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  • BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE

    Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.

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  1. Docbp87

    Real or Fake? (release the hounds!)

    Yep. Lack of barcode does not a fake box make.
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    Opus Wrapper

    Boveda is great, but a tupperware can have a seal that is actually too tight, and not allow humidity to move in and out enough. They need to be burped every once in a while, otherwise they can get too humid. Based on your problem, I think you should try dryboxing, like Alwayslit suggested.
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    Opus Wrapper

    You sure your hygrometer is correct? Because that sounds like the filler is burning faster than the wrapper, which is a symptom of high humidity.
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    Arturo Fuente Anejo 50

    ARTURO FUENTE ANEJO 5 1/4 x 50 "No. 50" Tonight I am smoking a stick I have enjoyed on several occasions in the past, the Arturo Fuente Anejo. Tonight I am smoking the robusto sized Number 50. The story behind the Anejo is that a little over a decade ago a hurricane wiped out the crop...
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    Metallic (Tin) taste in the A. Fuente line - am I crazy?

    I've never tasted what I would think of as a metallic tastes in any Fuente smokes. I have tasted a mineral flavor in some cigars, but not in Fuentes, or even any Dominican cigars that I can think of. Interesting.
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    Show/List your latest CC Purchase

    All of them supposedly.
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    Opus X Belicoso XXX

    And this is actually not one of my favorite Opus sizes. Great review though.
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    CroMagnon Mandible

    Oh word. I win. :halfgrinw
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    Show/List your latest CC Purchase

    Some Johnny O's 8 Corona Extra, 9 Mag47, 8 Cazadors All with pigtails and shag feet. They smell awesome... really strong Graham Cracker smell. I know they aren't for everyone, but I'm looking forward to them.
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    EP Carillo New Wave

    Love these in the petite corona size. Never gotten any flavor that I would consider Cuban-esque, but it is definitely good.
  11. Docbp87

    Different wrapper leaf for different vitola of same blend?

    Forgive my cynicism, but I think the CI origin is part of the issue.
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    CroMagnon Mandible

    Rather then start a new thread for it, I'm just going to post my thoughts on the EMH here: CROMAGNON EMH 5x56 "Early Modern Human" This evening I'm going to be lighting up the second vitola in the CroMagnon taxonomy... The EMH, or Early Modern Human. This cigar is a 5x56 Robusto Extra, a...
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    Finally going to buy a full box

    Agreed. The NC Montes are for the birds. While the CC Montes can be hit or miss for me, when they are on, they are great.
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    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    CroMagnon EMH
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    Ashton ESG 20 Yr. Salute

    ASHTON ESG 6 3/4 x 49 "20 Year Salute" The Estate Sun Grown is the most expensive, supposedly hardest to find cigar in the regular Ashton portfolio. It represents a combined effort between Robert Levin, founder of Ashton, and Carlos Fuente Jr., the man behind Fuente's Opus X among...
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    What are your top 3 "by the box only" smokes?

    I have kept Fuente Sungrown Chateaus on hand, by the box, for a while now. I guess it would be my "by the box only" because they are definitely my go to, guilt free, always on point, affordable, every day smoke.
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    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    Ashton ESG 20 Year Salute
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    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    Yeah. Definitely one of my favorite go to, every day, always consistent smokes.
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    Band ON or OFF??? That is the question

    If I'm smoking at a B&M, I usually take the band off (if I can get it off easily), but when I'm at home, I leave it on. For me, enjoying the artwork on bands only serves to enhance the experience for me, so when I'm at home, I always leave them on.
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    La Reloba Selection Mexico

    Smoked one of these on Cinco de Mayo. Really enjoyed it, and the price is definitely right on these. I think I paid 6-7 bucks for the toro. Great use of that Mexican wrapper. Has a lot of the flavor I think of as being characteristic, or unique to Pepin's blends, but also has some great musty...
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