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Yeah the texture on the birch is cool. I dig the Burnt Clay one also.

I looked up the ashtrays mentioned in this article and they really are pretty cool! http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/06/10/115400.php Let's see if I can't tactfully leave this article on my wife / kids computer when they get home. What's your father's day wish list?

Yeah my budget is going to have to catch up to my trail of drool for some of these lighters. The prices on these dupont lighters are good relative to the brand but a bit ahead of my game. Those of you that have one, what do you think? Are duponts reliable / easy to maintain / cool as people...

Yeah the tobacco taxes in Cali and Washington State have created a pretty interesting black market moving in and out of Oregon. Got to love how local politicans are driving revenue OUT of their state by including Cigars and Pipe Tobacco in the general anti-tobacco legislation. It looks like...

I think the interesting part is the "adobe wrapper". Have any of you heard of that before?

Hey alright! I should smoke one again and see if it has the same affect. Thanks for the review.

Are you sure they weren't box pressed? During some stages of cigar making the cigars are pressed into a square. I've seen box presses on bundles before. If every cigar seems to take on a fairly consistent rectangle shape then they were probably pressed, otherwise it could just be from shipment...

Okay, I'm not not known for having a reserve of flavored cigars lying around - but I may have to rethink my position. For the first time since I discovered Huevos Rancheros I found the perfect hang-over cure: Sauza Tequila Infused Cigars. Sounds campy, but I'm telling you they worked! Since I...

That's great! Thanks AVB. Do you have a vendor you prefer to use when ordering from the UK, or do you just search for someone who has what you're interested in as it comes up?

Isn't the DCL the group that banded together to distribute the "Classic Malts" series? Trying to get more familiar with single malt scotch basics and how to get bottles that are more unusual than what you can find in your average US liquor store.

I love this stuff because you can get recommendations on small plantation coffee you wouldn't otherwise hear about - Hawaii definitely has some of the best, I bet that Mule Skinner from Molokai that lucasbuck mentioned is fine stuff. Where can I pick some up? Just tried a small planation...

Wow! Thanks. Now the only trick will be figuring out how to explain that to my buddies ;)

I have a question regarding relative humidity. I was always taught that, given the 70 degrees / 70 percent humidity rule, if temperature rises in a humidor then the humidity must fall and vice versa. I.e., if the temp of the humidor drops to 65 degrees, the humidity has to kick-up to 75% to...

I've been flirting with picking up some Camacho Diploma Maduro's at whatsknottolove.com (another cigar yo u might want to look into) after I saw this blog post: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/16/205524.php Has anyone had a try?