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Got into the office yesterday and found a box from Texas on my desk. It was loaded with the finest of smokes, many right off my wish list. :thumbs: Brandon, I owe you man. I don't know when, but you will be repaid! :whistling: This was a great pick-me-up on a crappy winter day! :cool...

I visited a B&M yesterday that was recommended as having a good selection. They had a few Opus left from a June shipment. I noticed they also had several of the 3-pack Opus X tins. I didn't have my reading glasses with me but the packs looked like they said "xtra rare reserve" on them. I looked...

For all you Jarheads out there, I just read an article title "Proud Witness" in the American Society of Civil Engineers April 2007 "Civil Engineering" magazine (www.pubs.asce.org). This details a number of aspects of the new National Museum of the Marine Corps near Quantico, VA. The article...

I'll be going to the Tampa area tomorrow for an overnight stay on business. A real quicky trip. I've read a bunch of threads here about the Tampa area and a few cigar shops to visit, but don't really get an impression as to specialty or specially-priced cigars in the area. I won't have any time...

Hello All !!! As seems to be the custom, I am offerring a small contest to mark my one year anniversary and 100th post here at Cigar Pass. I also just got into the Newbie Sampler Deal and will hopefully join a pass before too long. The prize: My congratulations and a fiver of cigars I have...

I have seen a few comments (not sure where) that one need not spend premium bucks for Montecristo (DR) cigars, presumeably because there are many smokes from the DR with the same flavor profile. Unfortunately, I have not found them yet! Can anyone point out a fairly close substitute for the...

I have noticed that an attribute of some ISOMs seems to be the presentation of a salty taste just prior to encountering strong nicotine effects while smoking the cigar. Usually when this happens, the salty taste is not present for the first inch or two and then appears near the start of the...

I just received a copy of "The Complete Guide For Habanos' Enthusiasts (La Guia Completa Para los Amantes de Habanos)" as a free gift for buying a box of cigars from JR Cigars online. The book is paperback with glossy paper and color photos of various Habanos. The size is about 10" high by 6.5"...

Habanos SA lists both the petit corona and mareva (vitola de galeria) as exactly the same size: 42 ring by 5 1/8 inches. For example, the Por Larranaga Petit Coronas and Bolivar Petit Coronas are listed under marevas, but are called PC's. Some of the sticks I have seen from various marques...

My smoking preferences are generally toward the corona size range and fuller flavored smokes like Bolivar and Partagas. Recently, I have begun trying some of the bigger ring gauges and suspect that they may require different approaches to smoking and storage. I recently tried my first Cohiba...

Lately, it seems to be my good luck to be getting cigars with plume/bloom on the wrappers. My question is: Should the plume be wiped from the cigars before they are smoked? Perhaps this is just a matter of personal preference similar to smoking with the bands on or off. I have not noticed any...

Hello all. I am thinking of giving my wife an ISOM surprise for her birthday. She usually takes a puff or two of my stogies when I smoke one and she is with me. She hates NC's since "they just taste and smell like cigars", including the expensivos. However, she thinks ISOMs are "interesting" but...

I am mainly a smoker of stronger cigars. Full flavor and strong. Love Bolivars and Partagas :love: !! What do you consider "strong" ISOMs? That is, which ones give you a kick, put a buzz on, or you just cannot smoke without eating first? :( Enquiring minds want to know! antaean

I was at the local B&M the other day. I enjoy going to the local merchant's shops to enter their walk-in humidors and admire the expensive humidors for sale. I took my metal ruler to check some inside box dimensions (after all, Father's Day is coming...). When I checked several humidors, I...

Hello to all! As a newbie I have lurked in the forums here for a long time studying before registering! I have many questions. I recently got an SLB cabinet of Bolivar Belicoso Finas [FIM SEP05]. When I opened the cab, it had the usual Bolivar aromas. However, when I unwrapped the bundle I...