RAFAEL GONZALEZ CORONAS DE LONSDALES

[Fugu]

15 hours ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Well, so much for price homologation. 

pretextual.

[Miguel Gracias]

I ordered new rg several boxes, and i got couple singles of original lonsdales from spain. I will compare them once they arrive in my mailbox.

[alex1126]

Just tried one today ROTT, straight away nice flavors with no bitterness.  Creamy and nutty in the first third and then transitions into a nice bready type note in the second third, hints of floral throughout.  Last third the strength picks up considerably and gave me a little head buzz towards the end.  Needs a little time in the humidifier to balance out a bit.  Very happy with my purchase and highly recommend this one.

[99call]

Any sniff of these yet at FOH?? @El Presidente

[El Presidente]

4 minutes ago, 99call said:

Any sniff of these yet at FOH?? @El Presidente

...not a whiff 

[NSXCIGAR]

Tijuana got a few boxes but apparently all of them had mold and they're sending them back to IEPT. They've been sitting there for 4 weeks now so I'm going to ask again if I can just buy one. I'll wipe 'em off. 

Zero CdL found in Cuba over the weekend. Didn't see any Turquinos or RA 3 either. A very few boxes of Wide Edmundo were kicking around but I had to ask hard. 

[NSXCIGAR]

Finally tracked some down in Cuba. Just smoked my first. Verdict: hmm...

These are going to need A LOT of time plain and simple. As many RG do. The first cm was awful. I almost pitched it. A bit of fireproof wrapper as well. 

Then it came alive a bit. Definitely more like the PC than the Perlas. Typical RG character but just underdeveloped. The fireproof wrapper continued so I chucked it at halfway. $6, oh well. 

Bottom line if you're an RG fan you may like them but these should not be smoked for at least a couple years and I don't think 5 would be unreasonable. They just don't do enough for me to want buy them again and certainly not enough to sit on them for years. 

[El Presidente]

6 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said:

These are going to need A LOT of time plain and simple. As many RG do.

[yadegari6]

I had a single in Switzerland last month and agree with these needing age. Honestly was the worst cigar I had while in Europe 

[westg]

I actually dont mind them . Now RG for me in any format are not for aging .Just an  anytime smoke,  work , yard fishing etc and never expect too much from them . These wrappers were gorgeous...for me almost like Petit Edmundo. 

[NSXCIGAR]

4 hours ago, westg said:

Now RG for me in any format are not for aging .Just an  anytime smoke,  work , yard fishing etc and never expect too much from them . These wrappers were gorgeous...for me almost like Petit Edmundo. 

I hate to relegate it to yard 'gar but that's what I was thinking. Wrappers I got were lousy. Also I could just tell my box just wasn't rolled by the best. Maybe I just got a bad one. But I was certainly hoping they'd be more like the Perlas and not the PC. They'd have had me if it was a giant Perlas. 

Definitely a cigar I can live without. The Galanes and Short de Punch are much more on the money. 

[Ford2112]

Too bad to hear this,I was jazzed for these. I was hoping for a big brother to the Perla.

[SMELTZ]

I have two boxes of these one is light and other box looks like they were wrapped in a very oily Maduro. The darker ones are sublime. 

[NSXCIGAR]

On 6/2/2023 at 1:26 PM, SMELTZ said:

have two boxes of these one is light and other box looks like they were wrapped in a very oily Maduro. The darker ones are sublime. 

Mine were very dark. Burned horribly, fireproof wrapper. 

 

[SMELTZ]

No issues at all for me. Tastes great