu, have to work from home but it won't prevent me from enjoying this petite corona I rolled few days ago. The filler is Aged Dominican Criollo 98 Seco, for the binder and wrapper I used Mata Fina.
  6. jvnshr

    Tight Draws

    The only way to tell if a cigar is going to have a good draw is cutting the head and checking it. There may be various reasons behind a tight draw such as over-humidification, tight rolling and filler placement. In some cases you may even get a plugged cigar which is mostly caused by the filler...
  7. jvnshr

    Is This Damaging?

    You should see how they treat tobacco before packaging it. Do whatever you want, you won't damage anything.
  8. jvnshr

    Pipe Tobacco Language

    I guess the truth was so hard to accept that our new member had to leave.
  9. jvnshr

    South Korea

    I lived in Seoul from 2008 until 2012, unfortunately I wasn't a pipe smoker back then, but I started smoking cigars there. Good luck to you.
  10. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    Probably. Bolivar Belicoso Fino is a bold yet smooth cigar with the notes of wood and earth, and with some great tobacco flavor.
  11. jvnshr

    Pipe Tobacco Language

    First of all, most of the tobacco products we are consuming have additives. A tobacco leaf may have a flavor of citrus, that doesn't mean that leaf was sprayed/cased/topped with some lemon juice. Our receptors analyze the chemical compounds, molecules from the smoke and send the results to our...
  12. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    I wouldn't say that I have access to it, Michael. Let's just say I know a guy who knows a guy. So far I have received nothing. As far as I know they only grow Burley and Virginia here for cigarettes.
  13. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    Yes, MF stands for Mata Fina. I used it as the binder and wrapper for that blend. My cigarette rolling skills also sucked. Some may find it surprising, but for me rolling a cigar is much easier than rolling a cigarette.
  14. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    Enjoying this smooth smoke in the afternoon after a late but great breakfast
  15. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    I am still a newbie, but I plan obtaining some local tobacco and rolling a cigar out of it, at least using it for blending. Who knows, maybe in the future there will be a commercial cigar that was hand-rolled in Azerbaijan.
  16. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    Enjoying this beauty I rolled 12 days ago, fine white ash as some may say
  17. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    Do you see any difference? ?
  18. jvnshr

    How Concerned should Americans be about the Proposed Tax Hike?

    All right folks, the moment that you all had been waiting for came. Cheers.
  19. jvnshr

    Javan's Cigar Adventure (Pic Heavy)

    I would have said rolling a cigar is about ten times more difficult than smoking it :)
  20. jvnshr

    What Cigar are You Smoking?

    Enjoyed this beauty today: