Your latest CC Purchase?

[cgoodrich]

24 minutes ago, Fugu said:

Bear with me for speaking it out, and am aware it’s an EL, but

these wrappers are nothing less than a defilement of the marca ?

@Fugu, that would be the purest in me as well. Personally I’m not much of a maduro wrapper person, so I tend to ignore EL’s. Remember, we humans are usually first drawn by sight before smell, touch, and taste.

[fokker4me]

I overpaid on BR for these, but I wanted an older box to start smoking sooner. I don't like Hoyo dead fresh.

[Fugu]

5 hours ago, cgoodrich said:

@Fugu, that would be the purest in me as well. Personally I’m not much of a maduro wrapper person, so I tend to ignore EL’s. Remember, we humans are usually first drawn by sight before smell, touch, and taste.

Actually, not that much surprised by the quality of an EL-wrapper per se. But given the historical background and heritage of Quai d’Orsay, this here appears to me like Eva Mendes in functional outdoor clothing - picture khaki zip-off pants, white knee-high stockings and brown sandals.

I was never a fan of the brand-revamping, but this EL seems to top it all.

[Drguano]

Lovely box of Trinidad Coloniales magically appeared on the porch. Nice and fragrant BSM MAR 20

[Islandboy]

Boxes #124 & #125, and believe it or not, this is my first ever purchase of PSD4’s. Can’t wait to try one.

[SigmundChurchill]

Just in...

[benfica_77]

7 minutes ago, SigmundChurchill said:

Just in...

Glad to see you back on the forums @SigmundChurchill  Hope all is well !!! 

[SigmundChurchill]

13 minutes ago, benfica_77 said:

Glad to see you back on the forums @SigmundChurchill  Hope all is well !!! 

Thanks!  Haven't spent much time online at all lately.  Work has been too busy.  I hope to be on more in the coming months.

[Kaptain Karl]

Monte Monday! The #2’s are exuding oil and the especiales no 2 have that lovely lighter wrapper with a big aroma. Can’t wait to light them up! 

[prodigy]

[mention=34944]Lrabold89[/mention] Rob posted this on the forum a few months back after someone complained of their cigars not being oily enough (I think psp was purchased by the unsatisfied customer). Essentially the idea is that cigars need to rest after transit and many people notice their cigars got oilier after resting 30-60 days in a humidor. 
Hope this answers the question. 
 
 

That was actually me that caused that entire experiment. I ordered a psp/hq box of RASS. The 2424 post that day showed HQ(a spectacularly beautiful box), my box was labelled red sticker PSP. Mine didn't even look remotely close to the HQ. They were pale with no oils at all. They are still pale with no oils, and they arrived back in February.

It was just as covid hit and I decided not to send them back, as it would have taken months for them to get back to FoH, if they ever made it back at all. Also, if you ever send something back, you risk being banned for life if it ends up meeting the standards as advertised.

I have never seen a box become "more oily" after resting. Maybe it happens, but I have never seen it happen. Pictures below are of what the HQ boxes of the psp/hq offering was that day, and one is of my psp box. Ill try and take a picture of that box as they are now at some point tomorrow. Its been a while since I've looked at them.

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[Bri Fi]

@prodigy I would highly doubt they would end up looking as oily in the pic listed on 24:24 with time down, But the psp grading is not just based on oily wrappers. It’s construction and aroma at cold as well. I get your frustration but At the end of the day I’m sure you got a great box of cigars. They still look amazing. 

[Grady]

In the mailbox today, courtesy of our fearless leader.   The Lusi's look particularly enticing!

 

[andyk]

First purchase from 24:24.  Excited to try them out after resting for a bit.

 

[SigmundChurchill]

2 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

 

Got the same recently from them ...curious to what codes you received ...mine were MTS I think?


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They are both BSM FEB 20

[Happy2BeHere]

A stunning arrival of deliveries, and a whole array with which to have one of each ROTT while watching the election results, the others will have a rest first

[Dusk]

[Paladin865]

New arrivals

[Kaptain Karl]

Christmas in November!!! MSU JUL 19 BPC’s. These can be so freaking good. Very rustic looking but a very nice shade of the wrapper for Bolivar. 

[Grady]

The CoRo's from 24:24 got here today:

 

 

[RDB]

Here’s another of these fabulous looking-and-smelling RAT JUN 20 Monte no.2s. Away they go for a long sleep!

(Edited for a natural light photo. Makes you realise how big a difference this makes to appearance.)

[mprach024]

4 hours ago, RDB said:

Here’s another of these fabulous looking-and-smelling RAT JUN 20 Monte no.2s. Away they go for a long sleep!

Those are beauties

[Bijan]

Monte 4. Was supposed to be 2019 turned out to be 2016.

[Skypilot]

Fresh off the truck - RAT NOV 19 Punch 48’s. 

[Devo]

Beautiful D4s UEB May 19

 

[Grady]

My first Siglo V cab.  I don't imagine it's going to be easy to keep my fingers out of this one for another year or two!