Almost never grab one from the bottom of the humidor. Completely forgot about a box of Juan Lopez No 1 from 2014. Smoking one now and I see why I moved away from Habanos 15+ years ago. I remember these having a lot of flavor and complexity back in the late 90s and 00s. This one not so much...
Just received this email:
We are excited today to announce that we are launching Seleccion Domain 4546 to you! Our newest creation from Tabacalera La iSLA in Santiago, Dominican Republic. This 4.5 x 48 Rothschild comes in boxes of 25 and offers a unique insight into the capabilities of merging...
I saw an ad for the Cubo Claro Toro and it peaked my interest. I'm more interested in the Lonsdale, Corona, or Petit Corona since those are my favorite sizes. I don't see a lot of posts about this brand...
A couple of their brands look interesting but I don't know anything about them except that they're made at the Kelner factory. Villa Casdagli and Traditional Bespoke have smaller sizes that I prefer. Anyone have experience with these?
I'm not a big fan of CH, but this one caught my eye since there is a Corona Gorda size and it's made at a different factory than the originals. Thoughts?
Posting up a few nice ones here. All of these were just cleaned up and ozone treated by Walker Pipe Repair. Price plus postage.
GBD New Era 9487 (Apple, Vulcanite Saddle Stem)(pre 1980)
Approximate dimensions:
5 5/8" length
1 11/16" height
3/4" bowl ID
1.28 oz weight
Imperfections: small ding...
I had been neglecting the deck for more years than I care to admit so lots of rotten wood on it. This year I decided to do something about it. I had it power washed a couple of months ago for the first prep step. Went to Lowe's and purchased a a bunch of new cedar and Cabot Deck Correct stain...
I can't reply on my thread with updates so I tried to edit the initial post. When I hit the post button I get "Please select a prefix" and it won't go through.
Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club Pipe Show May 3-5 at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles IL. I'll be there with a bunch of people from another bb, will you?
of these 2 pipes. Been kinda interested in the Lee Van Cleef style meerschaum pipes and ran across these from AKB, carved by Muhsin. Can't decide which I like better.
I've been remiss with the welcomes, so Instead of posting on every thread, here is a big welcome aboard to everyone. I'm Andy, a cigar and pipe smoker from IL who like a lot of you made my way over here from BOTL.