stogieluver Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Please give us the details and conversation how it went down after you entered his house. We need details, man, so we can all fantasize about it happening to us! What did you think when he opened the humidor? Did he offer all he had for free? Did you go through each box there, or just hauled them off before he changed his mind? I would have gone straight to a Power Ball Lottery store and bought one ticket if this had happened to me. Good for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 11 hours ago, stogieluver said: Please give us the details and conversation how it went down after you entered his house. We need details, man, so we can all fantasize about it happening to us! What did you think when he opened the humidor? Did he offer all he had for free? Did you go through each box there, or just hauled them off before he changed his mind? I would have gone straight to a Power Ball Lottery store and bought one ticket if this had happened to me. Good for you! Not so dramatic. I was more or less expecting the Hannibal Lecter treatment beacuse it sounded to good to be true He actually offered me everything except for the humidor cabinet itself since that was going to his son along with some NC´s. Apparently his son was more of an occasional cigar smoker and had no real interest in the collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 5, 2017 Author Share Posted July 5, 2017 Juan Lopez Corona... Extremely boxpressed but a generous draw. Rather dull in the beginning but at the second third it opened up with cedar notes and dried nuts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Wow what an awesome story here!!! Cherish and enjoy in good health. Some true gems. You've inherited what could fetch $7,000+ of aged cigars on auctions. Might not all be delicious, but what a collection - and what generosity! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartolomeo Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Thanks for sharing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 BBF 01 with a wee bit of mold... Razor sharp burn. Perfect draw. Strong with notes of dried fruit. Creamy but still powerful. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, mkz said: BBF 01 with a wee bit of mold... Razor sharp burn. Perfect draw. Strong with notes of dried fruit. Creamy but still powerful. Hey Mate, I've not personally come across this type of mould before i.e the whiter patchy kind without the fuzz. I was interesting if you can actually pick up any actual mould smell of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 On 2017-07-07 at 0:54 PM, 99call said: Hey Mate, I've not personally come across this type of mould before i.e the whiter patchy kind without the fuzz. I was interesting if you can actually pick up any actual mould smell of this? Stuck my whole nose in the box and there is just good tobacco smell and barnyard. Perhaps I need a sniffer dog... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Moving on to the Quinteros. But ugly stick with green spots and some white mold. Smell in the box is "cellar". Actually nicer than apperance. Nothing refined, just pure tobacco flavour with a hint of dry roasted peanuts. One dimensional but honest. These ones will go well as a quick fix smoke in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean3 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Simply stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 LFC Selectos... Haven't had a Selectos for over 10 years... This one is a bit underfilled and burn is all over the place. After all a decent smoke with tobacco flavour and a touch of brown sugar. Not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Loving this journey. and loving the fact your being very honest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 11 hours ago, 99call said: Loving this journey. and loving the fact your being very honest Thanks Stefan! I´m not very good at putting words on my cigar experiences but better quick and short than nothing at all. I will try to go through all of these cigars and report in this post. It´s a hard job, but someone´s gotta do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jat Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I just kept scrolling and it never ended, so fantastic. Now you have to keep some of those wonderful things aside and pass them on to another BOTL down the track. Enormous amount of karma should follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Fonseca No1 Here's are scary one... Can't really tell if it's white or green but its fuzzy in both ends. No foul smell though. Ok burn on the flakier side. Plenty of smoke. Good draw. Can't feel any taste of the mold. Smokes quite nicely with notes of cedar, floral and fudge. Last third turned a bit harsher but no disaster. I've heard you shouldn't smoke fuzzy feet cigars. Can't really understand why... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 RASS - OSU JUL00 Beautiful Robusto just turned 17 with some white mold all over the place (yes even the foot is fuzzy). Paired with a cool GT. Delivering a perfect draw and tons of smoke. 1/3 - Smooth cream with light chocolate and cedar. 2/3 - Still creamy. Chocolate turns darker. Hints of almond and brown sugar. 3/3 - Dark chocolate. Full bodied but still with cream around the edges. Ending with sweet molasses. Nubbed! Oh God! What a great smoke! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Troya up next... Require some wiping before smoking Thought it might go well with coffee... Damn right it did! Superb pairing. The cigar showed no complexity at all, however it was packed with medium bodied tobacco flavour with a touch of burnt sugar. Enjoyable all the way. I declare this my C&C cigar! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Vacation time = plenty of smoke time. Punch DC - a bit uncertain of the box code. Think its June 98... Sitting out in the sun reading a book, this proves to be a suitable partner for the 2 hour ride. Nice firm draw. A bit thin on the smoke. Very suttle taste of cream, coffee and leather all the way though. Very relaxing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38special Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 This whole journey is absolutely incredible. Very cool story and updates.We're they dry when you got to em or just needed a bump in humidity?Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 51 minutes ago, 38special said: This whole journey is absolutely incredible. Very cool story and updates. We're they dry when you got to em or just needed a bump in humidity? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Thanks for watching mate! The cigars are actually in better condition than expected. Most have a very good aroma and feels just fine when pinched. Only ones I´m actually worried about are the Monarch´s. They feel quite dry, look pale and has almost no smell at all. I will check in soon if they are a lost cause or not. I think most of the lot was saved by the fact that they were neglected in their humidor in a dark, damp and cool cellar. So far I haven´t found any issues with the different variations of white mold on some of them either... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Oh my god! Only in Sweden can this happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Homer said: Oh my god! Only in Sweden can this happen. Vain Ruotsissa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Nyt on suomipoika kateellinen=Now is finnish guy jealous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkz Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 8-9-8 Unknown date. Probably 99-ish. Bloody marvelous! Over and out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 39 minutes ago, mkz said: 8-9-8 Unknown date. Probably 99-ish. Bloody marvelous! Over and out. 898's never fail, nice roll too!! all mine from various dates, are a bit lumpy bumpy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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