Their girls aren't bad either.

Nice picture, CAO I've had a few, Liked them. Was in the mood for something new.

Went for some Rocky Patels - 1999, that I've not tried before. Got a sungrown and Connecticut wrapper, two of each. I've been chewing on the connecticut for about an hour while I got some food ready and started an online tourney.

Just finished eating and going to poor a scotch and light this baby up......

So far, pretty good. Nice flavor, excellent draw. Has a rather mellow coffee taste, so I decided to have an Irish coffee to go with it.


Excellent desert, I might say...

Yea the brunette was smoking. I like the RP's as well. Been smoking a lot of padron's lately.

yeah, Padron is good, My good ol faithfull that I keep going back for is the Monticristo White, Churchill.

Speaking of RP's, have you tried their Edge? Very strong, if you like that type, I do sometimes..... Great strong dark wrapped smoke for about five bucks.

Yea I like the Maduro wrapper. I really like a full bodied cigars. There was one by El Rico or something like that I brought back from the show and liked a lot.

The cigar I probably smoke the most is a Don Carlos #2

haven't met Don Carlos or El Rico....... yet.

I like the maduro wrapper too, but not all the time. You should give the edge a try, sometime.


another strong one I got is the one I am saving for my first golf outing, the big La Gloria series R. Not a maduro, but a stout cigar none the less.

I gotta pick up a box of Padron Magnum Maduro's again one of these days. Great value. Cigar is like 9 inches long too.

My ol man is big into cigars...he is all about the Coheebah's (sp?)

Never tried it...I will give one a whirl one of these days.

Cohiba's, yea they're good. The Cuban Cohiba's are what I brought back from my last cruise.

I bought that cigar for my dad for christmas...I smoke the Padron 3000 Maduro more than anything...I like that Padron has a looser draw than most...

smoked a Partagas black label recently and almost couldn't finish it, totally over powered me....you need to smoke more regularly to enjoy that....

That Pardon packs a punch too. I've seen a lot of people turn green on those bad boys. ROFL

yup, I brought back two cohiba's and two Monticristo's from Mexico last month, the cohiba wasn't bad either.

I don't think I've tried that Padron, probably would have remembered it if it's that strong.

Padron makes a lot of cigars. That's just a really big one that's a maduro. Their Anniversary series are my favorite cigars. This is their most recent.

http://www.padron.com/article.php

here is the magnum

http://www.padron.com/cigar_show.php?cigar=magnum

out on the porch with a just lit up rocky patel vintage 99, connecticut wrapper, nice. I can still smell the rain in the air, the weather is cool and calm, listening to some music and relaxing, life is so good sometimes....

I just found out about Cigar International, made an order for 6 brands and around 50 cigars. The process was pretty simple and the prices are better than the cigar shops. Just look for some of their deals.

But I am curious if anyone else has good or bad stories from ordering through the mail with CI or any other company

Cigars smell so bad I cannot bring myself to smoking them.

Don Thomas cigars are pretty good. I also like Habana Gold and Penatellas.

so much for pondering something new?

I've been ordering from CI for about 5 years and have never had a problem.

Good to hear!
They seem to carry some good prices and I couldn't tell any defects on the cigars I got, including the five pack of Rocky Patels Rejects (I'm not above trying to save a few bucks...)

Had 4 Cigars this weekend

2 Cuban Monte Cristo's
1 Don Carlos #2
1 Padron 1926 Anniversary series

I love rejects and seconds. They smoke just like the "good" sticks and you get great deals on them. That's what I use to stock the bottom of my humidor with everyday smokes, then I fill in the top with a few select ones that I buy at local cigar shops and smoke on special occasions, or when I just feel like treating myself (like after an especially good meal).

Not that anyone gives a Rats Ass but:

ACTION ALERT FOR CIGAR SMOKERS

TO OUR CUSTOMERS....Sorry for another e-mail however Congress is proposing a huge increase in Cigar Excise Taxes...Please take time to read this e-mail and act now!!!

The Finance Committee of the United States Senate is proposing an expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) solely through higher tobacco taxes that will have a draconian impact on the cigar industry.

Under the current proposal, the large cigar tax rate would increase 156.4% (from 20.719% to 53.13% of the manufacturer’s selling price) and the current tax cap of around $0.05 per cigar would increase an astounding 20,413% to $10 per cigar. All large cigars would effectively be taxed at 53.13% of the manufacturer’s selling price. In all of the Internal Revenue Code, no other product is subject to an excise tax that approaches this level. The little cigar tax would increase 2,635% – to $1,828 per 1,000 to $50 per 1,000. To compound the injury, a floor stocks tax would be assessed on all products in inventory.

The full Senate is expected to consider the legislation next week, but possibly sooner. We need you to act now and immediately contact your U.S. Senators. A consumer should only contact his own Senators because Senators are most responsive to their own constituents.

Call, fax or e-mail the offices of your own U.S. Senators, give them your name and address and ask that they vote to oppose the punitively high cigar tax increases in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program legislation.

BELOW IS THE LIST OF SENTATORS BY STATE...please take the time to call or write your Senators!!!

Thanks for your help in protecting all of our rights.

Mark and Dave and your Friends at

www.bighumidor.com



List of United States Senators Office Phone Numbers

Alabama
Sen. Richard C. Shelby 202-224-5744
Sen. Jeff Sessions 202-224-4124

Alaska
Sen. Ted Stevens 202-224-3004
Sen. Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665

Arizona
Sen. John McCain 202-224-2235
Sen. Jon L. Kyl 202-224-4521

Arkansas
Sen. Blanche L. Lincoln 202-224-4843
Sen. Mark Pryor 202-224-2353

California
Sen. Dianne Feinstein 202-224-3841
Sen. Barbara Boxer 202-224-3553

Colorado
Sen. Wayne Allard 202-224-5941
Sen. Ken Salazar 202-224-5852

Connecticut
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd 202-224-2823
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman 202-224-4041

Delaware
Sen. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. 202-224-5042
Sen. Thomas R. Carper 202-224-2441

Florida
Sen. Bill Nelson 202-224-5274
Sen. Mel Martinez 202-224-3041

Georgia
Sen. Saxby Chambliss 202-224-3521
Sen. Johnny Isakson 202-224-3643

Hawaii
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye 202-224-3934
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka 202-224-6361

Idaho
Sen. Larry E. Craig 202-224-2752
Sen. Mike Crapo 202-224-6142

Illinois
Sen. Richard J. Durbin 202-224-2152
Sen. Barack Obama 202-224-2854

Indiana
Sen. Richard G. Lugar 202-224-4814
Sen. Evan Bayh 202-224-5623

Iowa
Sen. Charles E. Grassley 202-224-3744
Sen. Tom Harkin 202-224-3254

Kansas
Sen. Sam Brownback 202-224-6521
Sen. Pat Roberts 202-224-4774

Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell 202-224-2541
Sen. Jim Bunning 202-224-4343

Louisiana
Sen. Mary Landrieu 202-224-5824
Sen. David Vitter 202-224-4623

Maine
Sen. Olympia J. Snowe 202-224-5344
Sen. Susan M. Collins 202-224-2523

Maryland
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski 202-224-4654
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin 202-224-4524

Massachusetts
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy 202-224-4543
Sen. John F. Kerry 202-224-2742

Michigan
Sen. Carl Levin 202-224-6221
Sen. Debbie A. Stabenow 202-224-4822

Minnesota
Sen. Norm Coleman 202-224-5641
Sen. Amy Klobuchar 202-224-3244

Mississippi
Sen. Thad Cochran 202-224-5054
Sen. Trent Lott 202-224-6253

Missouri
Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond 202-224-5721
Sen. Claire C. McCaskill 202-224-6154

Montana
Sen. Max Baucus 202-224-2651
Sen. Jon Tester 202-224-2644

Nebraska
Sen. Chuck Hagel 202-224-4224
Sen. Ben Nelson 202-224-6551

Nevada
Sen. Harry Reid 202-224-3542
Sen. John Ensign 202-224-6244

New Hampshire
Sen. Judd Gregg 202-224-3324
Sen. John E. Sununu 202-224-2841

New Jersey
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg 202-224-3224
Sen. Robert Menendez 202-224-4744

New Mexico
Sen. Pete V. Domenici 202-224-6621
Sen. Jeff Bingaman 202-224-5521

New York
Sen. Charles E. Schumer 202-224-6542
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 202-224-4451

North Carolina
Sen. Elizabeth Dole 202-224-6342
Sen. Richard Burr 202-224-3154

North Dakota
Sen. Kent Conrad 202-224-2043
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan 202-224-2551

Ohio
Sen. George V. Voinovich 202-224-3353
Sen. Sherrod Brown 202-224-2315

Oklahoma
Sen. James M. Inhofe 202-224-4721
Sen. Tom Coburn 202-224-5754

Oregon
Sen. Ron Wyden 202-224-5244
Sen. Gordon Smith 202-224-3753

Pennsylvania
Sen. Arlen Specter 202-224-4254
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. 202-224-6324

Rhode Island
Sen. Jack Reed 202-224-4642
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse 202-224-2921

South Carolina
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham 202-224-5972
Sen. Jim DeMint 202-224-6121

South Dakota
Sen. Tim Johnson 202-224-5842
Sen. John R. Thune 202-224-2321

Tennessee
Sen. Lamar Alexander 202-224-4944
Sen. Bob Corker 202-224-3344

Texas
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison 202-224-5922
Sen. John Cornyn 202-224-2934

Utah
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch 202-224-5251
Sen. Robert Bennett 202-224-5444

Vermont
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy 202-224-4242
Sen. Bernard Sanders 202-224-5141

Virginia
Sen. John W. Warner 202-224-2023
Sen. James Webb 202-224-4024

Washington
Sen. Patty Murray 202-224-2621
Sen. Maria Cantwell 202-224-3441

West Virginia
Sen. Robert C. Byrd 202-224-3954
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV 202-224-6472

Wisconsin
Sen. Herbert H. Kohl 202-224-5653
Sen. Russ Feingold 202-224-5323

Wyoming
Sen. Craig Thomas 202-224-6441
Sen. Michael B. Enzi 202-224-3424

I used to order from CI all the time. Good place.

OK, Great to hear!
so that's two for the "good" stories and zero for "Bad"