I am totally game for this man!

I have a box of Petit Corona Montecristo no 3 babeh, 10's
haven't smoked them yet hoho

personally, wine.. is another lovely enjoyment
Barossa Valley vinehyards

for a bottle between RM 120 and above

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Added on June 19, 2009, 4:52 pmHi glad to know you enjoy cigars and wine, Monte No 3 is a corona not a petit corona, petit corona is much shorter, Monte No 4 is a petit corona. Please do let us know what other wine and cigar u drink and smoke

This post has been edited by sliver2c: Jun 19 2009, 04:54 PM

any review/comments on Rosemount wines? I tried their diamond label Carbernet Merlot and it taste really good.

I have not tried it maybe other members have tried, since u have tried it what about a short review

wisky, cigar, bossa nova

Whisky lover in the house...
mostly got for the single malts...

my faves include the smookey ones from the islay region:
Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg

For casual drinking in bars i don't mind the Balvanie and Macallans

Go hard on the Black labels when the objective is just to get "hin"

Ardberg is quite hard to find here, where do u purchase them? if you like those should try Oban

There will be a Cigar rolling demo, read attachment


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What is a reasonable wine chiller to have at home ? I am looking to store about 20-24 bottles. I find those sold in wine shops over priced and not sure of their quality. Pacific seems to be sold every where, are there others ?

there is barrique you can get it at dennise wine

I am using a Haier with about the same capacity as you mentioned. Got it for about RM1450 or so, been using for 2 years, no problems. Has a light (always on/always off/on when door open), and a glass door. I saw it at Best Denki but I actually got it from my uncle who has some contacts with the distributor.

This Thread has gone silent, come on guys share some of your knowledge/experience here

Hi all,

newbie here. Yesterday went to the supermarket in Pavilion and saw a bottle of 40years old Glenfiddich single malt, really first time leh.. By the way, how do they calculate the age of the whisky? If i buy a 12 years old and keep for another 9 years, does it qualify as a 21 years old?


By the way, i'm going to get a monte No. 5 now and enjoy it tonite with my JW 21.

Thanks.

No lah, that's not how you count it. I think it's how long it was in the barrel before it is bottled.

Okie thanks for the clarification.

sorry yeah, montecristo no 3 is a corona.. haha..

personally tried Cheval Blanc St Emillion vintage 2000, smoooth yeah

I've got tons of 20-30 year old Remy Martin, Martell, Meukow, etc...anyone know how i can check how much they can sell for now? Serious vintage stuff man

I think cognac has no vintage value unlike wine. Those you mentioned are mostly cognacs and they do not aged like wines. I doubt they are labelled vintage. Wines are valued by the year they are produced. Sometimes the grape harvesting is good or bad and that determines the value. For example when I was in Langkawi in 1997, I bought a few bottles of 96 merlots for RM40 each and now they are selling for almost RM280 per bottle and it is getting scarce.
That's why you don't have cognacs bottled with year on the label.

Anyone out there can clarify ?

Nope, you're very wrong in this case. In many cases, vintage Cognacs can be worth muuuuuuuuuuch more than wine. You cannot just base your assumption that because the bottles are not labeled with the year. If you read Chinese newspapers, people are always on the lookout for vintage hard liquor such as the ones Wyndle has.

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Added on November 22, 2009, 3:07 pmforgot to also mention that just because wines have the year labelled on, doesnt mean they're all good. You were lucky the ones you bought had value. Vintage wine is even trickier to determine the value. For a wine to go from rm40 to rm280 is nothing spectacular, you have to factor in price inflation over the years as well on top of how old the wine is, and whether it has passed its ideal drinking age. I've got a few bottles of reds that are also valued more than rm5k nowadays .

This post has been edited by Ultimat3: Nov 22 2009, 03:07 PM

smoking a cigar is an art. Unlike puffing on some ciggies, you smoke a cigar to enjoy its taste, appreciate its roll quality, its history of preparation.

i started smoking cigars 2 years back and must say i have enjoyed every cigars that i have tasted. From my first romeo y julieta Belvedere, to my regular favorite monte cristo Regata and i even got a taste of the gurkha black dragon once.

here are some advice when smoking cigars.

Storing it

Do NOT put it in the fridge to "keep it fresh". Your cigar is best kept inside a humidator. If you don't have one or don't plan to get one then buy cigars only when you want to smoke them. keeping them wrongly will make them lose flavor or even worse, get moldy

Cutting it

Remember to only cut the tip of your cigar. The size of the cut should determine the intake and the strength of flavor that your will get (the bigger the cut, the more you get). NEVER bite the tip of your cigar. It does not make you look like Tony Montana or any other Italian mafia for god sakes. You just spent good money so don't do something stupid

Lighting it up

DO NOT lite your cigars with a regular lighter. This will alter the taste and you wont truly enjoy the taste of the cigar. Instead use a wooden match (but wait until the tip is fully burned) or a butane lighter, which will preserve the taste. Remember to "roast" the cigar first, so that you will get a full burned cigar, instead of a partially burned one.

Taste Enhancements

dipping a cigar in whisky will enhance the taste, but make sure ur using good whisky and not some cheap ones. Dip it gently, drip it off, then smoke it

take your time when smoking a cigar. Keep the smoke in your mouth for a while to truly taste it. try different cigars, both cheap 7-11 ones and those expensive cubans. After a while you will know how to tell a difference between a good cigar and a cheap one and voila! you are a cigar connoisseur

This post has been edited by kamal.amir: Dec 8 2009, 09:24 PM