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Was stumbling around the internet and stumbled on some antique cigar label images in the University of Florida library. I did a search to see how many other cigar label images they had and this is what came back. http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?c=foto1&m=hrbh&t=cigar+label Some of these...

Simple brown band. Smelled great. Got this as part of a JdN sampler. Really didn't know what I was in for but I grabbed it out of my work humi on the way to golf league. I had to wait few holes until we got out of the wind a little before I lit it. It was still a little windy when I fired...

Just wanted post on behalf of the best B & M in Madison. (I'm not affiliated with them I just like their shop) The tasting room of Monona (which is in Madison) purchased a new retail space about a half mile from there current space. On June 26th at 5:30 pm they are having a grand reopening...

Last week during my golf league I had a Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur Epicure Maduro (an old favorite) and a Gran Habano #5 Robusto (a new favorite) and it was one of the best one two punches of cigars I have had in a long time. Wonderful construction, beautiful burn in a 40 mph wind, rich, full...

Sorry there are no pictures. This has become one of my favorite cigars. I have only had a couple of them but I have really enjoyed the ones I have had. Had this in my humidor at least six months. Bought it as part of a padilla sampler from C-bid. Pre-Light: Looked great smelled rich...

Are Oliva cigars sneaky strong? Here is the story. I have smoked some pretty strong cigars and never really had a vitamin N problem. JdN's, Litto Gomez, CC Boli's can get me a little buzzy but never a problem a sip or two of soda doesn't balance out. Last two times I have smoked cigars I...

Oliva Serie V & 5 Vegas Shorty Pictoral Series FIXED PIX This weekend we had the first 60+ degree days here in 5 months. It was also the my birthday on Sunday when these pictures were taken. For my wonderfully relaxing solo herf we had some Paulaner Hefe-Weiss from the mini keg. A...

A non-smoking buddy of mine recently moved to Miami and called me about my pending birthday and asked me if I wanted him to try to pick up some Cubans cigars for me. I very briefly explained the likelihood of getting authentic cuban cigars was low (or impossible) and that there are plenty of...

http://www.stinkycigar.com/AshtrayStand/ Bottom of the page I entered the La Aurora in the Stinky Cigar Ashtray - Herf Edition Contest http://www.stinkycigar.com/photogallerycontest.aspx I missed by about 400 on the number of cigars in the ashtray (1,375 over ten months) for the grand...

This is a limited option exclusive to active Elks living in or visiting the Madison area. The Madison lodge #410 is just blocks from the capitol on lake Monona. Due to their status as a private club they are allowed to have smoking in the bar area. Great bar with a great view of the lake...

http://www.madurocigarbar.com/ This is a nice bar about a block from the E side of the capitol. It is in the middle of a row of bars and small restaurants. Excellent selection of premium draft beers, wine, & spirits. The humidor is at the far end of the bar from the front door. It is a...

Fitchburg is a "suburb" of Madison that is not currently affected by the citywide smoking ban. This place is a little hard to find. It is in a little mall in a detached building on one side of the parking lot. The sign was not obvious to me. Inside a classic looking cigar bar. Long bar...

http://www.tastingroomofmonona.com/ (Beware link kills Firefox 2.0 works in IE. Smells of frontpage) This is a nice combo cigar/wine shop. The owners are very cool and one of them is always working. This is a shop not a bar but there are nice stools at a counter that feels a bit like a bar...

La Unica Cameroon series going the way of the dodo. Picked up the last two of the #1 Torpedoes at my B&M and the proprietor told me they were being discontinued and replace by Cuesta Rey Stanford Reserve Cameroon. His explanation made sense. Since La Unica is a budget/bundle cigar line it...

http://www.2guyssmokeshop.com/Don+Pepin+Series+JJ+Maduro.html Lot of Pepin fans here at CS and I hadn't seen any discussion of these so I thought I'd throw it out there. Anyone tried these? Sounds really interesting.

Picked up a single of c-bid when I was buying a bunch of other stuff. I am really glad I did. Things have been getting pretty hectic here lately and last night I really needed to unwind. So I pulled this Padilla Miami 8/11 Torpedo out of the humi to see what all the fuss was about. It was...

The fiancee and I had been thinking of holding off on an honeymoon but yesterday we changed our minds and booked a trip for a week at the island of St. Martin. Was wondering if any CS members had been there and what your experience was like. I did notice there is a La Casa del Habano on the...

Stopped by the local elks lodge for a drink and a smoke. This had been resting in my coolerdor for about 10 weeks. I have been flirting with smoking one of these for about a month but kept putting it off. I think I'll wait another ten before I have another. Not that it wasn't good but I now...

I smoked primarily Exalibur #1s, Punch Rotshchilds and Padron 3000 for years. Before I went ass over teakettle down the slope courtesy of Club Stogie that was enough for me. I have had a wide variety of cigars in the past six months and really enjoyed some, really disliked some and was...

Hit 1000 posts in almost 5 months to the day. Not including all my post whoring in the newb thread. An activity in which I have been remiss in lately. A crazy 5 months it has been and CS has been a great retreat from the world. I would like to use post 1001 to thank all the gorillas here...