Cigar Smokers, Let's Get This Going Again!

[cobguy]

Nice ... thanks for the feedback!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Weird, there was a deal on Gurkhas in my email this morning from JR cigars. Some is watching this thread I think. And thanks!! Ha ha!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Is there a site for cigar reviews like tobaccoreviews.com? It would be nice to know what flavors and strength to expect and whether one is known for not burning even and such.

 

[cmdrmcbragg]

There are a few, though they don't seem to have the same format as tobacco reviews. Cigarsinspector.com and famous-smoke.com are placed I go ... Or ask MetalheadYcigarguy.

 

[cobguy]

Is there a site for cigar reviews

I usually agree with the reviews from Bryan Glynn and most of his reviews are available online

at CigarObsession.com
There are both written and video reviews of many, many cigars. The site also does an annual "Top 25".

 

[andrew]

Weird, there was a deal on Gurkhas in my email this morning from JR cigars

Gurkha's go on sale all the time. Alot of people don't like them much in the cigar world too much I notice, it's because they don't grow any of their own tobacco or anything. The normal prices are also ridiculous, like it'll be regular price 350$ for a box then they're on sale for 79$. So basically I wouldn't get to trigger happy over gurkha's. It also pays to shop around, like here they're 79$ for a box of 20 at cigarplace http://www.cigarplace.biz/index.cfm/a/catalog.prodshow/vid/46755/brandid/1972
Then at cigars international their 80$ for a 5 pack

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/samplers/65984/gurkha-black-dragon-fury-gran-torpedo-5-pack/
I just got a box of berger&argenti entubar crv double corona's for 70$ at cigarplace about 2 weeks ago on a warehouse clearance sale , they're going for around 200$ everywhere else. They smell fantastic. Personally I like cigarplace, they have a really nice selection and very nice shipping internationally as well. Also Atlantic cigars has some crazy good prices on some cigars, like the Oliva O Churchill's there are 80$ a box and they're about 120$ everywhere else.

http://www.atlanticcigar.com/cigars/oliva-serie-o.asp
Atlantic is another great international shipping company.
I've learned with cigars it really pays to shop around, like you'll find huge price differences.

 

[cobguy]

I've learned with cigars it really pays to shop around

+10 Andrew ... and cigarplace.com is a good one.
Also, there are sites where you can bid on lots and save a bundle:
http://www.cigarbid.com/ and http://www.cigarmonster.com/

 

[cobguy]

Chocolate stick for dinner tonight:

 

[cmdrmcbragg]

Today being my birthday I think while I'm doing some woodworking outside I may break out one of my Romeo y Julieta Reserve Churchills while I'm cutting away.

 

[tanless1]

Been smoking the Sosa's today. I must say that i am suprised, as my expectatios were low.

 

[andrew]

Just had my first Cain Daytona #4 from a box I'd purchased based on reviews. Had read about major burn issues on some reviews after I'd bought them and was kind of worried. The #4 performed perfect, nice draw, a mild cigar with notes of honey and chocolate mainly. Nicotine content was low, usually after a cigar I'm totally done. Really picked up at the 2/3's mark, the first 1/3 was a bit too mild for me, but at the 2/3 mark started to enjoy it alot more. Good beginner cigar or an early daytime smoke. Not upset I have 23 more to go. I'll have to take them out of the wrappers and let them breathe a bit more, personally I find a plastic smell I get from the wrappers, it doesn't really transfer over to the smoke, but personally every cigar I see at B&M's they take the wrapper off each one. Nothing that blew me away like the alec bradley but still a good 3$ stick. (Mind you I got them on a 30% off deal at cigarplace.biz)

 

[andrew]

http://cigarchronicles.com/category/cigar-babes/
We want a cigar section!!!! Even if it's an excuse to revive the cigar babes!!! Jesus, a woman smoking a pipe is eh, but a cigar?? :worship:

 

[andrew]

If anyone is interested there's a sale on these Berger and Argenti Torpedo's right now, I think believe they've been discontinued but they're a really good mild/medium ranged smoke.

http://www.cigarplace.biz/index.cfm/a/catalog.ProdShow/vid/44427
Enter promo code wc50 and they're 89$ a box. I just had one of the double corona's last night of these, really good smoke for about an hour and 45 minutes, didn't overwhelm me like I thought it would at that size. Awesome deal, the double corona's I bought are 170$ a box again after I got them for 70$ about. Cigarplace does great international shipping, also for the USA if you choose something with free shipping to add your order will be shipped free.

 

[andrew]

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=ce8194e7-2ae9-4233-8946-47699c6c4342&c=423075f0-27ba-11e4-a775-d4ae5275505f&ch=4270b340-27ba-11e4-a776-d4ae5275505f
Awesome Cyber monday sale happening right now at cigarplace, just dropped 250$ which included a humidor
Picked up a box of B&A fatso puddin's

Camancho corojo monarca 10 pack

Quesada Tributo Alvaro 6-Pack BOGO

Quesada Tributo Julio 6-Pack BOGO

Plus a milano 75-100 count humidor

Just wish I could get the free shipping, but oh well. 1$ shipping on everything else within the USA

 

[brdavidson]

Been smoking a lot of cigars lately. Flor de los Antillos by My Father, Casa de Garcia, Flor de Oliva, Oliva, Rocky Patel Conneticuts. Nice break from my pipes, but cost prohibitive even when catching sales.

 

[cobguy]

I found some 5 Vegas Gold Maduros in the bottom of my tupperdore and a couple year's

time has done them right. There were a half dozen of these and I've been smoking one per week.
A great side-effect of pipe smoking is that aging cigars is easier! :D

 

[andrew]

Yes cigars really change dramatically fast. I have a box of olivia series O churchills and had one about 2 weeks after I got them, then about 2 months later had another one that had been resting naked, huge difference, at first they were kind of acrid and harsh, but those 2 months really settled it down into the 93 rating they earned from CA magazine. I'm really excited to try these new cigars when they get here, except I'll let them rest for a few months first. Pretty much all I ordered were full strength bad boys after really learning the art of one puff a minute. After learning how to smoke the Joya de nicaragua's antano and not feel green I'm really loving them, these are the kind of flavor profiles you just don't find in cubans. I really think cigar smokers and pipers plus chewing and snuff users are BSOTL (brothers sisters of the leaf) but cigarette smokers give us a bad rap. After reading about bonded vs. non-bonded nicotine there is definitely a scientific reason why cigarette smokers have such overwhelming health issues and addiction to it compared to us. Like for instance I'll give my cousin in law a cigar to smoke and while he's smoking the cigar he'll still light up cigarettes because he doesn't get any kind of nicotine satisfaction from the cigar I guess, I found it kind of bizarre. Personally I only smoke not even a cigar a week, maybe about one to two a month right now, but I smoke my pipe twice a day.

 

[northernneil]

Wanted to bring this one back.
Enjoying a Ramon Alones Small Club Carona on a brisk Saturday Morning.

 

[voorhees]

I smoked a 3+ yr humidor aged Opus X Perfecxion X last weekend. It had mellowed quite bit. It was probably the last $25 cigar I will ever buy again. I enjoyed it, but the relationship I have with my pipes made it feel like a cheat. :lol:

I still have 40 or so cigars, once I'm done with them. I am closing down the humidor.

 

[sallow]

I can't believe I've never posted on this thread. I get to a cigar about twice a month, my pipe is daily, after dinner.
I picked up some Nat Shermans and Nubs last week.