Your latest CC Purchase?

[Kaptain Karl]

48 minutes ago, chuckpnoy said:

I get the “Mostly” part and not all boxes will have that code.  Just didn’t expect it to be off a whole year, lol.  Anyways, after all the talk about avoiding 18 Connie 1s, I hope these dont have the same fate.  I’ll rest these for 4 months and hope for the best?

I’m gonna do the same with mine. @JohnS has the same code as us and it’s been a solid box for him! 

[Kaptain Karl]

RAT FEB 20. Cigarvalanche continues!!! Perfect box for what I wanted. Lighter wrappers with good life/oil and killer aroma. These ones are going to get smoked young so I can get my ‘17 PSP box another year to age! 

[chuckpnoy]

51 minutes ago, Kaptain Karl said:

I’m gonna do the same with mine. @JohnS has the same code as us and it’s been a solid box for him! 

That’s promising?

[Doctortrent]

[RDB]

6 hours ago, Kongelunden said:

These arrived on the doorstep today, kindly provided by our host ? They spent some weeks on the road so will need a bit of rest, however, I'm unsure whether the Famosos can be enjoyed young or need a longer rest !? 

 

Those look like perfect Famosos to me. Dark but not too dark. Apply the usual procedure: give them a few months’ rest then smoke one. If it’s great, carry on. If it’s not, or you think they would benefit from more time, put ‘em away.

[Tstew75]

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[JohnS]

1 hour ago, Kaptain Karl said:

I’m gonna do the same with mine. @JohnS has the same code as us and it’s been a solid box for him! 

 

39 minutes ago, chuckpnoy said:

That’s promising?

Yes, this is true. I have a box of BRE Nov 18 box of H.Upmann Connoisseur No.1. 11 smoked thus far, 1 bad one and 1 average. The rest? Above average to excellent. This include 4 of them given to other experienced cigar enthusiasts who have concurred to how good their cigar smoked.

[zigarrenziggy]

SLR Regios. MEP Sep 20. Most recent box code I’ve seen yet

[Baccy]

Finally found a good use for this old LGC box... Lay them in sideways and it's a perfect fit for these 2010 Lusitania singles?

[Shrimpchips]

Connie A (TUE NOV 19) a already excited by the fermented tea/bergamot/barnyard aroma off the bundle.  Laying down until next summer where I’ll try the first stick.

The postman brings me more entertainment for next year and years to come.  PLPC (RAT Feb 20) to start sampling when the weather warms up.....in 5 months....

[KCCubano]

On 11/24/2020 at 7:48 AM, Kaptain Karl said:

 

Me every time after I tell myself I’m done buying off 24:24 for awhile. 

My last purchase date was supposed to be October 1st. Well somehow I've got 5 boxes in transit

[Kongelunden]

Double delivery today from our kind host ? Cohiba Siglo IV and Punch 898 - both smell amazing although delivery has taken a bit of time due to covid circumstances. Will be looking forward to sample these after they have rested a bit in the humi ?

[moneyneversleeps]

 

[prshah25]

56 minutes ago, moneyneversleeps said:

 

These look like chocolate sticks.. 

[moneyneversleeps]

HQ from last weeks 24:24

[Bijan]

My final 24:24 purchase for this year.

QDO Coronas Claro.

[Grady]

Today's 24:24 delivery:  HQ RyJ Churchills which look great & a PLPC cabinet which was meant to be a 2020 code but showed up as a 2018.

 

 

 

 

 

[Bri Fi]

LGR MAR 19. Interesting box. Didn’t have a cubanesque aroma when I opened the box and they seemed seriously underfilled. I could squish the stick Between my fingers pretty far on the majority. I’m hoping this is just because they were over humidified before shipping. Only thing not making me panic was that I had a seriously underfilled LGC 4 this past week and it still smoked amazing. Just had to smoke it slower. 

[Bijan]

1 minute ago, Bri Fi said:

LGR MAR 19. Interesting box. Didn’t have a cubanesque aroma when I opened the box and they seemed seriously underfilled. I could squish the stick Between my fingers pretty far on the majority. I’m hoping this is just because they were over humidified before shipping. Only thing not making me panic was that I had a seriously underfilled LGC 4 this past week and it still smoked amazing. Just had to smoke it slower. 

Everyone is different. I prefer underfilled to overfilled. Obviously I'd prefer perfectly filled, but like you said you can just smoke an underfilled cigar slower, and then the flavours are more or less ok, and you'll just get less smoke time out of the cigar. If overfilled past a certain point then a perfecdraw won't help and there'll be nothing else to do but hope it gets better resting over time or suffer through a tight draw that ruins the cigar for me.

Also everyone's luck is different. It seems despite my preferences, the universe only sends me tight/overfilled boxes and never loose/underfilled ones

Thankfully I don't get the overfilled boxes too often.

[Bri Fi]

@Lrabold89 you hit the aroma on the head. That barnyard funkiness is what I look to kick me in the nose every time I open a box. I was a little surprised. Thanks for the info

[Lomey]

A FOH prize, thanks!. 2 favorites and a new to me Hoyo. Also a box of BPC. I like the 2019 date with over a year on them. These are as pretty of a box as I've gotten. Can't believe they were clearance.

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[Rhinoww]

On 11/14/2020 at 5:11 PM, Rhinoww said:

So a first for me. Got a box w the serial number removed. Ok. That happens periodically even w the reputable resellers. 
 

But this box of PLMC has no box code?  That’s some quality control. 
 

cigars looked good though. Will let them rest for at least thirty before I try to age them by taste ?

 

 

Mystery solved for now(ish). Box was also missing the sellers inventory tag, but the warehouse confirms that all they have is December 2018, so that’ll be my story for my spreadsheet and I’m sticking to it. 
 

I have to say that I have been really enjoying the box of PLMC that I cracked open a few months ago now. 

[Grateful13]

TUA JUL 20 and record shipping time. Now I can feel less bad smoking from my 2016 box. Thank you!

 

[Sandman]

11 hours ago, Bri Fi said:

@Lrabold89 you hit the aroma on the head. That barnyard funkiness is what I look to kick me in the nose every time I open a box. I was a little surprised. Thanks for the info

Box sounds like a dud. Send it back. I will say though, they may tighten up if they are currently over humidified, but the lack of aroma is a big red flag for me personally.  

[bkdash]

BBF’s MTS JUN 20. Very dark and oily

PSP PSD4’s from 24:24 11/09/20