now what do I do...
Occasionally Famous Smoke Shop has a "buy 2 5 packs, get an additional 5 pack for free" sale. I was okay stocked on cigars, but I felt like I was running out of cigars (other than Lone Wolfs) that I'd like to smoke on a regular basis. Last time they'd had that sale, I'd stocked up on La Gloria Cubana Serie R and Rocky Patel Vintage 1990s.
Which are good, don't get me wrong, but you can burn out on them. Also recently I've been leaning more towards milder cigars, perhaps because several days I've had multiple cigars.
So my initial plan was to get someone else to go in with me. I wanted more than 3 five packs, but not a full 6. Unfortunately, it was a one day only sale, and I couldn't find anyone to go in with me - and my impulse shopping got the better of me.
I ordered them on Thursday. My goal was to smoke a number of cigars over the weekend and work my way through some of my backstop; unfortunately, things didn't work out that well. I did manage to smoke an RP Vintage '90 last night.
But as of this morning, this was the bottom of humidor:
That is - and I don't keep track well of the exact sizes, so bear with me, and going from left to right:
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Toro x 3
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Torpedo x 4 (RP Vintages were for quite a while my "high end" cigar, though I've burned out a bit on them.)
(back) Lone Wolf Wolfpack robusto x 13 (Lone Wolfs were introduced to us by my neighbor David. They're quite inexpensive a good smoke, especially to take with you to a bar or to give away. That's why I have so many of them - the Wolfpacks were just over a buck a stick, and the Sungrowns were a bit more than that. The best place to get them is Factory Direct Cigars.)
(front) La Gloria Serie R #4 maduro x 3
La Gloria Serie R #4 natural x 5 (La Gloria Cubanas were always my "go to" cigar. I think though I made a tactical error buying the #4s last time, and that the #5s are more my speed. At least I stayed away from the #7s!)
Montecristo (I got a random 3 pack of them for free, some kind of promotional. I haven't been overly impressed.)
LG ("Little Gomez") (think it was a birthday present, or Marshall left it over here.)
Opus X x 2 (I bought a three pack of these around the time of my birthday and smoked one then. I didn't fully realize how rare they'd be and failed to buy more before everyone was out. These will age a bit before I smoke 'em, but the one I did smoke was quite tasty.)
Then there's the top:
From left to right here we've got:
Lone Wolf Sungrown toro x 8 (My favorite of the Lone Wolfs.)
La Gloria Cubana in a glass tube (One of those "random" purchases at Old Virginia one day.)
Tatuaje Exclusivo Lado Occidental (I think this is the one I prefer out of the Tatuajes, but I always get them mixed up!)
Comacho triple maduro (This is a very strong cigar, but sometimes it's what I want. Before the Triple Maduros that role was taken occasionally by a maduro La Gloria Cubana Serie R #7.)
Maker's Mark x 2 (from a friend who just had a kid)
Tatuaje Exclusivo Zona Del Este (The two Tatuaje cigars are from Curtis Draper, one is the East Coast one and the other the West Coast, but Draper got both.)
The Lone Wolfs are also what I gave my dad and granddad, though granddad also got some Philly Blunts (his usual) and dad I believe I gave some La Gloria Cubana Serie R cigars to as well.
So in came the shipment:
Oh yeah. Heh. I guess six times five is thirty.
From left to right here, we have:
A five pack of La Gloria Cubana Serie R #5. As mentioned before, these will probably be my preference (even if they don't fit in the cigar holder Matt and Cathy got me for my birthday.)
A five pack of Aurora 1495 Belicoso natural. I've had a couple of La Auroras before, and liked them (though those were a different sub-brand.)
A five pack of Arturo Fuente Don Carlos belicoso natural. I used to always ignore Fuentes, but I've come to appreciate them more, and these should be quite tasty.
A five pack of Perdomo Lot 23 robusto. I got a Lot 23 or two at some point (at least one on my birthday from Marshall) and I found them to be quite good. They were also inexpensive.
A five pack of Rocky Patel Sun Grown robusto. A change of pace for the Rocky Patels, and the previous RP Sun Grown I'd had before I enjoyed.
And finally a five pack of Macanudo Gold Shakespeares. With Macanudo you know what you're getting. As I've said, I've been more into milder cigars occasionally lately.
Now here's my question - where am I gonna put 'em all?!
(And I think it's time to go to the gym, so I can get back and smoke something...make some room!)
Which are good, don't get me wrong, but you can burn out on them. Also recently I've been leaning more towards milder cigars, perhaps because several days I've had multiple cigars.
So my initial plan was to get someone else to go in with me. I wanted more than 3 five packs, but not a full 6. Unfortunately, it was a one day only sale, and I couldn't find anyone to go in with me - and my impulse shopping got the better of me.
I ordered them on Thursday. My goal was to smoke a number of cigars over the weekend and work my way through some of my backstop; unfortunately, things didn't work out that well. I did manage to smoke an RP Vintage '90 last night.
But as of this morning, this was the bottom of humidor:
That is - and I don't keep track well of the exact sizes, so bear with me, and going from left to right:
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Toro x 3
Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Torpedo x 4 (RP Vintages were for quite a while my "high end" cigar, though I've burned out a bit on them.)
(back) Lone Wolf Wolfpack robusto x 13 (Lone Wolfs were introduced to us by my neighbor David. They're quite inexpensive a good smoke, especially to take with you to a bar or to give away. That's why I have so many of them - the Wolfpacks were just over a buck a stick, and the Sungrowns were a bit more than that. The best place to get them is Factory Direct Cigars.)
(front) La Gloria Serie R #4 maduro x 3
La Gloria Serie R #4 natural x 5 (La Gloria Cubanas were always my "go to" cigar. I think though I made a tactical error buying the #4s last time, and that the #5s are more my speed. At least I stayed away from the #7s!)
Montecristo (I got a random 3 pack of them for free, some kind of promotional. I haven't been overly impressed.)
LG ("Little Gomez") (think it was a birthday present, or Marshall left it over here.)
Opus X x 2 (I bought a three pack of these around the time of my birthday and smoked one then. I didn't fully realize how rare they'd be and failed to buy more before everyone was out. These will age a bit before I smoke 'em, but the one I did smoke was quite tasty.)
Then there's the top:
From left to right here we've got:
Lone Wolf Sungrown toro x 8 (My favorite of the Lone Wolfs.)
La Gloria Cubana in a glass tube (One of those "random" purchases at Old Virginia one day.)
Tatuaje Exclusivo Lado Occidental (I think this is the one I prefer out of the Tatuajes, but I always get them mixed up!)
Comacho triple maduro (This is a very strong cigar, but sometimes it's what I want. Before the Triple Maduros that role was taken occasionally by a maduro La Gloria Cubana Serie R #7.)
Maker's Mark x 2 (from a friend who just had a kid)
Tatuaje Exclusivo Zona Del Este (The two Tatuaje cigars are from Curtis Draper, one is the East Coast one and the other the West Coast, but Draper got both.)
The Lone Wolfs are also what I gave my dad and granddad, though granddad also got some Philly Blunts (his usual) and dad I believe I gave some La Gloria Cubana Serie R cigars to as well.
So in came the shipment:
Oh yeah. Heh. I guess six times five is thirty.
From left to right here, we have:
A five pack of La Gloria Cubana Serie R #5. As mentioned before, these will probably be my preference (even if they don't fit in the cigar holder Matt and Cathy got me for my birthday.)
A five pack of Aurora 1495 Belicoso natural. I've had a couple of La Auroras before, and liked them (though those were a different sub-brand.)
A five pack of Arturo Fuente Don Carlos belicoso natural. I used to always ignore Fuentes, but I've come to appreciate them more, and these should be quite tasty.
A five pack of Perdomo Lot 23 robusto. I got a Lot 23 or two at some point (at least one on my birthday from Marshall) and I found them to be quite good. They were also inexpensive.
A five pack of Rocky Patel Sun Grown robusto. A change of pace for the Rocky Patels, and the previous RP Sun Grown I'd had before I enjoyed.
And finally a five pack of Macanudo Gold Shakespeares. With Macanudo you know what you're getting. As I've said, I've been more into milder cigars occasionally lately.
Now here's my question - where am I gonna put 'em all?!
(And I think it's time to go to the gym, so I can get back and smoke something...make some room!)