A Cigar Deal I Just Couldn't Pass Up, They're Here, Unboxing Video Post#46

[snubbyfan]

Cigars International sent me an email for a deal on Gran Habano Corojo Vintage 2002 Robusto cigars. A bundle of 20 for just $39.99 with free shipping
I've smoked them before and liked 'em. A smooth medium to full body smoke. At $2 a stick I just couldn't pass it up.
Also, there was a deal on Diesel Unholy Cocktail torpedos. They have a nice strong full body. A 5 pack for $19.99 also with free shipping.
I also threw in a 5 pack of Joya Red Toros. One of my favorites. They're a medium body with a sweet cream tobacco flavor.
The whole order was with free shipping.
I have an empty 25 count humidor and some extra space in my 50 count.
This oughta be just enough to fill 'em

And they'll go well with my new lighter.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCoqOeW2fl0[/ame]

 

[Beauetienne]

Gran Habano #5's were my every day 'go to' for many years. My home used to have those red boxes all over the place. Still have a few hanging around.

I've tried the Vintage 2002's. Good cigar for the buck !

 

[4barrel]

You could solder with that thing or burn all the hair out of your nose.

 

[Breakaway500]

Cool video. I like the Prometheus Magma T lighters. Not quite as big as that Vector though! I tried a Tri-pump Vector..but didn't like it.

 

[snubbyfan]

Cool video. I like the Prometheus Magma T lighters. Not quite as big as that Vector though! I tried a Tri-pump Vector..but didn't like it.

And the tri-pump costs over $100 more than my Thundra.

 

[LostintheOzone]

Cigars International sent me an email for a deal on Gran Habano Corojo Vintage 2002 Robusto cigars. A bundle of 20 for just $39.99 with free shipping
I've smoked them before and liked 'em. A smooth medium to full body smoke. At $2 a stick I just couldn't pass it up.

I've had those. Price is right.

I'm smoking Black Pearl Cobre and Aurora Grand Corona now. Black Pearl is a little more expensive, I think about $3 a stick but it's a decent cigar for the price. Aurora is inconsistent but about every other one is delightful.

 

[Breakaway500]

I am an OpusX addict. The Red and Gold. Not the Forbidden or the Angels share,or the Destino. Red and Gold label originals. I wish they were easier to find and cheaper..but I do have a supply from many years of being an avid fan.

Vectors have a lifetime guarantee. That is impressive!! I think the only other lighter that has a lifetime is the Xikar.

 

[Protected One]

Vectors have a lifetime guarantee. That is impressive!! I think the only other lighter that has a lifetime is the Xikar.

LOTUS lighters also come with a lifetime guarantee.

 

[STCM(SW)]

My regular cigar is a H. Upmann Special Seleccion
Rothschilde · 5 × 50 but for special occasions it's a Arturo Fuente Don Carlos.

 

[Bill Bates]

I'm a porch sitting cigar smoker. My go to cigars vary with the seasons.

My winter time go to is the Partagas Short. At 4.3"x42rg it makes a great 45 minute smoke on cool nights. When it gets right down cold I grab a 3.5"x44 H. Upmann Half Corona.

 

[walkin jack]

Yer killin' me, Wayne. Sometimes when I read one of your cigar posts I can close my eyes, take a deep breath and almost taste them. Still though, I am gratified to know that SOMEone is still able to enjoy a good cigar now and then.

You keep on chooglin', for those of us that can't. Just think of ol' WJ when you light up and I'll be alright. Oh, and keep them videos a comin' too.

 

[oldbrownhat]

"What this country needs is a really good five-cent cigar" (V.P. Thomas R. Marshall, 1854-1925).

Still true, allowing for inflation. I used to smoke a pipe but liked the occasional cigar, sitting outside on the deck in the sun on a still day.

(Walkin' Jack- agreed about the cats.)

 

[snubbyfan]

I've had those. Price is right.

I'm smoking Black Pearl Cobre and Aurora Grand Corona now. Black Pearl is a little more expensive, I think about $3 a stick but it's a decent cigar for the price. Aurora is inconsistent but about every other one is delightful.

An affordable cigar I've tried is Cuban Rounds Natural Toro. It's less than $2 a stick. It has a chopped filler but it still a tasty stick.

 

[snubbyfan]

I am an OpusX addict. The Red and Gold. Not the Forbidden or the Angels share,or the Destino. Red and Gold label originals. I wish they were easier to find and cheaper..but I do have a supply from many years of being an avid fan.

Vectors have a lifetime guarantee. That is impressive!! I think the only other lighter that has a lifetime is the Xikar.

I with ya on the OpusX. They're just usually way out of my price range.

 

[snubbyfan]

Yer killin' me, Wayne. Sometimes when I read one of your cigar posts I can close my eyes, take a deep breath and almost taste them. Still though, I am gratified to know that SOMEone is still able to enjoy a good cigar now and then.

You keep on chooglin', for those of us that can't. Just think of ol' WJ when you light up and I'll be alright. Oh, and keep them videos a comin' too.

I should have at least a coupla "unboxing" videos before too long.

 

[Marshwheeling]

I burned one of these not too long ago.

Arturo Fuente Anejo Shark No. 77 5"7/8 * 64

The Shark. Above my pay grade, in the twenty-buck neighorhood. Unusual shape, a torpedo that flares slightly into a pressed square cross section.

An old law school buddy who neither smokes nor shoots has a son who calls me when he comes to town, to do both. His dad will join us for lunch, and then go home. The youngster always come home with a new enthusiasm for a current favorite cigar. This year, it was The Shark.

To my mind, no cigar is worth twenty bucks, but I have to say, this one was pretty tasty, well worth an hour of my attention.

 

[walkin jack]

This latest cigar thread has brought back a lot of great "cigar moments".
This'n is one of my very favorites of all time.

About 10 years or so ago we were cruising in the balmy Caribbean and enjoying a beach excursion in Plya del Carmen. It was a great set up they had little shade covers set up along the beach each with a hammock under it. There was a little stand with a guy working over coconuts with his machete. He'd whack off the top and dump out the liquid. Then you could take it to the bar and get it filled with rum punch. COCO LOCO they called it.

Meanwhile Miss Pam is on the other end of the beach checkin' out the little makeshift flea market/souvenir stores they have set up.

So...I'm just getting into my 3rd coco loco and feeling absolutely no pain. Laid back in the hammock and watching the frigate birds through the leaves of the palm trees as the glided on the air currents in long lazy circles above the beach.

Then, I thought I heard a feint voice coming from a great distance. I looked up and it was my lovely bride standing next to my hammock. She had a big smile on her face and her right hand was behind her back.

I thought I knew where this was going.

WRONG!

She told me to close my eyes and hold out my hand. I complied immediately. No idea what to expect but what it was was something I'd never have guessed.

When she told me to open my eyes I did so and couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was a lovely Monte Cristo!!! I rarely spend that kind of money on a cigar.

I should mention at this point that Pam hates, loathes and detests cigar smoke. You can watch her change colors if she get even the tiniest whiff of cigar smoke.

Tears of joy were running down my face. The beautiful day. The beautiful beach. The beautiful coco locos. And my beautiful bride. and to pull all that together was that oh-so-beautiful Monte Cristo.

As I watched her walk away back to the flea market I fired it up and contemplated the joy of my life. If I'd spent 28 bux on a cigar she'd have murdered me in my sleep. But she spent a lot of her shopping money on the very thing she reviles the most.

The fact was not lost on me that she did truly and forever love me and there could be no more convincing proof of it.

I smoked that cigar down to the shortest nub I've ever seen. I was not able to hold it any longer so I looked around hoping to see someone with a roach clip I might borrow and failing to find anything I gave that nub a decent burial in the sand and said a brief, but sincere prayer of thanks.

Thank you Wayne, for helping me to relive that wonderful memory. Carry on.....

 

[LostintheOzone]

I burned one of these not too long ago.

Arturo Fuente Anejo Shark No. 77 5"7/8 * 64

The Shark. Above my pay grade, in the twenty-buck neighorhood. Unusual shape, a torpedo that flares slightly into a pressed square cross section.

An old law school buddy who neither smokes nor shoots has a son who calls me when he comes to town, to do both. His dad will join us for lunch, and then go home. The youngster always come home with a new enthusiasm for a current favorite cigar. This year, it was The Shark.

To my mind, no cigar is worth twenty bucks, but I have to say, this one was pretty tasty, well worth an hour of my attention.

If I ever win the lottery I'll buy a few of those.

 

[Bill Bates]

I burned one of these not too long ago.

Arturo Fuente Anejo Shark No. 77 5"7/8 * 64

The Shark. Above my pay grade, in the twenty-buck neighorhood. Unusual shape, a torpedo that flares slightly into a pressed square cross section.

To my mind, no cigar is worth twenty bucks, but I have to say, this one was pretty tasty, well worth an hour of my attention.

The Fuente Anejos are one of my favorite blends. I prefer smaller ring gauge cigars in the 40 to 46 ring gauge. With that said, it is toss up between the Anejo 46 or 888 to which is my favorite.

If you enjoy A. Fuente cigars you might as well buy directly from them in their store Tampa Sweethearts - Home Their service is fantastic and the prices are good.

 

[the ringo kid]

This latest cigar thread has brought back a lot of great "cigar moments".
This'n is one of my very favorites of all time.

About 10 years or so ago we were cruising in the balmy Caribbean and enjoying a beach excursion in Plya del Carmen. It was a great set up they had little shade covers set up along the beach each with a hammock under it. There was a little stand with a guy working over coconuts with his machete. He'd whack off the top and dump out the liquid. Then you could take it to the bar and get it filled with rum punch. COCO LOCO they called it.

Meanwhile Miss Pam is on the other end of the beach checkin' out the little makeshift flea market/souvenir stores they have set up.

So...I'm just getting into my 3rd coco loco and feeling absolutely no pain. Laid back in the hammock and watching the frigate birds through the leaves of the palm trees as the glided on the air currents in long lazy circles above the beach.

Then, I thought I heard a feint voice coming from a great distance. I looked up and it was my lovely bride standing next to my hammock. She had a big smile on her face and her right hand was behind her back.

I thought I knew where this was going.

WRONG!

She told me to close my eyes and hold out my hand. I complied immediately. No idea what to expect but what it was was something I'd never have guessed.

When she told me to open my eyes I did so and couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was a lovely Monte Cristo!!! I rarely spend that kind of money on a cigar.

I should mention at this point that Pam hates, loathes and detests cigar smoke. You can watch her change colors if she get even the tiniest whiff of cigar smoke.

Tears of joy were running down my face. The beautiful day. The beautiful beach. The beautiful coco locos. And my beautiful bride. and to pull all that together was that oh-so-beautiful Monte Cristo.

As I watched her walk away back to the flea market I fired it up and contemplated the joy of my life. If I'd spent 28 bux on a cigar she'd have murdered me in my sleep. But she spent a lot of her shopping money on the very thing she reviles the most.

The fact was not lost on me that she did truly and forever love me and there could be no more convincing proof of it.

I smoked that cigar down to the shortest nub I've ever seen. I was not able to hold it any longer so I looked around hoping to see someone with a roach clip I might borrow and failing to find anything I gave that nub a decent burial in the sand and said a brief, but sincere prayer of thanks.

Thank you Wayne, for helping me to relive that wonderful memory. Carry on.....

Man I must be hungry-or just too doped up on meds for my new bout with the flu cause-I thought that Monte Cristos-were just a fancy name for a great Turkey/Ham and cheese sandwich: