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Well tomorrow April 1st my wife and I celebrating our 59 wedding anniversary. Thinking back nobody on both sides of our family gave us more than 2-3 years. We showed them all how it's being done. 4 years into our marriage, we had enough with their interference so we packed up and immigrated from Germany to Canada. It was not always easy but we prevailed. Cheers to us🍾

Partagas D4. A cigar I need more of!

E2 MAR FEB 22

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.2 - URT Abr 2023

PM the team and get a replacement. We will pay for their return in order for Hamlet to analyse what went wrong with these.

Serie V No 4. Chocolate, chilli and coffee. Heaps of ligero, nice nic hit.

2016 Siglo I before heading to the airport tonight.

Cohiba Siglo 3 TAP OCT 22 cocoa and nut butter. An absolute gem. A reminder why we pay the premium for Cuban sticks. Can’t wait to give them some more age.

2017 Punch Double Corona…something about a cabinet that’s just makes it more special.

This Mantua was pretty close to perfection.

Ninfa

...of your file management.

This E2 was top of the bill. Don't let that dour face fool ya!

Punch Monarcas por moi

Sancho Panza Belicoso deck w/ the grill going and this as a backdrop. @ Tamarindo, Costa Rica

This Reyes really stood out. So delicious, regret not going deep when they were still affordable.

CoRo from early '23.

My first ever Partagas D4

On behalf of my wife and myself I would like to thank everybody for your warm wishes. To make it this far is not all that difficult. We did everything together and helped each other, that in turn gave us more time to be with each other. There is no such thing in our household us mine and yours. Major purchases will be discussed. We both did not have a very nice childhood after the war and we promised not to raise our kids the way we were raised and we succeeded. Sadly our oldest son passed away almost 16yrs ago so all our energy went to our 2 grandkids and there is no better feeling as when they come to visit and they hang around your neck at age 20 and 22 respectively and tell you how much they love you and thank you for every thing you did for them. I must say our late son was single and had no kids. Not everything was easy and clear sailing but one must stay positive and not give up. Ok and thanks again.

I smoked an N5 ROTT, and the orange peel note was fantastic.

A little haul.

Good evening everyone...

This is difficult for me because I've had a number of great cigars in March on account of opening boxes after long-term rest. I had a great 2024 Quai d'Orsay No.52, an awesome mid-2017 Romeo y Julieta Churchills but the standout would have had to have been a UTL May 2018 Sancho Panza Belicosos.

This Punch for me

Mine was also a D4. The first from a March 24 box. Milder than I remember, but nice creamy draw hitting all the right notes. Seemingly smoking beyond its age. 92. Very good.

PSD5 BAO ENE ‘24. Smoked during my bday week. Brioche. Cream. Hints of sweetness. This box is coming along nicely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This Queen Corona pipped a Magnum 50 for my cigar of March. Opened 95 and finished 94.

Lord, does Buffalo Trace/ Sazerac also own Fuente? They certainly appear to share the same marketing firm. "Light your ultra rare Fuente Opus X with a wood stave from our 50 year old bourbon whose barrel staves were shaped and aged for additional 10 months on the thighs of virgins to ensure a smooth and pure viscosity. Indulge your profoundly defined sense of smell and taste with our ultimate pairing of overhyped whiskey and tobacco which will surely drive the other taters at your local overpriced whiskey lounge into fits of jealousy. Preorder yours now after leveraging the equity in your house. If you have to ask how much, you can't afford us."

Tasty.

Tuesday nights cigars 13' JL No2 Milk Chocolate, Orange, Sponge Cake 16' H. Upmann Petit Coronas Shortbread cookies, Licorice, Baking Spice Blah Ok Good Tasty Heavenly

H. Upmann # 2 @ Playa Langosta These are such a great blend. + a guaro sour.

Ramón Allones Phoenicio 40 Edición Regional Líbano

June ’20 CORO. The only 5 star smoke of the month.

Well nobody's perfect 😁 Just kidding, I'm not a big RyJ fan myself but to my surprise I find those quite good too 👌

I am smoking one of these and thought I would go through the archives. Too bad these are no longer 100 a box!😔 Great short smoke, lots of flavor. I'm an RyJ fan so these fit the bill as I find them consistent. I prefer them in tubos.

We might actually do this on FOH Zoom in order that it can be recorded. Have discussed this Friday with Ken and he was keen. Overview. At the beginning of the month we propose a bottle of Australian wine/liquor that is readily available in the US/UK/EU and recommend a selection of cigars that we believe will match well. Over time we may showcase other wine/liquor that is also readily available in those markets. Initially we will try and stay with Australian produce. You source the wine and cigars. You will have close to a month. You join us on the Masterclass that will be run by Ken in the last week of the month. Generally Saturday or Sunday US/UK/EU. Thoughts? We do a series of them and re-evaluate.

Hoyo dc from a ‘19 cab of 50…

I just threw up in my mouth a little “Gold and Bullet symbolize two contrasting life philosophies. GOLD stands for achieving goals, success, and growth earned through wisdom, effort, and perseverance. At the same time, the BULLET is a stark reminder of life’s fragility and the unforeseen moments that can shatter our aspirations" Fuente The OpusX Society by Manny Iriarte is set to unveil its latest creation at PCA 2025 New Orleans. The new Fuente The OpusX Society cigar and its Episodio Uno: Gold & Bullet will be presented for the very first time to take only Pre-Orders. https://www.cigarjournal.com/fuente-the-opusx-society-by-manny-iriarte-gold-bullet/

I like these little guys because I consistently get some or all of these flavors: cherry, cream, spice and a toast. I have several boxes that are all from 2019 so I can't speak for other years. I still have a handful left and visit them on occasion and they are aging very well.

I get it. Many of their cigars suck and consistency is all over the map. But when I get that cherry syrup note and spice its what keeps me buying them here and there.

You can't script that gold

Ken with the Dustbuster calling Rob asshole had me crying. You want influencers? Look no further. 🤣

I remember during a brainstorming exersise in high school, a teacher said something like 'there are no bad ideas'. I think she'd change her tune. Cheers!

OR Rosado Carlota. These are excellent right now. When was the original release again? 2021? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Bolivar RC (EGT ABR 21)

Hong Kong Rugby 7’s at the new stadium. Monday felt horrible. Thanks

Our Blind Tasting Book is now officially closed Let the game begin!

I wish the wankers wearing the clown shoes and costume jewellery were more like Dr Joe, but wankers be wankers. The Pig is my cigar influencer. (Oh, and Boozy Bill from back and the day).