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ERDM PL's: Dear friends & members I have yet to meet, I haven't been posting many pics these days due to technical difficulties doing so from home but I can do so at work & here I am bobbing up & down on the North Sea, 120miles due East of Aberdeen; with a few minutes on of time until the next flight. I have just been posting about a box of '70's sealed cigars that I bought at auction & realised most of our current members wouldn't have seen the pics, when I made the original purchase 07/11 & that they may be interested to do so? Also I have a few interesting cigars I have been collecting over the years that may inspire others to look out for more unusual cigars than you can find in your local tobacconist or even the current stock of your nearest LCDH.
So I'll start the the fore-mentioned '70's gem as technically speaking they are no longer in the Cave, as I smoked the last one earlier this month at the Brussels LCDH, sharing the penultimate one with Mike Choi. As you can see when they arrived, they still had the glassine paper over the box & the box it's was sealed. I have video of me opening this & it was a bit of a tense moment but luckily, there were 25 perfect cigars inside. I haven't bought any sealed boxes since & if buying abroad or in Cuba, when they are sealed, I explain to the seller, I'll pay for them & then open them & if they aren't perfect I expect you to exchange them. On that basis I go ahead. Some collected prefer to buy sealed boxes, I can't imagine why? This was a one off gamble for me but I did make enquires with Mitch, who reassured me he had sold sealed boxes from this collector before & he hadn't had any complaints about them. So anticipating that most bidders wouldn't want to take the gamble I went for it. I should mention here for our less experienced members, all Habanos boxes sold in shops in the UK will have been opened on importing by Hunters & Frankau. That's how you know sealed boxes have been bought abroad.
So how did they smoke, well if I say it was like a perfect ERDM DT from '90 but twice as long, it would be close. Perfect with a grand bottle of champagne or a coffee & a Belgian beer.
http://www.cigarauctions.co.uk/mundo...s-p-10225.html NB: Auction's charges are added to the hammer price.
Just to mention hte herf in Brussels. I was Michael, the owner's birthday & I noted Mike Choi was travelling over on the Euro Star for the day to join Michael & friends. I sent a few pm's & caught the train from Antwerp to Brussels. That went fine but jumping in a taxi, the driver had never heard of the street! I changed cabs & eventually we found it. A very small fronted shop in the back street but with a small outdoor area which is a boon in warmer weather. Lunch was ordered, Rezza arrived driven by his driver so he could smoke & drink (they did give the driver a cigar with his coffee). And a splendid afternoon was shared. Mike really enjoyed the PL, as he does appreciate all sizes of cigars too.
So I'll start the the fore-mentioned '70's gem as technically speaking they are no longer in the Cave, as I smoked the last one earlier this month at the Brussels LCDH, sharing the penultimate one with Mike Choi. As you can see when they arrived, they still had the glassine paper over the box & the box it's was sealed. I have video of me opening this & it was a bit of a tense moment but luckily, there were 25 perfect cigars inside. I haven't bought any sealed boxes since & if buying abroad or in Cuba, when they are sealed, I explain to the seller, I'll pay for them & then open them & if they aren't perfect I expect you to exchange them. On that basis I go ahead. Some collected prefer to buy sealed boxes, I can't imagine why? This was a one off gamble for me but I did make enquires with Mitch, who reassured me he had sold sealed boxes from this collector before & he hadn't had any complaints about them. So anticipating that most bidders wouldn't want to take the gamble I went for it. I should mention here for our less experienced members, all Habanos boxes sold in shops in the UK will have been opened on importing by Hunters & Frankau. That's how you know sealed boxes have been bought abroad.
So how did they smoke, well if I say it was like a perfect ERDM DT from '90 but twice as long, it would be close. Perfect with a grand bottle of champagne or a coffee & a Belgian beer.
http://www.cigarauctions.co.uk/mundo...s-p-10225.html NB: Auction's charges are added to the hammer price.
Just to mention hte herf in Brussels. I was Michael, the owner's birthday & I noted Mike Choi was travelling over on the Euro Star for the day to join Michael & friends. I sent a few pm's & caught the train from Antwerp to Brussels. That went fine but jumping in a taxi, the driver had never heard of the street! I changed cabs & eventually we found it. A very small fronted shop in the back street but with a small outdoor area which is a boon in warmer weather. Lunch was ordered, Rezza arrived driven by his driver so he could smoke & drink (they did give the driver a cigar with his coffee). And a splendid afternoon was shared. Mike really enjoyed the PL, as he does appreciate all sizes of cigars too.
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