If you had to choose one box of minutos now....


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If you had to choose one box of minutos to buy now from current (recent 2015-16) production, which one would you buy? and what would be your close second? feel free to explain why. Criteria is enjoyable flavorful smoke, not price. My favorite marcas right now are hoyo and monte but looking to expand my palate:

  1. Partagas shorts
  2. Scdlh el principe
  3. Rascc
  4. bcj
  5. trini reyes

I've included the trini reyes, although not a minuto, but it's close enough in size 40x110

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2014-2015 is El Principe, no question. Followed by BCJ, which when it's on, is better than the El Principe, but there's just too much inconsistency for me to put it #1. Might get only 5/25 great BCJ vs. 20/25 great El Principe. My experience from about 10 boxes of each over the last 2 years.

I have had some really great BCJ though, from 2011-2015. 95-96 pointers all day. Just so sad when it was done. El Principe usually tops out at a solid 92-93 for me. But consistency gets the nod from me here.

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18 minutes ago, Hutch said:

 Saw Shorts and didn't bother to read the rest of the list. On my 4th cab, and nary a dud among them. Not the little powerhouses of old, but Cigar Crack IMO.

x2 here.  Party Shorts are very consistent to me.  RASCC would be second.  Would be #1 if it was more consistent. You're going to get so many varying responses to this question.  It's all about what profile you like.  Read some reviews by the more experienced people on here and see what flavors sound best to you.  Or just buy all 5 boxes.  Every cigar in your list is a fantastic little smoke, and you can get 125 of them for around same price as a box of higher end Cohiba.  25 Siglo 6 (which is an epic cigar, don't get me wrong) or 125 of the above.   It's a no brainer to me.

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Cannot decide. Love them all. Used to be shorts in the first place but lately bcj and principe took over. Anything out of the 3. Rascc is the 4th mainly because of constraction issues... Buy them all. Wont be disappointed either way...

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I usually keep most of them in my rotation (minus the Bcj as I always have some Bpc); the El Principe is my favorite. As for the Reyes I'd buy them only from a vendor who checks for quality. For a similar smoking time you should consider the Upmann half corona…

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[In reply to, or rather finishing the sentence of the subject of the OP]

....I would exercise patience and wait for Minutos to appear on the 24:24's with words like "Gorge on them" or "Smoke them now" and buy that box no matter what it was. (for background on my thought process/buying process see the thread in my signature)

Love the Minutos Vitola and don't envy your dilemma! Cheers!

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   *I thought Minutos were those 1/3 the thickness of regular cigarette sized smokes, i.e. One Minute smokes :thinking:  Those smokes you gave us the options of choosing are actually Petite Coronas, or tres petite coronas, aren't they?

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12 hours ago, cigcars said:

   *I thought Minutos were those 1/3 the thickness of regular cigarette sized smokes, i.e. One Minute smokes :thinking:  Those smokes you gave us the options of choosing are actually Petite Coronas, or tres petite coronas, aren't they?

Minutos - 110 x 42 rg

only 4 left (reg production) on the market. 

Partagas shorts, bolivar corona juniors, ra small club coronas, scdlh el principe.

petit corona is only 19mm longer with the same 42 rg

 

 

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1 hour ago, cigcars said:

   *I thought Minutos were those 1/3 the thickness of regular cigarette sized smokes, i.e. One Minute smokes :thinking:  Those smokes you gave us the options of choosing are actually Petite Coronas, or tres petite coronas, aren't they?

You're confusing with the "Puritos", that are/were usually a "chicos" vitola (106mmx29rg). I think the only one left is the Guantanamera Puritos. The Quintero Puritos was available everywhere in Europe, like the Partagas Chicos.

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6 hours ago, ComancheKeen said:

Like them all but if choosing just one it would be El Príncipe, no question.

X2. A dessert cigar. Simply awesome flavors.

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11 hours ago, Ethernut said:

Love the Minutos Vitola and don't envy your dilemma! Cheers!

I actually despise the Minutos. Every one just makes me mad that there's no Marevas with the El Principe, Shorts or RASCC blends. Argh! At least there's the Boli PC, but what I wouldn't give for a Mareva or Corona with the El Principe blend.

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El Principe if I had to pick one box to smoke through.  Party Shorts if I could only smoke one Minuto for the rest of my life only because it's fuller bodied.  If I'm in the mood for a full smoke in 30-45 minutes the EI P may leave me wanting more at the nub. Can't go wrong with any of them, but El P are on point right now.

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