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  1. Ralph

    What's Your Latest Purchase 2025

    I had one of these at a Michael Herklots meet and greet a couple weeks ago. Good enough to take advantage of the box deal they were offering. Dynamite smokes!
  2. Ralph

    Laphroaig Càirdeas 2023

    I tried a sample of this at a cigar event last week and really enjoyed it. The presenter said that his distributor slashed the price on it and he loaded up. He was selling it in his store for $59.99 US so I had to jump on it. White port and madeira finish is lovely. Not so “in your face” as my...
  3. Ralph

    LCDH Europe

    Wow! Sounds like a blast. I've been to Sisimbro in Naples, Italy which is a family-owned, LCDH affiliate. I still follow the shop on all the social media and have used their online shop for a few pipe purchases since. They do not sell Habanos online though.
  4. Ralph

    Are these govee units reliable?

    It does not. Both H5051 and the H5179 are independent and are WiFi enabled.
  5. Ralph

    Are these govee units reliable?

    I have a Govee H5051 and it's been solid. It has a screen and WiFi and I keep it in my Aristocrat Mini. Currently calibrated at +2.2% and holding I also have a hygrometer in the Aristocrat that's connected to my weather station and the Govee is consistent with that too. Highly recommend! I also...
  6. Ralph

    The official Big Ashtray thread!

    The behemoth showed up today. Yeah that’s a 10” x 12” magazine and a 12” album in the pics for scale.
  7. Ralph

    The official Big Ashtray thread!

    Your post made me run outside to measure the tables between my patio chairs and they are 16" square! 🤣
  8. Ralph

    The official Big Ashtray thread!

    I just won this sucker from Cigar Snob Win! Stuff! Live! It's 20" x 22" across!
  9. Ralph

    Latest Pipe Purchases - Pipes, Tobacco and Accessories 2025

    NPD! Peterson Kildare Silver Mounted 701 P-Lip. Also picked up another tin of Sweet Killarney and a couple tobaccos I wanted to try; Haunted Bookshop and C&D Pegasus.
  10. Ralph

    JimD not doing well.

    I had some smokes with Todd from the old Tobacco Shop last Friday night and we reminisced about Jim D and the greatness of the shop back then. We talked about the get together at your house @grateful1 before the Black Eyed Sally's Cigar Dinner all those years ago.
  11. Ralph

    What's Your Latest Purchase 2025

    Throughout my childhood my grandfather smoked Dutch Masters until my brother brought him a box of Partagas Sabrosos which he smoked until he died at 88 some 36 years ago. I took a whiff inside one of the tubes and got transported back to my grandfather’s living room.
  12. Ralph

    Always good when a new B&M opens!

    Thanks! Farmington Valley Cigar (Farmington, CT) is the shop's name.
  13. Ralph

    The official Big Ashtray thread!

    Cuban Creations is the cigar bar, and they did have T-Shirts, but I don't see any merch on their website.
  14. Ralph

    The official Big Ashtray thread!

    LMAO! I got a hat at the cigar bar in NOLA and it says that on the back. My kids got a huge laugh out of me wearing it around town!
  15. Ralph

    The official Big Ashtray thread!

    I have a couple posts here with ashtrays I have restored and/or picked up at antique shops but of the 9 or 10 cigar/pipe ashtrays that I have, this is my favorite. I’ve always enjoyed gargoyles and this ashtray just screamed at me when I saw it. I’m fairly sure I got it at the same mall news...
  16. Ralph

    Latest Pipe Purchases - Pipes, Tobacco and Accessories 2025

    My first Chacom. Elements #390 sandblast. Fell in love with the band the first time I saw it. Blown away by how solid it is. Amazing presentation in a leather/suede collapsible box.
  17. Ralph

    How much "extra room" do you have?

    Lucky! I have is RyJ Hermosos 2003 LEs. They’re worth a lot because they don’t have embossed bands. 🤣
  18. Ralph

    How much "extra room" do you have?

    I played a little Tetris a few weeks ago and could probably fit a box or two in there now. I also have a couple boxes of fake Cubans that I have been holding for a friend going on 12+ years. Every now and then he asks me to bring him a couple.
  19. Ralph

    Always good when a new B&M opens!

    I bet you’ll like it. So many options for every personality.
  20. Ralph

    Always good when a new B&M opens!

    I really like it! Sharp as hell for a very clean cut. I needed it like I needed a hole in the head but I hit a 40% sale around Christmas last year so it was about $100.
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