A Special day calls for a special celebration

[vitruvius]

Tomorrow is a special day and I have lined up four CCs from my humidor that I plan to smoke to celebrate. That might be a bit too much for one day so I will probably start tonight and extend the ceremony over 2or 3 days. In any case, I was wondering if there is any special order I should follow to fully appreciate each of these cigars should I decide to smoke two in a row.

- Montecristo 520 LE

- Cohiba Siglo VI

- Cohiba Piramide Extra

- HDM Double Corona

Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated, thanks !

[melies]

If I would be brave enough to smoke them all in the same day, I would in this order:

HDM DC

Cohiba SVI

Cohiba PE

Monte 520 LE

But really I think it would be better to smoke them in 3 or 4 days to enjoy at their best

very nice cigars all of them

[Habanos2000]

Personally, I couldn't survive the day if I smoked all of those, but I'm just a weakling 2 cigar a week kind of guy. If I had to put them in order I would suggest

Siglo VI

PE

HDC

520

If you want to make a special day even MORE special, try smoking them all at once! You'll have stories to tell for years!

[vitruvius]

If I would be brave enough to smoke them all in the same day, I would in this order:

HDM DC

Cohiba SVI

Cohiba PE

Monte 520 LE

But really I think it would be better to smoke them in 3 or 4 days to enjoy at their best

very nice cigars all of them

I tend to agree. I've never smoke more than two cigars in a day so there is no reason to rush things

[vitruvius]

Personally, I couldn't survive the day if I smoked all of those, but I'm just a weakling 2 cigar a week kind of guy. If I had to put them in order I would suggest

Siglo VI

PE

HDC

520

If you want to make a special day even MORE special, try smoking them all at once! You'll have stories to tell for years!

I'm that kind of smoker too - thanks for your input !

[android]

Man up boys! lol The real question is what will you be drinking?

[ramon_cojones]

congrats on your special day

[Puros Y Vino]

Those are some serious sticks for one day of smoking. Over two days I'd recommend the following lineup.

I've lined up them in terms of "body". Start off with the relatively "milder" cigar and finish with the fuller bodied one. The 520 is a monster smoke. Prepare yourself. It's full bodied and complex.

Enjoy

Day 1

- HDM Double Corona

- Cohiba Siglo VI

Day 2

- Cohiba Piramide Extra

- Montecristo 520 LE

[vitruvius]

Man up boys! lol The real question is what will you be drinking?

Glad you asked. I have a few bottle of single malts I want to try at home. Ardberg 10 years, Macallan 12 years, Glenmorangie Astar, Oban, Springbank 15 years, ... I forget a few I'm sure. Most of them bought recently thanks to a gift card I received back in May. What would you suggest as far as pairing goes ?

[vitruvius]

OK, here is the update so far. I couldn't even take time to smoke two in a row so I resorted to smoke one a day.

June 28th - Siglo VI : I figured I would start the celebration with this one, having had it in my humidor the longest (roughly 9 months). Seeing the rave reviews it gets, I was expecting a lot from it. What a mistake. It felt like I was licking an ashtray for most of the smoke. Very harsh taste. not much smoke, pretty disappointing experience overall. I have 12 others in my humidor, hope they will be better.

June 29th - HDM double Corona : instant classic. Beautiful construction, pleasant smell and very nice taste. Smoked it while reading outside and relaxing.

More to come...

[vitruvius]

That does n't sound right for a Cohiba, can you comfirm authenticity

It was bought by my wife in Cuba last August, in one of the factories' cigar shop. I suspect it was not a prime cigar as she bought an assortment of different sizes & brands. I've had hit or miss experiences so far with Cohiba. The best one I've had so far was a robusto.

Love your jersey by the way. Very cool

[vitruvius]

Another update :

June 30th - Cohiba Piramide Extra : I bought these from *****INT two months ago. It fared much better that the Siglo VI I smoked on my birthday two days ago and did restore my faith in the famed brand. Superb cigar if I ever had one, flawless construction and very good looking. Pre light aroma was nice, draw was easy (almost too much for my taste) and there was a good amount of smoke right from the beginning, which is always pleasant. Smoked it to an inch or so from the tapered end. again, this was smoked outdoors on a perfect summer day and with lots of time to enjoy the experience, which was not the case for the Siglo VI. I paired this one with a Leffe brune beer from Belgium, a personal favorite.

The last one on the list will be the Monte 520 LE, probably tomorrow. Will keep you all posted !

[jazzmonkey]

Congats on the smokes. Et bonne fête!

[vitruvius]

Congats on the smokes. Et bonne fête!

Merci Jazzmonkey, it's been a very nice extended weekend so far. Hope to finish it up nicely with the Monte 520.

BTW, I'm a die hard fan of the Beastie Boys and I' green with envy of your avatar !

Cheers,

[vitruvius]

Last update :

July 1st - Montecristo 520 Limited Edition : Another very good looking CC, again bought right here from *****INT. I really enjoyed the fact that is is tightly rolled and that it feels somewhat heavy in the hand. A very satisfying smoke overall. I'm certainly not expert when it comes to taste and can't yet find specific tastes to the CCs I smoke (chocolate, coffee, leather and the likes), but I could definitely feel the complexity in the taste of this cigar. Reminded me of a good cup of strong coffee. Another one to keep for great occasions (or not - life is so short after all).

[fokker4me]

smoking a Bolivar P-2 Exclusivo Canada. A pretty good cigar only have a few left.

Bonne Fête du Canada!