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wow... didn't expect this thread to have such legs...

i must admit i laughed out loud at "at the missus' insistence, i'm down to 3 humidors" , brilliant.

well the nicaraguan cigars were a nice smoke, burnt very evenly, good draw, but to go much further i'd be out of my depth. the last ones me and my mate smoked were cohiba siglo IV, which were excellent, but we're working our way up to cubans again (they are expensive as hell and perhaps wasted on relative novices such as ourself!)

good stuff athos and montesmoke, do i detect a whiff of gar-scented romance in the air?

:D
 
LOL! No romance here, just general cigar chat. It's good that you have joined the chat jb78, I do like some of the NC smokes (non cuban) quite like the bering grand coronas, Santa damaina tubulares, & alec bradley smokes....
The cuban brand cigars are my first choice though.
If you have a liking to cigars & enjoy smoking them, then its never a waste to smoke any cigar even if you are newbie to the cigar world :-)
You have to start somwhere & you have started well.

What other cubans have you tried??
 
Montesmoke said:
So how much do shervingtons charge for the cohiba sticks? be interesting to know.
I will indeed show pix of the cabinet humi when its done, i will use a medium to large block oasis humidifier & use cedar beading for the inside of the door to keep it air tight, at the moment its mahogany with a black lacquer finish so not sure if im going to keep the finish yet??
The glass is well sealed, so shouldnt have any problems there.
Regarding the inside will have to source spanish cedar from some repatable supplier.
Im currently using 4 large humidors for boxed cigars & one cuban display humidor for my singles.
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For the biggest pattern, I think the maduros are around £20 (down to around£10 for the smallest one), at Shervingtons.

The humidor project sounds great - can't wait to see the pictures of the finished article. And it sounds as though it'll be pretty effective, too, with the beading and Spanish cedar lining. Although I wouldn't expect anything less - you're obviously a real cigar afficionado.

How large is your collection at the moment?
 
jb78 said:
wow... didn't expect this thread to have such legs...

i must admit i laughed out loud at "at the missus' insistence, i'm down to 3 humidors" , brilliant.

well the nicaraguan cigars were a nice smoke, burnt very evenly, good draw, but to go much further i'd be out of my depth. the last ones me and my mate smoked were cohiba siglo IV, which were excellent, but we're working our way up to cubans again (they are expensive as hell and perhaps wasted on relative novices such as ourself!)

good stuff athos and montesmoke, do i detect a whiff of gar-scented romance in the air?

:D
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Nah, I didn't expect it to to run and run like this, either; I have started cigar threads in the past, but they fizzled out for lack of interest. Let's hope this one keeps going.

Glad you enjoyed the missus' iron rule. It was a difficult compromise, but, as yet, she doesn't seem to have noticed that what I did was exchange two smaller ones for a larger model!

And glad you enjoyed the Nicuraguan smokes.

I don't think you'd be out of your depth if you went back to Cubans, though. It's just a matter of picking the right ones; a lot of them are strong (compared to other countries' production), and people tend to jump into the big patterns, and it's just to much for them - they spend a fortune and don't really enjoy it. You don't have to go for a massive Cohiba to start with: You can start with something small, a little milder (albeit still really flavoursome), and relatively inexpensive, like an H Upmann Corona.

To be honest, once you really get into the Cubans, I doubt you'll be too bothered about going back to the other countries' output. I know they're a bit more pricey, but they're worth it; I'd rather spend a little more for a great Cuban, and smoke less frequently.

And if you detect "gar'scented romance in the air", it's because Monte and I obviously love cigars, rather than each other!
 
My cigar collection at the moment consits of 2 boxes of R&J Short Churchills, 1 box of R&J Churchills, 1 box of Bolivar Belicosos Fino, 1 Box of montecristo no 5's, 1 box of fonseca delicias, couple of 3 packs of Cohiba siglos VI, 1 box of El Rey Del Mundo Demmi Tasse.
Box of 5 Limited edition Torpedos Cohiba, Montecristo, Partagas, Hoyo, Bolivar. (havent touched these yet) a box of NC Alec Bradley Churchills, 1 box of Habana Gold Robustos.
Also have about 35-40 single sticks Monte 2's Bolivars, Partagas, H.Upmann Cohiba. El Rey, a mixture really.
Those prices at Shervingtons seem quite high per stick be interesting to find out how much a box of 25 R&J Churchills cost?? let me know im quite curious:-)
Have started on sealing up the cabinet humi, its very time consuming & alot to do yet, but im confident it will work out.
Maybe you should invest in a mahogany cabinet very smart looking & im sure the wife will come round if you convince her its also a lovely piece of furniture aswell as a large count Humidor ;-))
Jb78 do try the smaller milder cubans like athos has suggested & work your way through the cuban brands, you will in time find out what brand of cuban you prefer.
Had a bolivar belicosos fino earlier & Gonna fire up a monte no 2 later on this evening :-)
What have you chaps smoked over this weekend??
 
Nothing yet, but maybe have an El Rey Del Mundo Choix Supreme, after I've put the baby to bed.

I like the idea of the cabinet, but I don't think she'd be too keen, and I'm having to tread carefully at the moment because my whisky colection has grown to such a size that we're running out of space - now is not the time to bring the focus onto cigars, as well!

Your collection sounds great, and very similar to mine in terms of mix (albeit you seem to have have more of each). I have a what's left from: a box of Partagas D4s, a box of Cohiba Robustos, a box each of Montecristo No.2s and No.4s, and a box of Hoye de Monterrey Epicure No.2 (Cabinet Selection), plus 50 or so 'miscellaneous' Cubans in every conceivable size and shape, and accross many brands.

One thing that occurs to me is that they should be insured seperately, as probably worht more than the single item maximum under the policy. Do you insure yours seperately?

I guess the Shervingtons prices for the maduros are a little more than you could get them for over the internet - maybe £1.50 per stick more - but I reckon it's worth paying that premium, just to have the shop there. I'm going down in the week, if I get the chance, so will see how much a box of Romeo Y Julieta Churchills is, and let you know.

jb78 - Monte is right, you can't do better than keep trying loads of different brands, shapes and sizes, and you'll soon get a really good idea of exactly what you like and don't like, then a good tobacconist can point you in the direction of similar smokes.
 
well i think you've convinced me, we're gonna go for cubans next time. my housemate said 'these guys have insured cigar collections, that's all you need to know'. haha.

athos i noticed you said you have a whisky collection too. are either of you by chance partial to a glass of rum? my favourite way to enjoy a gar is out in the garden, with a glass of rum on ice.... living the dream. currently we have been enjoying a bottle of Flor De Cana aged 7 years, as well as 2 bottles of Ron Zacapa - one Centenario aged 15 years and the other aged 23 ............ the flor de cana is a particularly excellent rum, very deep and smoky, you can really taste the sugarcane. We haven't got into the zacapa as much yet, but are ooking forward to it.
 
Athos said:
Nothing yet, but maybe have an El Rey Del Mundo Choix Supreme, after I've put the baby to bed.

I like the idea of the cabinet, but I don't think she'd be too keen, and I'm having to tread carefully at the moment because my whisky colection has grown to such a size that we're running out of space - now is not the time to bring the focus onto cigars, as well!

Your collection sounds great, and very similar to mine in terms of mix (albeit you seem to have have more of each). I have a what's left from: a box of Partagas D4s, a box of Cohiba Robustos, a box each of Montecristo No.2s and No.4s, and a box of Hoye de Monterrey Epicure No.2 (Cabinet Selection), plus 50 or so 'miscellaneous' Cubans in every conceivable size and shape, and accross many brands.

One thing that occurs to me is that they should be insured seperately, as probably worht more than the single item maximum under the policy. Do you insure yours seperately?

I guess the Shervingtons prices for the maduros are a little more than you could get them for over the internet - maybe £1.50 per stick more - but I reckon it's worth paying that premium, just to have the shop there. I'm going down in the week, if I get the chance, so will see how much a box of Romeo Y Julieta Churchills is, and let you know.

jb78 - Monte is right, you can't do better than keep trying loads of different brands, shapes and sizes, and you'll soon get a really good idea of exactly what you like and don't like, then a good tobacconist can point you in the direction of similar smokes.
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Well i quite like Havana Club aged 7 years with a smoke, regards insuring my smokes its been on my mind for quite a while now.
Have you decided on an insurer?
Regarding prices that i pay for cigars are very reasonable i can get a box of 25 R&J Churchills for £198 wich i think is great value, as i said before be interesting to see how much shervingtons charge.
per stick for a cohiba siglo VI around £15-£16 each. so not too bad.
So do you smoke during the week or is it just weekends?? i usually have one stick a day in the evenings to help me wind down from the day :)
 
jb78 said:
well i think you've convinced me, we're gonna go for cubans next time. my housemate said 'these guys have insured cigar collections, that's all you need to know'. haha.

athos i noticed you said you have a whisky collection too. are either of you by chance partial to a glass of rum? my favourite way to enjoy a gar is out in the garden, with a glass of rum on ice.... living the dream. currently we have been enjoying a bottle of Flor De Cana aged 7 years, as well as 2 bottles of Ron Zacapa - one Centenario aged 15 years and the other aged 23 ............ the flor de cana is a particularly excellent rum, very deep and smoky, you can really taste the sugarcane. We haven't got into the zacapa as much yet, but are ooking forward to it.
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I occasionally have a rum (usually Havana Club), but whisky really is my spirit of choice.

Let me know how you get on with the Cubans. If you're gonna try a few brands and sizes, cgarsltd do samplers, which might be better value than buying singles. Something like this would be perfect (and comes in at under £45 for 5 cigars), as it is a good selection, and tubes, so it doesn't matter if you don't have a humidor (yet!). http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/tubed-starter-sampler-p-3812.html
 
Montesmoke said:
Well i quite like Havana Club aged 7 years with a smoke, regards insuring my smokes its been on my mind for quite a while now.
Have you decided on an insurer?
Regarding prices that i pay for cigars are very reasonable i can get a box of 25 R&J Churchills for £198 wich i think is great value, as i said before be interesting to see how much shervingtons charge.
per stick for a cohiba siglo VI around £15-£16 each. so not too bad.
So do you smoke during the week or is it just weekends?? i usually have one stick a day in the evenings to help me wind down from the day :)
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I am thinking of just notifying my existing contents insurer of the value of the collection (and possibly paying a small premium).

Shervingtons don't carry boxes of RYJ Chrchills at the moment, but can get them in. That said, it's nearly £400!! Cgars has them up ar £355. If you can get them at £198 a box, you're doing really well. D'you mind if I ask where (you can PM me if you'd prefer)?

No set pattern of smoking, really - sometimes at weekends, sometimes weeekday evenings, and very occasionally in my lunch hour at work. Usually only one or two a week, though (what with the baby).
 
Will have a word with my contents insurers quite soon.
Wow the prices are high! i knew i was getting them at a reasonable price but it just shows you how much these guys charge!
Im very lucky in a way that have a good friend that is a import agent that buys in bulk stock from main suppliers in cuba/spain supplying most of the cigar retailers & distributes in the u.k & ireland so i buy directly from him, he obviously makes from it, but knows hes doing me a great deal, so i have no problems with it at all.
He often does me the odd box of various singles, but mainly boxes of 25 cigars.
Thanks for finding out price from shervingtons ;-)
I tend to smoke more come the weekends really & one in the evening during the week.
I quite like the sound of a luchtime smoke, im usually to busy for lunch Lol!
jb78 like athos said get yourself some samplers & enjoy, be interesting to know how you get on. :-)
So Athos whats your top 5 favourite smokes?
 
Montesmoke said:
Will have a word with my contents insurers quite soon.
Wow the prices are high! i knew i was getting them at a reasonable price but it just shows you how much these guys charge!
Im very lucky in a way that have a good friend that is a import agent that buys in bulk stock from main suppliers in cuba/spain supplying most of the cigar retailers & distributes in the u.k & ireland so i buy directly from him, he obviously makes from it, but knows hes doing me a great deal, so i have no problems with it at all.
He often does me the odd box of various singles, but mainly boxes of 25 cigars.
Thanks for finding out price from shervingtons ;-)
I tend to smoke more come the weekends really & one in the evening during the week.
I quite like the sound of a luchtime smoke, im usually to busy for lunch Lol!
jb78 like athos said get yourself some samplers & enjoy, be interesting to know how you get on. :-)
So Athos whats your top 5 favourite smokes?
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You're lucky to have such a cheap supply. Make sure you keep on that guy's good side! Just shows you how much margin there is in the things, though, doesn't it?

Yeah, a lunchtime smoke in Lincoln's Inn Fields is good fun during the summer. You just have to make the time, sometimes. (Although I do it less now, as I have cut down to three days at work.)

As for my top five smokes, an impossible task, surely. You know as well as I do that it depends on the setting, mood etc, etc - so many variables. But, if I had to, I'd say (in no particular order): the Cohiba Robusto, Partagas D4, Montecristo No. 2, Hoyo Epicure 2 and Montecrist No. 4. You? And to make it tougher, I want reasons, too!
 
Belushi said:
I'm astonished one of the class warriors hasnt discovered this thread and had a hissy fit yet! :D
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Hey, I'm a class warrior too. I just like a good cigar, that's all. I probably spend £30 a week on cigars (maximum), and I know people from the poorest estates that spend more than that on fags - it's not really a class issue, just a choice of how you spend your money.
 
Athos said:
You're lucky to have such a cheap supply. Make sure you keep on that guy's good side! Just shows you how much margin there is in the things, though, doesn't it?

Yeah, a lunchtime smoke in Lincoln's Inn Fields is good fun during the summer. You just have to make the time, sometimes. (Although I do it less now, as I have cut down to three days at work.)

As for my top five smokes, an impossible task, surely. You know as well as I do that it depends on the setting, mood etc, etc - so many variables. But, if I had to, I'd say (in no particular order): the Cohiba Robusto, Partagas D4, Montecristo No. 2, Hoyo Epicure 2 and Montecrist No. 4. You? And to make it tougher, I want reasons, too!
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My first would be the R&J Churchill,
The churchil seems to have the right length for my tastes, nice draw, cool smoke, very smooth on the pallet and plenty of cloudy smoke, just the way I like it. It takes me a good 45 mins, maybe an hour, to smoke one, i like a long smoke.

My second would be Montecristo No2 What a top smoke. Everytime I fire one up they just live up to their expectations. Very full flavour a smooth woody taste in the beginning and sweeter towards end just leaves a very good lasting impression.

My third would be the Cohiba Siglo VI This is a really an outstanding cigar. It is a beauty to look at with great construction. The draw has always been ultra smooth. The flavours build-up nicely in the siglo VI, I have been able to smoke these to the but. For me this is one of the best in my opinion:-)

My fourth would be Bolivar Belicosos Fino This is a superb cigar, this is my one of my favorite cigars!! burn and draw excellent lots of wood and spice in there, strong as hell! but I love them!:)

My fith would be Hoyo de monterrey Piramides LE 2003 One of my favourite Piramides a well constructed cigar. This cigar i think is a much fuller and stronger flavoured cigar great even burn the rich wrapper & filler are one of the few ingredients that make these cigars one of the best!

Well thats what i think of my top five:), but i do love the majority of the cuban brands aswell as some of the NC cigars.

Regarding the prices of the cigar retailers they make out like bandits!! very well over priced outrageous really & unfair!
John is a good friend have known him for many years great laugh too aswell as a great supplier of sticks lol! :-))

Whats all this about a hissy fit anyway??:hmm:
 
Montesmoke said:
My first would be the R&J Churchill,
The churchil seems to have the right length for my tastes, nice draw, cool smoke, very smooth on the pallet and plenty of cloudy smoke, just the way I like it. It takes me a good 45 mins, maybe an hour, to smoke one, i like a long smoke.

My second would be Montecristo No2 What a top smoke. Everytime I fire one up they just live up to their expectations. Very full flavour a smooth woody taste in the beginning and sweeter towards end just leaves a very good lasting impression.

My third would be the Cohiba Siglo VI This is a really an outstanding cigar. It is a beauty to look at with great construction. The draw has always been ultra smooth. The flavours build-up nicely in the siglo VI, I have been able to smoke these to the but. For me this is one of the best in my opinion:-)

My fourth would be Bolivar Belicosos Fino This is a superb cigar, this is my one of my favorite cigars!! burn and draw excellent lots of wood and spice in there, strong as hell! but I love them!:)

My fith would be Hoyo de monterrey Piramides LE 2003 One of my favourite Piramides a well constructed cigar. This cigar i think is a much fuller and stronger flavoured cigar great even burn the rich wrapper & filler are one of the few ingredients that make these cigars one of the best!

Well thats what i think of my top five:), but i do love the majority of the cuban brands aswell as some of the NC cigars.

Regarding the prices of the cigar retailers they make out like bandits!! very well over priced outrageous really & unfair!
John is a good friend have known him for many years great laugh too aswell as a great supplier of sticks lol! :-))

Whats all this about a hissy fit anyway??:hmm:
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Nice choices.

I can agree with most of them, though I have never tried the '03 Hoyo Piramides; will try to get hold of one, now.

And it's a long time since I have a Churchill, but that made me want to have one, right now.

I am not busy tomorrow night, so I'm going to make time for a good smoke. Think maybe I'll have one, then, or maybe a Cohiba Esplendidos - I'll see how the mood takes me.
 
Athos said:
Nice choices.

I can agree with most of them, though I have never tried the '03 Hoyo Piramides; will try to get hold of one, now.

And it's a long time since I have a Churchill, but that made me want to have one, right now.

I am not busy tomorrow night, so I'm going to make time for a good smoke. Think maybe I'll have one, then, or maybe a Cohiba Esplendidos - I'll see how the mood takes me.
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Well whatever you smoke enjoy it:) Try & get hold of a Hoyo P a very nice smoke.
On The NC smoke front i have ordered a box of 25 alec bradley churchills, i have tried these & its not a bad smoke medium to full flavour, reasonable draw.
I would like to send one to you, to try & see what you think, if your interested Athos PM me.
 
Montesmoke said:
Well whatever you smoke enjoy it:) Try & get hold of a Hoyo P a very nice smoke.
On The NC smoke front i have ordered a box of 25 alec bradley churchills, i have tried these & its not a bad smoke medium to full flavour, reasonable draw.
I would like to send one to you, to try & see what you think, if your interested Athos PM me.
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Thanks Monte, that's very kind of you; I'll drop you a PM.
 
Nice choice, an enjoyable smoke, just put an order in for a box of Super Partagas Coronas & a box of Por Larranaga, Panetelas cant wait!! had a Boli Fino tonight nice spicy flavours, good draw good even burn good smoke :) Has anyone tried any Por Larranaga cigars??
 
Montesmoke said:
Nice choice, an enjoyable smoke, just put an order in for a box of Super Partagas Coronas & a box of Por Larranaga, Panetelas cant wait!! had a Boli Fino tonight nice spicy flavours, good draw good even burn good smoke :) Has anyone tried any Por Larranaga cigars??
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Yeah, I've had some of the Por Larranga Robustos, and the Magnificos, which are absolutely top drawer.
 
well, fuck me sideways, i was smoking a cohibas esplendidos as a bit too tipsy to resist the depths of my humidor whilst checking out what party news for the bank holiday was on the boards and i came across this thread

truly, i am home
 
btw, i've recently got hooked on a punch (an ebay purchase, maybe we should start a south london store?), how do you cut yours?
 
Cohiba Esplendidos top smoke like the Cohiba siglo VI, what size humidor you got? I like a Punch churchill nice long smoke, what punch did you smoke? & how many did you purchase of ebay? you gotta be careful on ebay theres a lot of fake cigars on there.
What other cigars have you tried?
 
Montesmoke said:
Cohiba Esplendidos top smoke like the Cohiba siglo VI, what size humidor you got? I like a Punch churchill nice long smoke, what punch did you smoke? & how many did you purchase of ebay? you gotta be careful on ebay theres a lot of fake cigars on there.
What other cigars have you tried?
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The Siglo VI is as good a cigar as i have had. delicious tones in there, really immaculate construction quiality, and smokes very very smoothly
 
brismass said:
well, fuck me sideways, i was smoking a cohibas esplendidos as a bit too tipsy to resist the depths of my humidor whilst checking out what party news for the bank holiday was on the boards and i came across this thread

truly, i am home
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So what selection of sticks do you have in your humi?
 
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