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wheelrite Offline
#601 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 7:13 PM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
LOL! I know, right? It's kinda crazy!


are you two guys gonna start rubbing on each other ? d'oh!

get a room
njstone Offline
#602 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 7:15 PM EST
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I'm still bummed that I missed a great sale on the Du Maire a while back, $75 i think it was. Should have got a box, or even 2. I've become a major HdM whore!
fishinguitarman Offline
#603 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 7:15 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
are you two guys gonna start rubbing on each other ? d'oh!

get a room





Jealous or what?
rfenst Offline
#604 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 7:21 PM EST
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njstone wrote:
I'm still bummed that I missed a great sale on the Du Maire a while back, $75 i think it was. Should have got a box, or even 2. I've become a major HdM whore!


Have you tried the EL 2011 yet?
If you see any good sales, please let me know! I also need to get a couple boxes of Churchills before they disappear...
ZRX1200 Offline
#605 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 7:23 PM EST
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3 days processing in NYC? should I be skurred????
wheelrite Offline
#606 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 7:27 PM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
Jealous or what?


stop hitting on me !

ya old homo..
fishinguitarman Offline
#607 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 8:28 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
stop hitting on me !

ya old homo..






Freakin Grampa!!!! fog
crgcpro Offline
#608 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 8:36 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
3 days processing in NYC? should I be skurred????


My last order was processing in NY for 7 days! I seriously thought I was *****QQED but they came on through ok.

Pro
fishinguitarman Offline
#609 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 8:39 PM EST
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crgcpro wrote:
My last order was processing in NY for 7 days! I seriously thought I was *****QQED but they came on through ok.

Pro




I gotta box 20 days (business, I'm REALLY phuked!)

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!
wheelrite Offline
#610 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 8:47 PM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
I gotta box 20 days (business, I'm REALLY phuked!)

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!


you CC rookies,,,
only order a couple times a year,,,

I'll order a couple or three boxes twice a year,

It's like going to a Crack House every night. The heat will recognize you..

remember,,
the CCs aren't for everyday smoking ,,,

ram27bat
rfenst Offline
#611 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 9:21 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
you CC rookies,,,
only order a couple times a year,,,

I'll order a couple or three boxes twice a year,

It's like going to a Crack House every night. The heat will recognize you..

remember,,
the CCs aren't for everyday smoking ,,,

ram27bat


Yeah, right.
wheelrite Offline
#612 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 10:16 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Yeah, right.


yeah right yo sef !!
APBTMarcel Offline
#613 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 10:18 PM EST
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I have seen them in customs for a long time. Just weird randomness. Don't worry. Also HdM Short Hoyo? Have some I need to try asap.
dubleuhb Offline
#614 Posted: Tue, Jul 31 2012, 10:43 PM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
I gotta box 20 days (business, I'm REALLY phuked!)

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!

Tomorrow will be a 20 business day wait for me also.....shrug

On a better note, another gets here tomorrow according to tracking, yippeee
APBTMarcel Offline
#615 Posted: Wed, Aug 1 2012, 1:39 AM EST
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dubleuhb wrote:
Tomorrow will be a 20 business day wait for me also.....shrug

On a better note, another gets here tomorrow according to tracking, yippeee


Need details!!!!!! Got a box of RASS 5/5 boxes in!!!!!!
dubleuhb Offline
#616 Posted: Wed, Aug 1 2012, 2:09 AM EST
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Details on which ?
Pheloniousmunk Offline
#617 Posted: Wed, Aug 1 2012, 5:58 AM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
I gotta box 20 days (business, I'm REALLY phuked!)

d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh! d'oh!

I had a box shipped 6/18, waited so long that even the supplier conceded that they were probably lost and issued a refund. Refund landed on my Visa Monday morning, box arrived Monday afternoon. Gotta call them and see if I get them for the original price or the current elevated price. I suppose that I could always send them back if they expect me to pay the elevated price but I doubt that the supplier is going to play games at this point.
APBTMarcel Offline
#618 Posted: Wed, Aug 1 2012, 10:43 AM EST
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dubleuhb wrote:
Details on which ?


What you have been waiting on for 20 days.
fishinguitarman Offline
#619 Posted: Wed, Aug 1 2012, 11:12 AM EST
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Looks like a bunch of us are waiting...d'oh!
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#620 Posted: Fri, Aug 3 2012, 5:53 PM EST
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so I was digging through my stash to make room to put a few new sticks down for a nap, turned my box of 08 Juan Lopez Pcs over and realized the date stamp does not look right ...... the 8 does not connect back to the center ............. turned over a couple other 08 boxes and sure enough, the 8 looks like an 8 ................ but the one on the Juan Lopez is now looking to me like a 3 .............


know wonder they are smoking sooooooooo good!




SaWEEEEEET!
rfenst Offline
#621 Posted: Fri, Aug 3 2012, 8:02 PM EST
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jjc wrote:
so I was digging through my stash to make room to put a few new sticks down for a nap, turned my box of 08 Juan Lopez Pcs over and realized the date stamp does not look right ...... the 8 does not connect back to the center ............. turned over a couple other 08 boxes and sure enough, the 8 looks like an 8 ................ but the one on the Juan Lopez is now looking to me like a 3 .............


know wonder they are smoking soooo good!




SWEET!


I sometimes have to use a magnifying glass to distinguish between 5 and 8; 5 and 6; 3 and 8; etc.
In any event, '03 was a spectacular year.
Enjoy!!!
crgcpro Offline
#622 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 8:12 PM EST
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Can one of you fogs explain why a cab of 50 usually costs more than double what a box of 25 does on most CC's. It's usually one a couple of dollars but I'm looking at now that is $150 for 25 and $335 for 50 of the exact same thing. (JL2's)
crgcpro Offline
#623 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 8:14 PM EST
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Also I enjoy the RASS but haven't had the RASCC or the RA AE. Is the AE worth that much more than the RASS?
crgcpro Offline
#624 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 8:31 PM EST
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Hey is this thing on?

While I'm in the question asking mood, what are your experiences with the Vegas Robainas? NH and never see them discussed. Might be a reason for that but thought I would ask.
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#625 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 9:31 PM EST
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crgcpro wrote:
Hey is this thing on?

While I'm in the question asking mood, what are your experiences with the Vegas Robainas? NH and never see them discussed. Might be a reason for that but thought I would ask.

Vegas Robainas are very good smokes. A bit under the radar. Not on top of most people's list, but still very good IMHO.
I'm too much of a cc noob to contribute anything else. I was wondering the same thing about cab pricing...
wheelrite Offline
#626 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 9:34 PM EST
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Vegas Robaina ,,,

top notch for sure....
APBTMarcel Offline
#627 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 10:18 PM EST
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I think they need a certain amount of downtime, but they are very enjoyable.
rfenst Offline
#628 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 10:35 PM EST
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crgcpro wrote:
Can one of you fogs explain why a cab of 50 usually costs more than double what a box of 25 does on most CC's. It's usually one a couple of dollars but I'm looking at now that is $150 for 25 and $335 for 50 of the exact same thing. (JL2's)



No definitive explanation that I know of. Each vendor does its own thing its own way. Some give a price break on 50 cabs; others price them identically on a per cigar basis; and some have seemingly disparate pricing as you pointed out. Other than simple vendor differences, perhaps it has to do with the cost to manufacture a cab box vs. two dress boxes.
crgcpro Offline
#629 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 10:42 PM EST
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Yeah I thought it might be more expensive to make the cab boxes but I wasn't sure. That's the only thing I could think of though.
KPP Offline
#630 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 11:01 PM EST
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A lot of times, cabs mean more age (don't always sell as fast as 25 ct boxes due to the higher $$)....and with many cabs having been discontinued, they're priced as such. So depends on vendor as well as those other 2 factors I mentioned. I'm guessing of course, but that's my hunch anyway.

As for VR, the Unicos is a very nice smoke. Yes, lots of other 2s overshadow these due to popularity, but these are consistently good w/ core flavors of chocolate & cream. Haven't tried anything else in the line, but plenty also love the famosos.
APBTMarcel Offline
#631 Posted: Mon, Aug 6 2012, 11:53 PM EST
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If you really like VR's and have time for a huge smoke check out the Don Alejandro. Very VR tasting if you know what I mean. The clasicos is also a great cigar, great size.
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#632 Posted: Tue, Aug 7 2012, 7:45 PM EST
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I bet that HU EL2012 is going to be a great stick. It's coming out some time this month. Does anyone know what a box or cab of them is going to cost yet?
crgcpro Offline
#633 Posted: Tue, Aug 7 2012, 7:46 PM EST
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KPP wrote:
A lot of times, cabs mean more age (don't always sell as fast as 25 ct boxes due to the higher $$)....and with many cabs having been discontinued, they're priced as such. So depends on vendor as well as those other 2 factors I mentioned. I'm guessing of course, but that's my hunch anyway.

As for VR, the Unicos is a very nice smoke. Yes, lots of other 2s overshadow these due to popularity, but these are consistently good w/ core flavors of chocolate & cream. Haven't tried anything else in the line, but plenty also love the famosos.


That makes sense as well. It definitely would be worth more if you could grab 08's or 09's instead of the 11's and 12's.

I think I'll have to try the VR the next time I put an order in.
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#634 Posted: Tue, Aug 7 2012, 9:35 PM EST
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crgcpro wrote:
I bet that HU EL2012 is going to be a great stick. It's coming out some time this month. Does anyone know what a box or cab of them is going to cost yet?


Pricing isn't out yet...and it's possible these won't make it to vendors until Fall, at least if past history is any indication.

That said, I've smoked enough LE to know that this is an easy pass. Limited Edition cubans are a marca unto themselves almost, and the profiles aren't very true to the brand IMO, which is what one would expect at least. Chocolate/Cocoa/Earth. Sums up just about every LE i've smoked, and it's not a ton, but it's enough to know i'm done wasting my $$. I didn't care for the Upmann Mag 48 LE whatsoever, and Upmann is my favorite marca.

If you enjoy the Upmann profile, buy a regular release Upmann (#2 or Sir Winston or Mag 46 or Connie 1). If you want that "LE profile" however.....save yourself some money and go with the Vegas Robainia, and use the extra dough on something else.

My .02. But you gotta make mistakes before you can learn your lesson, so snatch em' up if you're so inclined. Been there, done that....and trying not to do it again. So far, only bit on one LE in 2011, so I'm getting better! If I can make it through 2012 without buying an LE box, I'll finally be cured.

Then, of course, there is the REs, which is a whole nuther issue...d'oh!
crgcpro Offline
#635 Posted: Tue, Aug 7 2012, 9:41 PM EST
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Thanks. That's why I was asking. I love the 46's, haven't had a 48, bought a box of 50's late 2010's I think without running to check the box and the two I've smoked so far were very bland.

The VR will definitely be on the list especially if I can get a 2010 or earlier box!
njstone Offline
#636 Posted: Wed, Aug 8 2012, 12:29 AM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Have you tried the EL 2011 yet?
If you see any good sales, please let me know! I also need to get a couple boxes of Churchills before they disappear...


I have not tried the HdM 2011 EL yet. I have one, but I can't find the little bugger anywhere, lol! Seriously, I don't know where it went. Maybe I'm sleep-smoking now, lol.
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#637 Posted: Wed, Aug 8 2012, 12:31 AM EST
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I liked the HU Mag 48 EL. To me, it was how I'd imagine a Mag 46 Maduro tasting, only shorter. That said, I haven't gotten any because the price is just too high. I'd do $7/stick for them, but not $10-$12. JMHO, of course.
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#638 Posted: Wed, Aug 8 2012, 7:36 PM EST
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crgcpro wrote:
Also I enjoy the RASS but haven't had the RASCC or the RA AE. Is the AE worth that much more than the RASS?





The RASCCs seem better at an earlier age than the RASS . The RASS....well aged are STELLER!!!!
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#639 Posted: Wed, Aug 8 2012, 8:48 PM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
The RASCCs seem better at an earlier age than the RASS . The RASS....well aged are STELLER!!!!


I've never had an aged RASS. But the 2010s I've had have all been very good, and one was just epic. I like how thick and palate-coating the smoke is.
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#640 Posted: Wed, Aug 8 2012, 9:37 PM EST
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njstone wrote:
I liked the HU Mag 48 EL.


I have one box of 10 HdM EL. That is the only EL I have ever acquired. However, yesterday I jumped on a box of high quality HUMag48 that are actually from '09 and that are reportedly dark and oily. The description of their flavor profile just really caught my attention and I broke my rule about not paying for ELs. Can you say"ready to smoke OTT?" 2012 is the last year the 48 will be made as an EL. If it is that good, I would hope it is put into regular production. I also wonder how it will smoke compared to the new HU Half Corona, which is similarly wide and short in proportion.
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#641 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 6:03 PM EST
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OK....Just got a little surprise from one that nobody really talks about, that I smoked today. Inexpensive smoke...

Somebody gifted me a Quintero....A Nacionales I Believe...


I was a little taken aback....Med in Body and spicy with a little coffee. The burn was perfect and the draw was smooth and easy with lots of smoke...Dark ash...




Not a stellar smoke by any stretch of the imagination, but quite enjoyable!




Thoughts?
crgcpro Offline
#642 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 6:31 PM EST
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That was one I sent you. I smoked one right out of the box and liked it. I don't think I"ve smoked one since.

I"m about to go outside and smoke a few over poker so I'll take one or two of them out there with me.

Pro
crgcpro Offline
#643 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 6:36 PM EST
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About $2.50/stick
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#644 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 7:11 PM EST
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I smoked the one you sent me and liked it a lot. Was going to look up info on more. My friend and I looked it up right there at the local and we were blown away at the price point. WELL worth the money and then some. Good smoke
crgcpro Offline
#645 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 7:14 PM EST
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box of 25 for $63!
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#646 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 7:18 PM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
OK....Just got a little surprise from one that nobody really talks about, that I smoked today. Inexpensive smoke...

Somebody gifted me a Quintero....A Nacionales I Believe...


I was a little taken aback....Med in Body and spicy with a little coffee. The burn was perfect and the draw was smooth and easy with lots of smoke...Dark ash...




Not a stellar smoke by any stretch of the imagination, but quite enjoyable!




Thoughts?


Better than a Perdomo ?
crgcpro Offline
#647 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 7:20 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Better than a Perdomo ?


Some but not all!
fishinguitarman Offline
#648 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 7:58 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
Better than a Perdomo ?






Absolutely!
crgcpro Offline
#649 Posted: Wed, Aug 15 2012, 7:59 PM EST
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I'm enjoying this one as well. I"m sure they will be even better in another 6 months or so but definitely smokable right now.
fishinguitarman Offline
#650 Posted: Thu, Aug 16 2012, 7:05 AM EST
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crgcpro wrote:
That was one I sent you. I smoked one right out of the box and liked it. I don't think I"ve smoked one since.

I"m about to go outside and smoke a few over poker so I'll take one or two of them out there with me.

Pro






Thank you kind sir!
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