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I passed through DC on a quick trip last week. After reading the threads on Draper's here, I decided to stop in. What can I say? They are a great bunch of guys who offer a great selection of cigars at really good prices. My Padron stash was in dire need of replenishment. So, that was the...

Happy Canada Day everyone! May your day be festive, shared with family and friends.

I figured that we should have a thread for discussions of the World Cup (separate from the pool that is running in the Lobby). Like many of you, I am sure, I cannot wait for tomorrow when the tournament will get under way. I'll put my colours out there right away: I am a Netherlands fan through...

Does MLB need to make greater use of video replay? In the wake of Jim Joyce's blown call that cost Armando Galarraga his perfect game, we are already hearing many loud calls for MLB to bring in more video replay. The arguments for increased use of replay are relatively straightforward: replay...

Summer has officially arrived up here. Today it is 33 degrees (91 for you guys south of the border) with high humidity (feels like 41C/108F). Yes, the annual battle to fight high humidity in my humidors has been engaged! Being a cold weather guy by nature, I waited until the sun had passed...

I had always been one to clip my cigars. But, when I recently started smoking Padron 1926 and 1964 series I started punching them. Something about the shape of the head on those cigars just called for a punch. Anyway, I had a cheap punch that did the trick, but not terribly well. The cuts were...

Padron Family Reserve No.45 Maduro This is my first review. I am much more acquainted with CCs than I am with NCs. So, I have been making a concerted effort of late to expand my horizons in the world of NCs. After reading some of the terrific review threads here (I have particularly enjoyed the...

I don’t post very often at all. But I visit this forum daily and have greatly enjoyed the time that I have spent here since joining a little over a year ago. I have learned an enormous amount from reading many of your posts. And I have certainly expanded my smoking horizons significantly. For...

I'll be flying in to Logan next month and then driving down to Newport, RI. Having never visited either city before, I thought I'd ask if any of you would recommend a good B&M where I could pick up some cigars for the weekend. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

I have searched extensively for an answer to this question without any success. However, it seems very likely to me that the question has been asked before. Anyway, here is my situation: humidity has been running between about 80%-100% for weeks now in my area. I have taken the humidifiers out...

I just received a Boveda 84% packet with my new humidor but have decided to season the humi the old fashioned way. If anyone has a use for this packet, I will happily pop it in the mail to you. Just send me your address.

I bought two EPI2 from a reputable local tobacconist about a month and a half ago. They went straight into my desktop humidor which maintains an RH of about 65%-67%. The temperature in the humidor has remained constant at between 17-19 degrees celsius. I have a Xikar digital hygrometer that I...

I had a buddy over the other night who I had always thought would appreciate a good cigar. So I pulled down a bottle of rum, opened up my desktop humidor, and offered him his choice of cigar. I am a newbie at all of this, but I still like to think that I have some nice selections to offer up. I...