I returned from overseas almost one year ago. I came back with two coolidors and two humidors, all stuffed, and always maintained temp/humidity (70/65). Okay, all is fine. Here's the thing: in July, my wife and I moved south and we need to use a moving truck. Incredibly, most everything...

Hi, I recently moved back to the US with my largish cigar collection. I was able to get to about half of it, which had been in shipping boxes for a month, and put them into two coolidors with beads. All's well. The others, though, were inaccessible in a wrapped pallet in another city for...

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Pursuant to PM from other military personnel I have chosen to edit this post to zilch. I would be glad to discuss, without providing ANY specifics, off the forum, but that's that. Apologies.

Please clarify: what is the "letter" and "The Letter" -- the latter from whom, means what, etc? Sorry, ignorant. I live in a place where these things just aren't an issue (although I did get nailed by a couple counterfeits lately!)

The band is a pretty good replica -- I held it up against a real Cohiba and couldn't really tell them apart. The dead give-away for me was that, in the humidor, they were all just slightly different at the cap. The esplendidos were fine, capped like the real thing, etc. Just to make sure, I...

Right on! Just took those pictures -- and, man, they smell wonderful. Someone should make a Cohiba cologne (not that it would be a big hit with the ladies)

Okay, pictures! And, no, nothing for sale...I am a cigar pack rat. So far, three coolidors and five 100+ desktops. I know, meager, by some standards, but ya gotta start somewhere!

Okay, Again, I'm really not upset about this -- these were nice cigars. I'm just really curious. It should be noted that the humidor was less than optimal, to put it mildly, and that these things had been in there for a very long time. Note bene: this is a well-known resort for "well-being"...

I honestly don't know about the box. The humidor was a "display case" type, with a slanted glass top and lock, and there were maybe ten or so torpedoes in there. I smoked one and, after a couple of drinks, bought two and brought them home. It's weird because I can't imagine these people being...

Hi, I'm just back from a few lovely days with my family at a fabulous 5 star resort in Tuscany: http://www.adler-thermae.com It was everything one could hope for and more. Wonderful excursions into the Tuscan countryside, daily massages, hours in steam rooms, mineral baths, and saunas, and...

Wow, very cool! You'd need a pretty big cutter or a corona or something, but that makes a lot of sense. I'll try it with one of those belicosos and see what happens -- and report back!

Company, or lack thereof, makes a difference! It took a while to get over the "it's expensive so I need to finish it" mentality. I have no remorse in chucking expensive cigars and take great pleasure in some less expensive ones. I guess that, the thing for me, is the first hint of bitterness...

That's one of the things I'm specifically thinking about. When I first started smoking, I didn't really know what I was doing and I tried to smoke them all the way down. The results were often unpleasant. Basically, it's about learning your tastes and proclivities. Me, I'm very sensitive to...

Hi, I found this site whilst looking for hints on humidor maintenance. Quite a lot a here. One post in this forum, which I have now lost track of (I read it one week ago) mentioned tossing some cigars after they started tunneling. The poster talked about smoking, as I recall, a corona in...