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Hi all I just purchased a box of Siglo I from a auction site related to this forum (can I say name ? ) so it should be reliable and vetted vendor and box seems all ok this is just a matter of over diligence . when comparing the new box which has a 2019 date code to the box I just finished with a 2014 date code (also from highly reliable vendor ) I noticed fairly large differences in the font of the heat stamps on the outside of the box , please see photos attached of them side by side and if anybody knows if they had changed the font over the years please let me know thanks all smaller font is the 2014 btw

Yesterday visited an old off the beaten path tobacco shop in Montreal,Large glass enclosed humidor against the wall with a vast selection of Cubans.Spot an old pock marked,water stained Juan Lopez Seleccion No.1 cab containing 7 ringless sticks which were in good shape.When I got home checked the factory stamp TAECCUA which tells me April 1999. WOW, a 19 year old cigar ! Smoked one with good draw and burn but totally tasteless,not the slightest hint of spice,coffee ,etc,.Suspect that closed in the cab all these years without proper humidity adversely affected them.Will let them rest several months in my humidor to rehydrate in the hope that they may regain some flavour.Or is it too late?

Not sure or have come across this in this forum. Searched but nothing. But has anyone ever did a collection of there sticks? I love watching videos on youtube with people showing off there box collection. Anyone want to post? There cabinet/boxes?

A few nights ago i sat down to watch a few episodes of Stranger Things from Netflix ( great show!) and of course had a few cigars. first one was a Trini Robusto T from 2010. when i did a cold draw, it was very loose...i mean you could almost compare it to sucking on a straw!! anyway i lit it up reminding myself to take fewer puffs to let it cool before taking the next one. this helped a bit but even doing that the smoke was just ok. you just couldn't get those nuance flavors because it still burned to hot even taking fewer draws. i still was able to smoke 3\4 of it before putting it to rest. Now i was really looking forward to my second cigar, a SCLH Mercaderes from 2007! but when i took a cold draw on that one it was really firm! so firm that my first thought woulls be that i'd have to pitch it! anyway, once lit thought, i was surprised that it was actually drawing, firm and had to work at it a bit but still ok. and to my surprise the cigar was actually full of flavors! i could get so much nuance flavors because of the firm draw...the cigar just stayed cool all the way through. pure cake and sweet nuance flavors that just got deeper as i smoked through it. amazing really! great cigar. Quite an experience from opposite ends! Anyone else have a similar experience ? Steve

FOH, Looks like another bringing Cubans to the US thread but I wanted a little more info which hopefully my fellow Yanks can help me out with as I very infrequently travel to the US (read twice in 15 years). I'm a American guy living in Thailand working on a ship and thanks to some new United States Coast Guard regulations coming about in 2017 I have to travel to the USA for maritime courses (3 weeks). I'll be flying Bangkok to Dubai then into JFK on Emirates metal and plan to bring my large portable Xikar humidor (about 30 sticks). What is the latest news? I read previously taking the bands off would not be conclusive evidence of them being non Cubans which to me is silly because they can't prove they aren't non Cuban hand rolled sticks. Thanks for any help! Kurt

I've been "experimenting" with jars over the past year as I've found them to be an excellent way to store and possibly age cigars. Ever since I picked up my first jar, the LGC Deliciosos I couldn't get over how beautiful it was and how great a job it did in terms of maintaining RH. And the aroma's intensity when you open it! So, I've tried to replicate what that jar does in terms of function. Below are some examples. First off. I'm a big fan of HU Magnum 50's. I've had two 25 cabs and I'm down to about 23 cigars. I've smoked so many that I reserved myself to aging and sampling them over time. So I hunted down an acrylic jar. I had to wash and scrub the hell out of it to get rid of the "plastic" smell. The end result. The first photo is the sealed jar with a circular cedar cutout from the cabinet insert. It maintains a steady 65 RH even without humidifcation. Here's a shot of it open with some added detail. There's about 22 cigars in there. My next project was to fill in some Siglo VI Jars I purchased on Ebay. The one on the right contains 25 2012 stock. The one on the right contains 25 2004 stock. Here's a top view of the two jars. I've wrapped one stick from each jar in wax paper to make stuffing it easier. It was incredibly hard and tedious to fill these to their spec capacity. But, in the end it worked out. Next up Hamlet Lanceros Jar. This one is acrylic as well. I picked up a whole bunch while in Havana. There's room for a lot more. Here's a closeup. Still on Hamlet's custom rolls. I present to you his "Flying Pigs". These are a real treat. Three hours to smoke, not a boring third to be found. A closeup. These are big, odd shaped cigars. You'll notice they don't stand up straight in the jar. There's 12 in there. I don't think any more would fit. My most recent project is a BHK jar. I tried something new. I found a glass jar that was appropriate to house BHK52's or 45's comfortably. I don't have enough to fit the jar but I hope to change that over time. I had to modify this jar. Every other jar I have came with a silicon ring to heal seal the contents. This one did not. I found some non odor kitchen/bath clear silicon and applied it to the lid and let it cure for a few days. No odor is present. And to top it off. It seals very tight. This jar would probably be a good bet for long term aging. My final jar is empty. I just picked this up a week ago. I've washed it out so there's is no odor in it. It looks like it will fit a cigar as long as a 1966. I might take this one apart and make a nice, slick black BHK jar for the 54's I have. I'll have to do some research into what paints to use as this one is properly painted and glazed. The seal on this jar is air tight. Another excellent candidate for long term storage. And that's it. I hope you enjoyed my tour into jar madness. Here's a bonus shot. Sadly, only one of these is mine.

Saw this on another forum. I assume it's from Australia or somewhere in Asia. One of the bands says "The Pacific Cigar Company". According to the original poster, the original bands are intact underneath the added ones, which you can see are applied loosely.