Ravenwood - 06/15/03 08:00 PM
I ordered one of these Humidor/Cigar bundles for a buddy of mine. It was only $35 including shipping, and came with 25 hand rolled cigars. I haven't tried any of the cigars, but the humidor is a really nice starter model. It's well constructed of Spanish cedar, and has a great seal. It looks incredible, and has a beautiful cherry finish. I came very close to keeping it for myself.
The cigars are hand-rolled Dominicans that measured 6 inches with a 46 ring gauge. I'm sure they are decent smokers considering the price. It also came with a nice blow torch butane lighter which I did keep for myself (along with 5 of the 25 cigars).
I was so impressed with the humidor that I'm considering ordering another bundle for myself. It's not as large or as nice as my current humidor (pictured below), but it would make a great overflow model. Right now my humidor is a little over stuffed, with over 90 cigars in there. They are stacked three high on one row, and the shelf is a little full. I keep them rotated, and have an excellent humidification system, so I'm not too worried about it.
Those are shot glasses on the right. If you take a paper towel loaded down with PG (propylene-glycol) and distilled water, it will keep your relative humidity pegged at 70%. The PG doesn't evaporate, but should be changed every year. I use an eye dropper to keep the shot glasses full of distilled water, and it's by far the most effective humidification system I've ever used. (Not recommended for earth quake prone areas where they might tip over.) Those plastic sponges (see black thing on the lid) are worthless, and hard to tell when to fill. If you over fill them, they tend to drip onto your cigars. (nice).
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After they get them all nice and hand-rolled, doesn't some Dominican guy use his saliva to keep it all together? Barf out...
Posted by: Dave at June 15, 2003 10:19 PMSweet action dude. I just bought one myself.
Posted by: thebear at June 16, 2003 9:57 AMSteve, how are the Sotgies? Are they any good?
Posted by: John Mays at June 17, 2003 1:14 AMI smoked one, and it wasn't too bad. It was not nearly as good as the Cohibas I bought for $10 a stick, but that is to be expected.
I'll probably save them for those drunk nights with friends when I don't really care too much about the taste. If I'm relaxing after dinner however, I think I'll stick to a premium brand.
They are also good for giving out to those drunk friends that always want to "try" a cigar. (There is nothing worse than having a cigar novice mutilate one of your premium cigars while you look on in horror.)
Posted by: Ravenwood at June 17, 2003 8:24 AMLOL! So true my friend. I have just recently "gotten into" cigars, but I alraedy love them. I thoroughtly enjoy the taste. I have only tried a few brands so I doubt I will be able to accurately judge these I ordered. How long of a wait until you got your cigars? I ordered mine yesterday and still haven't received a confirmation email.
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