cabinetmaker:

smbrink:

Was gonna smoke one this weekend but its raining all weekend

No B&M's around?

I have a B&M that I wouldn't smoke in for it's just dank, and another one that won't let you in with your own... I even offered to purchase a cigar from them or pay a cutting fee.... but no, bastiches

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I'd rather be a Smart-A$$ than a Dumb-A$$

Thanks to wheelies prodding (moo) I pulled the trigger and finally tried our forum blend last night and what can I say?

IT WAS FUGGING AWESOME

It was the Sumatra and the construction was outstanding; the wrapper was dark and smooth with no flaws; it fired right up with a nice sweet and nutty flavor. There was tons of smoke and halfway through a nice subtle pepper-ness stopped in the say hi. For me this cigar was medium in strength and was a slow burner lasting 2 hours. I was reaching for my roach clip when I got to the end of this meaty cigar. Maybe tonight I'll try the Maddy.

Cheers to the forum guys and our blend! I feel so proud.
Jeff

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pure.refreshing.bacon.

bacon is the new black

Only had the sumatra thus far, I enjoyed but didn't finish it due to the wife bugging me, looking forward to the maddy.

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FAV. Smokes are in my Profile....Reviews

Holy crap, is that the squirrel I see? Where ya been buddy?

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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

j0z3r:

Holy crap, is that the squirrel I see? Where ya been buddy?

No kidding! Where have you been Phoebs? How are you doing?

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Ron

work and the biz, getting things rolling, getting the website up, went on vacation. haven't smoked a lot of cigars lately though, but the good news they survived the hot weather! lol.

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FAV. Smokes are in my Profile....Reviews

Its all I can do to keep from smoking thru these things everytime I open the humidor their in ...anybody else having this problem ...

I am. I have held off the temptation so far though. Did I miss any updates on my little hiatus as far as the distribution on these? Are they still just going with the Sumatra?

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gmill880:

Its all I can do to keep from smoking thru these things everytime I open the humidor their in ...anybody else having this problem ...

same here, I got to slow down or I'll burn through two samplers wayyyy too fast. Personally, I love both. We done good.

Luko:

gmill880:

Its all I can do to keep from smoking thru these things everytime I open the humidor their in ...anybody else having this problem ...

same here, I got to slow down or I'll burn through two samplers wayyyy too fast. Personally, I love both. We done good.

I made a trade for a couple of both with someone generous enough to share - they should be coming in today or Friday. I seriously doubt I'm going to be able to hold off for very long!

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My favs are in my bio! You should do the same!

so i smoked the maduro today. just got done in fact....

this particular cigar was damaged in transit. (this is by no means a dig on cigar.com. they did what they could do. i still am friends with cigar.com. ) there was a crush point on the cigar and the wrapper started to peel away even before it was lit. at one point it was "limping" along and it made me think of those old pictures of WWII bombers that had taken flak but were limping home with 25% of a wing missing and a hole in the body.
much like those planes, this cigar was great. even with a flaking wrapper this cigar made it home. it still has some "bite" to it that i feel over time will age out. there was one point where there was no wrapper left, only filler and binder. even that was good. i could see how the wrapper influenced the cigar.

i will have to wait to try the sumatra but im hyped up about that.

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Kuzi's cigar catalog blending 101 developing your palate

i just smoked the forum blend sumatra.

i also think this needs more rest.

i think that this is also a solid cigar. however, i like the taste of the maduro better. i feel that the maduro wrapper works better with the honduran binder. IMHO

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Kuzi's cigar catalog blending 101 developing your palate

does anyone know if there is a way to get a hold of these anymore? i remember when we all put our say in a couple months ago, than i took about a 2 month break, came back on and it looks like i missed the boat!

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"A cigar numbs sorrow and fills the solitary hours with a million gracious images" - George Sand, 1867

find someone who's nice enough to send some to you or trade or just wait until they go into production and get released. Alex said this would be the first of many forum blends. I remember him mentioning $90 per box with only 100 boxes of each blend being made. I think he said this one would be available sometime around Dec, or Jan, which is also when we're supposed to start voting on the next blend.

Now, I'm not a big fan of Winter living in Chicago, but this makes me look forward to January.