PCF Cigars (16 Viewers)

[chippitydoodah]

Unlike Mexico I can smoke outside and at the pool bar. Never go ash to mouth.View attachment 1237935

Thank yooooooooooo

 

[Irish]

Unlike Mexico I can smoke outside and at the pool bar. Never go ash to mouth.View attachment 1237935

Excellent focus job on that shot

 

[Hot Nuts]

Saw the cool coke sign and wanted to get it in the picture.

 

[johnjohn]

Never go ash to mouth

I see what you did there.

 

[Hot Nuts]

Quality is not what it used to be. $700+ boxes. I ain't got that kind of money. Owner told me a story of someone from South Africa buying 119 boxes and taking them back. Flippers in all hobbies!

Petite Edmundo

 

[chippitydoodah]

Quality is not what it used to be. $700+ boxes. I ain't got that kind of money. Owner told me a story of someone from South Africa buying 119 boxes and taking them back. Flipper!View attachment 1239336

Petite Edmundo

You expected quality out of a government run establishment? Nicaragua is where it's at baby! Funny story: A friend of mine went to Romania for her father's funeral. After consoling her I naturally capitalized on having her be my Cuban cigar mule. She knows nothing about cigars but I located a cigar shop near her Mother's house in Brasov and sent her links to the shop owners inventory of Cuban cigars. (Try learning Romanian on the fly one time I dare you!) The shop owner nicely tried to talk her out of buying the Partagas #2's I sent her for, recommending that Cuban cigar quality is sub par and she could buy better made cigars at a lower cost from other countries like Nicaragua and Dominican Republic! Once she explained it was for a friend in the US he understood. Ahhh, the forbidden fruit.

PS - Those Partagas are amazing

 

[Hot Nuts]

Just saying these used to be a lot better imho. Forbidden fruit. Get it. Like finding mint mustard the roulettes.

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[ngmcs8203]

You expected quality out of a government run establishment? Nicaragua is where it's at baby! Funny story: A friend of mine went to Romania for her father's funeral. After consoling her I naturally capitalized on having her be my Cuban cigar mule. She knows nothing about cigars but I located a cigar shop near her Mother's house in Brasov and sent her links to the shop owners inventory of Cuban cigars. (Try learning Romanian on the fly one time I dare you!) The shop owner nicely tried to talk her out of buying the Partagas #2's I sent her for, recommending that Cuban cigar quality is sub par and she could buy better made cigars at a lower cost from other countries like Nicaragua and Dominican Republic! Once she explained it was for a friend in the US he understood. Ahhh, the forbidden fruit.

PS - Those Partagas are amazing

PSD4 still my fav of all time, even if it is not the greatest. Forbidden fruit definitely gives it more points in my book.

 

[Irish]

Crowned Heads Mil Dias

 

[chippitydoodah]

Which one pisses you off the most?

For me it's tunneling. Cigar burns hot inside as you try to chase the wrapper & binder with your lighter to catch up but never seem to get there.

 

[ngmcs8203]

Which one misses you off the most?

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For me it's tunneling. Cigar burns hot inside as you try to chase the wrapper & binder with your lighter to catch up but never seem to get there.

I haven’t seen tunneling in a long time. I usually get canoeing when I’m not paying attention.

 

[FestiveKnight]

Usually not a huge Davidoff fan (maybe if their prices were halved….) but these primeros are a nice snack

 

[FestiveKnight]

Which one misses you off the most?

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For me it's tunneling. Cigar burns hot inside as you try to chase the wrapper & binder with your lighter to catch up but never seem to get there.

Tunneling is definitely the toughest. I find most problems can be easily fixed with a wet finger to the wrapper or a tiny touch of flame. Took me a long time to learn not to mess with a cigar too much. A lot of things can fix themselves.

I also have learned to let a cigar go early if it’s not smoking well. A badly burning cigar isn’t worth it to me and I’ll gladly toss a stick and grab another if the stick is too plugged (I have never been adept with a perfedraw)

 

[Hot Nuts]

Picked this bluetooth digital hygrometer on Amazon on sale for $9.49 to monitor my humidor.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LKCLFR6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

 

[Mongoose]

I might have to get one of these. Curious to see how you like it. I currently have 4 of these in my humidor. One on each shelf. Lol!

 

[FestiveKnight]

I might have to get one of these. Curious to see how you like it. I currently have 4 of these in my humidor. One on each shelf. Lol!

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I used exactly these for years, then “upgraded” to Boveda Butler, which really aren’t great. I’ve been using Sensor Push for a while now and I 10/10 recommend. It’s the most expensive option but definitely the best

 

[Mongoose]

I used exactly these for years, then “upgraded” to Boveda Butler, which really aren’t great. I’ve been using Sensor Push for a while now and I 10/10 recommend. It’s the most expensive option but definitely the best

Thanks appreciate the recommendation!

 

[Hot Nuts]

I'm happy with it so far. Bluetooth setup was easy. I love just being able to look at my phone to see the humidity. Hovering at 65% in the tupperdor with 2 big 69% Boveda packs and one small one.

 

[Mongoose]

It looks like an awesome device to have. Being able to get all of that on your phone is a great feature

 

[wickedwonka121]

Which one pisses you off the most?

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For me it's tunneling. Cigar burns hot inside as you try to chase the wrapper & binder with your lighter to catch up but never seem to get there.

Tunneling for sure. I just had two tunnel back to back. I forgot to write that down. I think the first one was a factory smokes maduro from drew estate. The wrapper sort of blew up into the second half too, so that one was a bit of a hot mess. I'm hoping the next one isn't the same. And then I just had an Oliva Cain Daytona. Really good smoke. It was lighter than I expected. Very consistent flavor through most of it. But a small tunnel around the half way mark. Didn't ruin it, but just seeing it is annoying.

 

[Hot Nuts]

I'll go with canoeing too. One thing that drives me nuts is when I have a bad cut. It can ruin the whole freaking cigar.

 

[ngmcs8203]

I'll go with canoeing too. One thing that drives me nuts is when I have a bad cut. It can ruin the whole freaking cigar.

I had a vector lighter for years that had a punch on it. After I botched a cut I started punching. Loved it.

 

[wickedwonka121]

House blend Connecticut treating me well right now. Could be the 4 beers, could be the fact I'm off for the next 10 days. Life is good.

 

[chippitydoodah]

I had a vector lighter for years that had a punch on it. After I botched a cut I started punching. Loved it.

I never feel that i get enough draw with a punch. I switched to V cutting a year ago and love it. I still clip torpedoes though.

 

[Mudfever]

Having a stogie in honor of my NC poker gang’s game tonight. I need to find a new group down here in SW Florida.

 

[Lil Tuna]

I never feel that i get enough draw with a punch. I switched to V cutting a year ago and love it. I still clip torpedoes though.

@Mongoose gifted this to me a few years back, been V cutting ever since.

 

[Mongoose]

@Lil Tuna, I knew that it would get a lot of use!

 

[Lil Tuna]

Merry Christmas PCF Cigar Thread.

 

[Jhoov2412]

My Christmas gift to myself.

 

[Hot Nuts]

Alec Bradley - The 2023 Fine & Rare BCN-143 is a box-pressed Churchill (7 inches by 50 ring gauge) and is composed of a Honduran Criollo ’98 wrapper grown in the Trojes region; two binders (one Honduran from Trojes and one Nicaraguan from Estelí); and a filler blend of the following tobaccos:

• Honduran Criollo ’98 from Jamastran
• Nicaraguan Criollo ’98 from Jalapa
• Honduran Criollo ’98 from Trojes
• Honduran Corojo ’99 from Trojes
• Honduran Corojo from Jamastran
• Nicaraguan Corojo ’99 from Jalapa

The filler tobaccos come from both ligero and viso primings, combining for a blend of 10 different leaves.

Packaged in 10-count boxes, each Fine & Rare BCN-143 cigar will have a suggested retail price of $25.99. Only 2,500 boxes are being produced.

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/article/alec-bradley-fine-rare-2023-coming-in-the-fall