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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. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    well said, man! DAMN solid smoke! n00bs, pay attention here, these are worth scooping if podman@podmancigars has any left. o)
  2. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    first melanio maduro. not overwhelmed as of yet, but it still has a ways to go.
  3. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    on a less freudian note... this was what was left of a tat 7th by the time i rolled in to work this morning.
  4. javajunkie

    Help identifying an Opus X

    either pussy juice or black orchid, off the cuff. vitolas.net (or it's current incarnation) is THE place for odd fuente shapes and sizes if you need to dig. and, no, not making that up. it's a thing, i swear.
  5. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke Mini Reviews?

    not a bad idea, although you will probably not get this into a standardized thing. you will see frequent pushes for people to give more than a pic and "PCR NOM NOM NOM", for example, probably a couple times a year. sometimes you just want to share the moment, not dissect it. some are lazy, or...
  6. javajunkie

    Affordable boxes for long term aging

    solid on every call so far. i would add the tat havana VI, maybe in the hermosos, angeles, or victorias (CG, PC, and PL respectively). but honestly, based on historical inertia, the padron K's. more people have had more success with these than anything else it seems. i love me some londres...
  7. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    got to try the new corona: well made, a little bright and slightly acidic, but good. swear i got some nectarine or apricot at points. any of y'all drinkers want to pair this with a good chard and let me know how it works out? o)
  8. javajunkie

    New to the Pipe game, quick question.

    i love my cobs, but HATE the cheap vinyl stem. if you want to keep practicing before you invest in briar, look up "forever stems". vulcanite or lucite made to fit cobs. one stem changed over several cob bowls and you have a pretty good system going. i recommend walker briar works, they do...
  9. javajunkie

    BOTL Newbie Sampler Thread 2.0

    like i said. o)
  10. javajunkie

    BOTL Newbie Sampler Thread 2.0

    christian should have a tracker to me within the next day, so we are well in the works. also, d-boy's landed today. o)
  11. javajunkie

    Aging Boxes Question

    leave it as intact as possible. the more original packaging, the less inclined you are to get into it. at least that's what i tell myself to keep my chubby mitts out of MY stash. o)
  12. javajunkie

    Fuente Fuente Opus X Perfexcion (2006)

    yup! as much as i live me some fuente, opus freshies are not really where it's at. a little time and patience go a long way on this brand, all the power but a richness and fullness to the texture, allowing you to pick it apart better mentally. part of the problem, IMO, is that they have...
  13. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    hadn't burned a viaje in a few. with thanks to dubv23: ... and tommy boy:
  14. javajunkie

    1st Pipe

    +2 to these guys. o) if you want to start with briar, and you want new, kaywoodie or dr. grabow. just make SURE the kaywoodie isn't brylon, that stuff sucks really bad. if you can find an estate, that is where it's at on deals. but that is another conversation. really, my cobs smoke just...
  15. javajunkie

    What is your favorite morning smoke?

    padron londres or 2000, corona sized man'o'war (puro authentico) or diesel, and maybe the new ortega shorts (which i have not tried but look damn decent!). maybe the tat VI angeles as well. or south of miami. aMAzing flavor packed petites. my first choices would be the fuente short story...
  16. javajunkie

    Vegas, baby. Vegas!

    dude, have fun and don't get arrested! o)
  17. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    a pepin-made casa house stick that ara sent me to teach me to shut up. damn nice smoke! thank you, sir, imma shut up now and smoke this. o)
  18. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    was reminded by KK33 that i had gotten one of these guys off stocktonjohn. started sour for the first quarter inch, but settled into something rich and bold, with perfect construction. damn nice breakfast. o)
  19. javajunkie

    BOTL lancero question

    pinar del rio did the first one, the '10, which they just REdid this year. DE did the '12 lance and the '13 corona gorda.
  20. javajunkie

    So I've been practicing taking long slow draws..

    YUP! pacing with cigar smoking is like learning how to truly taste alcohol, as opposed to just downing it. HUGE worlds of flavor and nuance open to you at this point. mind you, there is still a time and place for just puffing up a storm. o) but it is nice to have the option.
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