Vintage boxes= more sweetness?

[jazzboypro]

9 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I believe much of it comes down to the blend. 

Principe at 5 years is turning the final bend coming into the straight. 

Partagas 898 at 5 years has just settled following the jump. 

That's good to know, i don't have any Principe but have these

Partagas 898 LAR May 12

Partagas 898 REG NOV 17 (i will hold on to these for quite a while i guess)

 

Thanks for the info ?

[Smokecigareveryday]

7 minutes ago, CaptainQuintero said:

So there's a few which come to mind from my tastes, earthy can be quite a broad sweep so I'll try to scattergun a few ideas for you. I'd be going for regular production personally.

-Bolivar, can have a malty treacle style sweetness, there's a core of earthy/rustic leather. Bolivar is reasonably unique in that you don't particularly need any age to see what they are going to offer. In my experience from a year onwards they have settled down a lot. 

-Montecristo, can have a real dark musty sweetness. It's been described as barnyard here and I think that's a good grasp. The Especial No1 is that to me. Rich and dark, there's a heavy sweetness, I wouldn't go to say it's earthy but it lives in a brooding dank place that Montecristo doesn't usually go to. 

-Partagas, I wouldn't describe as earthy but depending on what you're seeking I think it's worth a look as there's something you could say that could lean that way in the younger cigars. D4, Shorts would be where I'd go.

-Punch, This might be where you need to delve into. To me there's a core of sweet earthy darkness. Punch Punch right there. Their regional editions, specifically the Asia Pacific (FoH) have been great imo. The Punch Sabrosos I remember being all sweet, forest floor dank earthy but really balanced with some beautiful delicate notes. People are saying good things about the Punch 48.

-Ramon Allones Small Club Corona. To me it's the RA with the sweetness more up front, stewed fruit style. Again I wouldn't jump to describe it as earthy but there's a dark character to them, again in younger ones.

 -RyJ can be a real sweetshop brand but there's a huge spectrum from jammy, herbal, vegetal. The Cazadores is where I'd head for personally. In fact thinking about it more, this might be where I'd start from.

-Sancho Panza is a decent idea, belicosos is light but there's a definite earthy nature to them, a salty undertone that works well with a bitter dark chocolate aspect.

  It could be worth looking into some maduro wrappers,they usually give a earthy, dark chocolate nature to whatever they are wrapped to. I haven't really explored much of the new maduro lines. I remember the Monte D being right as you'd be looking for. The Cohiba Maduro lines, the Secretos jumps out at me.

  Overall probably Punch would be something I'd be gravitating to but this is still through my tastes. The good news is that delving into and around new cigars is one of the best parts of this hobby. Grab a load of singles and see how things taste to you

 

Thanks for the input.   A lot of people describe "earthy" Cubans as hay or grass. I associate  earthy taste with "rich damp mud" which I get a lot in CCs- especially in the last 3rd.  I will be getting a bunch of singles to try out. 

[99call]

4 minutes ago, Smokecigareveryday said:

"rich damp mud"

I would go for Bolivar if you want earthy sweetness.   I would highly recommend Bolivar Tubos no 1 if you can still find them.   But in general Bolvars have gotten sweeter across the board. 

[CaptainQuintero]

8 minutes ago, Smokecigareveryday said:

Thanks for the input.   A lot of people describe "earthy" Cubans as hay or grass. I associate  earthy taste with "rich damp mud" which I get a lot in CCs- especially in the last 3rd.  I will be getting a bunch of singles to try out. 

  No prob, anytime I think that list is right around the general idea of what your looking at, well from my tastes anyway! Let us know how you get on!