The demise of HDM

[ElJavi76]

Very creative writing @El Presidente 

You know what happens to crack whores? They get passed off to your unsuspecting friends. I bought a box of Epi Especiales, that have been everything but. Burn problems. I gave one to a friend after raving about Cubans and what we'd smoke at the lounge for a week, only to find myself making excuses. Maybe they're young. Maybe they need rest. I'm not losing hope but they need help. Interesting cause they have beautiful dark wrappers but smoked like poo. These were ROE NOV 16. 

This devil might wear Prada, but she's rotten underneath. #notLosingHope

P.S. #IHaveAGreatCigarYouShouldTry please help yourself to as many as you like. LOL

[Smallclub]

Explains why my 2017 Petit Robusto taste like bouillon cube. Bleh…

[Nikolaos]

19 minutes ago, ElJavi76 said:

Very creative writing @El Presidente 

You know what happens to crack whores? They get passed off to your unsuspecting friends. I bought a box of Epi Especiales, that have been everything but. Burn problems. I gave one to a friend after raving about Cubans and what we'd smoke at the lounge for a week, only to find myself making excuses. Maybe they're young. Maybe they need rest. I'm not losing hope but they need help. Interesting cause they have beautiful dark wrappers but smoked like poo. These were ROE NOV 16. 

This devil might wear Prada, but she's rotten underneath. #notLosingHope

P.S. #IHaveAGreatCigarYouShouldTry please help yourself to as many as you like. LOL

Thanks for your post. I thought I was the only one with two very bland SLBs Epicure Especial ROE NOV 16

[Ouftastic]

11 minutes ago, Nikolaos said:

Thanks for your post. I thought I was the only one with two very bland SLBs Epicure Especial ROE NOV 16

I have also had a similar experience with the Epicure Especial (TOS NOV 16). Different factory, same date.

I haven't had any burn issues but its nothing compared to 15 Epi #2s I have.

[soothsayr]

I just hope some more age will help some of the recent hdm I have  with a cab of the '15 stuff to tide me through the lean years. 

[luvdunhill]

I have a PSP/HQ 50 cabinet of Epicure No. 2 with a ROM SEP 16 date that is quite nice. So, there were some decent late ‘16 boxes?

[Bartolomeo]

San Juans have treated me right since release

[chris12381]

@ElPresidente, if you to start going through boxes of HdM Epi 2 50 cabs that just arrived your werehouse...and you were a betting man, which factory code(s) would you most likely gravitate towards in the hopes that when you open the box, you see some PSP or HQ worthy cigars?

 

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[cmbarton]

Red Auerbach is turning in his grave.

I’m down to half a box of Epi 2’s from 2014, so I guess I have to make them last!

[Danimalia]

Hopefully, they’ll make a comeback when the leaf from the bumper crops gets into circulation. When you get one of the super rich, creamy, sweet Hoyos, it becomes hard to accept them when they’re anything less.

 

[Lotusguy]

San Juans have treated me right since release

I second this! Not a dud among them (but I'm also still smoking OR).

[ErikB]

Not an expert in the matter , but guess my preferring Vegueros to HdM is saying something


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[ErikB]

wouldn’t the HdM blend be more difficult to get right I wonder


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[Dmpotocek]

My conspiracy theory: Quai d Orsay (a milder cigar) gets a bump at the same time HDM takes a dive. Might be a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul.


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[JohnS]

17 hours ago, Bartolomeo said:

San Juans have treated me right since release

 

3 hours ago, Lotusguy said:

I second this! Not a dud among them (but I'm also still smoking OR).

Yes, they've been reliable but this got me thinking...have we seen 16/17 HdM Le Hoyo San Juan on 24:24 much in the last 12 months? I seem to think they were up more often in 2015/16.

[Fuzz]

2 hours ago, JohnS said:

 

Yes, they've been reliable but this got me thinking...have we seen 16/17 HdM Le Hoyo San Juan on 24:24 much in the last 12 months? I seem to think they were up more often in 2015/16.

8th Jan 24:24 had some HdM San Juan, box code SOM SEP 16, @JohnS.

[Vortigan]

I've got an as yet untouched March '14 cab of Epi #2 that I'm hopeful for. It's a cigar that I've not always had the greatest of joy with. I think in years gone by I made erroneous assumptions such as lighter blend = less time down required & so consequently went at them too soon. I think I've since learned that it's a cigar that benefits from closer to 5 years rather than just a couple.

[fitzy]

The HDM Le Hoyo du Depute that I picked up a couple weeks ago that were PSP/HQ are fantastic. Wish I got a couple boxes of them. OMD DIC 15.