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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2007, 02:03:31 PM »
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Mmmmmm macanudo's...

Cigar smoking, to me, is a lot like enjoying a good wine.  You don't just drink it, you slowly taste and smell it.  The smoke from a good cigar is highly pleasurable, to be enjoyed slowly, like a good wine.


Thats what it was like with the Havanna.

Ok Here's what I picked up today.

This morning at the local convienience store for $5.95 I picked up a "COHIBA" From "Repulica Dominicana"
(Dominican republic I am assuming. Seems kinda obvious)

Was,,,ok A bit on the bitter side. Nowheres near the quality of the Havanna. But I figure I can also attibute that to where I bought it too.

Later I picked up at a Cigar shop but havent smoked yet

A
Romeo Y Julieta Maduro Reserve


And a

"PARTAGAS Black Label- Maximo"



Figure I'll smoke one. or the other After Dinner
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« Reply #16 on: July 09, 2007, 07:47:40 PM »
Just finished the "PARTAGAS Black Label- Maximo"

It was OK. A bit spicy.
Burned very unevenly till a little more then halfway down.

the last 3rd of the cigar tasted about the best I thought.
It strikes me this cigar would go well with a good glass of port wine and a game of chess LOL

Not bad. Nowhere near as good as the havanna. but better then the one I had this morning.
I am debating over smoking the "Romeo Y Julieta Maduro Reserve" tonight or waiting till tomorrow.
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« Reply #17 on: July 09, 2007, 07:56:47 PM »
Wait til you try true Afganistan Hash.

But I regress... A true Havana Cigar is to be cherished.

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Mac

I like the Cherry dipped or the aged Cigars. Late night a shot of Cognac a good Cigar... sit by the pool and listen to Mother Nature.

Man...can't get better than that.
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« Reply #18 on: July 09, 2007, 08:09:20 PM »
Yes, I have many cuban cigars in my humidor....  But you sure don't need to spend that kind of money to enjoy a great cigar....

Try these:  1.   Arturo Fuente Royal Salute in Maduro

                  2.   Ashton #60

                  3.   Hoyo de Monterrey Excaliber #1 (Also in maduro)

Obviously, I enjoy a double corona sized cigar....  46 to 55 ring, up to 8 inches long....  Plan on up to two hours to enjoy these.

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« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2007, 10:21:28 PM »
Where you buy the cigar is more important than where the cigar is from. Unless it has controlled humidity and temperature you need to shop elsewhere. Picking one up down at the KwikEmart that has sat in room air for a few weeks is throwing away your money and ruining any chance of a pleasurable experience.

The Romeo y Juliet should be the best smoke of the 3, altho I'm not a maduro fan. I'd wait till tomorrow to give your palate time to clense then fire that bad boy up.
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« Reply #20 on: July 09, 2007, 10:30:34 PM »
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Maybe some day Americans will be able to import goods from China, too?


We already do. :)


Btw.....you mention that you are in Japan......could you step over to the thread about the US using nukes on Japan and check a translation for us? ;)

*edit* Post of mine on the second page has a link to Wikipedia with some pictures of documents that are written in Japanese.
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« Reply #21 on: July 09, 2007, 11:08:26 PM »
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Where you buy the cigar is more important than where the cigar is from. Unless it has controlled humidity and temperature you need to shop elsewhere. Picking one up down at the KwikEmart that has sat in room air for a few weeks is throwing away your money and ruining any chance of a pleasurable experience.

The Romeo y Juliet should be the best smoke of the 3, altho I'm not a maduro fan. I'd wait till tomorrow to give your palate time to clense then fire that bad boy up.
yup and how they are shipped is critical as well.  before you run down the kwikemarts you should know that most premium cigars are rotated out of the those stores every week and back into the commercial humidor for one week.  most distributors place the product on a shelf on consignment (well at least in this market) the salesman makes his rounds and collects on the sold product picks up was out replaces with fresh.  it's a six day a week 12-14 hr day job here in miami.  I don't know about other markets but the clientel here is very savvy, old product just doesn't move.
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« Reply #22 on: July 09, 2007, 11:26:33 PM »
That's not been my experience in DFW. I can't speak for tobacco shops, only convenience stores. There is no rotation by the distributors in Texas.
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« Reply #23 on: July 09, 2007, 11:31:26 PM »
well then after three or so weeks it's just so much kindling then. especially if it's a dry climate.
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« Reply #24 on: July 09, 2007, 11:38:18 PM »
Yup, crunchy, dry and curly
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« Reply #25 on: July 09, 2007, 11:46:30 PM »
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We already do. :)

It was a (very) short commentary about the hypocrisy of the Cuban embargo. If Walmart could find cheap crap from Cuba to sell, that would make Cuba a "trading partner" instead of an embargoed nation.

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Btw.....you mention that you are in Japan......could you step over to the thread about the US using nukes on Japan and check a translation for us? ;)

*edit* Post of mine on the second page has a link to Wikipedia with some pictures of documents that are written in Japanese. [/B]

You want me to translate a document full of old-style kanji that 90+% of native Japanese can't translate today, and most Japanese didn't have any idea what he was talking about at the time anyway because of the convoluted, circumlocutory keigo (formal language) used?

And do it so everyone can continue to be made fools of by Boroda yanking their chains? He must be howling with laughter.

Sure! I'll get right on it.

On second thought, naw... :D
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« Reply #26 on: July 09, 2007, 11:49:26 PM »
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Where you buy the cigar is more important than where the cigar is from. Unless it has controlled humidity and temperature you need to shop elsewhere. Picking one up down at the KwikEmart that has sat in room air for a few weeks is throwing away your money and ruining any chance of a pleasurable experience.

The Romeo y Juliet should be the best smoke of the 3, altho I'm not a maduro fan. I'd wait till tomorrow to give your palate time to clense then fire that bad boy up.


I figured as much. Thats why I bought the other two at a shop. LOL

And yea, I decided to wait to tomorrow for exactly that reason.

this culd be an interesting little hobby.
I figure I'll just keep trying different ones till I find something I really like.
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« Reply #27 on: July 10, 2007, 02:35:26 AM »
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You want me to translate a document full of old-style kanji that 90+% of native Japanese can't translate today, and most Japanese didn't have any idea what he was talking about at the time anyway because of the convoluted, circumlocutory keigo (formal language) used?


I was hoping you could......just to satisfy my own curiosity. :)
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« Reply #28 on: July 10, 2007, 04:51:13 PM »
I don't smoke at all, however my father buys a lot of his Cigars from here: http://www.jrcigars.com/ .
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« Reply #29 on: July 10, 2007, 06:50:35 PM »
i have1/ 2 cigars a week, usually a montecristo or a havana. here you can pick up great havanas for 10/15 quid each in the local winestore or good quality tobacconist. some top notch dark leaves for 20+ pounds

montecristos are also cuban but cheaper, although they don't have quite the same havana taste, almost nutty sorta taste. nice, and not quite as strong, they're a much lighter leaf.


my first cigar was a huge dark one from germany, it was cheap, it stank and it tasted bloody awful, it made me puke (typical cigar noob, i had the whole thing ultra quick and inhaled it all :lol ). proper cigars are just a class above anything else.

welcome to the addiction lol. i had a mini collection for a while but they were all consumed by a series of mini fires on my 18th birthday with some mates :D
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