Montecristo Cigars

    I’m going to a birthday party tonight for a very good friend of mine and in years gone by we have usually given each other cigars as gifts.  Each time I receive a cigar or two as a gift I’m excited and grateful.  Each time I give cigars as a gift the recipient is usually excited and grateful  but today I’m having difficulty with my decision to do it again.  Is there something wrong with me??  I know that if it was my birthday I’d like nothing better than to open a gift and see Cuban tobacco but today I feel like I’m losing my edge and becoming predictable.The thing is, I have about 12 Monte 4’s in my humidor, they’re from a box dated ‘02, and the few times I’ve smoked them with Cal, the birthday boy, we’ve been so impressed with how they taste.  Nice subtle flavors of coffee and vanilla that develop into some nice power as it burns down.I was thinking about giving him 4 and stopping by the liquor store for a bottle of rum as well.  What’s happening to me?? Am I turning into a monster?? Will he even make eye contact with me as the evening progresses??  Y’know, I gotta do it!! Yup, I’ve talked myself into it.  I’ll let you know tomorrow if I got a black eye out of the deal!