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[A Friend of Charlie]

Holy shit, I just saw the PDR AFR-75 Edmundos on cigarmonster.com.  I have one in my portable humi, must've gotten it from CF.  Didn't realize they were so expensive.  Just figured it was a throwaway.  Anyone smoke one?

So, now your review is going to be tainted because of the price/value expectation. Not knowing may have led you believe it was okay for a $4-$5 smoke. Now you know it's $13... Oy will hate it!

I'll try not to let it bias me, but the cigar would have to blow me to be worth $13.   

[dogdays]

Holy shit, I just saw the PDR AFR-75 Edmundos on cigarmonster.com.  I have one in my portable humi, must've gotten it from CF.  Didn't realize they were so expensive.  Just figured it was a throwaway.  Anyone smoke one?

I'll have to check out the moochidor, see if I kept that one. Cause you're right, a PDR would've gone straight in there for me.

I know PDRs don't get much love here, so I've avoided them.  But I liked these: http://goo.gl/EQokq4

So I'm hopeful that this could be a decent stick.

High price is no indication  of how good or bad it is imo  .

[CigarGuy87]

Holy shit, I just saw the PDR AFR-75 Edmundos on cigarmonster.com.  I have one in my portable humi, must've gotten it from CF.  Didn't realize they were so expensive.  Just figured it was a throwaway.  Anyone smoke one?

So, now your review is going to be tainted because of the price/value expectation. Not knowing may have led you believe it was okay for a $4-$5 smoke. Now you know it's $13... Oy will hate it!

Oy hates everything.

Not fake CCs!

[Travellin Dave]

18 La Reloba Habano Robusto
           5/19.99
17 Torano Dominican Selection Gordo
          10/29.99
16 Flor de La Antillas
          5/27.50
15 Joya de Nicaragua Dream Team Sampler
         12/37.50
14 Vegas Limitada TENTH
          5/29.50
13 Oliva Serie 'G' Torpedo
         10/32.50
12 Perdomo Lot 23 Robusto
         10/32.50
11 CAO America Bottlerocket Churchill
          3/16.99
10 Romeo y Julieta 1875 Bully Belicoso
         10/39.99
 9 La Aroma de Cuba Marquis Tubo Toro
          5/26.99
 8 Man O' War Ruination
         10/39.99
 7 La Gloria Cubana Serie R Black no58 Gordo
          5/22.50
 6 Varina Farms Winter Warmer Belicoso
         10/29.99
 5 Oliva Connecticut Reserve Toro
          5/22.50
 4 Camacho Triple Maduro Robusto
         10/39.99
 3 E.P. Carrillo Cardinal Natural 52
          5/22.50
 2 Diesel Unholy Cocktail Torpedo
          10/29.99
 1 Sam Leccia Luchador
          5/27.50

[TRO]

Holy shit, I just saw the PDR AFR-75 Edmundos on cigarmonster.com.  I have one in my portable humi, must've gotten it from CF.  Didn't realize they were so expensive.  Just figured it was a throwaway.  Anyone smoke one?

So, now your review is going to be tainted because of the price/value expectation. Not knowing may have led you believe it was okay for a $4-$5 smoke. Now you know it's $13... Oy will hate it!

I'll try not to let it bias me, but the cigar would have to blow me to be worth $13.   

Ring gauge?

[BackyardSmoker]

Holy shit, I just saw the PDR AFR-75 Edmundos on cigarmonster.com.  I have one in my portable humi, must've gotten it from CF.  Didn't realize they were so expensive.  Just figured it was a throwaway.  Anyone smoke one?

I'll have to check out the moochidor, see if I kept that one. Cause you're right, a PDR would've gone straight in there for me.

I know PDRs don't get much love here, so I've avoided them.  But I liked these: http://goo.gl/EQokq4

So I'm hopeful that this could be a decent stick.

High price is no indication  of how good or bad it is imo  .

While I agree with that, price is the basis of most comparison... in a retail market. The quality could be there, but most aren't necessarily going to overspend for something you could get comparably for much less. Because much less means more cigars at the end of the day.

[TRO]

Holy shit, I just saw the PDR AFR-75 Edmundos on cigarmonster.com.  I have one in my portable humi, must've gotten it from CF.  Didn't realize they were so expensive.  Just figured it was a throwaway.  Anyone smoke one?

So, now your review is going to be tainted because of the price/value expectation. Not knowing may have led you believe it was okay for a $4-$5 smoke. Now you know it's $13... Oy will hate it!

Oy hates everything.

Where's Mikey?

[razgueado]

The box of Partagas P2 I got last night were markedly richer-looking than what I've gotten in the past. Darker and oilier. Spooked me a little, had to do all the checks for counterfeit. Everything checks out, though. And word is these have improved lately.

I've had the same thing happen with Monte #2's

Yeah, and obviously Havanas are simply not going to be rigidly consistent over time, given how they're made.  No cigar really is - nor should it be, actually.  But there's that mindset that's hard to break out of, and outside Cuba manufacturers try harder to adapt to it.  And let's face it, when you're dealing with contraband you're always suspicious.

But I'll tell ya, those are some really nice-looking cigars, and they smell amazing.  It was real hard not to light one up, harder still knowing these are going to be in the humidor a long time before any get smoked.

That's the hard part.  I don't mind putting cigars away for a bit, but I don't like having to do it to get a smokable cigar.  Allowing for recovery from transit, I expect a cigar to be ready to smoke upon reciept or pick up from a B&M.

I've smoked CCs after a rest of a couple of weeks and they seemed fine.  But they get better with age.  With these, it's more a matter that I've got 5 Lusitanias, three P2s, three D4s, a Hoyo Epicure, and a couple of petite coronas to get through before I start on this box.  And since I only smoke Cubans about once a month, and some months I'm smoking other people's Cubans, it'll be a year before this box gets touched.

[flip from jersey]

Holy shit, I just saw the PDR AFR-75 Edmundos on cigarmonster.com.  I have one in my portable humi, must've gotten it from CF.  Didn't realize they were so expensive.  Just figured it was a throwaway.  Anyone smoke one?

So, now your review is going to be tainted because of the price/value expectation. Not knowing may have led you believe it was okay for a $4-$5 smoke. Now you know it's $13... Oy will hate it!

Oy hates everything.

Where's Mikey?

good morning gents, Pinar Del Rio?

[BackyardSmoker]

The box of Partagas P2 I got last night were markedly richer-looking than what I've gotten in the past. Darker and oilier. Spooked me a little, had to do all the checks for counterfeit. Everything checks out, though. And word is these have improved lately.

I've had the same thing happen with Monte #2's

Yeah, and obviously Havanas are simply not going to be rigidly consistent over time, given how they're made.  No cigar really is - nor should it be, actually.  But there's that mindset that's hard to break out of, and outside Cuba manufacturers try harder to adapt to it.  And let's face it, when you're dealing with contraband you're always suspicious.

But I'll tell ya, those are some really nice-looking cigars, and they smell amazing.  It was real hard not to light one up, harder still knowing these are going to be in the humidor a long time before any get smoked.

That's the hard part.  I don't mind putting cigars away for a bit, but I don't like having to do it to get a smokable cigar.  Allowing for recovery from transit, I expect a cigar to be ready to smoke upon reciept or pick up from a B&M.

I've smoked CCs after a rest of a couple of weeks and they seemed fine.  But they get better with age.  With these, it's more a matter that I've got 5 Lusitanias, three P2s, three D4s, a Hoyo Epicure, and a couple of petite coronas to get through before I start on this box.  And since I only smoke Cubans about once a month, and some months I'm smoking other people's Cubans, it'll be a year before this box gets touched.

We are here to help... Just sayin' =)

[flip from jersey]

An old blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake...
He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels.
After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?'
The bar immediately falls absolutely silent.

In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says,
'Before you tell that joke, Cowboy, I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:
1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2. The bouncer is a blonde girl with a 'Billy-Club'.
3. I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.
'Now, think about it seriously, Cowboy.... Do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?'

The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, 'No...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times............'

[CigarGuy87]

The box of Partagas P2 I got last night were markedly richer-looking than what I've gotten in the past. Darker and oilier. Spooked me a little, had to do all the checks for counterfeit. Everything checks out, though. And word is these have improved lately.

I've had the same thing happen with Monte #2's

Yeah, and obviously Havanas are simply not going to be rigidly consistent over time, given how they're made.  No cigar really is - nor should it be, actually.  But there's that mindset that's hard to break out of, and outside Cuba manufacturers try harder to adapt to it.  And let's face it, when you're dealing with contraband you're always suspicious.

But I'll tell ya, those are some really nice-looking cigars, and they smell amazing.  It was real hard not to light one up, harder still knowing these are going to be in the humidor a long time before any get smoked.

That's the hard part.  I don't mind putting cigars away for a bit, but I don't like having to do it to get a smokable cigar.  Allowing for recovery from transit, I expect a cigar to be ready to smoke upon reciept or pick up from a B&M.

I've smoked CCs after a rest of a couple of weeks and they seemed fine.  But they get better with age.  With these, it's more a matter that I've got 5 Lusitanias, three P2s, three D4s, a Hoyo Epicure, and a couple of petite coronas to get through before I start on this box.  And since I only smoke Cubans about once a month, and some months I'm smoking other people's Cubans, it'll be a year before this box gets touched.

Nothing better than buying a box, burying it, and forgetting about it for a year or two

[razgueado]

The box of Partagas P2 I got last night were markedly richer-looking than what I've gotten in the past. Darker and oilier. Spooked me a little, had to do all the checks for counterfeit. Everything checks out, though. And word is these have improved lately.

Amazing how dark the CCs get with age...was it an older box date?  Montes are always inconsistent for me, some are dry looking and some are dark and oily(twss?)

The previous P2s I bought were the Tubo fifteen pack.  I think they refer to them as a "hotel pack".  I've been gifted probably half-a-dozen as well.  All were similar in color, almost Connecticut Shade but a little darker, and not really oily.  I've got five Lusitanias that were gifted that are similar color.  The P2s I received yesterday were darker and oilier.  I can't compare the dates because I didn't record the box date from the previous purchase...but now I'm thinking about it I've got pictures and might be able to get them from those.  I'll look.

Nice!  Yeah it's a good idea with CCs to keep box dates or at least month/year somewhere.  I have bands I made for all of my CCs with that info, looks like this:

Okay, now I have cigar-storage performance anxiety.  Now I have to make little stickers?  Argh! The pressure!

[flip from jersey]

The box of Partagas P2 I got last night were markedly richer-looking than what I've gotten in the past. Darker and oilier. Spooked me a little, had to do all the checks for counterfeit. Everything checks out, though. And word is these have improved lately.

I've had the same thing happen with Monte #2's

Yeah, and obviously Havanas are simply not going to be rigidly consistent over time, given how they're made.  No cigar really is - nor should it be, actually.  But there's that mindset that's hard to break out of, and outside Cuba manufacturers try harder to adapt to it.  And let's face it, when you're dealing with contraband you're always suspicious.

But I'll tell ya, those are some really nice-looking cigars, and they smell amazing.  It was real hard not to light one up, harder still knowing these are going to be in the humidor a long time before any get smoked.

That's the hard part.  I don't mind putting cigars away for a bit, but I don't like having to do it to get a smokable cigar.  Allowing for recovery from transit, I expect a cigar to be ready to smoke upon reciept or pick up from a B&M.

I've smoked CCs after a rest of a couple of weeks and they seemed fine.  But they get better with age.  With these, it's more a matter that I've got 5 Lusitanias, three P2s, three D4s, a Hoyo Epicure, and a couple of petite coronas to get through before I start on this box.  And since I only smoke Cubans about once a month, and some months I'm smoking other people's Cubans, it'll be a year before this box gets touched.

Nothing better than buying a box, burying it, and forgetting about it for a year or two

I don't know waking up with two obviously satisfied nyphomaniacal supermodels, in your bed
might beat finding a forgotten box of cigars.  especially if they want to stay, and invite more girlfriends.

[dogdays]

An old blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake...
He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack Daniels.
After sitting there for a while, he yells to the bartender, 'Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?'
The bar immediately falls absolutely silent.

In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says,
'Before you tell that joke, Cowboy, I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:
1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2. The bouncer is a blonde girl with a 'Billy-Club'.
3. I'm a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in karate.
4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.
'Now, think about it seriously, Cowboy.... Do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?'

The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters, 'No...not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times............'

LMAO ! . good one flip  .