C280 Sport

Where in LV do you stay?

09W211

jeez..that stogie lineup..and that panerai..and them porsches. lifestyles of the rich and famous.

ilovemaui1

Staying at the Rio on this trip.

C280 Sport

Nice! I never stayed there. Last time I stayed at Bally's. I would recommend The Encore or the Venetian. They tended to be my favorite.

ilovemaui1

I've stayed at most of the big casinos at one time or another except the Wynn. I like the Paris, Venetian and New York New York. The view of the strip from the Rio is pretty nice and the package price is pretty good. My mother lives in Vegas, which is really the reason for this trip. And, of course, some quality time with my wife of 30 years.


All the rooms at the Rio are suites.

Great Dick

Hello everyone.

C280 Sport

Your mother lives in Las Vegas? I honestly do not know how anyone could live there and not go broke lol. Better your mother then mine! My mother had never been and she told it is because she would be able to control herself from the shopping and gambling! Keep your credit card away from the wife


Cigars: It will be a Drew Estate weekend for me. I am having the new Nica Rustica! A couple Christmas Parties to go to so there will be a whole lot of smoking going on.

AMGfan

From this weekend...dinner @ Eddie V's, my staff Christmas Party, Porsches in the Park Car Show, and golf this afternoon.

Eddie V dinner and some Macallan 25 and 18...


My staff Christmas party...




Porsches in the Park Car Show (St. Armand Circle, Sarasota, Florida) - CLICK ON LINK FOR PICS FROM THE SHOW

http://s233.photobucket.com/user/jonsamge55/story/26081





Golf today...

C280 Sport

Jon! Pics look great! I have never been to that event! I am never in Sarasota during that time of the year. How was it? Padron's look amazing as always!

C280 Sport

Had a couple Christmas Parties this weekend. I was originally going to smoke the Nica Rustica that I just got in but ended up going with Padron 3k, Padron 1926 #9 and Padron 1926 #1 instead.


Padron 1926 #9


Aging some goodies


All set for the party Keeping them fresh!


3K Maduro!


Padron 1926 #1 and Stella Artois

AMGfan

My 2013 Fuente Christmas is coming...on the way this week.

Two (2) of these...one to smoke in couple of months and one to age (I've still got a boxes of 2010/2011/2012 aging).

2013 Opus22 Tenth Release Charity Box

FFOX BigB (1)
FFOX 13 Belicoso (2)
FFOX 888 Especiale Natural (2)
FFOX BBMF Maduro (1)
FFOX BBMF Natural (1)
FFOX Lancero (2)
FFOX LBMF (1)
FFOX LFMF (1)
FFOX Piramide 56 Especiale (1)
FFOX Shark (1)
FFOX Tauros the Bull (1)
FFOX Tiger Shark (1)
Angel’s Share Churchill (1)
Angel’s Share Toro (1)
Casa Fuente Mi Casa Tu Casa (2)
Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Churchill (1)
Don Arturo Gran AniverXario Toro (1)
Fuene Fuente Forbidden X Double Robusto (2)



These come in blue, red, white, and brown...I got one of each. Last year these were 4 counts (now 6).

2013 Fuente Story Opus22

1 Fuente Fuente OpusX, 13 Belicoso
1 Fuente Fuente OpusX, Taurus The Bull
1 Arturo Fuente 13
1 Don Arturo Gran AniverXario, Toro
1 Angel’s Share, Toro
1 Fuente Fuente OpusX, El Escorpion Natural



This is the big boy...my first one was from 2012 and this their 2013 version...

2013 Limited Edition Opus22 10th Release Commemorative Humidor (by Prometheus)

Each humidor comes with the following 40 rare vintage Fuente Aged Selection cigars:

8 Fuente Fuente Forbidden X, Double Corona
8 Fuente Fuente OpusX, Lancero
8 Don Arturo Gran AniverXario, Churchill
4 Fuente Fuente OpusX, BBMF
4 Fuente Fuente OpusX, Bongó
4 Fuente Fuente OpusX, Piramide 56 Especiale
4 Fuente Fuente OpusX, Taurus The Bull

JohnnyRock

Impressive as usual, Jon!

AMGfan

The 2103 Opus22 Fuente Story box and 2013 FFOX Opus22 Charity Box came in today...the Limited Edition Release will get here tomorrow. I've got to tell you that Fuente family really know how to package their cigars...always blown away.

2013 Opus22 Fuente Story...comes with history and DVD.







2013 Opus22 FFOX 10th Release Charity Box

ilovemaui1

Beautiful. I have a Prometheus charity box from 2004. Great cigars!

backdoc7

Holy **** JR! Right on brotha...

George.. what's up bro?

JRock.. how's the weather treating you?

AMGfan

I hope my all my brothers/sisters in cigars are doing well!

The FFOX/Prometheus humidor and cigars came in...








The cigars...

JohnnyRock

Damn nippy out here, if I do say so myself! Hahaha...We've received record snowfall for the season so far and more is predicted this coming weekend. But I am Vegas-bound and then off to LA to see family and friends. Are you going to be in town over the holidays or off to some exotic destination?! I'll hit you up when I get into town....

AMGfan

Gentlemen...I've met George and played golf with him. When are you all going to make a trip to Florida so we can all partake in some steaks, scotch, golf, and most importantly the stash I can never possibly deplete?

09W211

speechless.....that's probably my annual income right there -.-

can't even imagine what it's like to put in such an order.

stuff dreams are made of right here..lifestyle of the rich and famous!

ilovemaui1

My mother is originally from Newfoundland, Canada. Now, she loves the Vegas climate. Funny story: she had sold her home in LV right at the peak of the housing bubble and moved to the Oregon coast for some crazy reason. After a few years of trying to adjust to the Oregon rain she went to visit friends in LV. They decided to drive by her old house and found there was a sign indicating it was in foreclosure. She made an offer to the bank at half of what she had sold the home for and the bank accepted. She moved back to Vegas into the same house she lived in for many years and made about $150k on the deal. She is very happy there.

ilovemaui1

Jon, I have one of these cigars that was given to me by Carlito Fuente Jr. himself several years ago. It has some very nice plume on it now and has been in my humidor for about 6 years. I just can't bring myself to smoking it because it is so special. You can also see my Promethus box from 2004. The presentation has improved since then. I purchased this box to share with friends on my 50th birthday in 2006. We smoked about half of them and I am saving the rest for my 60th birthday coming up in 2016. The box is number 240 of 500 in 2004. I believe this was the inaugural year for these.

AMGfan

Ken...I had a great time with that cigar...just enjoying the Porsches and people. Nothing like a good to great cigar to make an occasion even better. I tell my newbie cigar friends you can have as an enjoyable smoke with a $3-$5 brick and mortar cigar if the company you keep is right.

But there is something special about an aged Opus. I was fortunate to buy an Opus collection from a gentlemen that was over 10yrs old...surprisingly the Double Coronas and No. 2's were fantastic. Most cigars after 10yrs old flavor and strength fade to the point you might as well be smoking a stick off the ground but these are still tremendous in flavor. A testament to the strength they had when they were young.

ilovemaui1

In 2007 I went to England for ten days just to herf with friends for the last days before smoking was banned in the pubs over there. We herfed every night in a couple pubs in Falmouth. The group included about 20 guys from all over Europe. I was the only one from the states. I had a fantastic time and one my friends over there gave me a box of cuban Romeo's dated in the late 1960's. I wondered if a cigar with that much age would have any flavor? The cigars were mild for sure, but oh so good.

I shared a box of Don Carlos #2's and box of Padron 1964's with the group. They had never had either and were apprehensive about anything that wasn't cuban. They loved them both and I ended up sending over a couple more boxes after I returned home.

backdoc7

JRock... I'm heading way south for Christmas! I'll be back Jan 2nd so if your in town lets get a beer.. hit me for sure...

Hope you have a good one brotha..

backdoc7

JR.. we have to get some dates for 2014 bro.. while i'm still traveling like crazy..

Or let's do a San Diego trip.. I know you like it over here.. the weather is awesome.. Happy Holidays brotha