CaptainQuintero

First time having Ethiopian food; Shekla. Just a pile of lamb cooked different ways (Chops, Ribs, BBQ'd) tangy bread (the grey pancakes) and rice.

My final '98 Partagas Charlotte, such an elegant little cigar. Really does seem to be something Habanos has forgotten about. Straight up spiced sweet cream, rich leather, tiny wafts of milk chocolate.

It's always such a soul destroying time isn't it, my thoughts are with you Fuzz. 16 is an amazing age for a Lab, a testament to how much you guys loved and treated him. It sounds like he had an absolute belter of a life thanks to you

Mod edit - names and pictures of sources have been removed as per forum rules

Mod edit - names and pictures of sources have been removed as per forum rules guys

Probably the Monte no 2, I've tried so many times but I just get poor construction, poor blending, won't burn, etc. I get that it's made in huge volumes so it's hit and miss, but I just get the misses constantly.

This should be pinned as a warning/advert for FoH

That's some number, kudos to the both of you

It's always mould, it's just whether you personally judge it to be dangerous or not. If that was my stick I would brush it off and smoke no issue, it's just down to personal preference.

Pull up a chair bro! There's never any pressure to post a lot, interact as much or as little as feels right. I'm sure the members would love to see your collection and tasting notes of some of your sticks too.

Congrats George!

Great to see you around again!

I can't believe this is where the FoH journey has taken you guys but it's not really a surprise, just a brilliant story all round.

It's not as rare as I thought previously, I had a friend who died from exposure a few years ago too. He had lifted a grey water drain grate to check for blockages, his friend opted for a mask and he didn't. The masked friends was fine.

Delete as appropriate

Christ it's like a flashlight.

Short of having a minimum time as a member here to understand the vibe/community/house rules, eg for a month, a month's worth of posts chatting to established members on threads seems a good option. So yeah 25/50 seems fair to me. I could be persuaded for more or less, but I know some people prefer to post more discerningly, like Ken, so they will have less posts naturally but may have been a member for a few months or more. A quick scan through someone's last 10 posts/messages is usually enough to see if they would be invited to your tea party or not.

Great pics Lisa, lovely to see Claus in the wild too.

"He could fall into a bucket full of tits and come out sucking his thumb" is a classic that I don't hear much now

It might be worth dryboxing some to see if it changes anything, but even with that I've always struggled with anything other than a parejo from Cuba.

River Trout Cod Monkfish Haddock Salmon Runners up prize to herring if smoked.

Great stuff 👍For those not sure, it's pretty much an app that operates very similar in layout to the forums from the 2000s. Just a vertical list of rooms/sections that you click on and then you're in that room to type or speak or video (Video in this case).

Regional Commander of the Northern Quintero Forces, steadfast defender against the relentless onslaught of the Piedra Alliance. Veteran of the Favoritos Ambush of 2012, where I led a disciplined three-week fighting withdrawal against overwhelming odds. Decorated with the Order of Brevas for exceptional valor and decisive leadership in the suppression of the Vegeros Uprising of 2013, quelling the Vegeros Empire’s brief resurgence with tactical precision and unwavering resolve For Agustin! (Quintero Panetela was the first CC that I "got" cigars with, early on it has been cheaper but hand rolled NC, the various bargain bin CCs etc, I still have a fond spit for those sweet, fresh cut hay and milky Panetelas)

I love those rich rosado wrappers on RyJ, you know you're going to get that depth of dark cherry and Turkish delight in spades.

When I went down to 52% the flavours just got more and more intense too, I only stopped as the wrappers started to become brittle. But in terms of smoking experience the drier the better for me so definitely don't worry about oils vanishing.