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Hey everyone,

Just stumbled onto this site as a link from the cigar section of a car forum I read. Have already seen some good info and look forward to getting to know all you fine gents(and ladies if there are any).

I am a fairly recent addition to the cigar word-occasional smoker for the past couple years, been getting more serious about it the past couple months. Being from the great white north I have easy access to Habanos but unfortunately I don't have access to reasonable prices due to incredibly high tobacco taxation up here. Would love to try more of the N/Cs I have been reading about. Guess I'll have to head across the border long enough to bring some back duty-free.

Just got home from Puerto Vallarta and brought home a nice mixed box:
-4 each of
El Rey Del Mundo-Choix Supreme
Bolivar-Petit Corona
Cuaba-Tradicionale
Ramon Allones-Specially Select
Montecristo-Open Junior
H Upmann-Coronas Major
Romeo y Julieta-Belvedere
-and one
Romeo y Julieta-DUKE Edicion Limitada

Many of these were well aged in the shop's humidor(the Choix Supremes are from 02) and they are now resting happily in my first humidor. All bought from La Casa Del Habano-not the rip-off artists so common down there. If you head down that way I highly recommend stopping in their lounge to have a smoke and a Matusalem rum with my buddy Victor.

That's it for now. Happy to be here among new friends,

CJ
 

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Welcome to BOTL brother!

What part of BC are you from? I might be headed to Vancouver this coming weekend for a quick trip for fun, I love BC! If you are from the Vancouver area or have some knowledge, what B&M would you recommend? Also, is there any decent place to actually smoke inside? I've heard smoking laws are getting pretty bad...
 

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:welcome: SB, Greetings from North Carolina my brother and Welcome to the family! :welcome:

We have quite a few brother's from the Great White North here at BOTL!
 
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Thanks for all the kind welcomes.

Aloha- I am in Kelowna-about 4hr drive east of Van. Don't know the shops down that way but I've seen one online, which also seems to have a storefront location, called CubanBest.
Unfortunately smoking in any public place is illegal here. I would love to open a lounge but need to find a good loophole first. And be ready for high prices!
 

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Gotcha... been through Kelowna a few times, pretty country! Both in snow storms going up skiing and this summer for the 4th of July holiday.
 
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Thanks for that article. Was toying with similar ideas but Kelowna is a pretty small population to find members. I think it's time to move to a country with friendlier laws...and a warmer climate!!! Nice to see some fellow toque-wearers here
 
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