Brad
Tatuaje is my measuring stick. If I smoke a $10-12 cigar and it's not as good as a Tatuaje then I don't consider it a good value. If I smoke an $8 cigar and I enjoy it as much as a Tatuaje then it's a great value.

I had this wiseman yesterday, and I really enjoyed it. not sure what I'll have today.

Daughter had this cigar table made to go in the garage next to the leather chair fit perfect a great Father's Day gift

That's really nice, I'm sure you will enjoy that for a long time.

Wow, very nice! Congrats!

That is a nice table!

Happy Father's day to all the dad's. I spent mine at home today. Started out watching the end of Le Mans and then the F1 race. I then cleaned the mower deck and sharpened the blades then mowed the grass. I asked for a Porsche, but got a card instead. Oh well. At least I spent the day with my family that I know loves me.

I am now smoking a Montecristo Platinum on the front porch watching the lightning bugs.

Brad, Brazilian tobacco has a different flavor. My brother does not care for it either. I on the other hand really enjoy it. Some others to avoid then, the La Flor Dominicana La Nox and the CI Blend Lab KK-4560 as they are Brazilian wrappers as well.

Padron 50th to celebrate Father's Day and Cleveland win. Perfect!

Punch grand puro to break in the new table while watching Cleveland win.

Diesel Rage Shorty and one of my famous Margaritas

USMC did you receive my package?

Just got back from vacation on Friday, and I was without cigars for the entire week.. Since I've been home, I been able to get a Liga no9, CAO Honor, CAO Flathead Carb, and Camacho corojo maduro. Every single one of them smoked great and were really quite good. I think the best were the No9, and the Honor I smoked yesterday. I had hoped to get into a shop or two on vacation to look for sticks I don't see, but I wasn't able to...

La Gloria Cubana Serie R natural this evening.

I occasional peak in here from time to time since I do like cigars but don't light up as often as I should. I finally had a cigar I like to share - my first cubano. It was a great weekend of crawfish, beer and cigars.

Davidoff put out a Perfecto version of the Escurio stick...delicious!!!

I'm on the porch with a Diesel Rage and a bourbon barrel aged imperial coffee stout. If not for the bugs this would be perfect!

Perhaps you guys can help me a bit on this one. I haven't been smoking as much lately, but FIL got in a shipment last week and I smoked this Monte. Having a hard time tracking it down though, as I can't find anything about a 2004 Selecion Limitada from them. Don't have a picture of the whole stick, but I think it was a D.

I know what you're thinking, but this has always been a pretty solid source for ISOM cigars, to the best of my knowledge. I'm guessing Ive smoked 20+ cigars from this source and never had a reason to doubt their authenticity. This happens to be a sampler pack of 5 each Montes, Cohibas, HdM, RyJ, and Partagas.

Anyways, perception is reality and I thoroughly enjoyed the smoke.

Are the squiggly lines on the band gold? That would be a D band if they are, 2013 to present if so. If not, then its an A band which would be 2003- 2006. Maybe being a Seleccion Limitada they had a special gold band for 2004?

I am suspicious as well.

http://www.cubancigarwebsite.c...ue&sortorder=noorder

Probably a regular monte with a limited band slapped on it, as far as I can find there were only 4 limited releases for 2004, cohiba ryj hoya de monterey and partagas.

Also is the monte band embossed? If so thats not 2004.