Black sheep from Holts?

[MrOneEyedBoh]

/\ Relax haha, I never clicked on those links much because I dont have any to send myself. SO I never took interest in reading them until I was able to send some.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

/\ Relax haha, I never clicked on those links much because I dont have any to send myself. SO I never took interest in reading them until I was able to send some.

Brilliant. Talk smack to an admin. That should get you far.

Read more. Post less. Take some time to learn about what this place is all about.


haha

[s15driftking]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Read more. Post less. Take some time to learn about what this place is all about.

Heed this advice, it's helped me tremendously.

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Originally Posted by pnoon

Brilliant. Talk smack to an admin. That should get you far.

Read more. Post less. Take some time to learn about what this place is all about.


haha

I wasnt talking smack, and why would I read on something I'm not going to partake in? crazy huh

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

why would I read on something I'm not going to partake in?

To get educated. crazy huh

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

To get educated. crazy huh

On sending cigars to troops? I did not have any to send, so why would I read on it. I'll read on it when I want to/can take part in it.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

On sending cigars to troops? I did not have any to send, so why would I read on it. I'll read on it when I want to/can take part in it.

To educate yourself on what and how we do things here. The best advice I ever received is to read everything on the board because you will learn much more than you thought you ever would, simply by accident. Example: if you search for something and don't get exactly what you are searching for, read it anyway. There is a great chance you will learn something before you even think to ask.

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Along with the Tampa Sweetheart #500s and Sancho Panza Double Maduro Quixotes...some of the best value maduros out there.

Originally Posted by heavyd

I second the Old Henry...one of the best yardies you will ever smoke

Originally Posted by ade06

Holts' "Old Henry" has a very fine maduro.

Thanks.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

I wasnt talking smack, and why would I read on something I'm not going to partake in? crazy huh

I think I made that clear.

Originally Posted by pnoon

Read more. Post less. Take some time to learn about what this place is all about.

It appears that you are determined to do things your own way and ignore the advice of admins and members alike.

You have an opportunity to learn. To do so, you must listen and read. Then read some more.

A troll? I think not. But you certainly are making things more difficult for yourself.

[68TriShield]

Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

/\ Relax haha, I never clicked on those links much because I dont have any to send myself. SO I never took interest in reading them until I was able to send some.

We've gathered that you don't have any to send yourself...


haha

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Originally Posted by 68TriShield

We've gathered that you don't have any to send yourself...


haha

/\ I would be willing to send some when I have some to send. Like I said I have a buddy that is over there and has been for around 2 years or so. He is a marine, but does some type of special missions. He is at a SEARS (sp?) school now and has been fore the past 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by T.G

That's not quite what I said - I think you might be misunderstanding two entirely different situations that I was referring to, because I didn't spell everything out.

Let me explain in a bit more detail:

Color enhanced wrappers, which are naturally fermented, are one thing. I don't really know how many manufacturers engage in this practice with their cigars. To me, this isn't such a big deal, and while I'd just as soon do without it, I don't look at it as really any different than treating a wrapper with a bethune, which is a lot more common than you might think with NC cigars. Basically, naturally fermented wrappers can be splotchy, uneven, dissimilar from wrapper to wrapper - what they are doing here is making all the wrappers fairly uniform in appearance with a normally light dye coat. Aesthetics sell. Not a big deal to me, just so long as I don't end up looking like I stole Marlin Manson's lipstick (not all dye rubs/bleeds off - done right or light, it shouldn't, heavy coats are another issue...). *shrug*

Now, the maduro-matic and dying process I mentioned, this is cheating. Instead of fermenting wrappers for weeks or months, the leaves are cooked in a steam/pressure oven to darken them. What should take weeks, takes hours. They then heavily color dye the wrapper to hide the telltale sheen from the process. Think of this as going to a fancy restaurant and ordering a $25 dinner, only to have the cook open the freezer, pull out a pre-made meal, microwave it, and then transfer it from a cardboard tray to a plate and then sprinkling chopped parsley, paprika and a bit of extra cheese/gravy/sauce/whatever to try and hide the fact that it was a "TV dinner".

I can see a reputable manufacturer using dye as a bethune or as an ingredient in one, but I have a hard time believing that any reputable manufacturer would engage in maduro-matic processes.

Hope that clears things up a bit.

Yeah I got it now.

[rudeJARHEAD]

Originally Posted by MrOneEyedBoh

He is a marine, but does some type of special missions. He is at a SEARS (sp?) school now and has been fore the past 2 weeks.

SERE is an acronym for Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape. Training that Marine Aircrew bubbas go to.