Newbie from France

[Corto Maltese]

Merci and thanks to you all for such a warm welcome.
It is a beautifull part of the world to live in and I do appreciate it to the full.
I'm looking forward to shooting the s**t with all you guys.

[Smallclub]

Salut Corto, bienvenue.

tu es dans quelle partie de la Provence ?

[Corto Maltese]

Salut Smallclub.
I'm in Pourrieres just down the road from Aix.
Are you near by ?

[Corto Maltese]

Thanks for the lead to the cigar revue, Soulmanure.
I've just been checking it out and your right, I think I'm gonna need another Humidor...
" Dear Father Christmas,
I've been very good this year and I would like..."

[eggopp]

Welcome to the forum Corto.. enjoy going broke lol

[Big J]

Bonjour Corto and Welcome!

[r0lan6]

Welcome Corto.

[Corto Maltese]

Can anyone clear up my confusion about laying down cigars. I mean how does it work, how long do you keep them for and how does it improve them ?
Also where can you find Padron family reserve and My Father in Europe, is it possible ?
Thanks.

[Corto Maltese]

Also I'm curious.
If you where a Newbie and you could only get 20 Cigars in your Humidor like me, what would your Humidor contain ?
A tough one I bet.

[Soulmanure]

Also I'm curious.
If you where a Newbie and you could only get 20 Cigars in your Humidor like me, what would your Humidor contain ?
A tough one I bet.

Tough question; is there a price constraint? I can't remember who, but someone helpfully posted this spreadsheet for beginners a bit back:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AjabLn3w_wQtdFAzVmZvZEVjYnN2SV9PQURqUmxhTlE&hl=en&ui=2#gid=0

For my part,
I would definitely have a couple of the following for starters:
Montecristo 2, 4, and Edmundo
Partagas SD4, P2, and Short
Ramon Allones Specially Selected
H Upmann Mag 46
Trinidad Reyes and Coloniales
HDM Epicure 2
Cohiba Siglo II
Bolivar Royal Corona
Any Tatuaje Miami line
Man O' War Ruination

[Corto Maltese]

very interesting and a lot of food for thought.
I have not tried any of these.
What is this " Man O' War Ruination " ?, I've never heard of that, who makes it ? and why do they call it that, it sounds like something you might catch on shore leave !

[Soulmanure]

very interesting and a lot of food for thought.
I have not tried any of these.
What is this " Man O' War Ruination " ?, I've never heard of that, who makes it ? and why do they call it that, it sounds like something you might catch on shore leave !

It's a fantastic non-cuban smoke made by AJ Fernandez. It's a strong stick, though, so be sure to eat something beforehand if you get one.

[Gary]

Welcome to the forums Corto, good to have you here!

To answer your second question, personally if I could only get 20 cigars in my humidor, I'd be loking for a much bigger humidor, believe me, your going to need it and probably very soon!

[HabanoSy]

Hi Corto...

Welcome to the UKCF...

Cheers, HabanoSy