Hot Box Codes?

[El Presidente]

I always get a lot of correspondence as to this box code or another. I am fortunate enough to see a lot of cigars each month and literally open and inspect 800 boxes or so when looking at stock for members and LFTH.

Let me know what you consider to be the "Hot" ie great box codes of the past year. I will comment on them where I can.

keep in mind there are good and bad boxes in all box codes. Some are skewed to the left (poor) and others to the right (great) on the bell curve

[CaptainQuintero]

MLO seem to be good, Cohiba Robustos

[papatrips]

TEB

[partifan]

SLRs with TEB have been grand.

[El Presidente]

TEB and MLO are certainly skewed to the right (quality) of the distribution curve. TEB more than MLO.

[Ophidion]

OGA has given me some incredible bolivars in '11

[El Presidente]

OGA has given me some incredible bolivars in '11

Have made some excellent cigars. However also plenty of dogs. On balance, just a shade above average as box codes go.

[CaptainQuintero]

Had some excellent from BOU, construction not always great but spot on hits with flavours you want to look for.

[LLC]

I've had some consistently good OGA RA Extra's and TEB Boli Simones.

[mbrody]

HQ and PSP have been excellent for me. I have to say, I prefer HQ.

[coug28]

I've had some nice younger (2010) Monte and Upmann 2s from MOA.

[mk05]

...great box codes of the past year.

Other than SUB, I have really liked:

RBA

SAR

MSE

MUR

[maverickdrinker]

MES and TEB

[ramon_cojones]

ECA

[kodebusan]

I have a promising box of SLR Regios badged LAE

[Smallclub]

HQ and PSP have been excellent for me. I have to say, I prefer HQ.

[Smallclub]

ECA

ECA is not a code from "the past year"…

[Ryan]

I'm not much good at this but I have SUB on all the boxes of Upmann Royal Robustos I have and all the ones I've smoked have been great. The ones I haven't smoked look great.

It has been the standout new-release cigar for me for the last couple of years.

[ramon_cojones]

ECA is not a code from "the past year"…

I was messing around

[bassman]

TEB

Using that again? I have boxes with that code from around 07-08.

[cottierm]

I've got very good boxes coming from SUB and LAG.

Best,

Michel

[mk05]

I have a promising box of SLR Regios badged LAE

I figured LAE was a provincial, but RyJ Cazadores are coming from there, so it must not be...or Cazzy's are made everywhere.

[kodebusan]

I was supposed too. I didn't see this code on another box yet.

[Guest Robo]

(OGA) Have made some excellent cigars. However also plenty of dogs. On balance, just a shade above average as box codes go.

How does OGA compare to POL?

Other box codes I noticed are good are:

• LAG, have some Serie D No 4 that are out of this world
• LEM, Awesome looking Monte #2 & #5; have the #5 which are smoking well and have No 2 in the mail
• RUE, have some du Prince that are really nice; also a lot of really nice looking des Dieux out there
• ROA, don't have any but the Monte #2 PSP looked amazing, also nice looking RASS and H Up No2 & Connie
• MLO, nice looking Epi #2 and Genios
• ABR/BUR, nice looking Juan Lopez SN2 and SN1

[Kosh]

I have a couple of boxes of RG perlas from RUE. Hope I won't have to rue that.