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[pandyboy]

H Upman Robisto Añejados tonight.

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[LGC]

Not a fan. Flavors were ok, but typical EL wrapper type profile for me. Refused to stay lit in last half with under filling and poor burning wrapper.

[JohnS]

Partagás Presidentes (2018 Xmas Sampler Series)

The Partagas Presidentes is synonymous with 'Old School' flavours, strong earth and leather, but this was not like that at all. This was my seventh cigar from the 2018 Xmas Sampler and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the strength was around the medium mark, the flavours were a mix of Partagas sourdough and coffee with a Fonseca-type marshmallow sweetness, and it stayed that way until the end. Despite been a 'perfecto' shape, which lends itself to construction issues due to being harder to roll, this burned and smoked well. If you've enjoyed the Partagas Serie E No.2 this past year, do yourself a favour and give this a try!

Trinidad Fundadores (2018 Xmas Sampler Series)

The eighth cigar I've had from the 2018 Xmas Sampler Series, this was every bit as consistently good as the combined seven or eight ARS and RAG '17/'18 box code cigars I've sampled in 2018. This was milk coffee, dough and a touch of spice which picked up a little more in the last third. Again, as I've mentioned in previous reviews of Trinidad cigars in this smoking thread, this milk coffee and dough combination is unlike the more complex wood, grass, honey, coffee flavours I've picked up in Trinidad cigars (that) I've smoked in the last 3 to 5 years. Less complex, but every bit as good! 

[JACDO]

Padron 89 TAA 2018

Outstanding cigar

[JohnS]

46 minutes ago, crking3 said:

Demi tasse 2017

Well if you have a recent box of these you might as well forget about them for like 10 years .....just way to young n edgy sheesh

Yes, it is as you say. The question is a matter of tolerance, can one admire the 'toasty' qualities in these when youthful or is there a stronger preference for a more rounded flavour as they age? As they rest they take on more floral, sweet and creamy notes. I guess I'm lucky because I don't mind them either way.

[CubanAmerican]

BHK 54 custom roll by Alex

I’ve seen a few people talk about these custom rolls by Alex. What are they and how can we get them?


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[JohnS]

6 minutes ago, CubanAmerican said:

I’ve seen a few people talk about these custom rolls by Alex. What are they and how can we get them?

Alex is the house roller at the Hotel Comodoro in Havana. The thread below provides more information...

 

[HarveyBoulevard]

BCG and Rabbit Hole Bourbon.  Excellent cigar, drinkable bourbon...barely.  At least it is 95 proof

[LLC]

REG DIC 17 Connie B. I’ve had a few from this my first box and they are good but so far I prefer the Connie A.






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[Trimming]

Corona

 

[nKostyan]

How was the mdo? Those are a bit rough young to me


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I agree with you: it requires a little bit of aging or drink pairing

[Chucko8]

Enjoyed my first time experience with this SAN Cristobal La Punta from 2017. Certainly experienced the profile of sweet bread and syrup. Also found a buttery popcorn feel in the last third.

[George-eed]

P2 in golf course this morning

My first ever Medio Siglo. Looks like I will enjoy this box



And a JL1 for the back 9


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[Raskol]

C&C Time! Epi 1 (2016)

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[MikeinKS]

That moment you realize you’re smoking the best cigar of your life (so far). Truly amazing.

[CubanAmerican]

This thread is driving me crazy. I just want my CC’s to arrive already!


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[irratebass]

I think it's fake 

[Guest Nekhyludov]

1 hour ago, MikeinKS said:

That moment you realize you’re smoking the best cigar of your life (so far). Truly amazing.

Outlaw?

[JIK]

[cbenham73]

[Cayman17]

PSP2 bonus stick from a holiday purchase. Much appreciated, FOH! 

[JohnS]

Hoyo de Monterrey Double Coronas (2018 Xmas Sampler Series - thanks @Luca for including your watch in this image!)

How often do we get the chance to light up a Double Corona? Not often, I'd bet, with the demands of modern life, 2 to 2-and-a-half hours to set aside and reflect on a cigar can be considered a luxury in terms of time. The ninth cigar I'd sampled for the 2018 Xmas Sampler series, I must admit that the last time I lit a Double Corona was only a month ago, but the last time before that might have been a few months. Yet, every time I do so I invariably find I have no regrets in regards to the cost to my time, this Hoyo de Monterrey Double Corona delivered on flavour, body and strength, much like most of my Double Coronas in 2018.

This was mild to mild-medium bodied, nuanced in flavours and easy to retrohale throughout. Unlike other popular Hoyo De Monterrey regular production cigars such as the Epicure No.1 and No.2, this didn't have any light cocoa, instead it had a subtle cedar, light cream and clove combination, together with some vanilla sweetness here and there and spice on the edges. I'd really like to know what this cigar could turn into after 5 years, as I took it down to my fingertips in nubbing it, it was that good! If you get the chance to get a 50 cab, and you enjoy Hoyo de Monterrey as a marca, or you didn't mind a Punch Double Corona (which can be similarly woody, just more so) I don't think you'd regret it.

San Cristóbal La Fuerza (2018 Xmas Sampler Series)

The tenth cigar I've sampled from the 2018 Xmas Sampler series, I have to admit that smoking this on a sultry and humid summer's night did affect the enjoyment of this, mainly due to re-lights. Nevertheless, flavour-wise it was okay, I've had at least six or seven San Cristobal la Fuerzas in the last 12 to 18 months, and this was similar to those.

Interestingly, La Fuerza means 'power, strength or force' in Spanish, however, just because this is a bigger ring gauge (50 rg) and longer (141 mm or 5 and a half inches) than the San Cristobal El Principe, I've never found this more intense than the El Principe. In regards to flavours, similarly, the El Principe tends to be more spicy (when it is) than what I've ever picked up from a La Fuerza. However, there is that underlying cocoa, coffee and molasses or pancakes-type flavour present (but again more so in an El Principe) and I'd have no qualms sampling the La Fuerza (or La Punta) in the future.

[Guest Nekhyludov]

ASR SEP 17 Fundi. Just the thing to hit the spot on a snowy afternoon. 

[Artin]

HDM Palmas Extra


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[potpest]

Couplr from tonight:

May '14 Boli Royal Corona
June '13 Hoyo DC