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More daily smokes April 3rd

El Rey del Mundo Lunch club. A new discovery for me. Hum hum hummm

H. Upmann Magnum 50 Edicion Limitada 2005. These are so much better than the regular production Magnum 50

And what did I smoke today?

Posted April 6, 2013 at 5:23 pm

#El Rey del Mundo Lunch club#H. Upmann Magnum 50 Edicion Limitada 2005#Custom roll belicosos finos

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Daily smokes March 27th, 2013

Juan Lopez Supreme Exclusivo Canada 2011.

First half…..Second Half good spicy cinnamon bun

Bolivar Belicosos Finos Nov 2011.

Too loose of a draw for my liking but a solid smoke.

What was my last smoke?

Posted March 28, 2013 at 7:02 am

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"Received a bottle of Balvenie Cask Strength from my brother from Christmas and wondered whether you had any CC pairing recommendations."

Asked by celtmick1984

Celtmick,

First, let me say I am sorry about the late reply, I just found out This messaging feature :(

For a Balvenie Cask Strenght I would go with something like an Montedristo Edmundo or even an Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial. They have medium bodies and flavored that would compliment the Balvenie. With a cask Strenght you don’t want to try to top the scotch with the cigar but to complement the scotch. Strong alcohol content takes over your tasting ‘system’ so look for complementary cigar flavors to add.

Hope this helps and keep me posted on this turns out.

Sorry for delay again
Simon

Posted March 25, 2013 at 8:46 pm

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Daily Smoke

Montecristo 520 pre release hummmmm so good

While preparing this year’s first BBQ with Eve.

Posted March 25, 2013 at 7:01 pm 1 notes

#MOntecristo 520#H.Upmann Half Corona

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2013 releases from Habanos S.A. at the XV Habanos Festival in Cuba

In this video Ajay Patel from La Casa del Habano Teddington is showing us the 2013 releases from Habanos S.A. at the XV Habanos Festival in Cuba

Montecristo Double Edmundo

Montecristo Short Number 2

Bolivar Libertadores La casa del Habano exclusive

H.Upmann Serie A

Romeo y Julietta Romeo de Luxe Edicion Limitada 2013

Hoyo de Monterrey Gran Epicure Edicion Limitada 2013

Punch Serie d’Oro Numeros 2 Edicion Limitada 2013

Posted March 23, 2013 at 9:33 am 2 notes

#Montecristo Double Edmundo#Montecristo Short Number 2#Bolivar Libertadores#H.Upmann Serie A#Romeo y Julietta Romeo de Luxe#Hoyo de Monterrey Gran Epicure#Punch Serie d'Oro Numeros 2#XV Habanos Festival#Edicion Limitada 2013

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A big walk-in humidor.

Great video from my friend Nino’s Fyling cigar blog

Adrian and Andres are both serious collectors – well, Andres is a very serious collector as can be seen from this TV report on his walk-in humidor and the private kitchen he has for friends :

Cava de habanos by cubaba

Posted March 22, 2013 at 11:57 am

#crazy humidor#walkin humidor#cigar collection#cigar collectors

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Montreal Herf 2013 in photos

Montreal Herf 2013 in pictures:

The rest after the jump

Posted March 13, 2013 at 2:59 pm 1 notes

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Rumored 2013 Habanos release

This is from a German forum…no guarantees.

Posted February 19, 2013 at 8:32 am

#2013 habanos release#Edicion Regional Alemani 2013#la casa del habano release

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One of the holy grail of Cuban cigars: Habanos 1994 humidor

Ajay Patel of La Casa del Habano in London, shows some of his rare private cuban cigar collection.

Here is the information from the great and essential Cubancigarwebsite

1994 - 1994 Humidor Commemorative Release. Coronas Gordas46 x 143 (5.6”) Grand Corona

More pictures after the jump.

Posted February 18, 2013 at 12:16 pm

#habanaos 1994#ajay patel#habanos 1994 humidor#holy trinity of cuban cigar

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Trunkador project

So when I came back from Havana last November I filled my second cooler to the top….I was stuck without any extra place to store cigars. Now, I live in an apartment and space is limited. The logic thing would have been to buy another or a larger cooler but let’s face it they are not the prettiest thing to have in your living room. After searching around the interwebs, I decided to convert the “steam” trunk I already had in my living room.