What's your latest NC purchase?

[Earthbuddy]

Fuente: Rare Pink, Hemingway Maduro, Oscuro, Sungrown

LFD: Andalusion Bull 

Padron: 1964 maduro Principie 

Diamond Crown: Classic

Perdomo: 30th Anniversary Connecticut 

[Ford2112]

Charter Oak Habano, Hemingway Work of Art, La Aurora Cameroon, My Father La Promesa.

Ash all over me. I'm a mess.

[Goldeneye]

I am curious what your thoughts are of the La Aurora are when you are done with it?

[Ford2112]

2 hours ago, Goldeneye said:

I am curious what your thoughts are of the La Aurora are when you are done with it?

I will let you know. The weather here is abysmal so it will be a couple days.

[sergeihabana]

I hope they will give me pleasure.

[Ford2112]

On 2/13/2025 at 6:44 AM, Goldeneye said:

I am curious what your thoughts are of the La Aurora are when you are done with it?

@Goldeneye pleasant smoke albeit one dimensional. I found it to be lighter in body than most cameroons I have smoked.

[Goldeneye]

Thanks for reply, my son brought some back from the DR and I quite enjoyed them. I bought some more in Canada and didn't find them all that enjoyable but am thinking of trying again, still on the fence if I will or not.

[mikejh]

Tatuaje Havana VI and Oliva MB3

[Namisgr11]

Lousy pic through the cellophane, but the cigars come in a sharp tin case. Fuente Opus X Perfecxion X. 48 ring gauge, 6 1/4 inches in length.

[ViscountDick]

Just love these, think they’ll become a staple alongside the Carlota.

[Capn_Jackson]

[Wlu1988]

Picked up a box of Paul Garmarian 20th Anniversary Salomones. They are wonderful. The best cold draw I have experienced on a cigar in a long time. 

[Wlu1988]

On 2/23/2025 at 5:55 AM, ViscountDick said:

Just love these, think they’ll become a staple alongside the Carlota.

@ViscountDick - I have really been enjoying my sampler of these. Definitely ready to pull the trigger on the big bundle!

[mikejh]

Punch London Club and Surrogates Cracker Crumbs. Trying to phase out all larger vitolas and mostly buy smaller ones. 

[Wlu1988]

An absolutely wonderful Paul Garmirian Lancero for me. Best I can tell this is at least 10 years old and the wrapper is so soft that I am convinced that if someone could make a bed sheet so soft that they would easily be a multi millionaire. The cigar was a fantastic smoke and is giving me a great feel for aged (albeit not CC) cigars. I have really been impressed with the PG brand lately having smoked a Salomones, Double Corona (maybe named the Coronas Extra?) and this Lancero tonight. 

[David88]

Some pick ups from recent travels. A box of padron 5000. These don’t hit the heights of the 1964 or 1926 series but, for me, offer very good value and consistency. I also picked up a box of Great Wall/Amante lanceros in Hong Kong. No idea what to expect with these but I love a Lancero and the packaging was nice enough. They also offered a discount in the store which doesn’t make them too much of a gamble. 

[HenryMartin]

On 2/14/2025 at 1:44 AM, Goldeneye said:

I am curious what your thoughts are of the La Aurora are when you are done with it?

On 2/15/2025 at 6:36 AM, Ford2112 said:

@Goldeneye pleasant smoke albeit one dimensional. I found it to be lighter in body than most cameroons I have smoked.

Picked up these two preferidos and had them both smoking nicely.

The last time I had these was maybe 8 years ago and I recall the green variant to be my favourite at the time. The cold draw on the green one (emerald as they call it) actually brought back memories of a phase that I had on Dominican cigars with Ecuadorian wrappers. I actually had great expectations from the gold one because I was looking forward to a Dominican corojo wrapper, unfortunately the green remained my most preferidos. I tried several auroras, the preferidos seem to be their best line-up.