Just got 2 boxes of Partagas Culebras (18) a Bolivar Corona Gigante (single) and a Punch Churchill Tubo (single). The Culebras look great, a bit smaller than I expected though. Going to have to give them a week or 2 before I try them since thy are a little on the dry side. It's cool to just have them in my humis.

How do you smoke them? All 3 together or 1 at a time? I have one sitting in my humi for about a year now, but I'm afraid to tuch it.

One at a time.
They look a lot better than they smoke.

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Originally posted by YaZ:
How do you smoke them? All 3 together or 1 at a time? I have one sitting in my humi for about a year now, but I'm afraid to tuch it.

You smoke them one at a time, it is basically three cigars. Ash looks really funny, but they are decent cigars. The one I had was from Sept07 and I too bought a box (3 coffins, 9 cigars).

That's good news! I have 3 of the old Culebras remaining. If you are up for a challenge let's see who can smoke all 3 at the same time?

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Originally posted by poupon:
That's good news! I have 3 of the old Culebras remaining. If you are up for a challenge let's see who can smoke all 3 at the same time?

I'll pass on that contest, but when you get light headed from your "Gatling Gun" puff fest, let me know who passes out first.

Yes my are Sept 07 also. They are not a bad price considering where they came from. I can't wait to try the Punch as I only hade a chance to smoke the PC Tubo once before in Cuba. Can't get them in Canada

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Originally posted by poupon:
That's good news! I have 3 of the old Culebras remaining. If you are up for a challenge let's see who can smoke all 3 at the same time?

These are the hand made ones so it wouldn't be fair, since machine made stuff has a looser draw (most of the time).

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That's good news! I have 3 of the old Culebras remaining. If you are up for a challenge let's see who can smoke all 3 at the same time?

I would like to see that one posted on you tube.

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Originally posted by Dusko007:
Yes my are Sept 07 also. They are not a bad price considering where they came from. I can't wait to try the Punch as I only hade a chance to smoke the PC Tubo once before in Cuba. Can't get them in Canada

Mine too was very reasonable from a LCDH in St. Marteen.

I managed to pick up a box at Chiefly cigars in Niagara on the Lake for $120 a box (3x boxes of Culebras for a total of 9 single cigars).

I have not had a chance to smoke them yet. Let me know what you think of the Culebras.

I've really enjoyed the couple of the new ones I've had. They are heads and shoulders above the old version, remind me a little of the Series du Conn from Partagas...


Karl

The Culebra is a very fun smoke, and not bad at all, in my opinion. Smoke them one at a time!

James Suckling and I smoked them here recently, and there's a video with us smoking the culebra going up next week.

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Originally posted by David Savona:
The Culebra is a very fun smoke, and not bad at all, in my opinion. Smoke them one at a time!

James Suckling and I smoked them here recently, and there's a video with us smoking the culebra going up next week.

Sweet, I was kind of curious how it looked from spectators perspective.

The old culebra is now a collectors item. The new version is priced out of this world.. what a scam!

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I managed to pick up a box at Chiefly cigars in Niagara on the Lake for $120 a box (3x boxes of Culebras for a total of 9 single cigars).

Thats cheap for Canada with the high taxes you guys pay up there.You sure they are real?Because as far as i have seen thats about what they go for on the net without the Canadian tax.

I am sure they had them incorrectly priced as all the other Cuban cigars were correctly priced (i.e. Churchill Tubos $55Cdn, Monti #2 $32 Cdn).

I could not believe the price, and asked the sales woman to verify twice. My guess is the box should have been $240Cdn.

The box has all the correct stamps for Cuban cigars, Canada Customs, cigar labels, etc, as well the box code is EMA JUN 07.

I can post pictures if needed.

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Originally posted by SHEEPSHEAD BAY:

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I managed to pick up a box at Chiefly cigars in Niagara on the Lake for $120 a box (3x boxes of Culebras for a total of 9 single cigars).

Thats cheap for Canada with the high taxes you guys pay up there.You sure they are real?Because as far as i have seen thats about what they go for on the net without the Canadian tax.

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Originally posted by SHEEPSHEAD BAY:
Thats cheap for Canada with the high taxes you guys pay up there.You sure they are real?Because as far as i have seen thats about what they go for on the net without the Canadian tax.

Nah, that's the price. The old ones (MMs) were 24$ for 3. The new ones (HMs) -- at the Montreal LCDH -- are about 35$ for 3. So even at 120$ for 9, they are more expensive than here.

OK, so now I got ripped off! Thanks for the reality check FM.

But, I do find it kind of odd that on most on-line sites they retail for $150US, and typically these prices are 50% below the price in Canada, so that would equate to $300 Cdn.

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Originally posted by flashman:

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Originally posted by SHEEPSHEAD BAY:
Thats cheap for Canada with the high taxes you guys pay up there.You sure they are real?Because as far as i have seen thats about what they go for on the net without the Canadian tax.

Nah, that's the price. The old ones (MMs) were 24$ for 3. The new ones (HMs) -- at the Montreal LCDH -- are about 35$ for 3. So even at 120$ for 9, they are more expensive than here.

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I could not believe the price, and asked the sales woman to verify twice. My guess is the box should have been $240Cdn.

The box has all the correct stamps for Cuban cigars, Canada Customs, cigar labels, etc, as well the box code is EMA JUN 07.

I can post pictures if needed.

Smoke one then you will know for sure.I only said something because i saw them on a swiss site for $120.And as you well know the stores by the falls are notorious for selling fakes to the tourists.But you know what you are doing so i am sure they are the real deal.Hey i might be up by Binghamton in a couple of weeks if i am you still up to meeting at
http://www.correnticigars.com/ ?After the holidays i am going home i hate winter.