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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

    What's In a Taste and How Do We Know?

    no SWALLOWING smoke, please! retrohaling is taking part of the drawn smoke off a cigar (or pipe, for that matter), and passing it out your nostrils through the sinus cavity. i find closing my mouth and pushing up against the roof of the mouth with the tongue the easiest way to explain it. the...
  2. javajunkie

    Redux: BOTL™ Small Batch 2010 by PDR

    hey, big thanks again to TIM, to big E, and to ABE for making this happen for us! cannot wait to burn a freshie. o)
  3. javajunkie

    What's in your bowl today

    C&D billy budd in a beat a$$ grabow bulldog. big lat bomb english with some cigar leaf, perfect for five to ten minute stress aversion sessions at work. o)
  4. javajunkie

    What's In a Taste and How Do We Know?

    large part is experience; you learn by smoking. many brands, and many years part of it is innate; some people have naturally gifted palates. my biggest thing is to ACTIVELY pay attention. not only stop and think about it, but try to put it into words, either written or spoken. yes, talk...
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    BOTL.org Newbie Sampler Thread (Archive)

    yup, and it does discourage those of us who sponsor. then again, hopefully, for every one that does this, we get two who hang around and contribute. hell, my roster of newbs has some killer brothers on it, and i feel proud to have helped them get established here. and i still remember the...
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    BOTL.org Newbie Sampler Thread (Archive)

    this is part of why the novitiate mails out first, to ensure that they are following through, and also so the sponsorship doesn't unload a crap ton of high quality (nice retaliation, tommy boy, BTWs!) and get bundles in return or some such. in return, tenured members in good standing are...
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    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    first two i smoked really threw me, just very different, didn't know how to really categorize it. still don't have it entirely down, but i know i like them. o)
  8. javajunkie

    Wow so...

    sooo... just to clarify, are you giving upinsmoke props for broadening your horizons, or wondering what makes some smokes more than others, and why we buy them. if the first, cody done good. tats, IMO, are a must try for what is going on in the NC cigar world. if the second, you rock way...
  9. javajunkie

    J.D. Howard Reserve HR52

    killer review, man, you really put us there with you! o) i am seeing this as in the wheelhouse for those who rock V maduro, anejo, and fausto; sort of an unapologetic big-a$$ maduro. a such, i cannot WAIT to burn one! and again, big ups for huber et al. for working the crowd the way they...
  10. javajunkie

    We're having a ...

    hell yes, nate! good on you and yours! o)
  11. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    can't wait man, looks fabulous so far!
  12. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    finally got off work, unlacing the boots, and enjoying a bijou CG courtesy of SOFC: IIRC, got this in a thread about how TR works, where ara clubbed me, purely as a demonstrational tool. i live this blend in this size, and it is much appreciated.
  13. javajunkie

    How much rubbing is enough?

    if you can get and keep it lit, it works? seriously, from careful folding to hapazard stuffing, some don't even break it down a little. then there is the cube cut crowd, cutting flake and cake down into smaller segments. finally, rubbing it out can be just slightly fluffed or all the way to...
  14. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    UC viva ant tim horton to start my holiday.
  15. javajunkie

    Pipe newb "ah-ha!" moments

    while i have a grinder with a removable and washable hopper for just such occasions, i think that would give you a little too fine a cut, and way less controllable. or you could use those little tobacco grinders i keep seeing at shittier tobacco shops? o)
  16. javajunkie

    Morning cup o' brew

    yummo. o)
  17. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    noella reserva freshie and my second pot of tim horton (eh?) courtesy of kingkill33. then off to beat my yard into submission.
  18. javajunkie

    Pipe newb "ah-ha!" moments

    flake, cake, and twist giving you problems? wondering how in the hell you can prepare it "cube cut" without a full kitchen knife set? CIGAR CUTTER! i cannot believe this did not occur to me before. o)
  19. javajunkie

    Morning cup o' brew

    la riqueza, cabaiguan, AF don carlos, EPC new wave or short run 12, oliva CT reserva, all nice and chill and play well with a cuppa joe. then again, if you are a fiend, rock out a cromag and a pot of french press. o) oh, and rocking out a DAMN decent cup of tim horton's right now, thinking...
  20. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    had time for a couple tasty little snacks today. first an asylum 4x44, after y'all reminded me that i had a few hiding: ... and then the inimitable french fry, courtesy of MikeHar. fat kid likes! o)
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