Troya Corona Club

[El Presidente]

I saw this one up on BR at the moment. 

It took me back somewhat as they were my cheap and cheerful of choice back in the day. 

I love the box artwork of Troya. 

Troya Corona Club

 

 

 

 

[NSXCIGAR]

They still make 'em. 

A once respected premium brand reduced to Guantanamera status.

[benfica_77]

I wonder if this is a popular brand of cigars in Italy lolll 

[NSXCIGAR]

5 hours ago, benfica_77 said:

I wonder if this is a popular brand of cigars in Italy lolll 

It may have been at one time. It was a highly respected and notable brand pre-Rev (as were Belinda and Cabanas) 

[RDB]

Do they put them in tubes to spare the poor cigars from funny looks?

[Toast & Taste]

In Italian, the word also has a very derogatory meaning when used as slang.

Big Al 

[Enduin]

5 hours ago, Psiman said:

why would these be popular in Italy when Troy is in Turkey ? It pays to know history. WOW !!! Mama Mia !!!

benfica_77 was thinking about the word "troia" (spelled with an I instead of a Y) which means whore in Italian. Also FIY it's Mamma Mia. Double M.

[Bijan]

16 hours ago, NSXCIGAR said:

They still make 'em. 

A once respected premium brand reduced to Guantanamera status.

Haven't seen them available online in forever. But apparently they're still available in Cuba. (To be fair I haven't really been looking that hard 😂).

[Corylax18]

34 minutes ago, Bijan said:

Haven't seen them available online in forever. But apparently they're still available in Cuba. (To be fair I haven't really been looking that hard 😂).

You are not missing a thing.

I picked up a 5 pack of the tubes on my way back through Jose Marti, T3 a few years ago. They where the most metallic tasting cigars I have ever smoked, despite the tubes being plastic now. Like smoking a penny, it was wild. Construction and smoke output where great for a short filler, but the flavor was pure metal. Nasty, Nasty.

[Ryan]

The Troya Coronas Club and the Belinda Coronas are still sometimes available in Cuba. I haven't looked for them in a while. Somebody gave me a Troya a few years ago, I can't remember what I did with it. Nice packaging. And very nice bands on both, especially the Troyas.

I took this in the humidor in the Nacional. Quite a few years ago now though. 2010. I have seen both more recently. I can't remember the last time I saw the Belindas.

 

[NSXCIGAR]

3 hours ago, Bijan said:

Haven't seen them available online in forever. But apparently they're still available in Cuba.

Yes, and I recall seeing them and some Belinda in the airports in Mexico City and Havana a few years ago. 

No urge to try any. 

[Huckleberry]

I have often heard many describe our hobby as the "smoking of fat turds."  Not until I saw that cigar on the right hand above did I have a slight understanding of what they meant by it.  That is one fugly cigar.

[cigcars]

       *But is it made from tobacco in the Vuelta Abajo or the Vuelta Arriba? 

 

[J-Slay]

On 2/6/2022 at 7:02 PM, El Presidente said:

It took me back somewhat as they were my cheap and cheerful of choice back in the day.

What's your cheap and cheerful of choice in the Habanos lineup these days, Prez?