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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

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    fuente friday, with thanks to ferus (WOAM) and DUB's as yet unnamed accomplice (DC beli '09): the WOAM was fuente maduro goodness, sweet and rich, and reminded me that i have some SS mad somewhere. the DC was just to h sweet butter and cream, maybe some light cherry notes, that dropped into...
  2. javajunkie

    what made you buy your first box?

    yup, remember them. and i remember when bahia was HTF, and people were chasing la gloria like it had heroin in it (to be fair, early ernesto DID rock hard!). having never answered the actual question, my first box was mayorga maduro robustos. there was a very short window where they made some...
  3. javajunkie

    Pappy Van Winkle

    f#@k that. gougers!
  4. javajunkie

    pointers on picking pipes

    alliteration aside, i am slowly getting back into the briar side of the leaf. i have a half dozen dr. grabow i have bought over the past decade: they honestly don't suck, and now that i have (sort of) learned how to actually smoke a bowl, they are treating me pretty good. but a back up plan is...
  5. javajunkie

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

    well, shit! it was up at 4:30. then again, no one else but me was. O)
  6. javajunkie

    Today's Smoke (2004-2022 Archive)

    rocked out a PDR1878 oscuro yesterday, picked it up because that box was just SO dark! beautiful and well made smoke for $5. now, leading off fuente friday strong while my stuff defrosts: fuente fuente. o)
  7. javajunkie

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

    dig farther, they still have 8oz bags listed, limit one per customer. o)
  8. javajunkie

    Pappy Van Winkle

    i would suggest picking up the w. l. weller 12 year. it is currently the same distillate as the pappy 12yr lot B, and can be had, in my market at fair prices, for about $25. if you got to have the badge, start getting on lists, getting on first name basis with some shops, and be patient. and...
  9. javajunkie

    what made you buy your first box?

    good point there, man! you want to make sure you will WANT to smoke the entire thing, and tastes change drastically early on in your smoking career (hell, your tastes are always changing anyway, but experience helps adjust for that). FWIW for. that list i would go for the tat black. both the...
  10. javajunkie

    Taste: Inside vs. Outside

    belly full of grilled meats, a fire pit, and tasty beveriges first? o)
  11. javajunkie

    I got the Job!!!

    good for you, man, and best of luck in the new gig! o)
  12. javajunkie

    Taste: Inside vs. Outside

    could be realtive air speed affecting burn rate and temp, temperature itself (smell especially comes through better in warm climate), or personal mood. not something i notice, but something i will be on the look out for. o)
  13. javajunkie

    BOTL.org Newbie Sampler Thread (Archive)

    ATcarp just PM'd me that "the pairing is up, can i ship now?", so, yeah, i think we are in the works. o)
  14. javajunkie

    This might be blasphemous

    screw it, they're YOUR smokes, as long as you get to enjoy them, no harm no foul. hell, we all have out little rituals and habits that make it more our own. o)
  15. javajunkie

    Outdoor heater recommendations

    as a side note, kudos on the new digs, man! o)
  16. javajunkie

    Never going back there!

    sorry to edit you, steve, but dude needs to hear a discussion about HIS store by a group of VERY serious and informed smokers, in it's entirety. point for dude that he has a pleasant and open demeanor, but if his entire team isn't behind it, it still might be killing his business. new smokers...
  17. javajunkie

    Non-Newbie Blind Trade Thread

    etchings. chic dig etchings.
  18. javajunkie

    Cigar Shack Build w/photos

    so you now officially have a "lair" to mastermind the non-newb trade? please please PLEASE do me a favor and let loose a torrent of maniacal laughter next time you go out there to spark one! oh, and if you couldn't tell, mad props, sir! love it!
  19. javajunkie

    Non-Newbie Blind Trade Thread

    true dat! rules of the interweb, pix or it didn't happen, my man. o)
  20. javajunkie

    Got my cc today what do u guys think.

    hey, my first two boxes came from PE. beginner's luck, i guess? o)
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