What's your latest NC purchase?

[Lomey]

Oliva Serie V Melanio.

Great purchase. One of the only NC I still keep stocked.

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[StogieSteve23]

On 2/23/2020 at 11:46 AM, Rabbi said:

I have a friend (FB type) who regularly smokes the 6”x60 and 7”x70 logs. I bought a fiver of these 8”x80 just to have them. While they are probably smokeable, I can’t imagine them being enjoyable. The D5 shown for contrast takes me 75-90 minutes; these monsters would be an equinox dawn-to-dusk undertaking.

 

 

I'm not partial to the large RG sticks but since we're talking about them here and its a NC thread, I figured I'd share.  I really enjoy Oliva as a NC brand.  It's what got me started in cigars when I worked in a local shop during high school.  When home or smoking for leisure, I'm 99% CCs but when I'm working its 75% NCs just because of price and still getting good ones that I don't care about throwing out if work requires me to.  

A large RG stick is not my go-to per say but a good friend/work vendor/fellow BOTL brought a few of these 10x66 Flor de Oliva's go one of the tournaments our company runs a few years back and we sparked up.  It was a 4.5 hour smoke for me, about 5 for him and both sticks were perfect.  Excellent construction, flavors were really good throughout and really never needed a relight or touchup.  

I'll take a lancero, Lonsdale, slim panatela any day over a large RG cigar but this made for a funny experience. 

 

[Skypilot]

This came in the mail today. I thought the packaging was pretty slick. It was completely sealed like a food product with a boveda inside. 

[HoyoFan]

hands down the BEST box packaging of cigars ive ever bought even came with a silver coin lmao

Really curious how they taste

[SenorPerfecto]

This came in the mail today. I thought the packaging was pretty slick. It was completely sealed like a food product with a boveda inside. 

It’s a great sampler. Where you get it and how much?

[HoyoFan]

really good, they made the CA top 10 and i always order single of each and was probably my favorite NC of 2019 so picked up a box. but the packaging it just blew me away lol 
Chocolate cherry (big fan off cherry RyJ fan) leather not a paper bomb but full bodied, also has a Medio Tiempo wrapper witch is what you find in behike's 
https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/h-upmann-175th-anniversary-churchill-2019

Thanks Juri, I’ve grown cautious of CA’s list but have heard great things from others about this stick. Also I’m really not a fan of pepper or big nicotine hits so sounds like I gotta try this one!

[Smatthews607]

8 minutes ago, juri said:

really good, they made the CA top 10 and i always order single of each and was probably my favorite NC of 2019 so picked up a box. but the packaging is blew me away lol 

https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigar/h-upmann-175th-anniversary-churchill-2019

I don't usually purchase the NC version of the classic Cuban brands. But the 175th Anniversary is an exception. Bought one because I was curious. Then went back a bought a box because they were that good. I often questions CA ratings because of the advertising aspect of the magazine. This one is one I think they got right.

[HoyoFan]

its a A.J. Fernandez blend so if you have had his stuff in the past hes no slouch i also picked up a 5 pack of his Ramon Allones in the same order another of his better NC classic cuban brand blends

I like some of his stuff but I’ve noticed a theme with him. Pepper and earth and lots of it. I feel like there’s this huge market of people nowadays that smoke NCs who basically want three things: big ring gauge, lots of pepper/earth, strength.

Somehow the idea of body got mixed up with strength.

Anyway, will definitely check these upmanns out!

[prodigy]

This came in the mail today. I thought the packaging was pretty slick. It was completely sealed like a food product with a boveda inside. 

I'm a big fan of those RP 50th.

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[Skypilot]

1 hour ago, prodigy said:

I'm a big fan of those RP 50th.

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I may burn that one first based on your recommendation.

[joey rockets]

On 4/29/2020 at 4:28 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

Those Epernay's are really really good... 

I was ogling the Davidoff tubos and this past week I ordered my first box out of the Signature line and otherwise, have tried very few samples.

[ned]

A box of Illusione MJ12, i love the foil wrappers. Illusione is definitely one of my go to brands. Dion does such a great job with all his blends

[jvd1291]

Fume D' Amore Concepcions partial box(21!) and some Kadosh! Illusiones my favorite NC brand ?

[lovethehaze]

The only thing I can get delivered with the pandemic ... the disease is real and the packages are getting abused it seems ...

[Toasty]

My first Opus X perfection X.  Very smooth nice finish. Being my first opus x Im very much looking forward to seeing if the cigar lives up to the hype. Coming into the second third, It is very nice there’s no denying that however So far, I’m just not convinced that it lives up to the hype that it has been given these many years later.  Burn is not razor sharp, draw is perfect, Great smoke output, A tonne of flavours but all one dimension from the start through to now, nothing transitional. Sloppy triple cap. Would I get more? Sure. But I’m not sure that It should command the price point that it is given. I think marketing and a desire for the New World cigars to have a contender for the old worlds best. I just don’t think it’s there yet I think Habanos wins hands down. I’m not biased either way. I’m only new to the world of cigars and I am loving it. The thing about Habanos is you need to put them away to bloom for a time, but we all need a cigar so that’s when the New World cigars can bridge the gap while you wait for the old worlds to mature. Course it’s just my humble opinion and I look forward very much to everybody advising and guiding me in this, our passion.

[FOHrty9er]

On 4/28/2020 at 1:33 PM, Goodfortune said:

Been curious about those as well. I have heard great things but yet to try one. Let us know how they are!

I sampled one about a week after receipt.  Meh.  I had one last night, a little over three weeks rest.  Amazing!  I don't go searching for flavors, but I know what I like and I loved this cigar.  Few cigars can provide me with what I call a deep toasted tobacco flavor that warms the soul.  This had it in spades.  I just became a fan of Casdagli and look forward to trying their other offerings.

[Guest Nekhyludov]

Just re-stocked a bit.

[jvd1291]

PDR El Criollito "half corona" really more of a short robusto, at 3.5"x50RG. Neat little guys. Found them on sale for $37 a box (came out to $1.80 a stick after shipping) figured I couldn't pass up that offer!

[Joeyjojo]

I've been on a bit of a Tatuaje kick lately.

2 weeks ago I bought a cab of 7th reserva coronas. 

This week I've bought a cab of the standard 7th coronas and a 10 box of RC no.1's.

(Sorry no pictures. My cheapo phone camera is awful)

[jvd1291]

Davidoff Anniversario Special R. I tried these on a business trip last year, had 2 days to myself in New York and had one at the Davidoff lounge there! I find them to be pretty tasty and have been looking out for a good deal on a box. Finally found it!

[Burningman]

My favorite out of the Monster Series from Tatuaje. Tatuaje in general always seems to satisfy.

[Skypilot]

I really enjoy these. I got a little bit of a deal but Davidoff/Avo seem to take the Apple route and rarely allow retailers to offer much of a discount.

[Chibearsv]

Surprising Birthday gift from the Ps. Pretty neat. 
 

[zigarrenziggy]

Don't mind the Cubans...but here is a box of Illusione Epernay

 

[Lomey]

Cab of my go to NC.

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