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Genios - ROA ABR 07 H. Upmann factory as fas as I know. Sold in Germany. The wrapper is slightly lighter and smoother in comparison to the set of three available after the Havana festival, which were rolled at El Laguito (POS ?), as far as I know.

A German edition of MRN, translated by Christoph Wolters (then LCDH Cologne, now Hamburg), appeared in 2005. The number is ISBN 3-9809308-1-5. It contains an additional chapter describing the newer cigars written and photographed by MRN. The German edition costs 96 Euro.

I noticed in more recent trades with Europeans, that more people are looking for Maduros. Also, ECCJ was comparing Maduros in one issue, if I remember correctly.

Factors for aging are also the ring size (smaller sizes are often smokeable after 2 - 3 years already, check for ammonia smell, larger sizes need often longer), storing/packing conditions (well closed/sealed cabinets delay maturing usually by several years, compared to storaging them in boxes or...

Probably everybody is aware of the fact that cigar.com, Cigars International, and Cbid seem to be related, maybe basically the same company. Anyway, "won" a BBMF Opus X set for $79 plus shipping a few weeks ago. Not too bad as fas as I can see. :cool: