chipawah

Doh sorry to hear about the IRS. Debating if I wanna file what TaxCut said, or file an extention and go see the Mr Miagi in Orlando that my co-workers use that .. well, he waxes on, waxes off the taxes like mad......

As for the Rays smoker.. that's damned tempting.. !

CAO wise.. Haven't tried the Brazilia.. how would you compare that, strength wise, to the Italia?

Cause I'll tell ya, had an Italia a few weeks ago (first time).. and holy CRAP.. it kicked my butt, I won't lie. I've always been a mild-medium smoker, and tried that (I'd had one of CAO's maduros and it was amazingly light.. I mistakenly thought perhaps my pallette had strengthened.. so so wrong, was I!)...

The Criolla I really really dug. Smooth as silk draw, and was described as "nice and peppery" which really was true. Had enough flavor to make the smoke entertaining, but not so much to make it painful. A nice balance!

That sucks just a little bit. Sorry I can't help, apparently this wasn't the trip to Vegas where I strike it rich.
Oh, and the Italian fest was pretty cool. They had some really good food and there were a few cigar booths as well.

[Edited on Apr 15, 2006 2:42PM]