El Presidente

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

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!

This Ramon Allones Club Allones Extra Edicion Limitada 2011 divided the global cigar community like no other. You either loved them or hated them but those that bought them certainly were on one side of the fence or the other This 44 X 143 mm cigar wasn't expensive and it was generally deemed to be one that would age well given that many although it had some "rough edges and elbows" on the palate, it did have richness in spades. Coming on 15 years since release. How did they evolve? Did they evolve at all? Did they age well? Your experience? Have your say

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 Quai d'Orsay Corona Claro is a favourite of mine and of many members here. Yet this opinion is far from universal in the cigar communtiy. Somehow, this "unfashionable" cigar has managed to miss the Habanos executioners axe over the years and remains in production albeit in very limited numbers. Have your say!

Hamlet is getting into the swing...

Breakfast of champions

Couldn't help myself.😅 Full day today but I will find some time for further digs later 👍

Ali's name came up last night at the launch event and I hope to catch up with him at the Cyprus launch of the Punch later this week. It looks like we will be making this region a regular stop. I will post photos of last night's launch later today.

Yes...well...the plastic covered sheets were indeed a concern No need to worry however as we were whisked away for a series of cigar and catchups on a beautiful Kuwait day, before heading off to a farm for a traditional cigar, meal and magnificent evening. There is something magical about sitting under the night sky in such a traditional setting. The conversation was entertaining and engaging, the cigars magnificent. The standout was the sheer generosity and kindness of the entire Kuwait cigar community. Bloody brilliant! In

I will be updating this daily Tapping this out 8am while enjoying a Nudies Ninfa and three black coffees in the courtyard of the Marriott Residences in Kuwait. Kuwait day one. I landed into Kuwait yesterday around noon. Honestly the 18hrs to get here were pretty smooth and so I unpacked and had a quick kip. Rob Fox and Alex Groom were arriving around 6PM and Hamlet was to arrive around 8PM. Hamlet was carrying all the cigars for the BR events we are undertaking in Kuwait and so he was the one we were all relying (sweating!) upon as the 50 cigar limit for entry wasn't really going to cut it for us. Kuwait customs clearance for a first timer can be a little daunting. Fingerprints, scanners, visa control but I had little to worry about. Hammy was the concern for me but he is Cuban and I know the man can talk his way out of anything. I mean, I probably should have told him about the limits but the worst thing that would happen is that the BR events would be as dry as the drinking...and I would be posting bail for him sometime next week...preferably after I had left Cyprus for home. He made it. We celebrated like we had won the lottery. He thought we were just happy to see him. We caught up with our gracious host Mohhamed Al Mansour at The Cabinet Club Kuwait for evening cigars. Great cigar club and one of our events will be held there tomorrow. Trinidad Casildas all around (excellent), but come 11PM we were knackered and headed home for an early night. Mohammed has arranged a trip to the desert today for the four of us as we have a function free day. I have no idea what to expect but I will post up some photos progressively. .

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Almost to Kuwait. Tough flight.

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