Show your latest NC purchase II!

[fencefixer]

Originally Posted by irratebass

Good lord DC....now that's a great haul, what are the 5 next to the Excalibur in the top row and the 2 that say England on them....hard to make out, those England bands look intriguing

Those are "CONTRABAND" from Cuban Crafters:
http://www.cubancrafters.com/bybrand_list.php/catid/119
They are fantastic! Super creamy and rich.

Also the ones that say England on them are Eric's personal smokes, from what I understand he had them blended and the band is custom made too. Nifty stuff.

[Blak Smyth]

Wow what a horrible picture, I didn't know it was so bad when I took it.
I had to snap it fast before the wife saw my newest purchase.


I hadn't seen the El Truinfador Lancero before.
2 different Kristoff Ligero Maduro vitolas (Never seen the small one before).
And one of my newest favorites the Fausto.

[kelmac07]

Damn fine grabs Shane!!

[irratebass]

Originally Posted by fencefixer

Those are "CONTRABAND" from Cuban Crafters:
http://www.cubancrafters.com/bybrand_list.php/catid/119
They are fantastic! Super creamy and rich.

Also the ones that say England on them are Eric's personal smokes, from what I understand he had them blended and the band is custom made too. Nifty stuff.

Thanks for the info brother

I can't decide what to get from cuban crafters, never heard of their stuff.

[maninblack]

Nice grabs by everyone! Very jealous Mac!

[Brooks W]

Got these in the last week...

8 boxes of Cain F Lanceros from Tobacco Grove:


Box of Trini Robusto Ts:


Box of Tat WCD125:


And a box of Feral Pigs:

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Got these in the last week...

8 boxes of Cain F Lanceros from Tobacco Grove:


Box of Trini Robusto Ts:


Box of Tat WCD125:


And a box of Feral Pigs:

Damn!

[maninblack]

Damn Brooks!! Sweet haul brother!

[Taki]

Nice pick up Brooks!!!!

I was able to score two more FFP's yesterday...

[kelmac07]

Damn sweet haul Brooks!! Into those Cain F Lanceros much?

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Damn sweet haul Brooks!! Into those Cain F Lanceros much?

I told yall I liked them

I think these will age VERY well, esp in the tubos...gonna put some down for a LOOOONG time

[Doctorossi]

I still can't quite fathom the discontinuation of those Robusto Ts.

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by Doctorossi

I still can't quite fathom the discontinuation of those Robusto Ts.

Yep...My review will be up today, and I was quite surprised at how good they are (since I have not smoked many of the marca before)...

Sad really...

Originally Posted by Brooks W

I told yall I liked them

I think these will age VERY well, esp in the tubos...gonna put some down for a LOOOONG time

Damn Brooks! I thought i put myself in check when I bought 3 instead of five
initially. Now im gonna have to smoke one to see what the fuss is about!

Are you gonna remove the end of the tube and put the caps in a ziplock bag
or will you store them intact/sealed?

[Subvet642]

Originally Posted by brooks w

got these in the last week...

8 boxes of cain f lanceros from tobacco grove:


box of trini robusto ts:


box of tat wcd125:


and a box of feral pigs:

WOW!!!

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by whodeeni

Damn Brooks! I thought i put myself in check when I bought 3 instead of five
initially. Now im gonna have to smoke one to see what the fuss is about!

Are you gonna remove the end of the tube and put the caps in a ziplock bag
or will you store them intact/sealed?

Don't know yet....the box I opened seemed like the sticks were quite wet, so I may open them all and crack the tubos (no need to take the lid totally off, the air will get in there just fine)...They are still sitting on my desk, since I have nowhere to put all of them at the moment lol!

[maninblack]

Brooks, does that last Pig on the right have some damage? Looks like its missing the pigtail cap. May need to send it my way for disposal.

[Brooks W]

Originally Posted by maninblack

Brooks, does that last Pig on the right have some damage? Looks like its missing the pigtail cap. May need to send it my way for disposal.

Have you/do you have one? If not, PM me your address

~brooks

Brooks why did you change the site from smokingstogie.com to halfwheel.com?

[Brutus2600]

Originally Posted by Brooks W

Don't know yet....the box I opened seemed like the sticks were quite wet, so I may open them all and crack the tubos (no need to take the lid totally off, the air will get in there just fine)...They are still sitting on my desk, since I have nowhere to put all of them at the moment lol!

I smoked one when they first came in and yes, I think you're right about them being wet. I can't count how many times I had to relight the thing. Still a great stick, but they need to reeeeest.