Recent content by elpresidente

sounds good, thanks I think I will go with the half pound of 65% (think they smoke/burn better a little below 70) I'll keep the tubos in mind if I ever get a travel humidor. Thanks again

got mine the other day, stashed it in the humi, wondered if anyone else noticed some very conspicuous large veins in the wrapper (got the maduro)? which brings me to my next question, are veins bad?

If it's the Premier Media you linked to it says "Premier Media are designed to be used in large, home-made humidors with inner volumes greater than 10 cubic feet" can I get by just using less?

I've heard very good things about the cigar oasis and am getting tired of having to constantly refill my passive humdifier this winter. Wondered if it was worth it to get the cigar oasis for a 50 ct. humidor. or should I use this as an excuse to go bigger :whistling:?

well the verdict seems pretty unanimous, thanks for the help guys, I will remove them from the favorites list and replace them with the names mentioned. I'd like to take this opportunity to say that this forum has got to be one of the best on the web. thanks again

Just looking through their samplers and noticed that some of the presentation seems, well, cheap. can't place it but there are hints that the cigars they offer may not be up to par. wondered what the guys here though of the site.

thanks fellas, I think it more than likely was the leather, I'd love to get my hands on some cubans. . . any thoughts on how to do that in a rural american county in the midst of the embargo?

I am new to the cigar hobby and picked up an onyx reserve maduro to try out, put it in my humidor, was in there probably 4 days-no celophane. when I lit it up it had an undesirable cardboard/leather/salt like flavor on the wrapper, had been stored in a leather 2 finger case beside a...