A few from Istanbul

[PeeJay]

I heard it was a nub

Well he does always complain about not liking the thicker girths

[cigarmo]

Well he does always complain about not liking the thicker girths

so a nub from a puritos then

[butternutsquashpie]

Jeremy could get a Trunky!

a what.

[PeeJay]

I'd post a photo but I'm at work

[cigarmo]

a what.

http://www.trunki.com/shop/

[PeeJay]

Is your overdose of frappes keeping you up Mo?

[cigarmo]

Is your overdose of frappes keeping you up Mo?

that could be it I tried to balance in out with JD but now I am just drunk and wired

[PeeJay]

And why the hell not, at least you're still making sense

[butternutsquashpie]

you people are weird.

oh yeah, you're doing a 19-7 today, eh john?

[PeeJay]

I'm doing 1730-0230 to be exact, finish in 34 minutes, woo hoo

[butternutsquashpie]

That's a weird shift
Lot of hours, though

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[Sean]

Ah, here's a member of the gentry we haven't seen in a while...
This Canuck brought us some WILD cigar porn before REASON came along with his cracking stashes. Remember!?

perhaps it's time to prod him a tad more.......

Hes proberly to busy doing cigar angels in his massive collection


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[tippexx]

Picked these up today at Istanbul Airport, they have a large walk in humi with the usual production cigars most brands in 3,10 and 25 boxes. The prices are a lot better than here don't know how they compare to Spain and such.[ATTACH=CONFIG]13990[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13991[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13992[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13993[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13994[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13995[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13996[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13997[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13998[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]13999[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]14000[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]14001[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]14002[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]14003[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]14004[/ATTACH]

Nice selection. All good buys by the look.

[mbro12]

Well, got back last night after a horrible end to an okay day of travelling with my car being left abandoned at the side of the road 18mile from home with a dead battery due to an alternator failure and not getting through to the RAC despite being on hold for 2 hours. Finally recovered the car this morning.
Humidor in bad shape, Boveda packs dried out and my nice haul from Istanbul is in a tupperware box, going out for some oasis foam today as I have nowhere near enough space in my 25ct humidor for all my goodies.
Ill do a full update later with pics of the haul, discounts ranged from paying 27% off, to a whopping 52% off on some.

[mbro12]

Well now I can relax. Sat smoking y first cigar since returning, couldnt resist cracking one of the new ones open, a Henri Upmann Half Corona, and it is delicious!

Well, here be the haul

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Being a cigar newbie who has yet to try most of the brands, I felt diversity was my best route so I can see what companies I like the flavour and strength of. I didnt think buying a box of 10 or 25 would really be wise as not having tried them, I could be stuck with a cigar I dont like and not have experienced other perhaps more fulfilling smokes so the 3 and 5 packs were on the agenda.
I walked in Istanbuls lovely humidor and would end up staying in their for a good 30 minutes mulling over my choices, and so I chose....

Montecristo No.2 3pk
They had a wide selection of Monte's but these got the most positive reactions and even though they were more pricey than the 4's, at under a tenner each, they were snapped up first from the walk in humidor shelf.

H.Upmann Half Corona 5pk
the Upmann line seemed right up my alley. I wanted a shorter smoke on my list as being relatively inexperienced, a long smoke can sometimes be quite hard to stomach. And at less then ?4 a stick, a true bargain.

Partagas Serie D No.4 Tubos 3pk
Partagas were a dilemna. Id heard they can be quite strong and am wary of an overpowering smoke. However, the love they had made me feel. They were worth a punt.

Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.2 3pk (2 packs)
HdM was the brand I was insistant upon getting above any other. It was between the 2 and the especial. A good price point and some favourable opinions on here led me to pick up the No.2 and they look truly beautiful.

more in the next post