Curly J;1359569 wrote:Love the Perdomo's, but I have to go to Kentucky to get them.

Wouldn't wish that on my enemy (well maybe FWK)...

Commander of Awesome;1359587 wrote:Wouldn't wish that on my enemy (well maybe FWK)...

Blast Country Music and it's all cool. Bluegrass is a plus. (I like Bluegrass at times)

Commander of Awesome;1359243 wrote:They make 6ers of Double Bastardt?

Ha ha!! Drunk post. One buddy got me 6 22's of Dbl Bastard, and a brother n law got me 6-22's of lukcy Bastartd.

The mission was to get through 6 of the dbls. I failed miserably at 4.

I can't tell if I won or lost.

I am going to attempt to age the Lukcy ( if I can control myself )

Curly J;1359593 wrote:Blast Country Music and it's all cool. Bluegrass is a plus. (I like Bluegrass at times)

Yep, AC/DC and KY do not seem like a match. Unless you are talkin KY jelly.... Then it's all good.

Having another Vintage 1999. These things are fantastic!

Boo to not having beerz with it, but ...

O-Trap;1362419 wrote:Having another Vintage 1999. These things are fantastic!

Boo to not having beerz with it, but ...

I'm assuming it is The RP. Love those myself.

Getting ready ready to set up my sticks for my cigar tasting Thursday evening. Final touches to be made in the AM. Plus I'll buy 3 more cigars there...maybe.

Curly J;1362426 wrote:I'm assuming it is The RP. Love those myself.

Getting ready ready to set up my sticks for my cigar tasting Thursday evening. Final touches to be made in the AM. Plus I'll buy 3 more cigars there...maybe.

Forgot that RP had one of those too. This is the Gurkha Vintage 1999.

Wive is on vacation, so I'm doing a guys' night on Friday night at the Medina Cigar lounge. Will be bringing a tasty beverage as well.

O-Trap;1362429 wrote:Forgot that RP had one of those too. This is the Gurkha Vintage 1999.

Wive is on vacation, so I'm doing a guys' night on Friday night at the Medina Cigar lounge. Will be bringing a tasty beverage as well.

Sounds great. I have to drive around 40 minutes to get a Gurkha. Same owner of the place/stores, but different cigars in the humidors.

sportchampps;1358203 wrote:Any ideas for the cigar bar OTrap

I feel like I should answer this better.

For the experienced smokers, don't go with any new brand, no matter how good the sticks are. There are too many cigar smokers that turn their noses up at anything that doesn't belong to a very small group. If we're talking a nice, strong smoke that would knock a beginner on his arse, I'd go with a maduro ... for price purposes, maybe a Rocky Patel Edge Maduro. If it's just a few guys, like your wedding party, something like a Cohiba Black might be more in range. Edges will run you about $6-10 a stick (going from memory). The Cohiba will run you $20+ per stick.

For a beginner cigar with some decent flavor without packing too much of a punch, two come immediately to mind. One is from a newer brand, but the cigars are quality: The Man O' War Virtue. The other is a "good ol' boys" brand, but it's a phenomenal stick: The Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne. Both are lighter on the lungs but still have some distinct flavor for the palate to enjoy. Those should run you in the same price range as the Edges I mentioned above.

Having Rocky P Freedom right now. I'm really liking it.
Bought one tonight I've never seen. Recluse Iconic OTG. Might be having hat one next.

Curly J;1363226 wrote:Having Rocky P Freedom right now. I'm really liking it.
Bought one tonight I've never seen. Recluse Iconic OTG. Might be having hat one next.

Never heard of it. Let me know how it is.

O-Trap;1363231 wrote:Never heard of it. Let me know how it is.

So far so good. Little nutty on the front end. Turns peppery. Still got the last third to go. Kind of a loose draw. Might be because of the style.

It's a brand new cigar from what I understand. This one was a Cuban press which I'm still getting use to smoking.

Curly J;1363280 wrote:So far so good. Little nutty on the front end. Turns peppery. Still got the last third to go. Kind of a loose draw. Might be because of the style.

It's a brand new cigar from what I understand. This one was a Cuban press which I'm still getting use to smoking.

How's the tobacco smell? I was explaining to someone the other day how you can tell more about WHERE the tobacco was grown by the smell than what kind of see it is. It might be Cuban tobacco, but if it's grown in the States, the different levels of nitrates, various nutrients in the soil, and climate drastically affect the smell of the tobacco.

I've always found that tobacco that is grown in the States (at least some parts) seems to have the smell of a cow pasture. Don't know why, but it's pretty distinct.

If you like peppery, and you ever do take a trip to find the Gurkhas, get the Assassin or the Evil. Probably the most peppery, spicy cigars they have, but delicious, nonetheless.

Smelled 'stinky'...lol. I enjoyed it and will buy another when I get back to the store. I didn't ask the host much about it as I arrived late and it was pretty loud. I'll ask more about it when I see him next. Tonight it was part of a 2 pack for $15.00. The other was a Macanudo Gold Label. Light colored wrapper so I held off smoking it tonight. I was in the mood for something dark/heavy.

I've had the Evil. Loved it. Currently my last Gurkha is Spec Ops. I'll look for the Assassin when I venture to the other place.

Feel free to give me suggestions and I can always ask if they have them.

Curly J;1363356 wrote:Smelled 'stinky'...lol. I enjoyed it and will buy another when I get back to the store. I didn't ask the host much about it as I arrived late and it was pretty loud. I'll ask more about it when I see him next. Tonight it was part of a 2 pack for $15.00. The other was a Macanudo Gold Label. Light colored wrapper so I held off smoking it tonight. I was in the mood for something dark/heavy.

I've had the Evil. Loved it. Currently my last Gurkha is Spec Ops. I'll look for the Assassin when I venture to the other place.

Feel free to give me suggestions and I can always ask if they have them.

If you like heavy, spicy, and dark, it wouldn't hurt to ask about the Man O' War Ruination. It is appropriately named.

Also, a surprisingly good mule-kick cigar is the Rocky Patel Fusion MM (Double Maduro). Name is cheesy, but the smoke is damn good.

O-Trap;1363436 wrote:If you like heavy, spicy, and dark, it wouldn't hurt to ask about the Man O' War Ruination. It is appropriately named.

Also, a surprisingly good mule-kick cigar is the Rocky Patel Fusion MM (Double Maduro). Name is cheesy, but the smoke is damn good.

Tank U, Tank U. I've heard of the Man O' War, aka The James 'Jim' Parks. I don't think the carry it where I go. Might have to look on line for it.

The Rocky. Well they have quite a large selection. I'll check into that.

Man O' War is the brand. Their Virtue is mild, but the Ruination is a solid stick for a veteran.

Having a Gurkha Spec Ops. Not too bad. It got a little dry so the wrapper is doing some funky stuff.

O-Trap;1363534 wrote:Man O' War is the brand. Their Virtue is mild, but the Ruination is a solid stick for a veteran.

Checked where I buy my cigars and they don't have them. Looks like I might have to go online for those.

Curly J;1368492 wrote:Having a Gurkha Spec Ops. Not too bad. It got a little dry so the wrapper is doing some funky stuff.

That sounds tasty, though it does suck when it dries out. Is it splitting?

Curly J;1368493 wrote:Checked where I buy my cigars and they don't have them. Looks like I might have to go online for those.

Yeah, I'm told they're hard to find in stores.

I thought it was going, but it corrected itself. Just occurred early on during the first third. Going great now.

Finishing up my MF Le Bijou. Freaking loving it. Short stick with a long burn. I'm druuuuuling with every draw. Will buy again.

I ended up buying 4 more Le Bigou's after the tasting. 3 shorts and a longer one. Love that Cigar. Also grabbed a CAO MX2 and a LX2. And a MF My Father. Just over $70.00 in sticks.

The sale of tonight was the RP 1990 and the Decade. Had them both before, but the My Father blew my mind so I had to buy more.

Starting tonight with a CAO MX2. Feels pretty weak for some reason. Padilla are the special at tonight's tasting.

Curly J;1373945 wrote:Starting tonight with a CAO MX2. Feels pretty weak for some reason. Padilla are the special at tonight's tasting.

I miss the Cx2 Maduro. Always packed a healthy, spicy punch.

Padilla 1968? Those are delicious.

Myself, I'm having a Perdomo Grand Reserve Champagne tonight.