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One week ago marked my one year anniversary on this community that we all call home, Cigar Pass. Incidentally, this is also another milestone, my 1000th post. I have not had the chance to be all that active on the boards lately due to my school schedule, but let this post signify my return. :)...

Having completed the fall semester of my senior year of college, I decided to celebrate with one of my best smokes, a Montecristo Robustos Edición Limitada 2000. I don't have a camera with me, but this is the one without a year written on the EL band, which, I believe, makes it the 2000...

I thought a bit before deciding to post this, but I found my experience at the Owl Shop today a bit disturbing and believe that the community should be aware. I was browsing the humidors, looking for something interesting, and I spotted some VSGs. Upon closer inspection, most of the cigars had...

I've been really into wine for a while, and, after enjoying some craft beers, decided to take the plunge and get started with a small sampling of beer styles. It turns out that my local liquor store, which I never frequent, as I tend to go to the big discount stores, is a bit of a beer mecca...

I was doing some inventory on the collection and decided to look up some facts on my spreadsheet. When I first started, the top brand in the humidor was DPG. Now, things have grown and changed quite a bit. Here are my top three marcas: 1. Trinidad 14% 2. Hoyo de Monterrey 7.3% 3. Fuente and...

From the Stogie Guys... "First stop was the giant Altadis section where Janelle Rosenfeld introduced us to to Altadis’ upcoming releases. On the super premium end is the new Romeo y Julieta Museum Edition, a limited release (retailing for $30 per cigar) that comes in a humidor box with a...

It is time for a contest! Inspired by stepthirteen's and #2's arduous forum search contests, mine will be similar in style. This is open to newbies with a) a May or June join date b) between 20 and 2000 posts :) c) a filled out profile including a wish list :whistling: and other basic...

I finally bit the bullet and set up a coolidor. My family had a spare 40 or 48qt. cooler, so I claimed it for cigar storage. The first thing I did was improve the seal with some thin foam strips and electrical tape. For a full seal, the cooler now requires a weight to sit on the lid, but the...

For the holiday, I plan on lighting up an H Upmann Monarca from 2000 and maybe following it up with a Padron 1926. Can anyone ask more than an afternoon and evening of great smokes, great brews, and grilling? :D

I searched for this but could not come up with anything conclusive. :( On the new style Cohiba bands, is the gold box, in which 'Cohiba' is written, always centered, always offset to a specific side, or can it be either? Thanks! :thumbs:

Well, the first episode of season 11 has aired, and I am currently downloading the torrent. Has anyone seen it yet? I'm excited! :cool:

Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo du Gourmet Palma 6.6" x 33 I figured that I would write a short review for this smoke, since the particular vitola is not encountered often. The construction was good for a CC, but certainly did not stack up to that of a NC superpremium. The wrapper was a nice...

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Signature grand corona Camreoon wrapper Dominican filler and binder 6" x 47 Let me preface this review by stating that I had a few burn and draw problems which somewhat detreacted from the experience. The stick required several touchups and had a tight draw even after...

So last night I lit up my first Tatuaje, the Angeles. Nicaraguan Puro Petit Corona 4.6" x 43 Near flawless construction with a nice triple cap. Very few fine veins. I sliced just a tiny bit off with my cheapo double blade cutter and ended up with a really good cut. Prelight draw was mildly...

6.5" x 54 Wrapper: Ecuador Filler: DR, Nic Binder: Honduras Approx $4-5 I had smoked a Churchill a few weeks ago but didn't have the time to fully appreciate it. This was another story. Removed about 1/4" and found a loose and mild prelight draw. After lighting, the first half inch was...

As a newbie, I suppose that i can best contribute by giving my impressions on the few cigars that I have experienced as of yet. I actually shared this Romeo y Julieta Churchill, my first and only ISOM, with an incredibly generous friend. 7" x 47RG The smoke was medium in body, wonderfully...

This is my first review, on what I know is a well known cigar, but here goes: I got 10 of these for $3/stick on the Joe Cigar deal about two weeks ago. Let them acclimate in the humi for a while and lit the first up last night, paired simply with bottled water. It started mildly and a little...