Hello From The Shore!!

[Old Smokey]

Welcome from Missouri Dave. We are glad your are here and hope you jump in and actively join us.

[CIgarLover]

Welcome from Missouri Dave. We are glad your are here and hope you jump in and actively join us.

Hi Steve and thanks!! I see you're from the "land of Truman"...the "show me" state, if I remember correctly. (And, if I don't, I just made a fool of myself...lol) COOL! Ol "Give Em Hell, Harry" was one of my heroes when I grew up. I admired his no BS, "Buck stops here", tell-it-like-it-is outlook. Always wanted to visit his presidential library but never made it. I'm an old disabled goat now and can't travel, but I've got some postcards of it and my lifelong love of American history. ANYWAY. . .so what are your favorite stogies?

[Old Smokey]

Hi Steve and thanks!! I see you're from the "land of Truman"...the "show me" state, if I remember correctly. (And, if I don't, I just made a fool of myself...lol) COOL! Ol "Give Em Hell, Harry" was one of my heroes when I grew up. I admired his no BS, "Buck stops here", tell-it-like-it-is outlook. Always wanted to visit his presidential library but never made it. I'm an old disabled goat now and can't travel, but I've got some postcards of it and my lifelong love of American history. ANYWAY. . .so what are your favorite stogies?

Hey Dave. Ol Harry was born in the small town of Lamar, MO and every fall they have a celebration called Truman Days. Lamar is 30 minutes away. We attended 2-3 years ago and toured his birthplace home. As expected it was very basic, rustic and small 2 story house filled with many Truman artifact from his childhood. The stairway going upstairs was maybe 18" wide and extremely steep and the rooms were tiny, like 8'x8' tiny. Later in life the family moved to Independance MO which is up by Kansas City.

As far as cigars, I am a Fuente guy. But have enjoyed cigars from several other makers that I have enjoyed equally well. What cigars do you enjoy?

[CIgarLover]

Steve, thanks for sharing the Truman related info, man! So you're only 30 mins away from where HST was born? How cool is that!! The way you describe his birthplace sounds a lot like I pictured it might. Amazing how folks from such a humble beginning can sometimes make it so far in life. 8x8 roms huh? Don't know if I could've hacked that, but then again, if it had room for a desktop humidor, I guess I'd have gotten by. Trouble is, at that size, it didn't have enough room for the desk! LOL. I'm sure you've probably heard this story but, in case you haven't, here goes (true story): When HST was president, Jack Benny came to the WH to do a show. Not surprisingly, he had his violin case with him. A Secret Service agent jokingly asked, "What ya got in that case, Jack?" Benny, in his world famous sarcastic way, replied, "It's a machine gun"...to which the agent responded, "Thank God!! I thought it was your violin!"

I haven't tried a Fuente stick yet. From what little I've seen online, it doesn't appear they make a mild or mild to medium stick, which is about all I can handle right now. Or maybe I just haven't run across the right one yet. Do you know of any they make on the mellower side? In my VERY limited experience so far, I've fallen for the Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park, and a couple Drew Estate sticks.

[Old Smokey]

Steve, thanks for sharing the Truman related info, man! So you're only 30 mins away from where HST was born? How cool is that!! The way you describe his birthplace sounds a lot like I pictured it might. Amazing how folks from such a humble beginning can sometimes make it so far in life. 8x8 roms huh? Don't know if I could've hacked that, but then again, if it had room for a desktop humidor, I guess I'd have gotten by. Trouble is, at that size, it didn't have enough room for the desk! LOL. I'm sure you've probably heard this story but, in case you haven't, here goes (true story): When HST was president, Jack Benny came to the WH to do a show. Not surprisingly, he had his violin case with him. A Secret Service agent jokingly asked, "What ya got in that case, Jack?" Benny, in his world famous sarcastic way, replied, "It's a machine gun"...to which the agent responded, "Thank God!! I thought it was your violin!"

I haven't tried a Fuente stick yet. From what little I've seen online, it doesn't appear they make a mild or mild to medium stick, which is about all I can handle right now. Or maybe I just haven't run across the right one yet. Do you know of any they make on the mellower side? In my VERY limited experience so far, I've fallen for the Macanudo Cafe Hyde Park, and a couple Drew Estate sticks.

Lol, I hadn't heard the Jack Benny story before. He could make a violin make some incredibly screechy noise and he used it as a great prop. As far as mild Fuente cigars, I tend to enjoy more medium/full cigars most of the time. One of their most popular vitolas are the 858. They come in a variety of wrappers to choose from and they would be a good place to start exploring. The Sun grown, Rosado Sun Grown or Natural may be something you would enjoy. I am in no way an expert on any cigars, I just recognize a cigar that I enjoy smoking. There are a lot of those for me. But I only smoke maybe 3 cigars a month.

[CIgarLover]

Lol, I hadn't heard the Jack Benny story before. He could make a violin make some incredibly screechy noise and he used it as a great prop. As far as mild Fuente cigars, I tend to enjoy more medium/full cigars most of the time. One of their most popular vitolas are the 858. They come in a variety of wrappers to choose from and they would be a good place to start exploring. The Sun grown, Rosado Sun Grown or Natural may be something you would enjoy. I am in no way an expert on any cigar, I just recognize a cigar that I enjoy smoking. There are a lot of those for me. But I only smoke maybe 3 cigars a month.

Looks like I'll be trying my first Fuente stick about a month from now. I'm ordering a sampler that Kram311 put me onto from the "Perfect cigar Blend" site. It includes a Fuente Double Chateau Natural. I see they also carry a bunch of rather large Fuente samplers, but many of them are sold out at the moment. Obviously good stuff! (BTW, I try to "rest" sticks for 30 days before smoking them. That's why I won't be smoking anything from the sampler for at least a month.) Anyway, I made note of your recommendation on the 858 vitola, and that's the next thing I'll be looking for. I 'll definitely let you know how that went once I've had a chance to smoke one. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Old Smokey]

Looks like I'll be trying my first Fuente stick about a month from now. I'm ordering a sampler that Kram311 put me onto from the "Perfect cigar Blend" site. It includes a Fuente Double Chateau Natural. I see they also carry a bunch of rather large Fuente samplers, but many of them are sold out at the moment. Obviously good stuff! (BTW, I try to "rest" sticks for 30 days before smoking them. That's why I won't be smoking anything from the sampler for at least a month.) Anyway, I made note of your recommendation on the 858 vitola, and that's the next thing I'll be looking for. I 'll definitely let you know how that went once I've had a chance to smoke one. Thanks for the recommendation!

Dave, also Che k out the Fuente Hemingway line. They are moderately priced, are not a strong cigar and are a great value IMO. If you find you prefer something more full, Anejos are really tasty