As of the past hour, I know that Three J's Wellington(561-868-5600), Silo Cigars(http://www.silocigars.com/) and Barrister Cigars(Union, NJ) all have them in stock. Trying to get over to Barrister now.
Liga Privada Papas Fritas
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Cigar.com has them. Use www.cigar.com/frsh23 and you get free shipping as well.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
I see your point, but prerelease & regular production are two very different things. I actually like that he smoked that many before doing his review instead of the seemingly "normal" 1-3 sticks which I sometimes think isn't nearly enough to let he/them do an accurate review.
Dude, 200. I hear what you are saying, but 200 is just absurd. I could see maybe a dozen, but 200? If there wasn't always chatter about how hard it is to keep Ligas in production beacause of limited resources I wouldn't have cared. That one simple statement makes me question the authenticity of such claims and it leads me to believe that its just not true.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
If we're talking about the same review/reviewer, I think he said he smoked "around 100", not 200. Still quite a bit, but again, prerelease.
EDIT: I just read it again & I stand corrected. I do see your point & I'm really not trying to play devils advocate here, but to me, it's not a huge deal breaking type of thing. If it is to you, I respect that, but like you originally said....more for me/us. If I couldn't find/buy them at all, like ever....then yeah, I'd be irked about it.
EDIT: I just read it again & I stand corrected. I do see your point & I'm really not trying to play devils advocate here, but to me, it's not a huge deal breaking type of thing. If it is to you, I respect that, but like you originally said....more for me/us. If I couldn't find/buy them at all, like ever....then yeah, I'd be irked about it.
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At the time I first looked to purchase some, they were out of stock on each site I checked. So yeah, it really ticked me off. Compound that with the number smoked by said blogger, and well I got even more ticked off. I don't believe its going to hurt DE's customer base in any way, aside from one dude being annoyed and boycotting.
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Tobacco Giant
Conn. Broadleaf Slayer
Eh, just to throw in my completely unasked for $.02, they are DE cigars. They can do whatever they want with them, including giving them away, selling them exclusively to 1 customer or whatever else they want. If I can't get any, no big deal there are a ton of other great cigars out there for me to grab.
Damn it dude ten minutes after I ordered lol
On a separate note, how are you all storing your papa fritas? Removing the plastic from the tins, but are you taking them out if the tins? Not sure if I should do that our leave them in the tins, I assume leaving them in the tins is similar to leaving a cigar in a tube
I will be taking them out of the tins (after I show it off:rolling and taking them out of the cello to be put in my humi. All my cigars are naked so these will be too. You better believe I am keeping the tins though! Not sure for what yet....
and taking them out of the cello to be put in my humi. All my cigars are naked so these will be too. You better believe I am keeping the tins though! Not sure for what yet....
I'm keeping them in the tins for protection. With a mixed filler cigar, I'm going the extra step to ensure I don't get bits of tobacco all over.
FWIW, here is a short review of the pre-release I posted on another forum:
I finally smoked the official release last night - I smoked 2 - and, while they cost me $7.50 a piece which is a bit more than I would have liked, I thought they had gotten much better with age and billowed smoke commiserate with what I would expect from Ligas.
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He has been smoking them for probably over a year at this point. He had very early access to try these since he visited our factory multiple times during their development. It's not uncommon to leave with a bundle of cigars after visiting the factory, and he's been probably three times over the past year. Sorry if it annoys you, but he definitely didn't smoke 200 finished, packaged Papas Fritas. They didn't even have a name when he first smoked them. Media get special samples in every industry, that's just how it is.At the time I first looked to purchase some, they were out of stock on each site I checked. So yeah, it really ticked me off. Compound that with the number smoked by said blogger, and well I got even more ticked off. I don't believe its going to hurt DE's customer base in any way, aside from one dude being annoyed and boycotting.
Ahhh. Good point. That throws off my whole thinking! I am not sure I would want the cigars in the tin w/o cello on. Would the tin do something the the cigars like impart a metal flavor?
I hadn't actually considered that, but I'm going to hope/guess not. FWIW, I've kept them in the cello, in the tin, in the humidor. Frankly, I don't envision these things lasting too long in my humidor - what with the NJ winter weather and the 30-45 minute smoke time of these delicious guys - so I'm not too concerned with any of it.
Very good point. I live in FL and they won't be lasting long no matter the temp!
hdroadglide
BoM x 2, BoY 2011
You guys act like these are made of particles of leaf that will disintegrate. If you knew nothing about them, I seriously doubt that the majority would even know they are short filler. Just chill out, try one, and like it or don't.