Leasons learned from the Month of Monsters

[Elco69]

Or he's just ruined his palate on Gurkhas...

Wow, plural, I figured 1 was enough to ruin a palate.

[Billb1960]

Wow, plural, I figured 1 was enough to ruin a palate.

Oh no, Jeremy is a career Gurkha smoker

[DogRockets]

Oh no, Jeremy is a career Gurkha smoker

Perhaps I'll light one up tonight! Haven't had one since September!

[Elco69]

Oh no, Jeremy is a career Gurkha smoker

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Perhaps I'll light one up tonight! Haven't had one since September!

That's a good thing sir! I challenge you to hold off at least another 10 months, see if you can make until September 2016 w/o a Ghurka.

[AlanS]

We know why they call him the Gurkha Monster, and Im pretty sure I know what he's up to tonight!

[Elco69]

We know why they call him the Gurkha Monster, and Im pretty sure I know what he's up to tonight!

Didn't know they did Gurkha events. I though B&M's do events to make money and draw in crowds to promote a brand and not scare them away. Let's see, I can go to Universal Holloween Horror Nights or to a Gurkha Cigar Event, not sure which is scarier.....lol

I am just joking, to all one of you who enjoy Gurkhas "Like what you smoke and smoke what you like."

[DogRockets]

My opening post discussed the lessons learned regarding the full-size version of the Monsters. Today I wanted to turn my attention to the Pudgy Monster versions. I smoked a full box of the Pudgy during the #MonthofMonsters and multiples of most of them as well.

For those of you not aware, the Pudgy Monsters were released in 2014 and 8 different cigars were included in the sampler box, 10 cigars in total. Frank, Drac, Face, Wolf, Mummy and Jason were included along with 2 new Monsters Chuck and Tiff. There were 2 each of the Chuck and Tiff. For the 6 returning Monsters, the cigars were the same ring gauge of the full-size Monster and the same length of the Little Monsters that came out in 2012.

I believe there were 20,000 boxes of these produced. MSRP was/is $95 but you can still find them on the market for lower amounts now. Matter of fact, I picked up a Pudgy box just this last week on cbid for $70 (and there are more Pudgy boxes on cbid now too, current bid was $67 when I looked this morning - here is the link Tatuaje Pudgy Monster Sampler Box - 10 Cigars (#2155624) - CigarBid.com). There are a few retailers who I have seen will sell singles of Pudgy monsters and I have been a great customer of theirs this summer/fall. To my knowledge, only New Havana Cigars still has singles available (New Havana Cigars - the Online Humidor) and only of Tiff, Chuck and Mummy. If anyone knows of a vendor still selling singlesof the others please let me know!

As of this writing, there are 2 Pudgy that I think need more age before they will really hit their prime. The Drac and Mummy are the 2 that I am going to sit on for about 1 or 2 more years before smoking again. The Little Drac is smoking as good as any cigar I've ever had and that is 2 years older than the Pudgy. The Mummy full-size are smoking great as well, and that is 1 year older than the Pudgy. The other 6 are good to smoke now.

If I had to rank them today in terms of favorite to least (based on how they are currently smoking) I would say:

1. Face
2. Frank (I always smoke this with a hot cup of Cafe Au Lait, complements it very well)
3. Jason
4. Wolf
5. Chuck
6. Drac
7. Mummy
8. Tiff

If I were to order them based on how I hope/anticipate the Drac and Mummy to come along in 1 or 2 years I'd say:

1. Drac
2. Face
3. Frank
4. Jason
5. Mummy
6. Wolf
7. Chuck
8. Tiff

I'm glad a few retailers began to break up the boxes and sell singles of the Pudgy series. I was able to purchase the ones I really like in quantities I've wanted. I haven't had to purchase full boxes to get access to my 2 or 3 favorites. Though it doesn't seem like there will be much future opportunity as I've got to believe the 20,000 boxes are about sold out by now.

If you haven't tried the Pudgy Monsters yet and you can find a box for $85 or under, try them out. I can't say that I'd personally pay full MSRP of $95 for them. If you like any of the singles and find a vendor who will break up boxes for you, order them fast and give them a kiss. The Frank and Jason sell out first from what I've seen. Since there are 2 Chuck and Tiff per box and they seem to be the least popular overall, those seem to hang around the longest.

Don't wait until next October to smoke your Pudgy. Smoke them now!

[allusred]

My opening post discussed the lessons learned regarding the full-size version of the Monsters. Today I wanted to turn my attention to the Pudgy Monster versions. I smoked a full box of the Pudgy during the #MonthofMonsters and multiples of most of them as well.

For those of you not aware, the Pudgy Monsters were released in 2014 and 8 different cigars were included in the sampler box, 10 cigars in total. Frank, Drac, Face, Wolf, Mummy and Jason were included along with 2 new Monsters Chuck and Tiff. There were 2 each of the Chuck and Tiff. For the 6 returning Monsters, the cigars were the same ring gauge of the full-size Monster and the same length of the Little Monsters that came out in 2012.

I believe there were 20,000 boxes of these produced. MSRP was/is $95 but you can still find them on the market for lower amounts now. Matter of fact, I picked up a Pudgy box just this last week on cbid for $70 (and there are more Pudgy boxes on cbid now too, current bid was $67 when I looked this morning - here is the link Tatuaje Pudgy Monster Sampler Box - 10 Cigars (#2155624) - CigarBid.com). There are a few retailers who I have seen will sell singles of Pudgy monsters and I have been a great customer of theirs this summer/fall. To my knowledge, only New Havana Cigars still has singles available (New Havana Cigars - the Online Humidor) and only of Tiff, Chuck and Mummy. If anyone knows of a vendor still selling singlesof the others please let me know!

As of this writing, there are 2 Pudgy that I think need more age before they will really hit their prime. The Drac and Mummy are the 2 that I am going to sit on for about 1 or 2 more years before smoking again. The Little Drac is smoking as good as any cigar I've ever had and that is 2 years older than the Pudgy. The Mummy full-size are smoking great as well, and that is 1 year older than the Pudgy. The other 6 are good to smoke now.

If I had to rank them today in terms of favorite to least (based on how they are currently smoking) I would say:

1. Face
2. Frank (I always smoke this with a hot cup of Cafe Au Lait, complements it very well)
3. Jason
4. Wolf
5. Chuck
6. Drac
7. Mummy
8. Tiff

If I were to order them based on how I hope/anticipate the Drac and Mummy to come along in 1 or 2 years I'd say:

1. Drac
2. Face
3. Frank
4. Jason
5. Mummy
6. Wolf
7. Chuck
8. Tiff

I'm glad a few retailers began to break up the boxes and sell singles of the Pudgy series. I was able to purchase the ones I really like in quantities I've wanted. I haven't had to purchase full boxes to get access to my 2 or 3 favorites. Though it doesn't seem like there will be much future opportunity as I've got to believe the 20,000 boxes are about sold out by now.

If you haven't tried the Pudgy Monsters yet and you can find a box for $85 or under, try them out. I can't say that I'd personally pay full MSRP of $95 for them. If you like any of the singles and find a vendor who will break up boxes for you, order them fast and give them a kiss. The Frank and Jason sell out first from what I've seen. Since there are 2 Chuck and Tiff per box and they seem to be the least popular overall, those seem to hang around the longest.

Don't wait until next October to smoke your Pudgy. Smoke them now!

Thanks Sir Dog Rockets AKA Monster Bum for a enjoyable read, a gold star day for you.