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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. javajunkie

    TobaccoCellar.com = Heart Palpatations!

    NEVER count the cost. either cigars or pipes. NEVER.
  2. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    much like eating ribs or crab, there is no dainty or delicate way to smoke a 6x80. good luck with that, dude!
  3. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    mine were ALL unsmoked, and completely new. not sure if the pipes are that old, or the briar. never really looked that closely, truth be told. they. have so far had the best smoke for me from new briar. for the price, half tempted to buy six a year, so i can break one in every other month. o)
  4. javajunkie

    Don Carlos help?!

    band change started around '11 with the don carlos, then the hemmi, then the chateaus, then the regulars. but i cannot pinpoint it better than that. ALL the fuente lines had a more zazzy gold treatment, but the bit about the black or green base on the bands should still hold true. just don't...
  5. javajunkie

    Don Carlos help?!

    top to bottom: anejo 48 or 49 hemmi classic gran reserva (core) church? chateau Cuban belicoso, sun grown gran reserva (core) 858 (?) natural don carlos presidente or double robusto, pre '12 hemmi classic anejo 48 or 49 don carlos presidente or double robusto, post '12 opus double corona? don...
  6. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    thanks (although the picture is shit...). alexander zavvos, alexander briar on eBay, and phenomenal for the price. amazing for anyone who is building a collection on a budget. or anyone who smokes a pipe, really. i have six so far. i have problems. o)
  7. javajunkie

    New Ohioan here

    think pokeman: gotta smoke'em all! it is an easy trap to fall in to, and can actually be quite fun too! (obviously) primary concern should be learn what is out there, and learn your own preferences then get a wine fridge for your exploding cigar collection. and also a seperate beer fridge...
  8. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    well put, and i can see these EASILY being habit forming. sigh... o(
  9. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    fuente friday with an angels' share perfeXion X: bastard wrapper split, had to carefully smoke down to the secondary band to correct it out. still, SO yummy, and a great way to shake the week off your shoulders. o)
  10. javajunkie

    Don Carlos help?!

    yup, BUT it doesn't drop below the top shelf; some of his problem seems to lay in telling it apart from the core lines. AND it has the old bands (although the newer ones still look enough like the older ones to be recognizable, just sparklier for the short attention spanned.... what was i...
  11. javajunkie

    New Ohioan here

    always. o) BUT, being a newer smoker, you should be buying things in twos to fives, and trying to taste as many different styles as possible. going a box deep early is usually a good way to wind up with ten to fifteen sticks you outgrew. give it a year of tasting as much as possible, then...
  12. javajunkie

    Don Carlos help?!

    everything from the hemmi line up has a black boarder on the base of the band (except white on the anejo). IIRC standard core fuente is green. medium brown cameroon-looking wrapper plus black boarder on the base of the band plus NOT a perfecto (hemmi), you're probably looking at a don carlos...
  13. javajunkie

    New Ohioan here

    dude, by your handle i can assume you might be in the cincy area? welcome from just off devou park in NKy! o)
  14. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    gonna bet you that bitch will still burn like a champ for you! it must be their bunching and binding methods, but i have had some seriously FUBAR liga-family smokes (like dropped and jostled, not DE's fault), that has always burned razor even and steady. undercrown included. good luck with it!
  15. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    i'm already two pounds deep, but thanks. o)
  16. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    the last of the SPC plum pudding dustinspo dropped on me in my zavvos bulldog as a work snack today: incidentally, there is something very peaceful smoking a pipe in the snow. cold, but calming.
  17. javajunkie

    Smoking a cigar isn't just smoking...it's a way to reflect..and remember good times..

    condolences, man, but it looks like your grampa left you with something solid; an appreciation for context. it's not WHAT you drink, eat or smoke, it is WHEN, and WITH WHO. i hope you can carry those rememberances forward, and make new and lasting connections in the future, sharing simple...
  18. javajunkie

    Your latest pipe/pipe tobacco purchase thread....

    IIRC smokingpipes.com is owned by laudisi (sp?), which is the american distributor for savinelli. or something close to that, so they almost always HAVE or CAN GET savinelli. also, they do some of the best pictorial work on their site, so you really get a good feel for what you're buying.
  19. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    this guy tonight while catching up on laundry, courtesy of cityblock: thanks, austin, very laid back smoke that is still very rich. old world, if you will (i kinda hate "cubanesque", but it is). tasty little bastard. o)
  20. javajunkie

    BOTL Pipe Newbie Sampler Thread

    i got chris's side yesterday, and have started digging through the stash, with the realistic expectation together a box out the door monday. yes, chris, you're right, the cellar reserve is a surprisingly tasty bastard. i had also been curious about the torano infinite. and the nica and...
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