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Anyone had/like/dislike these little sticks? To those with any Monte #5 experience, What are they like on a strength scale? How do they measure up as a winter smoke?

Nominations received...last (for now) has been sent. Thanks Edited 'cause we're done for now

So I met this scumbag at the TAA who was trying to seel "real" Sublimes and Padron Millenium to members of our club (he was promptly booted with a do not return stamp on his forehead). In any event, he was handing our samples of his wares and I snagged 1 of each. Here are photos of the fake...

So I met this scumbag at the TAA who was trying to seel "real" Sublimes and Padron Millenium to members of our club (he was promptly booted with a do not return stamp on his forehead). In any event, he was handing our samples of his wares and I snagged 1 of each. Here are photos of the fake...

Just got back from a 4-day business trip to the city of lights and thought I would update you all on the cigar-smoking aspects of the trip. Smoked some great sticks, many of which I had never tried before; I took this opportunity to sample a side variety of Cubans that I don’t normally lay my...

The Oliva Master Blend 2 series is now out. These limited edition sticks come in 3 sizes; churchill, torpedo (6x52) and robusto (5x50). Apparently 120,000 cigars of each size are being produced. The master blend 1, released in 2004, were nic pruos; I am not sure of the blending with the 2's and...

So the guy and his wife who clean the office in which I work are a real sweet Columbian couple. He and I have made friends and sit down occassionally when I'm working late for a smoke in my office. So they go to the DR for a vacation and he brings me back a freezer-size ziplock of "Cubans" to...

Anyone try these? I hear they come in 3 sizes: Robusto, Torpedo, Churchill. Any opinions?

Just finsihed my first Robusto Intenso, the 2005 LE from Davidoff. I picked up a box of 10 for $150.00 just a few days ago. This is a very nice smoke; I would rate it above the Robusto Real (the 2004 LE, which was a bit mild for my taste) and below the Panetella Extra (the 2003 LE, which is a...

I've been perusing through the sites of the companies listed on this board as reputable online cigar retailers. I have some experience in dealing with a few and have no complaints. I also note the text at the top of the page of online retailers and have no doubt that our board is "extremely...

One of the shops I frequent has a couple of boxes. These are a beautiful looking Double Ligero Churchill with a pigtail tip. Anyone had these? Any comments or reviews? Debating whether if I should pick up some. There going for about $8.50/stick.

I burned one this weekend. Had a precious couple of hours on my own Sunday afternoon and sparked this with a tall ice coffee and the Sunday Times. I decided to burn this baby not because it was a special occassion, but rather because when I was going through my humi I noticed that this specimen...

I'm thinking of picking up some Bolivar and am torn between the Belicoso Finos, Coronas Gigantes, and Petit Coronas. Any advice or thoughts. I prefer a strong cigar.

Well, just back from a 3-day weekend in Vegas with my 2 younger brothers to celebrate the youngest's upcoming wedding. Thought I would pass on the cigar portion of the activities. We left on Thursday night from NYC. I started the weekend with an afternoon, post-lunch 1926 #6 natural…excellent...

First of let me say how much I have enjoyed the hilarious, informative, instructional vitasea posts. I did not request a sample nor did I want one (and I certainly don't now, nor do I want any PMs viatsea), because I didn't think I was qualified enough to judge. As a newbie myself and one who...

I picked up a couple of Opus DVD sets and am wondering about the optimal storage of the 2 Forbidden X cigars in each pack. Are you experts laying these beauties to sleep in the glass tubes, meaning you are putting the sealed glass tubes directly in your humis or coolidors, or are you removing...

I read in the recent issue of Cigar Aficionado that the Davidoff Millenium Robusto is made with a slightly different blend than other Davidoff Milleniums so I purchased 1 and sparked it yesterday. This is a fantastic smoke. Beautiful appearance, silky wrapper, a few veins running down the side...

Just a quick informal poll/sanity check to see if I am the only Northeast @#$hole standing outside in sub-freezing weather to herf as I am doing now . It's 18 degrees and I am trying to suck down a Opus Power Ranger as I write this and freeze. Anyone else?

Sparked my first Trinidad Fundadore over the weekend (courtest of OTHER1...Thanks again Jason). What an awesome smoke. I punched the end and it sparked beautifully. Perfect construction. Tons of smoke with the punch cut. Complex spicey taste of coffee, aromatic spices, little peepery. Smoked...

Okay...been out of touch for a couple of weeks busy with work and lots of business travel (god I hate when work actually interferes with cigar pleasure). But thought I’d post a few on some of the recent smokes I have enjoyed. Burned the pair of 2004 Toast Across America cigars on 2 consecutive...