Ryan Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Came across these recently. I didn't know Fonseca made Petit Coronas or packaged cigars without tissue. These are pre-embargo though. Excuse the picture quality, the side of the box does state "Petit Corona" but the quality of that picture was especially rubbish. It's a little dress box of 5 cigars. Top Bottom Open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 what a special find! Enjoy those! I have never seen them before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laficion Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Great find Andy,Enjoy all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Very cool. Top notch condition from the looks of them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riazp Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Awesome Find. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papatrips Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 What a cool find! Thanks for sharing the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danston Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Very cool find, just looked them up on CCW or would have if they were on there, 1st cigar i have looked for that isnt listed, must be rare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Very cool find, just looked them up on CCW or would have if they were on there, 1st cigar i have looked for that isnt listed, must be rare! It has nothing to do with rarity. These Fonseca are pre-embargo, while CCW covers "Brands produced since Cubatabaco took control of the Cuban Cigar Industry in February 1962"… Before the Revolution there were hundreds of marcas and thousands of vitolas… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Before the Revolution there were hundreds of marcas and thousands of vitolas… That's exactly it. Literally thousands. At least hundreds of marcas. For whatever reason, very little of whatever record-keeping there was seems to have survived. It reminds me, I must put up a picture of my my pre-embargo Cohiba band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danston Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 It has nothing to do with rarity. These Fonseca are pre-embargo, while CCW covers "Brands produced since Cubatabaco took control of the Cuban Cigar Industry in February 1962"… Before the Revolution there were hundreds of marcas and thousands of vitolas… Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Not to belittle Trevor's site in any way by the way. It's brilliant and a huge resource. The fact is nobody knows what might be out there. There are probably hundreds of brands that lasted less than 5 years. More still that were produced solely for a single retailer. More marcas and vitolas still that were never officially produced but exist in sample boxes for distributers/retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danston Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Not to belittle Trevor's site in any way by the way. It's brilliant and a huge resource. The fact is nobody knows what might be out there. There are probably hundreds of brands that lasted less than 5 years. More still that were produced solely for a single retailer. More marcas and vitolas still that were never officially produced but exist in sample boxes for distributers/retailers. Ah crap as a new guy im struggling to learn about the current Marca's, never mind more of them, fun researching though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchkiwi Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 hopefully they smoke well and not just like musty tobacco! finecigar had a good experience with some cigars from the '30s recently, i wonder if the cellophane wrappers they were in helped to preserve their flavour... probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimb2u Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Very cool acquisition ...enjoy them! Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finecigar Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 hopefully they smoke well and not just like musty tobacco! finecigar had a good experience with some cigars from the '30s recently, i wonder if the cellophane wrappers they were in helped to preserve their flavour... probably It's hard to say. There is never any 100% idea of what old cigars will be like before u actually smoke them. It's a hit/miss process that can be pretty costly. Probably more disappointments than there are rewarding smokes with that much age. But when they are rewarding and flavorful, it's so worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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