Nice review. My Shark was a bit harsh when I lit it but then became a great smoke.

Yesterday I went to my local B&M and asked if he had any Anejos (he has Opus almost all the time even WOAM’s) and he said I just got this box yesterday lets see, (He knew there were at least one box as he was assured that from the broker but he recieved 2 boxes of anejos 55s and 77s)

Here in California an Opus or Anejo basically run around $20-$30 and this is just the way it is here, First the state tax is 47% and the new federal tax makes the price double MSRP also due to the fact that I Live in San Diego County and if i were to go downtown to get one they would easily be over $30. Luckally I live near one of the only 2 B&M’s in my area of the county that carries high end cigars and have good humidors, (not desktop displays with 3 brands in a cigarette store)

The Store I go to is about 8 mi away, is the nearest place that has a good selection. What i pay for a cigar here is normally an easy rule of thumb they cost 3 times the MSRP. This goes as this $9 dollar cigar becomes about $16 with taxes and then the B&M charges about another $6 making the total cost around $23 for me (almost internet prices but its better as its from a B&M) But not expensive enough or unavailable in my area so i am not moving, I have had the Miami dream many nights to live in Miami and buy Great Cigars for reasonable prices and even talk to some rollers! (i am Jealous of you Miami Guys).

Well I bought the Shark and I am going to have it today after my thanksgiving meal while watching football drinking a bottle of Ale Smith Grand Cru. (a Local San Diego Craft Beer brewed with Belgian Triplet Yeast giving it a 10% Alcohol content, actually i bet it will be gone after dinner is over so I don’t know what i will be drinking today I wont be driving so its up to what i have at home so it sounds like its gonna be either Knob Creek Whiskey or just water as i don’t think the whiskey will do great with cognac taste I have just read to be very prevalent in a newly purchased cigar, It cam out of the Box yesterday and only had one night in the Humidor) I bought some of these last year for thanksgiving and let the wine drinkers believe it was wine before i told them it was actually beer, they were the kind of people that didn’t believe you could buy a very high quality beer I suggest anyone Look it up I get it at my local BEVMO so IDK how widely available it is but I Suggest it to anyone wanting to try a new experience with beer.

In all I thank you Rich for writing up this great guest review In all I hope i have a good Thanksgiving meal today and I hope Everyone who reads this either is going to or have already had a Great meal. (only thing is im the cook! (WTF is that about! I swear the wifey can Burn Water and she knows she cant cook a lick and the sad thing is her mother was one of the best COOKS EVER, Almost as good as My Grandmother LOL)

Well after this long post about nothing is done I thank you for a good read and keep it up! keep smoking to all. I think next week I will pick up 2 more sharks and 2 55′s to age for next year. I would give one to my father but he is a cigarette smoker and doesn’t smoke cigars (IDK why it skipped a generation as my grandfather was also a BOTL) My son will Smoke cigars (when he is 21 though LOL unless he gets his own when he is 18 which would be better as that way i would feel he wants to be like his dad but he is still 14 years away from that …. anyway i am beginning to write my memoirs and this was supposed to be a short post so i am done now.

it needs time though…