Just introducting myself...

rusirius · August 2008

Just thought I'd take a quick moment to introduce myself to some of the fine folks around here.

I've just recently taken up cigar smoking. I was a cigarette smoker for years and quit about 10 years ago. Truth be told until just recently I had no idea that cigar smoking was all about taste, ritual, and relaxation rather than just a quick nic fix like the cigarettes of old.

I've managed to find a chance to enjoy a cigar about twice a week or so since I've started... I haven't had a huge variety to try yet, but thus far I think my favorite has been an RP Edge... I REALLY liked the smoothness and creaminess of the RP Edge Lite, but it just didn't have the complexity of flavor I was looking for... The Edge lost some of the smoothness, but the flavor was outstanding... Prior to that, I had a Los Blancos Sumatra that was my favorite...

Anyway, enough on that... My wifey (who has found she rather enjoys stealing a few drags from my cigars as well) recently got me a fantastic gift... She signed me up for the cigar.com COTM club AND bought me a nice little humidor for my spoils...

Here's a pic .... I'm so proud! LOL

Looking forward to getting a few posts under my belt and participating in a couple of the PIF's and such...

I'm currently awaiting yet another order from cigar.com... Got the super sampler of their house blends, the 5 for 5 sampler (who can turn that one down?), a Kuba Kuba (been wanting to try the Acid stuff just out of curiousity), a CAO Black and the Don Pepin Garcia all start sampler... Should all be here Tuesday... Can't wait!

dutyje · August 2008

Welcome aboard, Mr. Serious... any relation to Yahoo? That's an amazing collection you've got there. Remember to store the Acid apart from the rest of the cigars so that you don't impart any flavors upon those sticks. What are the unbanded sticks in the humi in the left of the photo?

laker1963 · August 2008

pilot711 · August 2008

Welcome aboard! Third from the left looks like a CAO America? A barber pole for sure. Enjoy!

rusirius · August 2008

dutyje:
Welcome aboard, Mr. Serious... any relation to Yahoo? That's an amazing collection you've got there. Remember to store the Acid apart from the rest of the cigars so that you don't impart any flavors upon those sticks. What are the unbanded sticks in the humi in the left of the photo?

Please, call me Greg...

Those were the RP Edge and Edge Lite... Since smoked...

And yeah, I have a small "tuppordor" with a waterpillow just waiting for the acid to arrive until I get a chance to enjoy it...

For anyone else that's curious, from left to right on the bottom is:

RP Edge Lite, RP Edge, CAO Landmark, Los Blancos Maduro, Los Blancos Criollo, Romeo y Julietta Reserva Real...

The top layer of course is Gurkha Legend (churchill), Gurkha Beast, Gurkha Titan, Gurkha Legend (torp), Gurkha Centurion

I also have a baggie with a sampler of the CAO Flavors in the bottom that my wife wanted to try... She really liked the Eilean's Dream (or something like that), but thus far I haven't liked any of those...