Gator, you will be surprised by that Cromagnon candella if you have not had one yet. Also, set aside about three hours for the Bull.

I got almost the same package. Thanks again Gerry.

Not celebrating anything i just wanted something strong to help me forget the day. A double of blantons is accompanying this cigar.

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Originally posted by petr:
Gator, you will be surprised by that Cromagnon candella if you have not had one yet. Also, set aside about three hours for the Bull.

Let us know if you taste chocolate milk from the bull. So far 5 out of 5 people i know have tasted chocolate milk for almost the whole first half.

I have had this for many years, it has been a one off in the bottom of one of my humidors for a long time. It is a Pepin Garcia master piece.

That smoke looks gorgeous. How was it?

Having an original Four kicks this morning. This has a lot more spice and pepper than the LE, completely different smokes.

This is my puppy/smoking buddy, Blue. Whenever I am on the patio having a smoke he is always right next to me chewing something to bits. Soccer balls, tree branches tennis balls, whatever he can get teeth on. He's a 7 month old Aussie we rescued back in February.

***** A bit off topic of cigars *****

Backstory: My HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 gave up the ghost last week and I had to by a new printer. In the process of troubleshooting, cleaning the print heads, etc., I installed BRAND NEW HP 940XL toner cartridges (all 4 colors)...'XL' indicating extra capacity. My new printer (OfficeJet Pro 8710 MFC) takes a different toner cartridge. I printed maybe 10 pages with these cartridges, so they are still virtually brand new and I hate to just throw them out.

Since y'all are the closest-knit group I have on the forum, I wanted to see if any of y'all have a need for for these cartridges. I'll ship them to you for nothing just to get rid of them. It's sad that a set of cartridges now cost more than the damned printer itself!!

My e-mail is in my profile, so the first person to shoot me an e-mail gets the toner. I hope someone here can use them (or someone you know). Please check around, as I'd love to gift these to someone that could use them.

Ciao brothers!!

Edited to correct model number of toner cartridges.

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No use for the ink but we signed up for HPs ink service and its totally worth it. We use maybe 1 or 2 cartridges a year and only pay 2$ a month. The printer tells hp when we are running low, hp send us new cartridges and a return label for the empties. Still less than buying 1 cartridge a year. If you use more ink than that you will receive emails about price changes. The MIL goes through a ton of cartridges printing medical reports for her 2 foster kids (special needs) and only pays 9$ a month.

Yup.....Ink Service came with the 8710.

Woodsy grassy, some hay. First light was a surprising blast of pepper, the draw and construction is perfect, too perfect for a cc.

Enjoy guys. Very happy to send some your way.

Post up a review of the EPC III when you smoke them. I think they are fantastic, with flavor changes every third.

The Hoyo got very citrusy (is that a word) kind of fruity and spicy. I liked it alot. After all the bad CCs ive had this and Cohiba Siglo were refreshing. Thanks afain Gerry.

Last evening's treat.

Serialized La Aurora 100 Años.
I would have purchased more if I had known that they were so limited.

"Fruity" is the official flavor description for the epi 2. I quite like them for a different change, so much, I've waiting on another cab to show up.

Smoking a Camacho Powerband. Nothing special with no flavors jumping out.

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Last evening's treat.

Serialized La Aurora 100 Años.
I would have purchased more if I had known that they were so limited.

John, is that the belicoso? How was it?

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John, is that the belicoso? How was it?

Yes. This is one of the sticks from the original 2003 production. I am still kicking myself for not buying more when given the opportunity, I just didn't know what I had.

I said last night while smoking it, might be one of the best cigars I have ever smoked. Cuban or non-Cuban. The burn was perfect, I took it down to about a 3/4" burn before I had to kill it. I was warned not to let it get too hot; so I worked at keeping the space between puffs to a minute or so.

In the end I was able to easily pick up the chocolate and coffee notes it is known for and got 2+ hours out of it.

I've seen online that there are limited versions of this created in 2012, tempting....but these recreations just never seem to do justice to the original. (the Tat Miami is a perfect example)

Who here is not on facepalm...i mean Facebook?

This is tonight's choice. PDR sungrown.

We have a pretty active chat group going on FB if anyone wants to join, email me or Petr. We wont ignore the thread though.