If only I could

[El Presidente]

I have a personal policy of not bidding on Bond Roberts. 

But if I could.....One of my Holy Grail Cigars has come up.  

How I miss the Partagas SDC line!!!!!? There is simply nothing coming out of Havana like the 1/2/3 today. 

https://www.bondroberts.com/product/view/1645

[JohnS]

[Ken Gargett]

31 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

I have a personal policy of not bidding on Bond Roberts. 

But if I could.....One of my Holy Grail Cigars has come up.  

How I miss the Partagas SDC line!!!!!? There is simply nothing coming out of Havana like the 1/2/3 today. 

https://www.bondroberts.com/product/view/1645

so your "personal policy" is going to rob all of the kind people who view our videos when for just a few shekels you could easily grab the box and we could do them for all to enjoy and to share that experience. 

shame, rob, shame. 

[El Presidente]

Just now, Ken Gargett said:

so your "personal policy" is going to rob all of the kind people who view our videos when for just a few shekels you could easily grab the box and we could do them for all to enjoy and to share that experience. 

shame, rob, shame. 

Where would it stop?

I saw our mate Jer pick up the vintage SP Beli's the other day.  I was soooooo tempted when they went up 

[Ken Gargett]

12 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

One of my Holy Grail Cigars

ps - one of my holy grails? just how many are there? you have more than an Egyptian bazaar. surely the entire principle of christianity is that there was only one. have you not seen 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'? 

 

12 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Where would it stop?

I saw our mate Jer pick up the vintage SP Beli's the other day.  I was soooooo tempted when they went up 

and i assume you immediately issued him with an invite to videos back on the balcony when we can?

where would it stop? my question would be 'why are you working on the principle that it should stop?' 

[Chucko8]

You want to split the box with me Rob. ?

[Yellot00tr]

Someone buy them and send rob some. I’m not a Partagas fan. But those 1978 du roi look like delightful

[El Presidente]

2 hours ago, Chucko8 said:

You want to split the box with me Rob. ?

Don't tempt me!  

 

[bdw1984]

Have at it boys... @El Presidente @Ken Gargett @JohnS @Chucko8

The box was too pretty, I couldn't bring myself to crack it.  Hoping it finds a new home where it will be lit on fire, promptly.

[Connoisseur Kim]

Man, I really want to get these skinnies!

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[Fuzz]

8 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

ps - one of my holy grails? just how many are there? you have more than an Egyptian bazaar. surely the entire principle of christianity is that there was only one. have you not seen 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'? 

 

[Chibearsv]

1 hour ago, Fuzz said:

 

Damn, I was hoping you found a way to Photoshop that box of cigars into this scene.

[PigFish]

11 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I have a personal policy of not bidding on Bond Roberts. 

But if I could.....One of my Holy Grail Cigars has come up.  

How I miss the Partagas SDC line!!!!!? There is simply nothing coming out of Havana like the 1/2/3 today. 

https://www.bondroberts.com/product/view/1645

Rob,

I did a back to back review of one of these with one of your N1's, say 3 weeks ago and never got around to posting about it. It might have been a SdC #2 actually, I don't recall now.

While the cigars were very different, from a strict 'enjoyment' perspective, judging only the smoking experience and how much I enjoyed the cigars, I honestly cannot say that the SdC #2 was a better a cigar. This is quite a complement coming from me, a guy that debatably dislikes non-Cuban cigars.

The N-1 was more robust and a more interesting cigar. SdC was more subtle, and nuanced. I enjoyed both cigars. To be wholly honest, I would have to say that the N-1 would have received a higher rating from me in a blind review.

I would have to say it was a better cigar!

Caveat... This was a back to back (day apart as I recall) review with only two cigars. I cannot claim that it was an 'end all' judgment about the two cigars as a whole. It was just two of a lifelong experience with many, many cigars. Take it for what it is worth.

The N-1 is a worthy cigar. It possesses a fine reputation with me, as does the SdC line.

Cheers! -Ray

 

[99call]

3 hours ago, PigFish said:

Rob,

I did a back to back review of one of these with one of your N1's, say 3 weeks ago and never got around to posting about it. It might have been a SdC #2 actually, I don't recall now.

While the cigars were very different, from a strict 'enjoyment' perspective, judging only the smoking experience and how much I enjoyed the cigars, I honestly cannot say that the SdC #2 was a better a cigar. This is quite a complement coming from me, a guy that debatably dislikes non-Cuban cigars.

The N-1 was more robust and a more interesting cigar. SdC was more subtle, and nuanced. I enjoyed both cigars. To be wholly honest, I would have to say that the N-1 would have received a higher rating from me in a blind review.

I would have to say it was a better cigar!

Caveat... This was a back to back (day apart as I recall) review with only two cigars. I cannot claim that it was an 'end all' judgment about the two cigars as a whole. It was just two of a lifelong experience with many, many cigars. Take it for what it is worth.

The N-1 is a worthy cigar. It possesses a fine reputation with me, as does the SdC line.

Cheers! -Ray

 

Very interesting to read Ray. I find rating cigars young verses old very difficult. A bit like when a sports fans want to hypothesize who will win between boxers of different generations. The factor of failure is always the untrustworthy sweetness of memory. I.e these two cigars will always be out of sync, they can only be judged (as you have done) ie.... How do they perform on the day.    

[El Presidente]

4 hours ago, PigFish said:

Rob,

I did a back to back review of one of these with one of your N1's, say 3 weeks ago and never got around to posting about it. It might have been a SdC #2 actually, I don't recall now.

While the cigars were very different, from a strict 'enjoyment' perspective, judging only the smoking experience and how much I enjoyed the cigars, I honestly cannot say that the SdC #2 was a better a cigar. This is quite a complement coming from me, a guy that debatably dislikes non-Cuban cigars.

The N-1 was more robust and a more interesting cigar. SdC was more subtle, and nuanced. I enjoyed both cigars. To be wholly honest, I would have to say that the N-1 would have received a higher rating from me in a blind review.

I would have to say it was a better cigar!

Caveat... This was a back to back (day apart as I recall) review with only two cigars. I cannot claim that it was an 'end all' judgment about the two cigars as a whole. It was just two of a lifelong experience with many, many cigars. Take it for what it is worth.

The N-1 is a worthy cigar. It possesses a fine reputation with me, as does the SdC line.

Cheers! -Ray

 

Ray

That is a high compliment indeed mate. On behalf of Hammy and myself, we are both proud and humbled. 

My 2020 samples are on their way to me now and I believe them to be a step up again. I will make sure to include you in the tasting panel. 

[bdw1984]

Let’s talk some more about SDCs

[Markspring1978]

6 minutes ago, bdw1984 said:

Let’s talk some more about SDCs

Shameless. 

[bdw1984]

24 minutes ago, Markspring1978 said:

Shameless. 

We could just shift the other convo to the 300 nudie reviews. 

[PigFish]

On 5/20/2020 at 2:39 PM, 99call said:

Very interesting to read Ray. I find rating cigars young verses old very difficult. A bit like when a sports fans want to hypothesize who will win between boxers of different generations. The factor of failure is always the untrustworthy sweetness of memory. I.e these two cigars will always be out of sync, they can only be judged (as you have done) ie.... How do they perform on the day.    

Now that the auction is out of the way....

 

It is pretty clear how I feel about cigars!!! -LOL I have no shortage of opinions. Likely 1000 of my 7K posts have some reference back to the 'smoking experience.' I am not a collector, aging expert, expert smoker.... or golden tongue guru. I am a regular dude that has a taste for good cigars. Depending the time and cigar, boorish, brash, boring or bewildering can certainly be applied to my tastes.

The point in all this was not a 'shill' plug for my friend Rob's cigars. While I love Rob, I am rather forthright about my opinions regarding this subjective topic. I call'm as I see'm... My post is about my cigars, not about a box that someone is trying to sell, Rob's or otherwise! I discuss my tastes and my values. I have offered such advice, wholly anecdotal, on this site from the beginning of it.

This was also not intended to subvert anyones auction. Frankly if I posted a pic of a box of cigars, and someone said, 'hey dude, I have got the skinny on a great cigar for you to try,' as I bemoan the loss of a particular cigar, well, that is what a cigar forum is about.

Lastly...

I have posted many times here, that I have no particular love for Cuba. It is the place that makes the cigars that I am fond of. This is nothing against Cuba, or Cubans, but I don't love Ethiopians for their coffee either! I prefer the individual approach. I don't know a country full of people, including my own. 

I have bemoaned the loss of discontinued cigars from Cuba for about 15 years now (as I recon). Prior to that, I was still working thought the catalog coming to understand my tastes and biases. Since then, I have commented on many posts with something like this:

Just make me a good thin ring cigar. I don't care what country it comes from. I want it tasty, and a good value. I don't give a damn where it comes from. I don't care about the box. I don't want any bands, tie it with a ribbon and wrap it in cello and sell it to me for a fair price!!! 

Well... WTF... someone listed to my advice. These came in the mail yesterday!

Find the quote... I have typed it in one form or another at least a dozen times on this forum. Likely more!

Someone in the cigar world actually listens and responds to the seasoned smoker. The 'taste' smoker. The value smoker... Ray, the smoker!

If you want a box of SdC on BR then pony up! If the 1 box on there today does not satisfy the demand, and you want a damn good cigar to smoke while you wait for the next holy grail to appear, well, get a bundle of these from Rob.

Mine are not for sale! 

Cheers! -Ray