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I've been to that store a few times.A very nice store and helpful staff

Local BnM. Most of them do better than online here. Regular Opus still seems to get run up pretty high though.

Looks bomb! Yeah, grab some cheese cloth and strangle those cucumbers until your hands hurt...when your chicken (or pork) is smaller than you'd like, I've found that squeezing them together and making each stick a bit more dense helps with minimizing drying them out. Kali orexi!

Trinidad Media Luna. Amazing cigars. The leather, the spice, mature, refined and distinguished. Had a Coloniales last week but this is in a class of its own.

Where did you pick this up from?

I have a box dated October 2024 that I haven't started smoking yet (and that I bought without ever having tried the cigar). Interested in busting into them after reading the comments here -- seems like they're worthwhile, tasty sticks but not the world's most exciting. Not necessarily a bad thing all the time!

Haven't had one for years but Epi 1 is a cigar that helped cement my love for Cuban cigars. I moved on to the Mag 46 then the Punch Punch. Overall CC quality is more consistent now than in the past and disappointing boxes aren't, imho, as common so i could see the Epi 1 being a great cigar again.

pretty 'meh' cigars imo. I've had a couple 3 packs and after going through those never was inclined to purchase any more. Epi 2>Epi 1 imho. If I'm reaching for a corona gorda I'm grabbing a JL1 or Mag 46 pretty much every time before this one.

My 2022 box has all been very good and I do love the vitola. I sometimes like them better than the Eppy 2. Humidor worthy.

The guy must have been on some serious drugs if he thought robbing a store on Territory land was a feasible idea.

Davidoff LE 2025 Wasn't a fan when it first released, but time did help it out. Better smoke this time, but still just ok. They just take up humidor space imo

Can't believe I forgot to mention this one, love it so much 😍😍😍

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Can't say it any better. Corona Gorda is my favorite size, too. I have a box that has been pretty much ignored/passed over for the last 5 years since others (Mag 46, Punch Punch, JL1) just seem to be much more interesting & complex cigars. Maybe I should revisit and pair with iced coffee this go-around? Hopefully time has turned these "meh" smokes into gems...

God knows there are some bog average teams running around this year. Outside of the truly atrocious, there appears to be plenty of pretenders making up the numbers. Our tipping comp is tight. No clear winners in week 13 but this is that time of the year where if you are a half a dozen wins off the pace you will have to take some tipping risks in order to close the gap. Now or never people Get your tips in! 🏈 FOHNFL 2025 – Week 13 Standings Rank Pick Set Name Total Dropped W-L 1 Rupe 131 6 131-48 2 GOODFORTUNE 129 6 129-50 3 Chicago Bearister 128 5 128-51 4 Lfhard 128 6 128-51 5 RuggerPGH99 128 6 128-51 6 tcampbel’s Picks 128 5 128-51 7 Saguaro Sackers 127 0 127-52 8 Juan More Taco 125 6 125-54 9 EMC12 125 6 125-54 10 Green Birds 125 6 125-54 11 AndyReid 125 6 125-54 12 smatthews607 125 5 125-54 13 Stewartsvt 125 6 125-54 14 Will Friar 125 5 125-54 15 cleelv 125 5 125-54 16 chepe 125 6 125-54 17 JermzCC 125 5 125-54 18 DOYLE 125 5 125-54 19 AaronD 124 6 124-55 20 HeyMoe 124 5 124-55 21 Bear Down! 124 6 124-55 22 Fuzz 124 5 124-55 23 ChangBang 124 5 124-55 24 Tunkat92 124 4 124-55 25 El Pres 123 7 123-57 26 ayedfy 123 6 123-56 27 YULBert 123 5 123-56 28 TBelle7 122 5 122-57 29 GP012 122 5 122-57 30 Smeltz 122 5 122-57 31 Pick a stogie 121 6 121-58 32 Anthem 121 6 121-58 33 Hoops 121 6 121-58 34 LaoFan 121 6 121-58 35 Cello 121 6 121-58 36 Big Lasagna 120 4 120-59 37 Wldkat 120 7 120-58 38 The Noid 120 4 120-59 39 MooseAMuffin 120 6 120-59 40 Terrible Picks 119 5 119-60 41 kbgkbg 119 6 119-60 42 Dwbarney12 119 8 119-60 43 Rusty Trombones 119 7 119-61 44 Riderpride 119 6 119-60 45 Rweg 118 5 118-61 46 SignalJoe 118 6 118-61 47 HUSKYDB 118 0 118-59 48 MickVanWinkle 118 5 118-61 49 sv_ontour 118 5 118-61 50 E-Sheriff 117 0 117-62 51 Rckymtn22 117 4 117-62 52 Sucker Bet 115 0 115-64 53 Ryre 115 6 115-64 54 Fireball 115 5 115-64 55 Capn_Jackson 115 5 115-64 56 Cigar Surgeon 114 7 114-65 57 Texhex 114 5 114-65 58 ChiBearsV 114 5 114-65 59 Grimlock 114 6 114-65 60 Mediocre Picker 114 6 114-65 61 Gemini Dynasty 113 4 113-66 62 Cigar Therapy Tigers 113 3 113-66 63 RAC 112 2 112-65 64 Kickin’ RASS 110 6 110-69 65 Virgilcain 110 5 110-69 66 JC67 110 0 110-69 67 yadegari6 110 0 110-67 68 WideLeft 109 1 109-68 69 Garifo 109 6 109-71 70 Monsieur Zaccone 108 7 108-71 71 Helix 108 0 108-69 72 Calvin broadus 107 0 107-70 73 Boxer31 106 4 106-73 74 The SKOL Brothers 105 0 105-72 75 Pinkonators 104 4 104-75 76 BigGuns 102 2 102-77 77 Sir Diggamus 99 2 99-78 78 Habano Hit Squad 90 0 90-87 79 ElLoboLoco 90 0 90-87 80 gormag38 89 0 89-88 81 Dlowil 87 0 87-90 82 Jimmy2x 84 0 84-93 83 DrunkenMonkey 73 0 73-104 84 Hypersomniac 65 0 65-112 85 Dangolf18 52 0 52-125 86 Benfica 50 0 50-127 87 Deeg 42 0 42-135 88 PanthersNation 36 0 36-141 89 Bmac 22 0 22-155 90 dugmosk 12 0 12-165 91 Juniorp 11 0 11-166 92 Give me some Love 11 0 11-166 93 TSMITH948 10 0 10-167 94 BNM 9 0 9-168 95 mikejh 8 0 8-169

I only had a handful of those from the same box, all pretty boring cigars, not to mention the fact that the Mag 46s and Punch Punchs I've had in the meantime have been delicious so I never cared much about that Epi 1. But after reading this and talking with Guy (@laficion) about his passion for this cigar, I will certainly revisit, I love me a corona gorda 👍

This series to explore whether a particular cigar is humidor worthy. Cost these days is an issue for many so let's see if we can highlight some absolute standouts. This should particularly assist those new to the cigar world. To be fair, most of the cigars we have featured to date have scored exceptionally well. Surprisingly well! Scoring is: 1-3 (Poor) 4-6 (Average to good) 7-10 (very good to excellent) Use the Poll. You are more than free to comment away The Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure Number 1 was always a staple in my humidor. I love a Corona Gorda and the Epicure Number one scratched that itch for many years. I hit a bad run in the 2018's/19's (construction) and they drifted out of my rotation. In terms of Cuban cigars, the Punch Punch and H. Upmann Magnum 46 took the load. I have recently revisited the Epicure Number One and have been impressed. Has it rebounded back to where it once was? What is your current experience? Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Number 1. Have your say!

My practice is close to home now and after 20 years of daily commutes I must say I don't miss Parisian trains, not one bit. @JohnS and Eleni got a taste of RER B when they visited, I'm sure they know what I'm talking about...

I came here expecting to see Paul McCartney's old ashtray?!? I didn't know McDonald's was called Macca

Well it certainly feels like I'm in exile at the train station this morning. Train cancelled. Next one too full. I'll await here for the authorities. If they are coming by train they'll never make it!

Yesterday's meeting of the local cigar club...

Oh man that is just beautiful.

Nice 🤙