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It's not that expensive, except for the special editions, which should be the same drink in a fancy bottle. The regular (can you call it that, really?) Louis XIII goes for about 1300 euros per bottle (tax-free) over here. And no, I don't know this because I buy it regularly (I wish...), but I...

Wasn't Katrina in 2005? At least that one didn't affect the quality or quantity of the '08 cubans. Not that I think that it takes three years from seed to box, but I might be wrong on that one? I'd also assume that the warehouses where the tobacco is being fermented aren't any jungle huts...

That's my impression as well. There shouldn't be anything growing at the moment.

Monte #4, or if it's someone who isn't likely to finish the stick, anything cheap that I happen to have in the humi.

RyJ also makes the Excibicion no. 4 and the Short Churchill, both of which are rather "robustoesque"...

You shouldn't use cold water, because the coldness mutes the flavors and numbs your taste buds. Well, everyone is of course encouraged to enjoy their scotch the way they like it the most, but if you really want to catch all the little subtleties of the drink, you shouldn't let it cool down...

Since they are restoring it from a backup, that's a non-issue.

It really depends on a lot of things, like brand, my mood, time available etc. I do tend to like the smaller ring gauges better, but I don't mind a nice robusto either. Although I do like my large RG smokes in a torpedo or figurado format. The fatties feel somewhat awkward in my mouth, although...

Re: Need help with Tiki bar in Bagram Afghan You'd better make this Into this:

That truly is one fugly band on that stick! Never smoked one, though, so I can't comment any further...

And for those of us who occasionally surf the web over a cellphone connection. If the reception is bad, I'm topping out at ~43 kbps.

Interesting... Do you have a link to some study on this, because from what I've read, nicotine releases cortisol and inhibits the release of insulin. That would lead to a dramatic increase in the blood sugar levels. From http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/nicotine/a/nicotineeffects.htm EDIT...

I'd think that the pistol events would be better, since you'd have one hand available to hold your stogie... :ss Although I'm not entirely sure if nicotine is a banned substance for the shooters? It does reduce tension and increase concentration even with non-smokers, and you'd think that both...

That's kinda strange, since nicotine intake will *increase* the blood sugar levels. Nicotine makes the body produce cortisol, which increases both blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

taboocigars.com seems to run on a Linux box, so *if* you have physical access to the web server you could hook up a webcam to it and broadcast the stream using Camserv (http://cserv.sourceforge.net/). This stream could be configured on a different address or port, so it wouldn't affect the...