-
Content Count
749 -
Joined
-
Last visited
About Blakes
-
Rank
Prominentes
- Birthday July 23
Profile Information
-
Location
England
Recent Profile Visitors
The recent visitors block is disabled and is not being shown to other users.
-
How to save a brand
Blakes replied to CaptainQuintero's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
The Upmann and Monte half coronas have proved popular. Extending those into the brands in question would provide an affordable introduction to those who aren't familiar with the marca. -
Habanos bands requiring a new update
Blakes replied to cookj1's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
The new QDO bands are awful. The only new bands that look any good and feel 'Cuban' are from the Italian RE's - La Escepcion and the Flor de Cano Casanova. Everything else looks like a bad NC rip off. Edit: The RA bands on the Extra and Swiss Perfecto are spot on too. -
One Vitola ........you can create it.
Blakes replied to El Presidente's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
-
The last LE fail?
Blakes replied to El Presidente's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
Could the appearance of easily assessable auction groups such as on Facebook around this time be playing some part in this? Rather than waiting to get a idea of the release, from a smoking perspective before buying and especially buying in bulk. People now see these releases as an investment first and buy as much as they can... and if they turn out to be good cigars that's a bonus. -
The last LE fail?
Blakes replied to El Presidente's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
I agree with this. The cost the LE/RE programme has had and continues to have on decent regular production cigars, imo makes them all complete failures in terms of quality cigars, though for making money clearly they're all winners. The emphasis has switched, They were a company that specialised in making cigars and are now a company that specialises in making money by way of cigars. -
I certainly am a grumbler. I'm not a fan of NC's either but what I have noticed over the last couple of years is the increasing ease of getting hold of Cuban custom rolls, good quality custom rolls for that matter. And available in any size you like, (Corona, Lonsdale, Daliah, Skinnies etc..) These are the cigars that have been taking up a larger percentage of space up in my stocks in recent years. To me it seems HSA are inadvertently creating an underground 'competitor' all be it tiny. If circumstances change in Cuba, how long before small private marcas return to the market?
-
Let's give Casa Del Habano St Martin a hand
Blakes replied to El Presidente's topic in FOH Competitions
Done. Wishing Carole and her husband all the best. -
James Norton to be the next James Bond 007??
Blakes replied to 99call's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
I think Fassbender is ideal to take over from Craig and add some... -
2017 Tobacco Crop Update
Blakes replied to El Presidente's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
You know it's all messed up when a $15 Siglo VI is now the cheap cigar in the equation!!! -
HCM vs Heartfelt beads
Blakes replied to MrStixx's topic in Cigars Discussion Forum "the water hole"
I have 1 humidor with HCM's and keep meaning to switch the others which currently have HF. Like someone mentioned mine have turned a brown/yellow colour and smell awful.