In Support of B&M's

[daveinlax]

Absolutely in anything you have to offer. Pictures and price at your convenience!

 

[Zamora]

@Zamora

Check out the forum's B&M list. Build a relationship with them and eventually they'll let you in on Esoterica drops. Those bags often sit on shelves long enough to collect dust while the shop's regular customers buy up cigars and house blends.

Thanks for the tip. That really drives home how different the people who only buy online are from the people who only buy from B&Ms, no way the guys shelling out a few hundreds for a bag or even tin would think to just hit up B&Ms.

I'd always wondered why the regular Germain stuff doesn't seem particularly sought after or hard to get if they're the ones who make Esoterica, but a shipping delay years ago certainly explains it. It's like how the Andalusian Bull won Cigar Aficionado's Cigar of the Year like ten years ago and they still sell out quickly online, in my experience they stick around a bit longer in B&Ms.