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Wow! Nice to see an old thread pop up... especially when the likes of Van and Tampa are still giving us their 2 cents worth. Bought my Aristocrat Plus 48 in 2009. Still doing a great job looking after my cigars. Still looks fantastic. I've had to recalibrate the system once! Still spot on. Bob's the best!

Welcome!

He was considered Heavy Metal back in his day and played with Herbie Hancock, Boz Scaggs and The Edgar Winter Group playing guitar on "Frankenstein" and "Free Ride" with Rick Derringer (another great guitar player) I still enjoy listening to him and his band. RIP

So far it's a Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 LSO MAR 08 Great cigar for just under medium with milk chocolate and spice. A close 2nd was the Trinidad Robustos T I smoked with a friend.

1 Part Three Olives Vodka 1 Part Kahlua 1 Part Disaronno Topped off with milk and ice. I think it's called a Burnt White Russian. Outstanding!

"Can I let you in on a secret? Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong"... Typing two spaces after a period?...

I applaud you in your tenacity and your determination in finding out if those suckers are fake or not. Thanks for the lesson.

Although this was sent over a year ago it may still pertain. I'm not sure. I used Google translate for the English version..... Waldshut, 15 Jul. 2010 Problems authenticity test www.habanos.com Dear Habanos Specialist the last time we received some inquiries about the authenticity of test cases on the website of Habanos www.habanos.com in several cases was not working properly. As the official exclusive importer of Habanos in Germany, we must confirm this experience, unfortunately. Even in our tests with unequivocal original item from our extensive inventory of Habanos, this feature in about 30 to 50% of cases did not work correctly. Original commodity is specified by entering the number as a fake. We have Habanos s.a. of course, immediately made ​​aware of the malfunction and pointed out that at these retailers and consumers will lead to uncertainty. In the book edited by us Habanos Cigar Journal No.. 41 (December 2009) we had made ​​the trade and consumers in Germany as a precautionary measure attention. We hope that Habanos s.a. this dysfunction is correct and hereby apologize to you and your customers for the resulting irritation. We assure you, however, that it is the act of us put into circulation by Habanos flawless original item. Sincerely, xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx National Marketing / PR Waldshut-Tiengen, den 15. Jul. 2010 Probleme beim Echtheitstest auf www.habanos.com Sehr geehrter Habanos Specialist, in der letzten Zeit erhielten wir einige Anfragen zum Echtheitstest von Habanos-Kisten auf der Internetseite www.habanos.com der in verschiedenen Fällen nicht richtig funktionierte. Als Offizieller Alleinimporteur von Habanos in Deutschland müssen wir diese Erfahrungen leider bestätigen. Auch bei unseren Tests mit zweifelsfreier Originalware von Habanos aus unseren umfangreichen Lagerbeständen, hat diese Funktion in ca. 30 bis 50% der Fälle nicht korrekt funktioniert. Originalware wurde nach Eingabe der Nummer als Fälschung angegeben. Wir haben Habanos s.a. selbstverständlich umgehend auf die Fehlfunktion aufmerksam gemacht und darauf hingewiesen, dass diese bei Fachhandel und Konsumenten zu Verunsicherung führen wird. In dem von uns herausgegebenen Habanos Cigar Journal No. 41 (Dezember 2009) hatten wir Handel und Konsumenten in Deutschland vorsorglich darauf aufmerksam gemacht. Wir hoffen, dass Habanos s.a. diese Fehlfunktion beheben wird und entschuldigen uns hiermit bei Ihnen und bei Ihren Kunden für die entstandene Irritation. Wir versichern Ihnen jedoch, dass es sich bei den von uns in Verkehr gebrachten Habanos um einwandfreie Originalware handelt. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx Marketing National/PR

Great info Trevor as usual and thanks.

Try and keep her in one piece Chris and remember. The door they knock on when the **** hits the fan is going to be yours. Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. Thomas Jefferson

..."the quality of the membership went down and with it, so went the general morality of the Forum"... Thats one of the reasons I joined this place and am proud of my contribution!

Good game. thanks rob.

I'm in for the Tuesday game if it's still open. Thanks.

Please put me down for the Tue/10th Wed/11th game if still open. Thanks