Journey to the end of the slope, a pictoral essay

Fast forward to late August of 09 a discussion with my wife and best friend ensues. I need to get all these multiple bins from various points in our basement and consolidate them. I offer up a reasonable cabinet solution, she baulks immediately as she does not like the design or the glass front. She to my wonder and amazement suggests a custom built one from none other than Aristocrat. Enter Bob he listens kindly as I babble on about how I can't wait to get my box and what I want and how I want it set up. This man is the patron saint of humidors and enough cannot be said about the quality of his work, his demaeanor in dealing with the customer. Anyway after a somewhat trying ordeal with customs (I really don't want to get into it) on September 11, 2009 it arrives.

The solution to all my storage issues and the end to my ride down the slope.



It has more storage than I will ever need. Not a guess a fact. It has digitally controlled active humidification, flat roll out shelves and is lockable to keep inquiring little hands out of it.




And it has just the right amount of capacity. A little room to grow as I have cleared out a few things. It isn't exactly organized like I want it yet but once the dust settles it will be more than perfect.

I don't know that starting my journey down the slope with this what I hope to be a family heirloom would have been as exciting or fun. Looking at them all in there is both somewhat satisfying and at the same time a little daunting. When they were all hidden in their various spots the excess of my hobby/obsession was a little less apparent. It has been a hell of a run and I wouldn't change much about it (except for maybe that 6 month tasting of non cubans) but this is the end of my slope and I am happy to be here. This does not mean that there will never be another purchase but the general state of things will stay constant.

Hope you enjoy