09W211

just ordered a 10 pack of gurkha black beauty and my buddy ordered a 10 pack of DPG legado de pepin from CI at a killer price! each order comes with a bugatti double flame torch lighter. i think you guys would appreciate this deal

http://www.cigarsinternational.com/c...sale/#p-126953

i chose the Gurkha BB over the CAO Sopranos...hopefully that was the right decision

Kreuzfeuer

I think you'll be happy with the purchase... those BB's are yummy.

Thanks for the heads-up on the deal, BTW

C280 Sport

Thank you I am a killer for those T52'S

C280 Sport

Honest to God... It is a fantastic smoke! Get the San Lotano box pressed Maduro with the green label like I have posted so many times. It really is a fantastic smoke! Good to the very end and the more it burns the stronger the flavor! I love them! If you go back thru this long long thread we have I bought a large sampler pack of around 50 cigars and it came with about 10 San Lotano's or so but everyone kept taking them when we would have people over. Everyone ranted on and on about how great they were. One day on the golf course I puffed away on one and from there It was almost like love at first sight

T52'S are amazing as well! I enjoyed one a couple weeks ago and right now I am down to only 3 Liga Privada #9's in my humidor So very hard to find up here and when we get them its only 2 per customer.

C280 Sport

I just put in a order for 10 Cafe Con Leche's this evening from Cigar International

AMGfan

No clue if this is for real...just saw it on Amazon and said WTF...it wasn't terribly expensive but it looks good and it actually works...

Kreuzfeuer

^^^ There are a TON of Cohiba items on eBay that look super nice... like you, I question their authenticity (90% of them are coming from China, so, I doubt it). But the look is bang-on, and if it works... GO FOR IT!!!

I was actually going to get the carbon fiber & glass Cohiba ashtray on Amazon, and then wifey stepped up to the plate and surprised me with the super awesome Liga Privada #9 ashtray. I simply mentioned it to her, ONCE, and she intuitively sought it out and bought it

Yes, she is a keeper.

AMGfan

Nice...my wife doesn't have a clue what to get me for any occasion so I basically buy what I want and tell her thanks for getting it for me and just have her sign the card and hand it to me.

She did get me a dog one year but after that it went downhill from there... It's all good...though. She is a keeper too...wifey #1 was a succubus.

Kreuzfeuer

LMAO!! My wife and I have a joint bank account... so we have to be careful because we are BOTH givers. One month, we spent over $1,000 on stupid crap trying to surprise each other. Then we realized...

Still, it's the thought that counts. Both of us work hard for our $$$ so we believe in rewarding each other frequently. There are worse problems to have...

Besides, I can't stay mad at this face...

09W211

C280 Sport: thanks for the info! i'll defintely be checking at out as my buddy wants to check it out as well.

Kreuzfeuer: don't mean to overstep my boundaries or to offend you, but your wife is hot.

hopefully you guys took advantage of the CI deal!

so, my buddy's birthday is coming up and a couple of us were thinking about getting him a box. here are some that i was considering, and if you guys feel there is something i missed, please feel free to let me know.

- Liga No.9
- Padron 1926 or 1964 Anniversary Maduro
- Oliva Serie-V Melanio
- Ashton VSG

these sticks may not share similar characteristics, but these are some that he's wanted and/or liked. he leands more towards med/full body sticks that deliver a nicotine/spice/pepper with a leather undertone and a sweet chocolate/cocoa/coffee finish.

Kreuzfeuer

No offense taken! If I was the offendable type, I wouldn't have thrown it up there

As for the box purchase, I'll go ahead and clue you in on a little deal:

http://www.thompsoncigar.com/product...ts?cm_vc=10001

So, you can get a box of Melanio for him, AND an Oliva ten-pack for yourself!!! Also, free shipping.

If $$$ is no object, definitely get him the Padron 1964 46-year... it has EVERYTHING you described, and is one of the most delicious sticks out there IMO... they just cost too much for me to smoke often

At first when you said "spice, pepper" I was thinking LP#9... then you said "sweet chocolate" and I was like BOOM! Padron has all those flavors.

C280 Sport

Shes a hottie for sure

C280 Sport

Out of those choices the Liga Privada #9's will be the hardest to come by. The Padron's will be the most expensive. The Ashton VSG is a nice smoke. The Oliva... I honestly do not care if they stopped production tomorrow lol

How much are you looking to spend on a box? Honestly if you have the means go for a Padron 1964 45th or 85th Anniversary Maduro

C280 Sport

We have a +2 on the Padron's

Kreuzfeuer

Thanks bro!

How dare you talk about my Melanios... hahahah

Seriously though, the Padron is hard to beat, for any price range. I prefer them over the LP's... just barely.

09W211

thanks for the input guys. i'll definitely consider the oliva v melanio box. that's not a bad deal at all. i'm even thinking about just getting him a sampler pack of 1926 and having our other buddies getting diff samplers as well...decision decisions...

C280 Sport

Haha! Yea not a fan at all! But a Padrón. Mmmmm.

Kreuzfeuer

Well folks, I found my first Tatuaje/DPG smoke that I didn't like... the Tatuaje "White label" w/ sumatra wrapper. The draw was simply too open... like, breathing through a PVC pipe open. As a result, the cigar burned quick and hot. Flavor was grassy, with some roasted nuts. Would not recommend.

Annoyed, I went into my local B&M Thursday night and picked up a few more Liga Privadas... a #9, and two T-52s. One of the T52s was significantly darker than the other one... both were rolled by the same roller (according to the box) but there's a marked difference. Letting them chill in the humi for a bit before I tear into them. Also picked up the brown label Tatuaje... original and still best of that brand.

That same night, I smoked the Dirty Rat. What a little powerhouse... As usual with the Unico Serie cigars, TONS of smoke. First half was very spicy, second half mellowed to a sweet chocolate taste. Unusually strong little fella. Loved it, and would recommend.

Tonight, I smoked the Aroma De Cuba Mi Amor Reserva. Not only is the name a mouthful, but I didn't like it as much as the ADC Mi Amor. To me, the Mi Amor is perfect -- tons of flavor, but tons of balance. The Mi Amor Reserva is touted as being "more of what makes the Mi Amor great". While the flavor was certainly delicious, the ash broke on two different occasions after an inch (landing on my jeans each time) and the burn took some babysitting. Definitely a spicier Mi Amor, and for those reasons I prefer the mid-range Mi Amor over the Reserva.

Finally, the awesome wife strikes again... She ordered me a new Xikar lighter to match the Liga Privada ashtray.

AMGfan

Before the rain hit...these were on the golf course today. Mediocre golf 82 but great stogies while I hack...

Cafe Con Leche...great start!


2006 VSG Illusione...aged from 2006 Arturo Fuente charity box...damn good.


Padron Family Reserve 46 Year Natural...currently my favorite Padron.


Opus X Lost City...aged 2 years...silky smooth baby!

AMGfan

Raining all day in not so sunny Florida...detailed the cars and organized my garage, setup my air compressor (makes detailing a car so much easier), and hung out with my chocolate lab while smoking a Padron 1964 Torpedo and Arturo Fuente BTL (Between the Lines)...

AMGfan

Getting ready to walk my lab...2004 Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro...been waiting to smoke this island cigar for awhile now. Did not disappoint and thank goodness I Have 14 more to go.

ilovemaui1

You must be a professional golfer. Who else has that many pairs of golf shoes and cases of Pro V's? Nice cigar choices by the way.

My go to cigar is the Partagas Short. I refer to them as M&M's. Great little smoke that goes extremely well with the morning coffee.

AMGfan

Professional hacker (8 handicap)...I'm a bit of a hoarder but in a good way...

Once I start on a "vice"...cigars, scotch, golf shoes/*****/clubs/clothes, cars, watches, etc...I tend to indulge the narcissist in me. All in good fun since I can't take my disposable income when I take the dirt nap...

ilovemaui1

How does one decide which car to drive with a lineup like that?

C280 Sport

Enjoy 2 smokes last weekend. I have been very busy so no real time to post anything much or even relax. It has also been a very weird weather patter for NY we have been having recently. No escape to Florida until mid July. Was thinking of getting away to the shore for some time but its no warmer there. Until then the whole state of NY is cold and hot and breezy all in one day. Awful weather for any kind of golfing.
Never thought my cars interior buttons would look like this

Anyways! Cigars! Padron 3000 Maduro! Amazing as always!
Enjoyed a wonderful San Lotano Box Pressed Maduro while laying out. Had a couple hours of warm weather so enjoyed it while it lasted.