Grrrrrrr. Gotta pay more attention. Anyway, the deal just got better. My automatic was the Veteran thing. I have to remember to check for higher discounts. Anyway, that's even better.

La Aroma de Cuba Edicion Especial is fast becoming a top 5 cigar for me, and I love the #3, toro. Cigarsinternational has them on clearance, I just ordered 20 and with some random coupon that auto-filled for me it came to $6.30 per stick. That's pretty awesome, as I can't find them for less than...

You know, while I'm a big fan of Oliva or RP seconds for my econosmokes these days, it never occurred to me that the opposite end of the spectrum might be true ... inspectors saved "firsts +" for these samplers. Makes perfect sense. I don't get them for that reason, but to, well, sample a line...

Wednesday night smoke. La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor. I very much liked it, but I prefer the Edicion Especial. The whole line is very good, though!

Usually a HC Black Maduro Robusto. About $3.50 per stick, but I only buy them when they run a sale of some sort.

Cigar split? :eek: Maybe 1/4 of one cigar?

Tuesday smoke, had to move to a CT wrapper, this one an HC Connecticut double corona. A little too light, actually, I’m gravitating more solidly to the medium or medium/full smokes and avoiding the light and heavy end as I get older. But this was a nice smoke after the last two heavy sticks.

Backwards can be fun. Old wheel guns, esp the single actions have a lot of history and are a blast to shoot!

I’d love to check it out, but as long as @hydro-terp is the only one interested so far, it will be Ashton Cigar Bar. If we get several other folks who want to try another venue we may do that. We’ll see if there is any more interest over the next several days.

@Pugman1943 I believe you were the person who shamed me into trying a Padron for the FIRST time :oops: And I thank you for it. Bought a box, I need to bring more up from the basement. I should have at least one a week, I think.

No doubt, it’s a first-rate cigar bar, classiest one around. What was the cutting charge? I bought one of theirs, did not ask. Come on Eastern PA peeps! Maybe make it midday on a Saturday to make it easy. Perhaps lunch at The Dandelion then Ashton?

Two strong ones in a row. Need to move back to medium range tomorrow night. Loved it, though. CAO V660 Carb, 6x60

Zippos are iconic https://www.coffeeordie.com/article/zippo-lighters

Having just met with @hydro-terp at the Ashton Cigar Bar in Philadelphia, a thoroughly enjoyable meeting, I thought I'd see if there is any interest at meeting at an Eastern PA cigar lounge. There are several options ... Ashton Cigar Bar, Philadelphia https://www.ashtoncigarbar.com/ Leaf Cigar...

Tested them, they do work. Not as nice as the Avery which are properly sized, but for the price, I don’t mind trimming them for occasional use. No need to buy a special-use printer for mailing labels.

Sunday night smoke. Cohiba red dot Rivièra Robusto. Med/full Maduro and it is fantastic!!

From Saturday night, I didn't take a photo, so I had to snag a web pic. Rocky Patel Sun Grown Maduro Toro. Wow! Fabulous smoke!

Oh my my! Thank you very much! This is a great game!

AND I unboxed them and got them into a Sistema tupperdore and forgot to take the picture.