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Re: Te-Amo Anniversario While it's a Mexican rolled cigar, it's not solely a Mexican tobacco cigar. As I wrote in the above post, the Anniversario is a multi nation blend. It hasn't been publicized much, but Te-Amo is no longer an "independent" of Alberto Turrent. It is an Altadis brand. Here's...

It's 11:05 am Minnesota time and I'll head out to the post office shortly before it closes at noon. Before I list my puts and takes, I have a couple of suggestions for those who are participating, and who will be trading cigars in the future. Always wrap every cigar that is not celloed, even...

The pass arrived at 2:28 pm cst. It's sitting on my kitchen table. Very shortly I shall open it, select some sticks, and put some into it. It should be back on the road tomorrow morning. Steve*R

Hey Phil...Thanks for putting in a couple of Cubans. I'd tucked away a Cuban Fonseca and Cuban RyJ petite corona to shove into the box when it arrives in Minnesota, but I didn't want to upset the pass theme. But I see it's okay. Hopefully, the Cubans will land with the guys who haven't had an...

The fun of the pass for me will be to see how many different brands are returned to me than were in the original box and to give passers the opportunity to select from a wide variety of cigars they might not have seen. I can start the pass with quite a few cigars that aren't available. From the...

CAO is unique because the brand is sourced out. They don't make cigars, yet. Many early CAO were maufacturered in Costa Rica, I believe at Tabacalera Tambor. Many of recent note have been made by Perdomo, and of course, the newest lines are Toranos. As you know, the CAO family recently leased a...

I have never started a boxpass, and I think it might be fun. But, I'd like some feedback. I'm thinking of starting a pass with 50 to 75 cigars...Each cigar a different brand. I haven't looked in my coolers yet, but I think I should have that many brands covered. What I thought would be...

There's been much written about the decline of quality of Cuban cigars during the late 90s and through 2001. I've not read that the problem was primarily with the leaf, but rather with inferior processing and haphazard manufacture of the cigars. Castro needed foreign exchange currency and cigars...

This is a major edit!!! I tracked down another vendor. There are no guarantees, but the cigars are significantly cheaper than the original source. The shipment is insured for loss in the mail, but not for confiscation, though I doubt that confiscation is likely. The box says Made In The Canary...

I've been contemplating buying a box of Goyas. One site describes them as: (see post below...I ordered a box) A complete Cuban Cigar (Filling, binder, wrapper). Well rolled cigar with strong-rich aromatic-taste. Very harmonic, Cuba-typical. The vendor in Spain says the boxes are clearly marked...

I've always been relatively athletic, and still work out at the gym several days a week, but.........I'm retired, and have alot of lazy time when I enjoy a few too many snacks. When my weight crept beyond what I thought was healthy, I went on the Atkins Diet. Because many of those things that...

I took the LSAT in 1966 and did well enough to gain admission at several prestigious law schools. Vietnam grabbed me after I got my B.A. and when I returned from military service, was told I had to take the LSAT again. I picked up an M.A. while waiting for Law School to begin, and took the LSAT...

It must be my age. The only thing that really jumped out at me in this thread was a chap's reference to divorcing 125 lbs. of carping and complaining female. Congratulations!! I did the same thing thirty-one years ago...And she still gives me nightmares. My dear wife of twenty-seven years and...

Sincerest congratulations on the new son. Let's see now...hmmm, how many disposable diapers can be bought for the price of an Opus?

Emodx asked me, via email, to put together some thoughts that originated out of a couple of posts I made in the Workingman’s Trade thread and post in the Lobby. Some background: I am, I guess, a fog of FOGS. I’ve smoked cigars regularly since 1963. Before that I’d have an occasional Havana...

Guys, allow me to be totally frank. I've been involved in the cigar world probably longer than many here have been on earth. I participated in the first cigar bulletin boards when they were simply email list serves. Boxpasses, with the exception of the host bag, should never reach their final...

I have a suggestion and I hope that it is taken well by all the participants of the Working Man's Pass. I'm not much of a box passer, but I have been involved in trading for many years, and have come to realize that equal for equal or close to equal is always the best policy. There will always...

Just as a point of information that, perhaps, some new to cigar smoking may not know...the "maduro-ness" of a tobacco has absolutely no relation to how dark the tobacco is. While most manufacturers vehemently deny the process, it's common in the industry to process (ferment) a portion of the...

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I had to register again, but I am ready and waiting for the pass. Steve*R