Just fill your humi with Padron and be done.

I'm semi just kidding about the Padron option. Any updates?

Listen, if I (or any other member), can obtain your address.....you'll just have to accept whatever lands in your mailbox. No crying.

Welcome back!

badwhale, I semi-agree with you. the 3000 has NEVER let me down and, in fact, it is a good summary of about the strength and taste I like in cigars.

ashauler, thanks for the welcome back. One thing is for sure, this board has some of the most generous and true BOTL's there are. If I were keeping score, in the total short time I've been on this board past and present, I would be too far behind in the gift-giving department to even think about giving out my address for the acceptance of even more of everyone's kind generosity. I hope to build my humidor back up and then through the exchange of cigars, box splits and some games, I hope to give back to this community gradually. During those exchanges, if someone wants to send me a kindness, I must not cry and I will not!

Yep, I completely agree with your sentiments regarding the board.

I can't re stock your humidor but I will share some of what I smoke. Send me your addy

Here is some of what I want in my humidor:

5-Vegas Limitada 2013 - Belicoso (6.2 x 52) [7]
Ashton VSG - Sorcerer (7 x 49)/Illusion (6.5 x 44)/Robusto (5.5 x 50)/ANY
Arturo Fuente Anejo - #48 (7 x 49) [2]/Shark #77 (5.8 x 54) [3]/ANY
AVO Domaine - #30 (6.7 x 46)/#40 (6 x 52)
Camacho Corojo - Toro (6 x 50)/Monarca (5 x 50)
CAO Sopranos - Associate (5 x 52)/ANY
Davidoff Millenium - Churchill (6.7 x 48)/Piramides (6.1 x 52)/ANY
Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 - Robusto (5.5 x 52)
Joya de Nicaragua Dark Corojo - El Martillo (5.5 x 54) [1] (I have a sampler of all 5 sizes)
La Aurora 1495 Series - Robusto (5 x 50) [14]/Belicoso (6.2 x 52)/ANY
La Gloria Cubana - Wavell (5 x 50)/Corona Gorda (6 x 52)
Oliva 'O' - Toro (6 x 50)
Padilla Series 68 Corojo - Toro (6 x 50)
Padron - 2000 (5 x 50)/3000 (5.5 x 52) [1]/ANY
Punch Rare Corojo - Pita (6.1 x 50)/Dbl Corona (6.7 x 48)/ANY
Romeo Y Julieta Reserve - Belicoso (6.1 x 52)
Romeo Y Julieta Reserve Real - Lonsdale (6.5 x 44)
San Cristobal - Clasico (5 x 50)/Supremo (6 x 50)

Famous has the Padilla 8 / 11, but I kinda doubt it's the original blend anymore:

http://www.famous-smoke.com/brand/pa...mi+8~11+cigars

Maybe they are?

Also, whenever you need box quantity Padron, let me know. While there was a recent price increase, my shop still beats the online prices.

Originally Posted by badwhale

Famous has the Padilla 8 / 11, but I kinda doubt it's the original blend anymore:

http://www.famous-smoke.com/brand/pa...mi+8~11+cigars

Maybe they are?

Thanks for the note and I WILL take you up on that next year, as Maryland has a huge tax on everything.

Our Class 6 store at Ft. Meade put in a new humidor room that is surprisingly VERY nice. They actually carry some pretty good sticks in there, but there selection is still limited. However, no tax, which makes the price right! (For Maryland, at least.) I still bet your prices beat the Class 6's.

The other thing that worries me is that I don't know what happened to their cigars BEFORE they put them in the display room; I don't think the military is all that good at some things and those boxes might be sitting on the docks for a month, for all I know.

Originally Posted by kevin7

I can't re stock your humidor but I will share some of what I smoke. Send me your addy

I appreciate your offer. However, I've been away from this board for many years, and I just don't feel right about taking gifts from people just yet. I haven't been a good brother to this board. Let me prove myself again. At that time, you'll get my address when I bomb you!

Originally Posted by badwhale

Famous has the Padilla 8 / 11, but I kinda doubt it's the original blend anymore:

http://www.famous-smoke.com/brand/pa...mi+8~11+cigars

Maybe they are?

I would very seriously doubt that these are the original Pepin blended/rolled sticks.
The lanceros from back then were fuckin stellar.

Originally Posted by badwhale

Famous has the Padilla 8 / 11, but I kinda doubt it's the original blend anymore:

http://www.famous-smoke.com/brand/pa...mi+8~11+cigars

Maybe they are?

I was remembering wrong. I wanted to try the Padilla Miami, but I was actually thinking about the Padilla Series 68, which, sadly, I think is gone now. I bought a box (how I remembered was actually by looking at the empty box), and they were ridiculously good for the pittance I paid for them! If I would have done some research, I would have been on top of the situation and "done the right thing".

Well, despite my best efforts, someone managed to bomb me. No, I am not going to whine; I'm taking it like a man!

George, you really blew me away! That was the most excellent gift and I can't thank you enough for your generosity! Have a very Merry Christmas!

In my mind - that is the best part of board membership - the feeling you made someone's day with some rolled up dead leaves! Glad to hear it hit the spot! Merry Christmas to you and yours - and a prosperous new year.

Yes indeed! For some reason a certain BTO ditty is playing in my mind at the moment. Ba-Ba-ba-bayyyybe......

So, how's the restock project going? What have you added that's completely "new" to you? Any hidden gems you've found? Enquiring minds want to know.

I agree. Starting a blog here shall not be taken lightly, and will require hours of diligent updates.

I'm glad you asked. So, I sent an e-mail to the folks at Olivia telling them how much I loved their, now expired, Olivia O Bold. I asked them if they could recommend something. Here is what he said to me:

Hi Ray,

Thanks for your enthusiastic support of our product. Unfortunately, we no longer make the O Bold. However, I have a couple recommendations that is comparable. First is the Cain Daytona 646 and second is the Serie O corona (6x46). Both have similar wrappers and blends and are the same size as the O Bold Omni. Hopefully this helps. Thanks again for your support.

Sincerely,

Cory Bappert
Vice President of Sales
Oliva Cigar Co.
(C) 305-498-7402
(F) 305-967-6474
cory@olivacigar.com
www.olivacigar.com
www.studiotobac.com

So, that got me to thinking. First, while the Series O is "similar" to the O Bold, they did not taste nearly the same. The O Bold was stronger. Here is the story:

http://halfwheel.com/oliva-serie-o-classic-ovation/

While he recommended the Cain Daytona, it is only a medium. The Cain Habano, however, to me looks MUCH more like what the bold might be. So, pending my tasting, I may add the Cain Habano to my list.

Please remember that I am not necessarily about adding new cigars to my list. I am trying to get the stock of things I like up high. To that end, I've added a lot of the following:

La Aurora 1495
5 Vegas Limitada 2013 (This cigar is really good this year...I know I've said that, but I am really enjoying them.)
Joya de Nicaragua Antaño Dark Corojo (Never tried before, but it's now IN my humidor.)

I'm probably going to want to add the My Father's and the Undercrown's as well. They both came out while on my little cigar down time. I have samples of both, but I am waiting to try them under good conditions. Sitting out the freezing cold on my porch is NOT a good time to try a new cigar.