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Partagás Serie D No.3 - Circa 2001...

Juan López Finos Edición Regional Países Bajos 2023.

Partagas Lonsdale from a cab. CUESEP03

Double Coronas...vintage VR are always impressive.

'20 Lusi. Love the long format smokes.

Esmeralda

Cohiba Coronas Especiales 2003 - Reserva Selección - Circa 2003...

Had my first Vegas Robaina. Lovely mild, but flavorful smoke. Honey, cream, cocoa with a nice spice in the first 10 puffs. Like a Monte 4 but more delicate. What a perfect coffee cigar! Construction was among the best of any Cuban I’ve smoked.

MTS NOV 21 BSM MAY 21

That trusted Partagas flavor...

Beautiful Cigar. Thanks @Gemini_Man

HC BRM ENE 24

RG and Select Spritz.

Por Larrañaga Petit Corona (RAT ENE21).

Punch Short de Punch TRU OCT 19

Sunday night cigars 21' Cohiba Siglo VI Vanilla, Citrus, Custard Blah Ok Good Tasty Heavenly

Siglo VI - GOA SEP 15

Monte 4 perfection. Cocoa powder and cream...watching my Bears get creamed.

'20 Hoyo Epicure #2.

Montecristo C - Circa 2003...

Aladino Cameroon RGPE RASS

Last night I enjoyed my first cigar(s) of 2026. (I’d intended on just one ) Up to now, I’ve bought into -- and enjoyed -- starting and ending each year with one of the latest “year of” releases from Davidoff. For 2026, that’s the “Year of the Horse” (of course, of course ) This Davidoff is big to me (55 RG) — same goes for its oversized pricing. I will say, the Year of the Horse had just an incredibly good start. Especially for such a new cigar, the opening was really something — complex and enjoyable, cocoa nibs, cedar and spices. But, after a while, it got kinda “samey” and boring. So much so, I was compelled to add another set of flavors: a little JL petite corona (MPE Abr 2010). Enjoying the two together brought the much-missing twang and I still occasionally turned back to the Davidoff’s singular complexity. They went well together! But I think I’m done chasing Davidoff’s new “Year of” cigars…as they keep getting bigger in size and price. Last night’s experience highlighted the wonders of a“little old” over a “lotta” new. A horse is a horse. Thank goodness for little old CCs.

Well developed.

Fuente Anejo Shark. Dark, sweet, and fulfilling.

Here you go! Cheers!

NC

'24 Hoyo Elegantes.

MOFOH Trinity Robusto. I have a few that I think are from different batches. Some lean sweet (almost too sweet for me) and some lean less sweet and are a ringer to an H Upmann Connossieur A. This one is truly spectacular.

Partagás Short (ASR NOV18).

Punch Short de Punch from 2019. Best cigar from the box, so far.

Enjoyed a San Cristóbal de la Habana Bastiones Edición Regional Países Bajos 2021.

M4

This cigar made me grow a second pelt of chest hair! Mode 5.

Hoyo Epicure 2 while hitting range balls. Construction was tighter than my preference but coffee with cream came through with light toffee sweetness.

Short Churchill RLO JUN23 Good not great. I’ve always gravitated towards the Petit Churchill more anyways, feel there’s a lot more cherry flavor in those.

Intemperance EC XVIII A.W.S. IV

Some recents… Padrón 3000 Maduro. Speaks for itself… Toscano Master Aged Series 5. Wonderful. Smokey, peaty, woodsy, and strong. Don’t smoke if you’re looking for lollipops. Tatuaje Fausto FT153. Really good strong smoke. Supposedly, the strongest Tatuaje, but a solid medium strength coat for my palate. Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Et Tu Brute? This is just a well balanced smoke, but too much money IMO (~$28) because Fuente rolls it. Viaje Circa 25 No. 2. Yet another Aganorsa winner. Casa 1910 MexiGars HBA (corny name, yeah, but the Mexican tobacco it contains is really good). I have more Mexican cigars on the way, so I’m excited about that. 🙂

Last night's cigars Ramon Allones Absolutos Edicion Limitada Cocoa, Coffee, Berry 1/2 01' Saint Luis Rey Regios (50 Cab) Buttered Steak, Molasses, Baked Bread Blah Ok Good Tasty Heavenly

'20 Siglo I. Quite good. But the size always leaves me wanting.

Montecristo Edmundo from 2008. Beautiful cigar with loads of hallmark Monte flavors.

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Cohiba Siglo III - PUR Nov 2016...

UTL NOV 18 Medio Siglo. Happy new year!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk