PigFish Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 '02 Quai D'Orsay Gran Corona today while out and about. Good enough for a full review... an absolutely fantastic cigar! Perhaps I'll post a full review of this one. Then again... maybe not!!! -LOL -Piggy
MIKA27 Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Last night I got to savour a Hoyo Piramides LE 2003. Beautiful construction, the draw is fantastic, oily milk chocolate coloured wrapper, with complex, sweet full bodied flavours of spice and caramel.
MIKA27 Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Seeing I smoke outside, last night the weather wasn't so great and as such, decided to have a Cohiba Maduro 5 (Secretos) as it only lasts 30-40minutes. This is the 8th Secretos from my box of 10 and whilst thus far 7 out of 8 have been great, the 8th one had a terrible draw, so much so, that I was getting head spins from drawing!! Must be 1 in every box I guess?
aavkk Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 As I type this I am thoroughly enjoying an 02 RA 898. There has been a lot of talk lately about what bastards HSA are for discontinuing this or that, well this was IMO the biggest bonehead move! Were these cigars seriously sitting on the shelves? Were they unsmokable young? Not only are the flavors of roasted nuts, leather, baking spice and stewed fruits so bright and vibrant but the smoke itself is extraordinary! It's hard to describe other than thick and chewy, very viscous. It so dense and heavy and so damn tasty I almost want to eat the damn thing. I'm only about halfway through so I hesitate to give it a rating but I'll edit the post later with a score. I just imagine what they could have done in the partagas factory in 06 and 07 with this cigar... What a shame.
MIKA27 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Whilst I am yet to smoke this, today I purchased a HOYO double Corona which I will have this evening. Apparently it's quite a sweet cigar in flavour? Anyone else try one of these?
rsrinivasan Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Just smoked a Fonseca Cosacos that I found at the bottom of the cooler. Smooth and an interesting herbal flavor, but probably wouldn't recommend it.
sliver54 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Flats fishing yesterday for Striped bass... thankfully more fish than cigars had a Punch PC and Upmann connie 1.
mbrody Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Last night an excellent PLPC then followed by another great cigar, PPP. Went back to back. Thankfully, the PPP was no where near the "30" that Ken rates em'. Now a Party Short (also terrific - rather strong!).
BigGuns Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Monte #2 and some ice cold Stella...excellent, as always. Hope all is well... 1 down, 3 to go.
SofaKing Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 After work and this evening the following: Opus X XXX Tatujae Black Label Robusto Juan Lopez #1
Habanos2000 Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 I had a nice Partagas Serie P2 on the way home from work last night. 2008 production. Nice draw, nice flavors, made for a sweet ride home.
SofaKing Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 Vegas Robania Famoso Aug 08 Cohiba Genios Nov 07 Both smoking well and beautiful flavors
elderboy02 Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 I had a great cigar day today: Morning: '06 Cohiba Siglo 6 Tubo Afternoon: '02 Romeo y Julieta Cedro Deluxe #1 (I need to find some more of these if possible) Evening: Trinidad Reyes
jaylax5 Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 I had an enjoyable weekend of smoking...yesterday, a '05 ERDM Tainos and today, a '98 Punch Monarca AT...two very different cigars and both very tasty.
Ken Gargett Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 had a boli gig from 04 last night. same box as the one i mentioned re the vid review, which was good, not great. this back to the glorious form that almost all the box has shown. terrific smoke. sent tingles.
bassman Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 Generally I find cigars from 2004 bland & disappointing, but this morning an 04 Siglo IV definitely was an exception to that rule.
tsolomon Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 Yesterday I started with a SCDLH El Principe Mid day I smoked my first H. Upmann MAG 46, very nice After dinner grabbed a Party Short for a quick smoke
thurmanmunson Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 Had a Diplo #4 this morning, 07, not much in the way of complexity but great flavor, cedary-ovaltine.Great smoke. 07 PLPC in the afternoon, still showing it's youth in the 1st 3rd, sweet cedar 2nd 3rd, sweet cedar with caramel underneath in the last 3rd. Good smoke.
kilroy Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 We had a wild get together in Ybor last week!.. this is just what I had: .. 98 ELDM lonsdale .. 99 PSDC #3 .. 07 Cohiba Secretos .. 05 BPC The PSDC #3 was top, with the ELDM close behind.
rsrinivasan Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 Just smoked a Upmann Regalias I found at the bottom of the cooler (trying to smoke some of the singles that I've forgotten about). Not sure what the box date is but I know I bought it in Toronto in '05. Straightforward tobacco, not much else. Definitely not bad but probably wouldn't smoke again.
dizedean Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 06 Sig II Just great, perfect on the deck when I got home from work. Wish I had more.
BigGuns Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 Trini Coloniales - quickly becoming one of my favorites. Enjoy your smokes, all! 2 down, 2 to go...
sounddust Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 Quick round up in 7 days(from '07/08) 1) Hupmann Connie 1s: Spicy cream with trademark clean tobacco taste, surprisingly medium bodied. 2) BRCs: Intriguing and complex as always. 3) QDS Gran Coronas: Plenty of herbal toasted tobacco, wonderful. 4) JL Petit Coronas: Trademark vegetal spicy flavors, dodgy burn though. 5) RG Coronas Extra: Milk chocolate, mild-medium toasted tobacco, great burn and aroma 6) Cohiba CE: Dreamy as always. 7) Cohiba Siglo IIs: A little brash, needs another year or two to be fair. 8) Cuaba Exclusivos:
El Presidente Posted June 9, 2009 Posted June 9, 2009 Had a cracker Partagas Churchill DL . Sweet and intense. I really can't recall sweetness too much within these before. Certainly was a highlight of my day. Excluding Lisa
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