Some of my Cigars
 

Here are some photos with my iPhone:

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488751944

Extremely Rare & Expensive

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488751955

Extremely Rare, no longer available

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488751963

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488751972

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488751986

Some more...

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752319

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752360

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752398

Limited Edition Reserva; long gone!

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752429

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752460

The Finest Padron's in the World; 1926 Limited Edition's

I enjoy cuban cigars myself. Will top up my stock tomorrow.

And... Hello Ivan! Long time! My last post was ~9 months ago :cry:

And I re-start posting with cigars... have to post something about audio asap :D

Great to be back!

And a few more...

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752988

Padron 1926 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Maduro. World's Finest Padron Cigars "hands down" I am fortunate, and still sitting on unopened boxes.

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752775

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752783

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488752792

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488753011

Trinidad Fundadores La Habana, box of 50 (no longer made)

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488753394

Nicely aged for 12 years in my humidor

https://www.audioaficionado.org/atta...1&d=1488753476

This box was just opened today! :cigar:

Call off the search... Pedro has been found! :wave:

:beerchug:

Ivan how long with a great storage setup like you have will most of them last before they loose their quality?

PS way way nice!

Dave... properly cared for cigars will always get better with age. I have some that are 20+ years old since I got them.

Oh wow did not know that. All I know, which it very little about them is, except for the taste and smell of some very nice ones I have enjoyed from a big time collector buddy out in Calif. He has some serious money in it I know.

He says it is his wine cellar/stereo/car collection. Another fun hobby that can get costly but for those that enjoy another great pleasure.

I hate to tell him you have all of those :)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0Cars/hail.gif

What is in the two tins? Looks like Dunhill Royal Yacht pipe tobacco on the bottom?

Great humidor Ivan...you definitely win the prize! See some familiar boxes in there that we ahare affinity for and the rest, well...outstanding!

1926s...definitely a fave here and the all the Cohibas make one jealous [emoji48]

Welcome Back!

+1 on that for sure..proper temp and humidity will see them get better and better. 1999 to 2000 i picked up several different half boxes of pre-embargo Cubans from different labels from a collector in Overland Park KS. They were 42+ years old and on the list of the most amazing cigars i have ever smoked even after 4 decades!

Outstanding collection Ivan! It's another push for me to get a bigger humidor so I can collect more than a hundred cigars at a time. Not thinking a walk-in but perhaps more of a credenza size.

The pictures made my mouth water.

Check Stabell and Associates out of Texas. Great humidors all the way up the scale!

Thanks Mark.

Any time...they have ones all the way up to built in heat/cool plates, auto humidifiers, etc.....some beautiful credenza sizes too...

Yes, pipe tobacco.

I have slowed way down; there was a time I would buy 3-4 boxes a month, just to stock up and let them age.

I don't think I have bought a box in over 5 years. I have many more boxes that I didn't photograph; I keep an excel spreadsheet for everything so I can keep track of what I have, when/where purchased and price paid. :)

This forum could be rebranded "OCD Aficionado" :D

Thanks! :hswhome:

Now I would love to see your pipe collection.

Wow, Ivan. That's quite a collection of cigars.

Dear Ivan, when you do something, you always do it outstandingly!!

Pedro, welcome back!
We missed you.

Carlos... thanks!

Bart... I seem to have a problem with that. :confused-18:

Ivan, as long as you manage it, why would that be a problem?
The world is not coloured by grey figures but by eccentric persons.
And I mean this in the most positive way! :thumbsup:

Thanks Bart! Same here! When I came back I always check your posts to catch up on Vivid Audio developments. That's how I found out Vivid had a new top of the line.

I'll be in Havana in June. I plan to pick up a few boxes while I'm there.

Actually I always found your hyper organisation very inspiring. I get a bit more organised when I see some of your posts. Motivational examples of order applied to fun stuff, like audio systems or collecting.

Your posts with organisation tips / tactics / suggestions are always interesting and useful.

My wife and I will spend two days in Havana in April. I am looking forward to that experience. Not sure how much I can bring back or where to buy but will go for it none the less.

Thanks :tiphat:

It has been a number of years since I have visited Cuba but my understanding is that you should buy them from the government shops and keep the receipt. If you do not have the receipt the cigars can be confiscated at the airport on the way out. This was done to cut down on black market activity.

I stand corrected if this in no longer the case but you should research the rules before buying.

Interesting. I was only thinking about getting them into the US and never thought about Cuban issues. Silly me, it is still a communist country... thanks!!!

I agree with Alki. In Cuba, the only way to be sure that you are buying the real thing is if you buy from the government owned stores. Plenty of fake cigars going around. And by the way, you are now allowed to bring Cuban cigars into the country without a limit as long as they are for personal consumption.
http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfe...n-cigars-19049

Thank you. Since we are getting there via a cruise liner (bringing our hotel with us!), we have excursions planned to visit a famous plantation / rolling factory and a large store in town.

Now I am wondering if the 100 stick limit is per person or per family? E.g. Can my wife and I each bring back 100?

I will dig into that. The Cigar Aficionado link doesn't mention that.

Yes, each of you can bring 100 cigars tax free. From the article:
"According to OFAC's website: "A traveler may include up to 100 cigars and 200 cigarettes in the $800 exemption from duty... Additional cigars and cigarettes may be brought into the country, but they will be subject to duty and Federal excise taxes. Excess amounts are subject to a 4 percent flat rate of duty."

That is the limit for ONE traveler (you). Your wife is another traveler. She is allowed the same amount.

Ooh Boy!

$100 worth of booze and $400 worth of tobacco

The only Cuban cigars I have had were Romeo and Juliets. Nothing compared to these! But I enjoyed them during my only trip to Italy, and they were delightful:-)