A memorial smoke today for those who died keeping the world free.
A Sungrown Chateau Fuente from a fresh box (another was delivered to my office late yesterday).
To answer an earlier question: Yes my family members all returned after WWII, but it was not to last.
My dad, who was a Captain in the dental corps was in the 101st Airborne and came accross on June 7th in a glider, passed of service connected heart disease in 1958, His younger brother, who was on the 7th wave at Iwo Jima died in 1960, and his youngest brother who was in Chemical Warfare passed away in 1970.
My mothers' brother, who served in India and Burma with Merrill's Marauders passed in 1988.
Doc ***** Tobacco is a filthy weed, I like it...
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Posts: 9376 | Location: New York City | Registered: May 02, 2002
Originally posted by Docbarry: To answer an earlier question: Yes my family members all returned after WWII, but it was not to last.
My dad, who was a Captain in the dental corps was in the 101st Airborne and came accross on June 7th in a glider, passed of service connected heart disease in 1958, His younger brother, who was on the 7th wave at Iwo Jima died in 1960, and his youngest brother who was in Chemical Warfare passed away in 1970.
My mothers' brother, who served in India and Burma with Merrill's Marauders passed in 1988.
You have a family to be proud of there Doc. It's a shame so many died, what seems like, quite young. I'm thinking Hoyo Double Corona this evening.
"If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks." Brendan Behan
Posts: 1248 | Location: Dublin | Registered: November 29, 2006
At work right now. Can't wait to lite up tonight. I just got my teeth pulled on Tuesday and haven't been able to smoke since. Don't really know what im gonna have yet but all I know its going to be something long and enjoyable.
"When life give you lemons, make lemonade." For the Love of the Game
A ccJose L. Piedra Breva with morning coffee on the Club Level with the birds...this one was better than the last, but still had draw & burn issues...only three left...
After dinner on the neighbors Suite Level, a DR Montecristo Vintage 1999 corona...good, but I really like the ccMonte's much more...
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"Whatsoever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce, 1924
Posts: 1023 | Location: Newnan, GA | Registered: June 13, 2005
After lunch today, I had an Alex Bradley Tempus corona. Nice peppery cigar with hugh amounts of smoke. Tonight in honor of my three uncles that servered in Europe during WWII and that it is just 365 days until my daughter's wedding, I'll smoke an Opus X "A" that has been sleeping in my humidor for about 5 years. I'll probably pair that with some Havana Club.
Posts: 313 | Location: Dixie | Registered: November 07, 2006
Illusione cg:4 - awesome stick I smoked today. Very impressed. I should've bought more of this. Hope everyone will enjoy their day and smokes at least as much as I enjoyed my cigar.
------- "And it is not just a business. It’s a love affair." Paul B.K. Garmirian about making cigars
"Cuban seed tobaccos grown in Nicaragua and Cuba. The wrapper would be from Cuba. The binder leaves would be from Nicaragua. For the ligero tobacco in the filler, he would use two types, one from Esteli and the other from Jalapa in Nicaragua. The other filler components, seco and viso, would come from Cuba, the former from Villa Clara, the latter from Pinar del Rio. That Cigar, he says with pride, would score 100 points." -Don Pepin Garcia
Posts: 848 | Location: Here | Registered: December 11, 2006
Excited today that after work tonight I will fire up my first Opus with a friend. Was at the B&M today and stumbled upon a box of Perfexions and lanceros. 12 bucks for the perf and 13 for the lancero. Wanted to stock up, but being the poor seminary student that i am, just got one for me and my pal. So....at about 5AM eastern time I will cross one of the last great unexplored terrains in my cigar smoking career..the elusive Opus X.
Tonight, an Oliva Master Blends 3 Robusto with a few vodka & sodas. Trying to figure out the (long) finish flavor on this smoke. CA says saffron, which may be right. Yummm...
Maybe more later...
Posts: 1509 | Location: CT | Registered: November 01, 2007
Evening fellow Aficionados...I'm counting down to ignition on a La Aroma De Cuba Monarch this evening with some red wine or champagne, or both ...have a good one...
Originally posted by SteveSur: Good evening, I hope everyone is well.
Tonight, an Oliva Master Blends 3 Robusto with a few vodka & sodas. Trying to figure out the (long) finish flavor on this smoke. CA says saffron, which may be right. Yummm...
Maybe more later...
Had a Padron 3000 with a few more vodka & sodas. These cigars have such a deep, rich, coffee & cocoa flavor…I just love these smokes.
Posts: 1509 | Location: CT | Registered: November 01, 2007
...have a good one...
