Now that is beautiful and sexy packaging. I hope I can find at least a couple of them to try when they turn them loose. Thanks for posting those Jesse, I had never seen them.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
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Now that is beautiful and sexy packaging. I hope I can find at least a couple of them to try when they turn them loose. Thanks for posting those Jesse, I had never seen them.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
I keep a banana by the humi these days for the smoking monkey....Quote:
Originally Posted by allusred
They come in thru the bathroom window. Protected by a silver spoon.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
You may have the smoking monkey confused with those damn tobacco Beatles!.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Old Smokey
I'll deal with this year's IPCPR the same way I do every year: by watching a little bit more of my hair fall out while my blood pressure goes up a little bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhedrick83
Aside from the obvious releases that are going to do well no matter what, every year it's a crapshoot. For as many times as I guess right, I guess wrong. There are cigars I think nobody in their right mind would want and before we know it our customers are jumping ship because we aren't carrying them. There are cigars that I am convinced will walk away with glowing reviews and mid-90s scores and yet they sit on the shelf without so much as a glance from our customers. We'll finally open an account with that hot boutique brand only to see our initial purchase still sitting on the shelf 10 months later. There are brands we walk right past because they just don't look exciting only to realize six months later that we missed a golden opportunity. Like any big herf, you can only smoke so many cigars before you reasonably can't taste anything anymore. Shoving visits with 100 companies into just a few days, and trying so many new cigars in such a short time, doesn't really afford you the opportunity to do a thorough taste-testing of blends you haven't tried before. As a retailer I would say it's equal intuition and luck when it comes to figuring out what needs purchased.
This year will be the same as always, just with more new stuff to make a split-second guess on.
Findin it hard to unnerstan how this fine lookin Smokin Monkey would be confused wid them Weird Englisher Beetles. Best to share pitcher a the handsome one so's Old Smokey kin reckonize him wen seed.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
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I know that guy! He's the Smokin Monkey. Bastard owes me $20.Quote:
Originally Posted by allusred
Anyone keeping up with all the Drew Estate anouncments? New version of the Herrera Estelli, candela KFC, collaboration with caldwell, then today they said they are bringing back No9 and T52 tubos, No9 and T52 flying pigs, and the velvet rat. They are also doing undercrown tubos in both wrappers, 10 count tins of cigarellos in both wrappers and the flying pig shade.
drew Estate is knocking it out of the park this year!! i was extremely excited for the undercrown and shade tins and the shade pig but the return of the 9 and t52 pigs and velvets just put me way over the top. its gonna be a very expensive fall and winter this yearQuote:
Originally Posted by TreySC
I almost tagged you and Jimmy, but figured you guys were already on top of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Demuths1770
jimmy sent me the half wheel post yesterday and i spent the rest of the day with a hard on lol jeremy bugged me all day to see it too for some reasonQuote:
Originally Posted by TreySC
I'm not even gonna ask what exactly Jeremy wanted to seeQuote:
Originally Posted by Demuths1770
i will put it this way... it wasnt the link to half wheel he was begging to see lolQuote:
Originally Posted by TreySC
That's what I was afraid ofQuote:
Originally Posted by Demuths1770
Has anyone smoked one of these yet? Mind blowing, or just amazing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Merovius
I burned one a few weeks ago, super wet, took well over two hours to burn. I'll post up/pm some notes when I get home. Got another one on deck in a dry coffin, was thinking about burning it tmrw night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket Scientologist
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My Father SA
Le Bijou Limited 2016
Purchased 7.14.16, $20, Small Batch
Ecuadorian Habano Oscuro/Nic/Nic Pelo D'Oro
Pre - Gorgeous dank tobacco aroma, tilled earth, peat, cocoa, espresso , nutmeg, cedar...a lot going on. Sweet maple syrup, lemon peel, pepper and subtle grapefruit; cake fondit & cocoa powder cold draw.*
1st- super rich dark flavors to start, warm molten lava cake, black coffee, fresh black pepper & a faint ripe plum sweetness on the finish. A slightly sour note is present. 10 min in the pepper fades leaving allspice, can really taste the Pelo now with its chewy mouth feel. Firm draw and minimal smoke to start, the cigar feels heavy & wet...eventually opens up to a firm draw that produces decent enough smoke. 2nd- consistent, just gets smoother with more tasty spices (cinnamon, nutmeg), raisin, coffee. 1:45 in giant nic kick...cant finish it, started getting the spins...this is one of the strongest cigars I've ever had.
Full
22/30
(it probably would have finished just over 2 hours, should be closer to 1:30 once it dries out)
Hope that helps.
That sounds intense! All the flavors you listed seemed pretty epic. I might want to try that one day when I'm feeling brave!Quote:
Originally Posted by Merovius