They were everywhere......you couldn't give them away. Today they are superstars.

[PigFish]

SdC…

[jakebarnes]

@PigFish still have a few sticks left of the SdC #1 in my coolidor. The best. 

[joeypots]

Enough said.

[BrightonCorgi]

4 hours ago, PigFish said:

SdC…

 I am amazed those have not been re-released either as Regional or Limitada.  They are ripe for either.  I really miss the No. 1's. 

 

[El Presidente]

Dip 4.  I am not sure there has been a better PC

They were so plentiful and cheap. Today, as high as $750 on BR 

 

 

[El Presidente]

I was a fan of the Romeo y Julieta Celestiales Fino.........when they were rolled well 

You don't see many around but when you do they go for a pretty penny. 

I would bring them back, bandless/simple ribbon and in cabs of 50.  

I

[riderpride]

11 hours ago, El Presidente said:

I am not sure there has been a better PC

They were so plentiful and cheap. Today, as high as $750 on BR

Those babies have legs. Down to my last 7 or 8 and they still seem like they're getting better. Pairs well with a low-rye bourbon.

One of the best bang-for-the-bucks out there as I recall them being $100/box +/- and just glad we have some extra time together.

Cheers!

[El Presidente]

dead set you couldn't give these away. 

Today, mega moola. 

What a fantastic cigar.  The world needs more Churchills!

[Corylax18]

2 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

dead set you couldn't give these away. 

Really?!? I was so bummed when these where discontinued. 

I was never able to grab a 50 cab, but I still have parts of three dress boxes. 

I enjoy the Royal Coronas, I've had good luck with the 10 count Tubos. They aren't quite the same though.  

[SMELTZ]

Oh man my favorite cigar of all time, buying up LIbertadores just to get close to those. 

[El Presidente]

1 minute ago, Corylax18 said:

Really?!? I was so bummed when these where discontinued. 

 

We would have had less than a dozen clients for these.  PCC would beg us to take some and there was always a discount to move them 

[Corylax18]

1 minute ago, El Presidente said:

there was always a discount to move them 

Maybe that's why I liked them so much. 😁

Two of the three boxes I have came through you. I found one in Havana in early 2018, right after they where discontinued. 

[Bill Hayes]

Not sure how popular Punch DC were, but a mate scored an aged box about 5 or 6 years ago. They were top notch. Not sure whether they'd be past their window yet?

[Bijan]

19 minutes ago, Bill Hayes said:

Not sure how popular Punch DC were, but a mate scored an aged box about 5 or 6 years ago. They were top notch. Not sure whether they'd be past their window yet?

Not sure about past their window, but while the 50 cabs were discontinued the dress boxes in 25 count are still being produced.

[avaldes]

IMO you can pretty much name any discontinued cigar and it was interesting. I think they pruned the lines of the really unique cigars to put more focus on mainline moneymakers. My personal favorite discontinued:

- Partagas selection privada #1/Churchills

- Upmann Super Coronas

- Bolivar Lonsdales/PC cab/Coronas/CE/CG

- RA 898/898V/Coronas/PC

- Hoyo Churchills/Dauphines/Short Hoyo Coronas

- Punch Churchills/SS#1/SS#2

And again, in limited production today:

- Hoyo DC

- Punch DC

- Upmann SW

- Partagas 898V

- Cohiba Siglo V

 

Every cigar on that list has some real character that you just don't get in today's lineup. 

PS- I bet every cigar on that list sat on Rob's shelves.

[PigFish]

11 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Dip 4.  I am not sure there has been a better PC

They were so plentiful and cheap. Today, as high as $750 on BR

People thought me nuts over my preference of the Diplomaticos to Montys. Might hav to light up a No 1 this weekend.

[El Presidente]

2 minutes ago, PigFish said:

People thought me nuts over my preference of the Diplomaticos to Montys.

.....to be fair Ray, there were a wider array of reasons why most thought you were not quite the full packet of biscuits 😁

[PigFish]

… it is said one is the company we keep! That puts us both in deep doodoo. 😁

[KCCubano]

On 2/23/2022 at 1:52 PM, El Presidente said:

Cohiba Reserva Seleccion 2003 

 

I couldn't give them away at the time   AUD price was $1100  and USD around  $500 from memory. 

They hung around in my humidor (I had 50 or so of these) until 2013 where I discounted out the last of them. 

They were excellent cigars. 

Shoot me now.  $6K USD + today 

 

 

 

Think I paid 600.00. Long gone now! They were not popular at the time. 

[joeypots]

I used to get the ERDM PCs in a 50 cab from Cyprus. Inexpensive with some solid box age on them they were a go to for quite a few years. The Tianos not so much.

[Jack]

Yes, the Punch Black Prince.  Still have a few left.  It's almost criminal how cheap they were at the time.

 

 

When you have more than one Prince of Wales

 

[Trailryder]

I stepped away from cigars sometime around 2010. As a financially challenged young man with a burgeoning family, I made the choice to better allocate my money. When I resumed this hobby several years ago it was much to my chagrin the Diplomatico No 4's were discontinued. I loved that cigar and while I like the No 2 I much prefer smaller ring gauge cigars. Oh, to have them back again. 

[tomj]

On 2/25/2022 at 7:12 AM, El Presidente said:

I was a fan of the Romeo y Julieta Celestiales Fino.........when they were rolled well 

You don't see many around but when you do they go for a pretty penny. 

I would bring them back, bandless/simple ribbon and in cabs of 50. 

I loved these cigars. My wife would buy me some at Christmas. I wish they would come back.

[NSXCIGAR]

On 2/25/2022 at 8:40 AM, Corylax18 said:

Really?!? I was so bummed when these where discontinued. 

Me too, because the last batches were absolutely fantastic. But Rob is right--they were always in stock everywhere. And from 2000-2015 not particularly special. 

 

On 2/26/2022 at 5:40 AM, Jack said:

Yes, the Punch Black Prince.  Still have a few left.  It's almost criminal how cheap they were at the time.

Yes, I remember these always around $150-170 a box. The LCDH had stacks and stacks of them. It was always a bit too light for me but it was among the first CCs I ever smoked.

On 2/26/2022 at 5:40 AM, Jack said:

When you have more than one Prince of Wales

Ha, Cuba being Cuba at it's prime.

The PoW were absolutely everywhere. And thoroughly mediocre. The Clemenceau was more rare but even more lackluster from what I understand.

On 2/25/2022 at 7:12 AM, El Presidente said:

I was a fan of the Romeo y Julieta Celestiales Fino.........when they were rolled well

These were very common all through the 80s and 90s. Very popular in cello. All over the vintage market in the 2000s. Unfortunately, I never had one. I was very, very happy with the Ex 4. 

Although I do love Britanicas. Would love to see them back as well.

[SCgarman]

On 2/25/2022 at 8:32 AM, El Presidente said:

dead set you couldn't give these away. 

Today, mega moola. 

What a fantastic cigar.  The world needs more Churchills!

How many cigar smokers in 2022 would seriously consider this large format? Just keep in perspective that members on this forum are not representative of the "whole" of the world's cigar smoking population. Heck, any cigar with a smoking duration of over 60 minutes loses my interest very quickly. I certainly am not in the minority.