Montesmoke
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Yes the Cohiba Siglo series one of my favourite brands, So what other cigars do you like/smoke?
Cigars - where to buy good ones in Brixton or nearby
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Yes the Cohiba Siglo series one of my favourite brands, So what other cigars do you like/smoke?
Athos
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Montesmoke
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Had a couple of R&J short Churchills a Cohiba Siglo V, also had an NC smoke Antonio y cleopatra Classic lonsdale, not a bad smoke had some vanilla flovour in there
Gonna have a Montecristo No 2T later on this evening, & got my eye on a an bolivar fino & a El Rey Choix Supreme for tomorrow
What about you?
Montesmoke
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Welcome FYPM, i went to cuba also a few years back, loved it! especially bringing back some fine cigars!
Well enjoy your cigars love the siglos & love Monte 2's too.
Do you have a box humidor?
Good to have you on board
Montesmoke
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Try ebay for a box humidor, can get a deal on there
if you have any questions or need some advice, just post a question or PM me.
Hope to see more of you on this forum.
Monte.
Athos
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Just enjoyed a Cohiba Lanceros. Took me an hour and forty minutes to smoke, and was great from the first minute to the last! I bought ten of them about 6 years ago; I smoked one at the time and thought it was a bit green, so let them age a bit. Really glad I did, but they're so good now I hope I can resist getting throught them too soon! They're a difficult cigar to smoke because they seem so ill-proportioned (ring gauge: 38; length: 192mm), which means they burn bitter if you overheat them by drawing too hard or too frequently, but well worth taking time over.
What about the rest of you? Any great smokes this weekend?
What about the rest of you? Any great smokes this weekend?
Athos
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jb78 - I have been thinking about some more recommendations for you and your housemate, since you said you'd like to get into the Cubans. I was reading this one of my favourite books 'An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Post-Revolution Havana Cigars' by Min Ron NEE(http://www.monstermarketplace.com/General/Landing4567a248.html) and was reminded of a few that might fit the bill:
Guantanamera - machine made but of very high quality (apparantly, though I haven't tried any);
Fonseca - One of the very few that doesn't really need any storage or ageing to taste great; and
Jose L. Piedra - machine bundled but hand-finished. Really, really cheap. A word of caution being that they can be very, very tannin tasting when first bought, but, if you air then for a week or so (in a suitably moise place i.e. the bathroom) that should go, and you'll be left with a very afforrdable and decent Havana.
Look forward to hearing how you're love of cigars is progressing!
Guantanamera - machine made but of very high quality (apparantly, though I haven't tried any);
Fonseca - One of the very few that doesn't really need any storage or ageing to taste great; and
Jose L. Piedra - machine bundled but hand-finished. Really, really cheap. A word of caution being that they can be very, very tannin tasting when first bought, but, if you air then for a week or so (in a suitably moise place i.e. the bathroom) that should go, and you'll be left with a very afforrdable and decent Havana.
Look forward to hearing how you're love of cigars is progressing!
Athos
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If you're serious about buying cigars, then you need a humidor, really. It's a false economy not to, given the cost of cigars. And you can get a decent enough one for around £80.
Montesmoke
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FYPM As i said as your new to cigars, & your testing the waters, to start off with you can get a 20-40 count cigar (ie.. holds 20-40 cigars) humidor on ebay at a very reasonable price around £20-£40 to start off with & see how you get on, if you find in near future that you love cigars, then invest in a bigger more expensive humidor.
Athos
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FYPM As i said as your new to cigars, & your testing the waters, to start off with you can get a 20-40 count cigar (ie.. holds 20-40 cigars) humidor on ebay at a very reasonable price around £20-£40 to start off with & see how you get on, if you find in near future that you love cigars, then invest in a bigger more expensive humidor.
Yeah, Monte's probably right, you don't need to go as high as the £80 I suggested. Worth the investment.
Montesmoke
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Athos so what did you smoke over the last couple of days?
Athos
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Not had one since Sunday night - the Lanceros (see post #69). What about you, anything interesting?
Montesmoke
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Had a couple of fonseca delicias, Alec bradley Churchill, tried a NC smoke a BAUZA Corona Dominican nutty/ herb taste a nice smoke
, i do like to try different NC smokes, as you get wide varieties of flavours.
Had a super partagas nice earthy flavours.
Might try & have a trinidad reyes (petit corona) later on this evening.
what about you?
, i do like to try different NC smokes, as you get wide varieties of flavours.Had a super partagas nice earthy flavours.
Might try & have a trinidad reyes (petit corona) later on this evening.
what about you?
Athos
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Had a couple of fonseca delicias, Alec bradley Churchill, tried a NC smoke a BAUZA Corona Dominican nutty/ herb taste a nice smoke
Had a super partagas nice earthy flavours.
Might try & have a trinidad reyes (petit corona) later on this evening.
what about you?
It'll be something small tonight, as I'm going to chill out with Mrs Athos for most of the evening. I might squeeze in a Montecristo No.4 or a Romeo Y Julieta No.3, before bed, though (or, now you've mentioned Fonsecas, maybe a Cosacos).
Never had a Super Partagas. Are they machine made?
I've not tried a BAUZA, though, to be honest, I don't really smoke a lot of NCs, as I reckon there's too many Havanas to get through, and not enough time to try them all. I like the idea of NCs, not least of all because they're so much cheaper, but I am always disappointed. I only get to smoke once or twice a week, so want to have something I'm sure to enjoy.
That said, I tried an NC the other day: a Rocky Patel. Was pretty average, to be honest. You tried them?
Enjoy your Trinidad - they're a nice smoke; lots of bean flavours (chocolate, coffee and vanilla), I find, and quite punchy, too.
you guys rule. this is some sheer cigar porn right here. i thought this thread would die a miserable death, but instead we've unearthed a couple of connoiseurs.
athos thanks for your reccomendations for the more affoordable cigars, gonna look into those, montesmoke, check your pm's!
welcome to new gar lovers, too.
athos thanks for your reccomendations for the more affoordable cigars, gonna look into those, montesmoke, check your pm's!
welcome to new gar lovers, too.
Montesmoke
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No problem JB pm sent, Smoking another NC smoke Bauza dominican, really like the taste of these sticks, nuts/ herbs! lots of smoke! Gonna devour a monte 2 later on this evening! Athos did you have your Montecristo 4 last night? i do like the montecristos great brand.
Gonna devour a monte 2 later on this evening! Athos did you have your Montecristo 4 last night? i do like the montecristos great brand.
Athos
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No problem. Let us know how you get on with those recommendations. I hope you get to smoke many, many more great cigars.
Athos
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No problem JB pm sent, Smoking another NC smoke Bauza dominican, really like the taste of these sticks, nuts/ herbs! lots of smoke!
Went for the Fonseca in the end, and enjoyed it - pretty good for a quicker than usual smoke.
Am thinking about what I'll have at the weekend. Might pop to the shop tomorrow, and surprise myself with something out of the ordinary. Maybe a limited edition.
What've you got lined up for the weekend?
Montesmoke
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Not sure yet a mixture i think i bought a box of padron londres NC's so will have a pick at them, but on the cuban front might go for some bolis (bolivars) R&J
& a couple of siglos.
Hopefully the weather is good, hoping to have a barby saturday evening some fresh steaks few glasses of red wine & finished off with a couple of cuban smokes
what you upto weekend anything good?
& a couple of siglos.
Hopefully the weather is good, hoping to have a barby saturday evening some fresh steaks few glasses of red wine & finished off with a couple of cuban smokes
what you upto weekend anything good?
Athos
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Not sure yet a mixture i think i bought a box of padron londres NC's so will have a pick at them, but on the cuban front might go for some bolis (bolivars) R&J
& a couple of siglos.
Hopefully the weather is good, hoping to have a barby saturday evening some fresh steaks few glasses of red wine & finished off with a couple of cuban smokes
what you upto weekend anything good?
Barby sounds like a great excuse for a few al fresco smokes! We're going to a house party, but thre'll be loads of kids there, so doubt I'll get to smoke.
Just had a Cohiba Robustos, though ... mmmm!Montesmoke
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Barby sounds like a great excuse for a few al fresco smokes! We're going to a house party, but thre'll be loads of kids there, so doubt I'll get to smoke.
Nice choice of smoke havent had a cohiba robustos for a while, might have one over the weekend now you put the seed in my head lol!
yes looking forward to a few al fresco smokes lol, just hope the weather is nice.
Just about to spark up a Montecristo No2 now & kick up some smoke
Montesmoke
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Very nice & very rare too! not many about, indeed condition them up in humi to get the most of them, top purchase, how much were they (PM if needed)
What you gonna smoke this evening? got a R&J Churchill waiting for after dinner.
& gonna select what im going to smoke tomorrow.
What you gonna smoke this evening? got a R&J Churchill waiting for after dinner.
& gonna select what im going to smoke tomorrow.
Athos
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Surprisingly reasonable (for what they are); cost £38 for the pair. That was at Shervingtons, and I was a bit surprised that they were so cheap. Cgarsltd have them up for £500 a box, so I was suspecting to pay £50 for the pair (given that I was buying singles from a offline suplier).
The ones I got were two of only three they had left, from a box of 10. Apparantly, they only made 1400 boxes (400 x24 and 1000 x 10).
I hope they are as good as I am expecting - will be an intersting few months wait, to get them to my own taste. I like to keep my humidors at around 68% relative humidity; what about you?
Montesmoke
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So how was the party, did you smoke many cigars over the weekend?
i keep my humi between 68%-70% a good balance.
Had a good few sticks yesterday the weather held up & had a good barby, smoked 4 cigars had a R&J short churchill before barby then had a boli beli fino after, waited a while then fired up a siglo VI
then later on in the evening finished off with Por larranager Panetela a nice mix an enjoyable evening.What you guys smoking today??
Athos
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So how was the party, did you smoke many cigars over the weekend?
i keep my humi between 68%-70% a good balance.
Had a good few sticks yesterday the weather held up & had a good barby, smoked 4 cigars had a R&J short churchill before barby then had a boli beli fino after, waited a while then fired up a siglo VI
What you guys smoking today??
Haven't had any this weekend (so far, at least). The party was good, but full of kids, so no place to smoke, really (and I've been out and about all day). I have a Cohiba Maduro 5 Magicos lined up for this evening, though.
You seem to have had a few this weekend; sounds like a good mix. I notice that you smoke far more than I do. Neither my constitution nor my wife - who hates the smell - would tolerate four in a day (and it'd be a strain on the wallet, too). How many do you get through in a typical week?
I usually have one or two a week (maybe a little more in the summer). I find that if I smoke too many more than that, I don't enjoy them as much - maybe I like having them as a rare treat.
What about the rest of you - any sticks smoked or bought recently?
Montesmoke
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I have been smoking cigars for the last 12 years, it all started off when i went on holiday to cuba & went on the cigar tour my first box of cigars i bought was a box of 25 Montecristo no1 & a couple of packs of 3 Monte 2's,
i never tried a cuban cigar before then, only the odd henri witermans, & king edwards as my father used to smoke cigars (chip of the old bloke i spose) so i thought it be like tasting a wintermans or a K edward.
I remember clearly sitting down at a bar in havana square & deciding once my Mojhito drink arrived i would light one of these monsters up (Monte 1) the drink arrived so got the cuban stick out of the box, as i did the waiter clocked me came over & asked me if could cut/clip my cigar for me (just aswell as i forgot to buy a cutter LOL!) he did he lit it up too, then it was all down to me.
I remember wen i took the few puffs of this fine cuban stick how much smoke & aroma came from it.
Then the tastes/flavours started to kick in perfect draw evenly burning WOW this is a cigar i said to myself this is what all the fuss about cubans cigars is! I knew then that it was infact true that cubans are the best cigars in the world absaloute no mistaking that!
I went back to the cigar shop & bought another 2 boxes!
I love cigars with a passsion i see it as your only on this planet once if you enjoy certain things this world has to offer i say make the most of them!! as your a long time dead.
So i do enjoy a good few cigars each day i will have on average 2-3 cigars daily, then weekends i indulge in a good few maybe 4-6 cigars in a day/evening i have been known to smoke 8 in one day.
As mentioned before Athos i have a mate who can supply me with top quality cigars for a reasonable price, not ridiculously over priced cigars that most u.k. cigar suppliers charge! Outrageous!
I work hard all week so like to unwind & enjoy my vice wich is cigars of course LOL!!!
Make the most of it i say to all!
So what cigars you planning on buying this week?
Enjoy the Cohiba Maduro 5 Magicos (i will ask my supplier about getting some of the maduro series)
Monte.
