Soldato
Please engage that brain of yours before asking stupid questions in future.
Cigars
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Please engage that brain of yours before asking stupid questions in future.
So in Majorca today I bought 10 Guantanamera Cristales for a wedding in July. After a brief Google the reviews mostly say that they are absolutely awful!
For 2 euros each I can't expect much I suppose. I'm no expert and I expect no one else at the wedding will be so it should be fine
For 2 euros each I can't expect much I suppose. I'm no expert and I expect no one else at the wedding will be so it should be fine
Sorry for bumping me own thread after so long, but I managed to find a shop in Newcastle that flogs only cigars - got 30 tubed cigars (look to be 6-7" long) from Nicaragua for 235 notes. They look the part - the bloke in the shop seemed to know his stuff, saying that most cigars would be wasted on the people who were going to smoke them and that there's a reasonable amount of snobbishness in the name (i.e. people come in, he explains what's best for the situation/recipient, but they inevitably leave with a Romeo y Julietta because that's what they've heard of). So what I've got is effectively a batch of mild-ish beginner's cigars.
They are tubed and contrary to what a few people have said both here and other places I've looked, he's confident they'll keep for 12-18 months from new (he did acknowledge that if you buy from a place with low turnover a cigar might have already been sat there for 12 months before sale) and I was happy to take him at his word. They're all bagged up and kept in a cupboard above the kettle.
Hopefully they'll be well received come the day!
They are tubed and contrary to what a few people have said both here and other places I've looked, he's confident they'll keep for 12-18 months from new (he did acknowledge that if you buy from a place with low turnover a cigar might have already been sat there for 12 months before sale) and I was happy to take him at his word. They're all bagged up and kept in a cupboard above the kettle.
Hopefully they'll be well received come the day!
I don't know much about cigars but surely that isn't a good idea, at all?
Associate
Hm, this goes against everything I've been taught, but they're your cigars and if you're happy then that's what matters. I'd still recommend buying a humidifying pouch from the link I sent on page 1 though. For the sake of about £15, I'd certainly not want to risk £235 worth of cigars...
I presume when you say "from Nicaragua", you mean Joya De Nicaragua? That's the only brand I've heard of and to be honest I know very, very little about cigars from there. I'm yet to smoke any Joya De Nicaragua either. I hope they're good for your wedding!
OpenToSuggestions said:
Sorry, only just saw your post. Yes it is possible, but obviously it wont be the same as fresh. I've never done it either so I shan't give you any directions - but just make sure you do it slowly or the paper might split or something. Good luck...
I can't recall what they are to be honest
It just says "Charatan" on the box and they are sealed in some sort of plastic bag (just looks like a big freezer bag, but I don't want to open it!)To the poster above saying that the 'above the kettle' location is a bad one, the bloke in the shop reckoned it's the best place for them as they are in a moderately moist environment, but not sopping wet. Truth be told, I don't have room directly above my kettle, they're actually in a cupboard about 3 feet over.
I can't recall what they are to be honest
To the poster above saying that the 'above the kettle' location is a bad one, the bloke in the shop reckoned it's the best place for them as they are in a moderately moist environment, but not sopping wet. Truth be told, I don't have room directly above my kettle, they're actually in a cupboard about 3 feet over.
Fair enough, i just thought that would be too moist....depending how much you use your kettle.
Soldato
I smoked it the other night. It seemed fine
. However I am know little about fresh cigars!Where is a good place to get cigars from in the UK? I realise they will not be cheap but I'd like to get the odd cigar for a special event.
Associate
I can't recall what they are to be honest
To the poster above saying that the 'above the kettle' location is a bad one, the bloke in the shop reckoned it's the best place for them as they are in a moderately moist environment, but not sopping wet. Truth be told, I don't have room directly above my kettle, they're actually in a cupboard about 3 feet over.
Ah, I've heard of Charatan actually but never smoked. When I say heard of, I mean I've heard the brand name on the internet/in conversation but nothing more, no reviews so to speak. I didn't know they were from Nicaragua. It's really a market I've never got into (yet). In the grand scheme of things I'm new to cigars, I'm still working my way round Cuba and Dominican Republic yet.
HI People/ I recently bought 30 De Oliphant Corona cigars from Havana House but was dismayed when I opened the box - they were on 4-3/8" long...not the commonly accepted Corona length of 5-1/2 to 6". According to my rough calculations, based on the missing tobacco, I told them they owed my 6 cigars (I generously didn't consider the reduced width of their cigars in the calculation). Alas, they didn't want to listen, claimning that Corona length is an eleastic measurement, and put the phone down. That's the last time I'll ever use them! Anyone think I was right (or wrong) in claiming their Coronas were short-changing me?
Hi. I usually smoke Charatan Coronas and find them ok, though a bit 'squidgy' towards the last 1/2 inch! Then they go into a jar of water in my greenhouse to make a good insecticide! I'll go back to Charatan after being short-changed by Havan House and their 'short' Coronas.Ah, I've heard of Charatan actually but never smoked. When I say heard of, I mean I've heard the brand name on the internet/in conversation but nothing more, no reviews so to speak. I didn't know they were from Nicaragua. It's really a market I've never got into (yet). In the grand scheme of things I'm new to cigars, I'm still working my way round Cuba and Dominican Republic yet.
Soldato
just bust out a few packs of Hamlet the mild cigar
I had a similar experience with Havana House. I purchased a box of Cohiba Lanceros which became damaged in a series of small fires over the course of a month. I called to complain and they put the phone down on me. Shocking customer service.
Soldato
Edit: nvm, necro!
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I refute that accusation. Just because I seized the opportunity and made the best of a bad situation by smoking them once they had caught fire doesn’t mean I’m not entitled to the claim!
Did you check to see if they were cold? I know that when it gets below about 5C my corona can become more of a robusto.
Commissario
I didn't know you'd changed your occupation to a lawyer and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina
