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    Where did everybody go after CigarFamilyForum shuttered?

    Beginning with the mid 1990s, there was a tremendous upsurge in cigar culture. The internet was alive and comprehensible to even those of us who were already in our 50s. By gosh, we could easily communicate, instantly, with fellow cigar smokers from everywhere and anywhere without feeling guilty...
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    Where did everybody go after CigarFamilyForum shuttered?

    Frankly, Eric gave you the answer that was for public consumption. Yes, he had to be tired of breaking up fights...to a humorous degree. Old farts fighting across their keyboards was the least of the Newman family concerns. The political fighting became unsparingly acrimonious. Many of the most...
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    Anyone tried the Fulgazi Value Cigars ??

    The Liga Privada #9 copy is very close in the belicoso, but strangely, a distance away in the toro. I displayed significant 78-year-old dumbasstitude purchasing several ten packs before the sampler was available and put them all in the same humidor without labels. Now, if I smoke one I find...
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    Getting to know pipe smokers on the web...

    For a first pipe, I'd definitely go with a briar, nothing too large, and definitely not a drug store variety with a varnish or lacquer finish. For value, I'd select a Grade B University pipe at $24.99 from http://store.pipesandcigars.com/unpip1.html or something from Iwan Ries in the unfinished...
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    Replacement Stems?

    Walker Briar Works is one of the finest pipe repair facilities I've ever used. If you have a very odd shaped stem that needs replacement or require a particular bend, Dave Wolff will carry it out for you. http://www.walkerbriarworks.com/index.html Dave takes special measures to be certain fit...
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    Getting to know pipe smokers on the web...

    I smoke a very large variety of tobaccos, ranging from traditional English to some aromatics. While years ago I bought primarily tinned tobaccos, now I find that I prefer bulk, usually from hand blenders like Cornell and Diehl, Mel Feldman, or LJ Peretti. It's nice to know that I can call the...
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    Butchcole - Bad Trader Alert!

    I'm quite sorry to hear this. I post rarely at CP, but try to stop by occasionally to check on what folks are smoking. I traded with Butch Cole quite recently at a trade he sought at HP. The trade was transacted very smoothly. I particpate on several cigar related BBSs and have never heard...
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    Maple Syrup instead of Honey

    Maple syrup and honey are not used as pipe sweeteners. A dilute amount of either is used to dampen the bowl before a new pipe is filled for the first time. It assists in building cake in the bowl. Personally, I don't like the practice, opting instead to just dampen the bowl's chamber with a...
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    Alterior Motives

    During the past ten years, I've been a participant in many group buys and box splits, but just a few box passes. I've participated at several internet cigar forums and prior to the growth and sophistication of the web, many group buys and splits via cigar list-serves. To the best of my...
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    Montecristo Edmundos Vs. No 2

    And there's the rub...Once you're over 60, you wonder if you'll ever get the opportunity to enjoy the cigars you've been aging.
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    Favorite line of pipes?

    I've never really found one line of pipes that I absolutely preferred. My favorite pipe is an Ashton that I've had for many years. I've got Don Carlos, Castello, Tomaso Spanu, Savinelli, Charatan, and many more. In the last few years, I've tended to buy from American pipemakers who will make a...
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    $100 for a cigar?!?!?!?!?!

    Theories....assumptions....?? Spend over forty years in the cigar world, and you'll learn that what I've posted is far from theory or assumption. Believe what you wish to believe. I believe each of you should be free to purchase, buy, collect, trade, or sell any cigar at any price you can get...
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    $100 for a cigar?!?!?!?!?!

    Devin Cole asked: Not any more. I've become sufficiently disillusioned by the known proliferation of fakes and my own inability to discern them by taste, that I wouldn't consider spending the money for "vintage" cigars. I will say this. If I am in London, at a respected tobacconist, and the...
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    Tabacalera de Espana?

    I believe the entity, Tabacalera Espana, only exists in the Thompson ad copy. Tabacalera de Espana and France's SEITA merged with Consolidated Cigar to become the conglomerate Altadis S.A. which, of late, began the purchase of JR Cigars. Of course, Altadis is a major owner, with the Cuban...
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    $100 for a cigar?!?!?!?!?!

    Matt: First, a favor. I'm almost 60 and wear trifocals. Please use paragraphs and spacing to separate ideas. It really makes your excellent post easier for me to read. No, no, no!!!!!!!! The reasoning behind the statement that there are many, many thousands of vintage Davidoffs available...
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    Best ISOM in your opinion

    On any given day, my list will vary. Much is dependent on which factory, year of production, and other factors. In truth, I have not purchased Cuban cigars in over a year. It is my private protest against Castro. One year ago, I met a young Cuban man who had escaped from the island. He related...
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    $100 for a cigar?!?!?!?!?!

    I think everyone should determine for themselves what their spending limit is for a particular cigar. One should also bear-in-mind that the rarer the cigar and the higher price, the more likely that it's a beautiful counterfeit. Cuban Davidoffs always come to mind. You can find them at many...
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    Working Mans Pass

    That was fast! Sent out Saturday, attempted delivery on Monday. I don't think that's typical. I don't live far from the 24 hour airport USPS station and I delivered the parcel there before noon Saturday. Usually from the airport facility, it goes out on one of the next available flights.
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    Working Mans Pass

    Michael: You have excellent taste in cigars, and I am pleased to have taken advantage of it. I will certainly request that I follow you in another pass. Thank you.
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    Working Mans Pass

    Just another word on the Te Amo Anniversario.......... I just got back from my local Barnes and Noble where I read the latest issue of Cigar Aficianado. Yes, yes.......I know, the ratings are all advertising based. In any event the Te Amo Anniversario rated a 91, the highest score this issue...
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