La Escepcion Don José Regional Italia 2015

[TheMonk]

2 hours ago, Lotusguy said:

Blasphemy!!

It's good, but not in the same league for me.

Completely agree! The Don José is a nice smoke, but nowhere near the SF... I don't even think they're that similar, TBH.

[Fugu]

Uhh, that this glorious thread (initiating the great flippers debate) has been revived...

Reminds me to urgently smoke another one before quickly restocking...

[Kbb]

Just at Fincato 2 hours ago.  They had 7 boxes in the #2170 out of 4000 range.  Just FYI.

[john007]

This release was one that really disappointed me, was so far off from the first release. Talk about a elegant cigar, the Don falls way short imho.

[oliverdst]

Like Selectos Finos, Don Jose will have a jar as well.

[Habana Mike]

I've smoked these off and on fairly regularly since release and find the blend's strength and complexity quite to my taste....

[s1911]

I think they're great! bought a box a few months ago, had two thus far and both were wonderful, I'm sure they're only going to get better.

[TheMonk]

22 hours ago, oliverdst said:

Like Selectos Finos, Don Jose will have a jar as well.

Any pics so far?

[oliverdst]

2 hours ago, TheMonk said:

Any pics so far?

No, just the info. 

[Habana Mike]

Shame it will be a shorter and fatter jar but probably still nice....

[oliverdst]

1 hour ago, Habana Mike said:

Shame it will be a shorter and fatter jar but probably still nice....

Price will be "tall".

I still cant believe they jarred selectos finos to sell remaining boxes. Great cigar.

[in0gravity]

2 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

Shame it will be a shorter and fatter jar but probably still nice....

Or they will use the same jar they used for the Selectos Finos. That contains 30 Selectos Finos so it has enough space to hold 25 Don Joses.

[TheMonk]

5 hours ago, oliverdst said:

Price will be "tall".

I still cant believe they jarred selectos finos to sell remaining boxes. Great cigar.

Indeed. How could it take so long for them to sell out on such a fantastic stick!

[losttrailer]

21 minutes ago, TheMonk said:

Indeed. How could it take so long for them to sell out on such a fantastic stick!

to a lot of people ( me included ) they seemed to be quite pricey at that time, from today's perspective . . . not

[TheMonk]

2 hours ago, losttrailer said:

to a lot of people ( me included ) they seemed to be quite pricey at that time, from today's perspective . . . not

True, and also they weren't that good fresh either, way too harsh... but they certainly evolved amazingly.

[Fugu]

This thread got me to try another one for checking its progress a year after boxing. Actually interesting, as this stick appeared fresher, to not say a bit "greener", than the ones I had before. Excellent construction as always, snug draw as I like it, and still that slightly difficult and not always self-correcting burn of the wrapper. However, in the case of this cigar I am sure that will smooth out given time. Attest them a long life. Good to excellent so far!

In celebration of a memorable day - saluting all my American friends!

 

 

[Orion21]

These were really really good fresh.  I smoked a few and haven't touched them since April.  I view them like a view my RACF.  Excellent cigars I won't have the opportunity to buy anytime soon, so enjoy them but stash a few away for the future.

[RDBM]

 A fine smoke with lots of potential but I feel they still need some time. 

[oliverdst]

On 07/11/2016 at 11:56 AM, TheMonk said:

Any pics so far?

 

On 09/11/2016 at 2:58 AM, Habana Mike said:

Shame it will be a shorter and fatter jar but probably still nice....

 

On 09/11/2016 at 5:14 AM, in0gravity said:

Or they will use the same jar they used for the Selectos Finos. That contains 30 Selectos Finos so it has enough space to hold 25 Don Joses.

From Instagram, 400 jars

[Lotusguy]

From Instagram, 400 jars

Nice, fat pot. I like it.

Price I heard is rather steep but considering that the regular Don Jose box runs 375 euros already, not terribly surprising. Also, you get two boxes and a jar for your 1k if my information is correct.

[TheMonk]

Jar looks really nice! Does anyone know how many cigars it will hold?

[Smallclub]

9 minutes ago, TheMonk said:

Jar looks really nice! Does anyone know how many cigars it will hold?

One cigar per jar. 600 and 560 ring gauge…

[JLFIRST]

Not just your opinion

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[JLFIRST]

I was not impressed with the rerelease

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[Bohn007]

3 minutes ago, JLFIRST said:

I was not impressed with the rerelease

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I had my first the other day and would say it was quite good. Sometimes a young cigar get's worse as you get to the final third but mine got better throughout the experience. More floral than woody with some sweetness to it.