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I had put a grab bag with some unbanded cigars into Sir-smokes-a-lot's cigar pass (January Pass), with a quizz to guess which cigar it is. The closest answer would get an Oliva torpedo. I apologize for the difficulty this quizz obviously presented. I only received two answers. Bigmac was very...

Look at the last two Trini reviews in the other forum. Two cigars out of the same box and so very different. How can that happen? I understand that it is a handmade product and that means each one is unique, but using the same tobacco and the same ratio between filler and binder, and then the...

I almost bought one of those green marble ones until I discovered this material: perfect cigar ambiance. Only problem: they wanted $50 plus 10 for shipping. Wouldn't come down more than 50 shipped. That's when I started working--and found it on ebay. Ended up paying under $40 shipped.

Is it my new computer and its settings, or is the CigarPhotos site closed for uploads? I can't upload any images anymore. Size is correct, I'm logged in correctly, but I am denied permission. Is it me or is it them? I want to show off my new marble ashtray :cool:

Do I have to mention I'm new to this? I think I sort of know now how to light one up and I know you're supposed to smoke them s l o w l y, which I'm good at. I also turn them with a draw and in between draws. I have experienced uneven burns, and cigars have gone out on me. Uneven burns seem...

Do you know those movies where you pay your admission and then sit through the full 90 minutes, thinking that it must get good at some point, until you see the credits and ask yourself why you didn't leave after the popcorn? I just saw such a movie. After enjoying a juicy and...

My new Dell came in yesterday and I'm working on getting it to do what I need it to do. One of these is to run Firefox. I just downloaded FF and when I started to run it, I was alerted that it is a digitally unsigned file. It surprises me that Mozilla would not protect its file. The file's...

A longtime cigar smoking friend told me that Cuba exports the better quality Class A cigars of their brands to Spain, Switzerland and a third country that I forgot, while the rest of the world get the inferior Class B. Reasons are long and good trade relationships with the first three vs. the...

Courtesy viper139, the HumiPack appears to be more reliable than the salt test. Here's the story. Both my analog hygrometers were salt-tested and calibrated, doing their job in their humidors. When I introduced my new 65% beads, it looked like the beads wouldn't get the humidity down to where...

I use my Swiss army knife and wedge the stick out at the foot. Very careful, with hardly any pressure, but I think there must be a better way. Which is the proper way to do it?

In a pass, you want to put the same (or higher) value as you are taking. Rarity, age, other factors all influence the value of a cigar. Normally, the retail price reflects all these factors. How do you guys determine the value of any given cigar in a pass? Are there pricelists one can use? Or is...

Two days ago I received a pound of 65% beads from Heartfelt Industries. I didn't waste any time and put more than enough in their new home inside my two desktop humis. I know the beads are dry (they are milky white) but since I put them in, the humidity has even gone up a notch and is now at...

Now that I know Cubans need some time before they can be really enjoyed, I need to buy strategically and found some "older" gars. Reviews sound like I would like them. Punch Royal Selection #12 of July 2001 (about $150 shipped) and Upmann #2 of May 2002 (about $235 shipped). Are these decent...

To my dismay, I just noticed that two of my new QDO have a damaged wrapper. The wrapper is separating from the binder at these sections and I wonder how I can repair it. I plan to let these gars age in their box. Should I repair them now or when I'm ready to smoke them?

Okay, I'm opening up to a small coolerdor. Where else can I store the boxes that I understand I must store for about 354 years before they become smokable. Keeping the gars in their boxes seems to be the way you all do it, but how about varnished boxes? They can't breathe (cough, cough). BTW...

This is my first attempt on a report. So please be kind :0 I'm new to cigars. I'm brand new to Cubans. I thought I'm not ready for the fuller bodied ones, so I followed the advice to get these Quai D'Orsay Gran Coronas. They are my first ISOMs. They came from HK and rested in my humi at 67%...

From a recommended source in HK, my QDO GC came in today. Too many cues leave a question mark, so I thought I'll ask you guys: The wooden box appears to be real. It has got the threefold brand mark on the bottom. The Seal Sticker is on the right hand side, not left. It appears to be printed...

I have this new humi with a good size humidifyer (see picture IN THIS THREAD) and I want to put beads in there in exchange for oasis. I am afraid the beads need some kind of inside container to keep them from falling through the air holes. What works best for that? Would a simple piece of thin...

Coming from CubanCrafters and will be here just after Christmas. Should be about the time my Qd'O GCs will arrive. Holy smokes :D

From the pictures of cigars in action, it looks like the band stays on at least for a while. When do you guys take it off? On the last HdM I smoked, the band was stuck to the wrapper, so I ripped off a little piece of the wrapper. Does that happen once in a while or was my case a rare...