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my trusty old truck has carried me to another milestone. Seems a good enough reason to smoke that 898 varnished. as if I needed one ...;)

I will NOT start a trend toward smoking smaller rg. You can't make me, you can't...make...me. But dammit ... the Montecristo Joyita I smoked on the drive home was just right - tons of smoke, full of flavor, completed in just the right time. (If ya got em, smoke em.)

(2) a fuente cigar (13) merchandise from a george lucas movie (10) a flashlight won’t work without one (4) a pile of rubber bands (6) die karte ist sechs von vereinen (12) Orient the photo north – south, and prove it. (8) a palindrome (3) IHT is an acronym, write out the full name on...

What are you selling and who are you selling to? Crackdowns on convenience stores and supermarkets for selling tobacco products to under-aged customers are common. But how about selling cigars to customers of legal age? That’s what’s happening in a pilot program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin as...

Congratulations Ermo... on both your entering knighthood and on reaching 200 rg.

06.07.28-1600 zulu; jungle environs, lower east, stogieland The great lowland apes have allowed me to live amongst them for a year now. During this time I have gained some knowledge of their methods of communication and of the mores of their community. I have come to believe that my...

Although I had the cigar (a Tatuaje Reserva SW) in an uncushioned hard case, the case did not protect the stick from impact of a drop. A bit of a search turned up IHT’s Cigar Doctoring thread… this thread revisits that body of knowledge. 1) We start with the damaged stick. The...

- this contest will run for one week from the posting of "the list". - eligibility includes anyone that can post a picture. - the winner will be the person that posts a single picture that contains the largest quantity of the items on "the list" - no limits on entry posts... if you think your...

this is my 1000 post contest -- long overdue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ contest rules: with my next post here the contest begins. eligibility: same as a newbie in the NST thread winner: the 1st to answer the question: what is the significance of the photo? hints: posted once per day...

this is my 1000 post contest -- long overdue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ contest rules: with my next post here the contest begins. eligibility: same as a newbie in the NST thread winner: the 1st to answer the question: what is the significance of the photo? hints: posted once per day...

Lo, these many moons ago... my first newbie trade was with 5thDan. All your continued contributions, in the NST and elsewhere, are very appreciated. Congratulations, Paul, for attaining the lofty heights of 100 RG.

Two day trip to charlotte – for a job interview. Brought along a boli pc and an anejo #46 for the trip. Interviews went well, expecting follow-up calls. Made it back to Milwaukee at 5:30, threw the bags into my trusty frontier pickup. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stood in the parking lot...

marketing departments spend millions of dollars to entice cigar buyers with well designed bands. i've bought stogies just for the band artwork. i particularly like the artwork on opusx' and bolivar's. so here's a two part: - what cigar bands are most pleasing to your eye? - can one judge a...

i was smoking a don lino africa (altbier box pass), though the taste was enjoyable the stick was plugged -- poor draw. i rolled it between my fingers to knead any tight spots - to no avail. an inch into the cigar, i removed the band -- and was rewarded with volumes of smoke through the rest of...

Butera Royal Vintage Dorado 652 Country of Origin: Dominican Republic Flavor: Medium Wrapper: USA/Connecticut Filler: Dominican wisconsin evening, winter storm in progress, commute home. started the truck, scraped the windows, re-entered the truck. as the vehicle warmed, i pulled out the...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigar a brief (one scrollable page), but interesting read regarding cigars.

left the local b&m with several sticks, including a cao cx2 “toro”. At 6 x 54 this a sizeable vitola – I spent 75 minutes smoking it. since I’ve always enjoyed CAO cigars, particularly the MX2 , I as really looking forward to this smoke. with an artistic black and gold label, a darker...

does the length of ash indicate more about the quality of a cigar's characteristics, or those of the smoker? and/or why is a long ash a good thing?

I've done the requisite searchs with no luck (possibly the wrong search terms), but I'm looking to learn about what makes a cigar burn unevenly...and the best way to straighten them out. hearsay: - uneven aging ... roll them periodically in the humi (like a babe in a crib)? - uneven wrap... no...