Your Stand Out Cigar Moment (s) of 2024?

[Cigarsmoker81]

I smoked through few of Diplomaticos Ammunition boxes few years back and I kept a box to age, it was fantastic tbh. Tied with that is Partagas Aliados and Behike 52 from a ‘16 box.

 

[wjs]

On 1/5/2025 at 4:02 AM, Glass Half Full said:

A “Diplomatic Gift” cigar — provided by and enjoyed with @cigarnv, who estimated it being from some year between 2002-2006. He could recount some stories of going to Cuba. 

A small group, including @yadegari6, enjoyed this with @cigarnv this past June. (Of course, he passed in September of 2024). I didn't appreciate the importance at the time, but whenever we enjoyed something unusual with @cigarnv I would try to take some notes so the group could better remember it. The notes here are just about the wonderfully crazy complex flavors this cigar brought, as follows...

Unusual size:  7 4/10ths x 41  — Just a wild ride of twang throughout. Sweet tobacco & slight dough notes on the cold draw. Mid-to-full flavors on the open but not strong. First 3rd brought wheat berry, cedar and bread notes, constant transitions; 2nd/3rd sees an uptick in boldness, honey, uncooked pastry notes and twang gets deeper, resonant, a mineral-focussed array of umami; the 3rd/3rd is just, well, “Sobroso.”  

That last bit brought a drop and then re-emergence of boldness (mid then medium full), increasing creaminess and a constant changing of flavors from forest floor, morel mushrooms, and must -- then to fruit and desserts (overripe strawberries for a moment; cheese cake or ginger bread for some; raw ginger for a moment for me) just some crazy flavors I'd never experienced in a cigar. Then back to that deep, deep twang, which built up in almost overwhelming intensity to the tiniest of nubs.

Wow.

One in our group gave it a 97 (if I recall right) and deemed it “cigar of the year.” Looking back, that assessment was right for many reasons. Thankful for the memories.  

Incredibly jealous that you got to smoke with Reid. He sent me one of these same sticks right around the time. I have a big birthday later this month, I didn’t think I could look forward to it more but after this note. I can’t wait to enjoy, celebrate and remember our friend.