Miss having you around MadMonk. Smoking a big bowl of Dunhill Elizabethan in a three star Ferndown.

Jorgan is firing more missiles than Kim Jong!

I'm thinking about it, my wife wouldn't complain, lol! Which one do you like?

You know, a therapist might be able to peel back the layers and get down to what really fuels that desire. :D

Haha! It takes a few hours to restore one. I soak the stems in a water/oxyclean bath, the first round for a few hours before dumping the water and making a fresh solution, soaking them the second round for about 20 hours. I use a magic eraser to get as much of the oxidation off as possible...

I was just going to post that ... if you're trying to sell those and are currently keeping them in a non-airtight cigar box with a boveda pack, depending on your ambient RH, they could be dying as we speak. Get the paper trail from where these came from, and keep them in a humidor. If you...

I didn't take many before photos, I should have! Here's one of the whole lot as they arrived from the U.K. Smoking the second of the two '48s tonight, this one a shape 53 with a fishtail stem. The walls of this pipe are quite a bit thicker, and it smokes a touch better than it's twin...

Warms the soul. Or perhaps that's the whisky. Either way, well done :D

Recently picked up a handful of patent Dunhills to restore. Finished this 1948 shape 53, and it smokes like heaven. Just love these craggy old beasts. Post up your Dunnies in this thread and let's share the love!

You did the right thing. Would have been funny to make a vid of making your cigar bonfire without explaining that they were counterfeit first :D

Nice! Thanks kann. We'll just miss the tattoo but are heading up to the Braemar Games on the 2nd =)

Taking the Mrs. on an anniversary trip to Scotland this August, it'll be our first time there. Driving all over. Has anyone ever been, and are there any cigar shops that are a must-visit? We'll be flying into/out of Edinburgh. Hoping there might be a good duty free ;)

QdO Corona in memory of Dan. To freakin' soon.

Absolutely floored. Rest in peace brother, way too soon. I lost my dad the same way, I'm not surprised he didn't talk about it. You're going to be sorely missed around here Dan. Thanks for everything you've done for this place.

Seconded!

HdM Du Depute, tasty little guys!

Cheers all. Sprung for a box of COROs, I just haven't found a cigar that pairs better with scotch. The vanillas in both the cigar and scotch intermingle so nicely.

I'll jump on the next one too, Jim. Those Coronas are smokin' real good ;)

I had just turned 18, never smoked before in my life but was always intrigued about cigars. Before I knew any better, I ordered a box of Monte 5s from some online vendor who had the best prices. Luckily, they turned out to be real (as I would find out years later, I knew nothing at the time)...

Seriously! Makes $400 a box seem worth it back in the day.