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    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. Phaedron

    Recommendations for the Big Five-O?

    Oh, I have some options I'm considering...! I'm just wondering what the brothers would choose for this particular (and dubious) milestone! I should add--- later this year, as a 50th birthday/mid-life crisis kind of thing, I'm going to Tanzania to attempt the summit of Kilimanjaro. There'll...
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    Recommendations for the Big Five-O?

    Tomorrow's the nasty half-century birthday. What did you smoke (or what do you think you will smoke) on yours?
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    The Official Cigar Deals Thread

    Just FYI-- someone had posted a thread elsewhere about the availability of the Tatuaje Little Monsters collection on cigar.com that sold out almost immediately thereafter. So I scouted around and found this. They say they have 14 in stock as I type this. Dunno if it's "real;" I added one to...
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    has anyone tried Old Homestead cigars?

    Well, you captured my imagination with this--- I just ordered a 5-pack. I assume I'll regret it, but...
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    A Visit to the Partagas Factory in Cuba

    Here's a cool clip I edited out of a longer video-- Episode 1 of the British "Secret Caribbean" series. This clip chosen for obvious reasons! http://youtu.be/Wdaq7j7CYlo
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    Mike from Madison

    See ya on Friday at the TR, Mike!
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    Ramón Bueso Genesis the Project Robusto with a small attempt at humor

    I picked up the six robusto sampler-- the kind that comes with the nifty box that is an ashtray with the slide drawer? Loved the cigars-- and then I put just that box on eBay and got back all but $2 of the original price I paid. Insane. So talk about "bang for the buck..." It doesn't get...
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    Which cigars have a closed foot ?

    Camacho PE
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    Key west march 31

    The Speakeasy Inn down on the other side of Duval Street used to be a cool little cigar bar. It stopped with the cigar emphasis a few years ago, but you can still enjoy a smoke on their front porch and have a very nice pick-it-yourself rum flight.
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    Outdoor Smoking

    I've got both a propane patio heater on the deck, as well as a free-standing fire pit. I've been known to get both blazing, one on each side of me, when it's particularly cold. It's pushing 40 today, so the heater should be enough when I go out later this afternoon!
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    Heartfelt Beads, Frequently Asked Questions

    I am using the Exquisicat silica crystal litter (about $13 for 8 pounds) and I am pegged at 67% rh, just where I want to be.
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    Smoking w or w/o drinks

    Coffee with a morning stick is de rigeur. In the evening, it's likely to be a milk stout or India pale ale. On a warm, perfect evening on the deck, it is likely to be a Four Roses small batch or single barrel bourbon OR a nice sipping rum, like a Ron Zacapa XO or El Dorado 12 Year. Oh, and...
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    London and Paris...

    Thanks!! And I definitely want to post a photo of me in Churchill's chair...!
  14. Phaedron

    London and Paris...

    So we've just booked a family trip to London and Paris (1 week in each) for late June/early July. I searched the threads but nothing jumped out at me as far as the issue of-- Can anyone recommend tobacconists/lounges in each of those cities? Are there even such things in London, as I've heard...
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    Cigars at Costco?

    A couple of years back, I bought some Partagas at a Costco in Florida (my Costco here at home in Wisconsin does not carry cigars). I think I must have had a bad experience because I've never been tempted to buy any more when I go down there to visit the in-laws...!
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    Chattanooga shops?

    I was just at the downtown location a couple of months ago. I drive through Chattanooga once every six months or so, and it's my go-to place in town. One sad side note about Chattanooga-- the usual place I stay when I go is the Delta Queen riverboat hotel. In nice weather, it was always...
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    New (to me) Dunhill Lighters

    Just picked up these three Rollagas lighters off of eBay. Sent the two gold ones to the service center in North Carolina for maintenance. I'm keeping at least two of 'em-- one may be a gift for a friend (if I don't decide I like it too much). For some reason I'm just preferring the soft...
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    You can buy cigars on eBay?

    I got my Papas Fritas from the eBay guy and they were exactly as described-- factory-sealed tin containing four beautiful little cigars-- so no complaints. That said, certainly, I wish I'd known about the Cigar.com deal-- I would have saved three bucks. Then again, I spent a lot of time...
  19. Phaedron

    #9 vs. Undercrown vs. T52

    I had the undercrown last week, and just now ordered fivers of the T52 and the #9, so soon I shall know!
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    Cigar Aficionado Top 25

    With regard to that business about CA testers only smoking an inch of the cigars or whatever... I don't have a problem with that, and I find Mott's defense compelling. There's also the reputed quote of Zino Davidoff to consider: "A gentleman smokes a cigar only to mid-length, and only a brute...
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