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[JayHabanos]

Por Larranaga- MonteCarlo

Vagueros- Tapados
OMR October 14


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[Cubasam]

Trinidad Reyes; been one of my fav go to’s.

[earthson]

TOS NOV 16 HUPC.  Another one bites the dust; these have gone from a regular smoke I have every week to a special occasion as I watch box 1 of 8 slowly dwindle.  If HSA thinks I'm going to spring for the Noellas instead of these, they better start putting them in dress boxes and cut the price in half. These still haven't turned the corner, being generally muddled leather and light espresso - none of the breads or cream of better-aged examples, although there was a intermittent shot of mint that was delightful.  I will definitely leave these alone for another couple months before trying another.

 Of all the fool-headed marketing decisions.... 

EDIT: Into the 2nd third and it's opening up a bit.  It is going to take a Herculean desire to open my last box (sometime around 2035 or so!)

[jcorona]

De sungrown and dinner with friends

[jerrybrowne]

 

Excellent Por Larranaga Belicosos Extra. Have a great weekend!

 

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[Sprouthog]

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[cfc1016]

12 hours ago, Tollickd said:

Some light reading,

MRN encyclopedia? Wishi could find a copy (that wasn't being sold for thousands of dollars anyway)

[Dynamo320]

Mag 50 OBM ENE 16

[Jbhunter223]

‘16 HUPC. Really had a taste for one today. 

[Gamehawker]

On 3/22/2019 at 1:29 PM, JGD said:

Flight of champagne with a 2007 H. Upmann Connisieur No. 2.

I have never heard of an H Upmann Connisieur No. 2 ?

[LLC]

MSU ENE 18 RA LCDH Superiores. First one from the box and reminded me of the RACA but had more hints of sweetness. Quite enjoyable for such a young cigar.



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[torsion]

Thanks@jerrybrowne for your friendship and the opportunity to smoke this fantastic cigar!


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[havanaclub]

Unicorn Padron here. OR 89th Birthday Blend maduro. Only made 200 boxes for a total of 2000 cigars, and wow this thing is insane.



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[HarveyBoulevard]

Punch Punch and a delicious but goofy blended whiskey.  Evidently if you play whiskey Metallica music it affects its molecules lol ?

 

[Islandboy]

2016 Sir Winston. I'm just bathing myself in the aroma. 

[daleighan]

Cohiba Lancero AMO ABR 17

[MigsG]

Another fantastic Super Partagas, OBM Apr 17. Same rich flavor like my last one, slow burning, oily wrapper.  Paired with this great tasting bourbon. Delish.

[Raskol]

C&C Time! Epi 2 (2016)- 24:24

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[Islandboy]

43 minutes ago, Miguel Gonzalez said:

Another fantastic Super Partagas, OBM Apr 17. Same rich flavor like my last one, slow burning, oily wrapper.  Paired with this great tasting bourbon. Delish.

 

I’m enjoying the same bourbon tonight, very nice!

[George-eed]

My first ever fundadores

In fact I think this is my first ever long and skinny

Certainly very tasty but the draw has been too tight for me, my jaw is almost aching. Is this normal?
I bought 2 to sample so I have one more to try before I’m convinced enough to buy a box.

QDO 54 from my trip to Amsterdam last weekend. First time trying the 54 but already hooked on the 50’s
Only just started but I think this could be a winner
 

Me and Jimmy taking a little break from cleaning the pond


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[Tollickd]

Lazy Sunday with this little offering




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[JohnS]

 

Quai d'Orsay No. 50 SMA Jul 2018

Ah yes, this...along with the Quai d'Orsay No.54, is the cigar that is the hottest and most-hyped cigar on our forum currently. How can this be? Was anyone smoking fresh Quai d'Orsay Coronas 2 years ago, let alone the last of the Churchill-sized Quai d'Orsay Imperiales, last seen in 2014? For a marca that's only seen 5 different Regional Editions from 2011 until 2017 worldwide, the turnaround is quite remarkable. In 2018 alone we saw the release of these two new regular production Quai d'Orsay Nos.' 50 and 54, two new Regional Edition and even a new upcoming 2019 Limited Edition announced (the Senadores - in a rare Hermosos No.2 size!) Is the rebranding enough to explain a marca's resurgence from the dead?

In my opinion, the answer is flatly no. It's quite easy to tell from smoking this Quai d'Orsay No.50 'right-off-the-truck', so-to-speak, that quality leaf has gone into these new regular production Quai d'Orsay. It's also quite easy to tell that these will age well, like standard Quai d'Orsay does. The reason lies in the complexity of the smoking experience I enjoyed in sampling this Petit Robusto that will surely put a dent in the sales of all other Petit Robustos currently, except perhaps for the Montecristo Petit Edmundo.

The Quai d'Orsay is a 50 ring gauge x 110 mm cigar, the same size as a Partagas Serie D No.5, so give yourself around 45 to 55 minutes to smoke it, maybe less, even maybe a little more. The first third had sweet gingerbread and toffee notes and was mild and creamy, the middle third was more herbal and licorice/honey and the final third was more cedar and toasted hazelnut. So yes, complex but only because of its youth, but give it a little rest and you'll find the edges of this cigar will wear off and will meld and round off quite nicely. Then again, no-one will blame you (or me) if you have another 'right-off-the-truck', so-to-speak, in the meantime!

[99call]

On 3/22/2019 at 11:20 AM, Raskol said:

RG Petit Coronas (UTE JUL16) - 24:24

just perfect.    in my book, one of the highest quality seams of cigars of any brand in a the last 10yrs

[WABOOM]

TOU JUL 17

[99call]

7 minutes ago, crking3 said:

I still have to respectfully disagree with your statement ....that’s quite the assertion

My statement, is with regards to a level of quality, on a buying blind basis.  I would suggest they are neck and neck with Connie A's in the level of confidence someone would have cracking a box open, and the odds of them being excellent.   In a way it's less a comment on how good a cigar the RGPC is (although I love them), it's more a comment on their general standard over a large number. 

If you disagree, thats fine,  we'll both live