Been smoking and buying a lot of viaje lately. Too many to post. Heres the Pina i am curently smoking.

Pete i still have 1 original release left from a box Kristen bought me. Have they mellowed out any? I used to love that heavy pepper but now its too much for me, sometimes i am in the mood for it and think about smoking it but then i change my mind.

The pepper was very much there. As much if not more than when fresh.

I may have to let it sit even longer.

I picked up a box of the 2017 Tatuaje TAA's.

A bit of a pepper bomb to begin with, but really mellowed out after the first quarter. An enjoyable smoke. Going to let them sit for a while and check them again in a few months.

As you guys know I'm a Tat whore, I've had the RC #1 and loved it, this is my first RC 184. Once it got past the closed foot it opened up nicely.

Wife and I are at a cabin in No. GA mtns celebrating 19 th anniversary, a great year, great kids I'm truly blessed.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. Up next is a Tat Barclay Rex

Happy anniversary! Enjoy your time with each other and we want details!


About the cigars you sick s.o.b.'s! Lol

Dug out, for the most part, about 16" of snow. Enjoying a Fallen Angel at the moment.

Happy Anniversary Gator. Enjoy your retreat.

New to me humidor upgrade

Come across this humidor on Craigslist about a month or so ago. The guy had several hundred random cigars that he wanted to bundle with it. I had no interest in them and kept an eye on it. He found someone to take the majority of the cigars leaving a few "high end, very expensive custom rolled CC and NC sticks". I had pretty much jumped to my own conclusion ahead of time in regards to these "custom" sticks. I get to his house and open up the humidor. To say that the sticks were SHIT would be a compliment. Falling apart, flaking apart, each one damaged. I had a chuckle and politely declined.

The humidor itself is 32" tall x 23" wide x 15" deep. It has two portions. The cabinet portion is closed off from the upper portion. Essentially two humidors in one. It is solidly built with thick cedar, seals around all the edges and glass, and the top lid is very thick and heavy. The seal on the doors and lid are impressive.

There are a couple things I don't care for but can't complain too much for the price of this beauty. First thing is unfortunately the two sections are seperated. There are no air slots leading to the upper portion so I'll still have to use beads, foam, etc in the top portion. I have my Oasis excel in the cabinet and I just ordered the additional hydra fan kit to attach to it. Second thing is the side channels used to hold the foam humidifiers. They are firmly attached but I should be able to pry them off. I might try one to see how it looks after I take it off before deciding to pry the rest off. Third nag would be the top dividers. They are put together firmly and weren't meant to come apart for you to adjust the layout.

Regardless it's a nice humidor that will allow my collection to grow with plenty of room for boxes. I have a question for you guys. Does anyone know what that little shelf in the top portion is for? It seems odd for that to be there to cover that bigger middle section.

Previous humidor


New one

Its probably just a little display shelf, put a few smokes up there that you plan on smoking soon, almost dry boxing, the top part of the humidor is always the place with the least amount of moisture.

Think of the top area as quick access to the smokes you'll grab most often, down below keep those that you wish to store.

By having an access point up top you don't disturb the overall humidity as you would opening up the whole humidor each time you need/want a cigar.

It should have it's own area that isn't attached to the humidity area below that you
regulate separately.

One for smoking, one for storage...

Tonight I checked out a cigar store just outside of Dallas owned by a guy who does business with the owners of the B&M I go to in Minnesota. He set me up in the private lounge with free bar, WiFi, bathroom, etc. Just 3 of us back here telling stories about cigars and ...stuff. Smoking an Atabey. Guys, this cigar is probably the greatest tasting stick I’ve ever smoked. Just beyond perfect. Next up is a Byron, another stick I’ve never tried.

What does the Atabey compare to? I understand it might have the flavor profile of a cuban cohiba.

Holy hell guys.. I've haven't been on SF in a long time (even to lurk). I open up this thread and it looks like it started getting quite active again. I check the messenger group regularly, but I've been slacking over here...

Latest addition to my Cigar Jar collection. 25 Ramon Allones Specially Selected from 2014.

I know next to nothing about cigars. My wife just got back from a Caribbean cruise, and brought this home for me.

Warhorse, sorry to say that if she didn’t buy this at a La Casa Del Habano it’s probably fake.

If you post more pictures of the tube and the cigar it will be easier to tell. Is there a cedar lining in the tube?

This is a real tube so you can compare to what you have.



There should also be an additional secondary gold label that says “Churchill”,

Thanks Jeff, here is the cigar, and another pic of the case and liner.