FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[RijkdeGooier]

Across from the Opera in Palermo

Full tobacco, floral touches, black coffee with cream taste. 

Verdict 8.5/10 and likely to get better with time. 

[ErikB72]

Another 2018 Entretiempos. Again incredibly floral and no chewing gum beforehand this time

[JohnS]

Montecristo Dumas UEB Mar 2018

In case you missed it, the new Linea 1935 addition to the Montecristo brand is aimed at emulating the addition of the Linea Behike to Cohiba in 2010. In other words, three cigars that are premium-priced and classy.

The official Habanos S.A. press release last year for this line was as follows...

'Habanos, S.A. launches the Línea 1935 under the Montecristo brand. Three new vitolas are incorporated into the brand’s regular portfolio; these will become the most premium Habanos offered by this legendary Brand.

Two of the three vitolas are unprecedented in the Habanos portfolio: Maltés (53 x 153 mm) and Dumas (49 x 130 mm), while Leyenda (55 x 165 mm) takes the form of the special limited edition Montecristo 80 Aniversario, launched in 2015 to commemorate the brand’s 80th Anniversary.

Montecristo is the best known and, perhaps, the most appreciated Habanos brand and is considered by many to be the benchmark for Habanos flavour. Its name had its origins in the novel The Count of Montecristo, by Alexandre Dumas, enormously popular with cigar rollers at the H. Upmann factory in Havana, where the brand was founded in 1935.

The Habanos in this new line have been made ¨Totalmente a mano con Tripa Larga – Totally by Hand with Long Filler¨, after selecting exquisite wrapper, filler and binder leaves from the finest fields – vegas – in Vuelta Abajo (Pinar del Río), the land with the best tobacco in the world. Línea 1935 is presented with a full strength flavour blend for the very first time by the Montecristo brand, thereby complementing the medium to full strength flavour of the of the Línea Clásica and Línea Edmundo and the medium strength flavour of the Línea Open blend. The natural Carmelite wrapper used gives the Línea 1935 Habanos a beautiful appearance.

Montecristo’s Línea 1935 is presented in a box with a unique design for the Habanos portfolio, with an elegant Carmelite lacquer finish and the distinction of presenting all the beveled edges. A tape with the name of the line and the vitola as well as an innovative base band with the traditional fleur-de-lis that has distinguished the Montecristo brand since its founding have been added to the brand’s traditional band.'

So there you have it. You always wanted a cigar that blended the full flavour of a classic line Montecristo cigar with the medium-flavoured Open series. Some of you may say 'bland-flavoured' Open Series. I think in essence what Habanos S.A. is trying to say is that the Linea 1935 series consists of three cigars aimed at being 'full of flavour' rather than strength in terms of a nicotine.

The Dumas is named after the author of the classic novel, 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Alexandre Dumas. Incidentally, in case you are curious, the Maltes is named after one of the main character's aliases in the novel, the Maltese Sailor, after he is rescued by smugglers and Leyenda means 'legend' in Spanish. It's the smallest of the three cigars, around the same length as a Montecristo No.4, but 7/64th inches larger in diameter. It's a little stronger than the Leyenda, but that's to be expected for a smaller cigar. I found it consistently around medium.

What set this Dumas apart from standard Montecristo cigars was the fullness of flavours. Firstly, the chocolate. Now in most standard cigars any hint of chocolate flavours can tend to be like dark and bitter chocolate. Not in the Dumas. In the Dumas the opposite is true, you get beautiful sweet, milk fine chocolate coated in whiffs of cream and marshmallow. There's also almond nut and cedar, in fact, I found the flavours very similar to the Leyendas I've tried, only a little fuller.

This 'fullness of flavour' coated my palate consistently. It meant that I smoked the cigar a lot slower, around 90 to 95 minutes. Make no mistake, this Dumas was a superb cigar. It's only natural to want to compare these new Line 1935 cigars with each other on account of their premium branding (and pricing) but to be fair, if the next Dumas or two I try is as consistently flavourful as this one and at the same time smooth and refined, then I think the Dumas should stand on its own in regards to comparison between it, the Maltes and Leyenda.

[mtd057]

My first N/C in a long time.  Padron 1964 Anniversary.  Amazing construction and burn but it didn't wow me with flavors.  It wasn't bad by any means, I was just expecting more.  

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!

[THEMISCHMAN]

Alex Coronas that I got from someone here but I failed to put a band with the name on it. Regardless, a very good cigar and thank you to the person who sent it to me.

PLMC from@crking3. Great little cigars.

[havanaclub]

Montecristo Dumas UEB Mar 2018
In case you missed it, the new Linea 1935 addition to the Montecristo brand is aimed at emulating the addition of the Linea Behike to Cohiba in 2010. In other words, three cigars that are premium-priced and classy.
The official Habanos S.A. press release last year for this line was as follows...
'Habanos, S.A. launches the Línea 1935 under the Montecristo brand. Three new vitolas are incorporated into the brand’s regular portfolio; these will become the most premium Habanos offered by this legendary Brand.
Two of the three vitolas are unprecedented in the Habanos portfolio: Maltés (53 x 153 mm) and Dumas (49 x 130 mm), while Leyenda (55 x 165 mm) takes the form of the special limited edition Montecristo 80 Aniversario, launched in 2015 to commemorate the brand’s 80th Anniversary.
Montecristo is the best known and, perhaps, the most appreciated Habanos brand and is considered by many to be the benchmark for Habanos flavour. Its name had its origins in the novel The Count of Montecristo, by Alexandre Dumas, enormously popular with cigar rollers at the H. Upmann factory in Havana, where the brand was founded in 1935.
The Habanos in this new line have been made ¨Totalmente a mano con Tripa Larga – Totally by Hand with Long Filler¨, after selecting exquisite wrapper, filler and binder leaves from the finest fields – vegas – in Vuelta Abajo (Pinar del Río), the land with the best tobacco in the world. Línea 1935 is presented with a full strength flavour blend for the very first time by the Montecristo brand, thereby complementing the medium to full strength flavour of the of the Línea Clásica and Línea Edmundo and the medium strength flavour of the Línea Open blend. The natural Carmelite wrapper used gives the Línea 1935 Habanos a beautiful appearance.
Montecristo’s Línea 1935 is presented in a box with a unique design for the Habanos portfolio, with an elegant Carmelite lacquer finish and the distinction of presenting all the beveled edges. A tape with the name of the line and the vitola as well as an innovative base band with the traditional fleur-de-lis that has distinguished the Montecristo brand since its founding have been added to the brand’s traditional band.'
So there you have it. You always wanted a cigar that blended the full flavour of a classic line Montecristo cigar with the medium-flavoured Open series. Some of you may say 'bland-flavoured' Open Series. I think in essence what Habanos S.A. is trying to say is that the Linea 1935 series consists of three cigars aimed at being 'full of flavour' rather than strength in terms of a nicotine.
The Dumas is named after the author of the classic novel, 'The Count of Monte Cristo', Alexandre Dumas. Incidentally, in case you are curious, the Maltes is named after one of the main character's aliases in the novel, the Maltese Sailor, after he is rescued by smugglers and Leyenda means 'legend' in Spanish. It's the smallest of the three cigars, around the same length as a Montecristo No.4, but 7/64th inches larger in diameter. It's a little stronger than the Leyenda, but that's to be expected for a smaller cigar. I found it consistently around medium.
What set this Dumas apart from standard Montecristo cigars was the fullness of flavours. Firstly, the chocolate. Now in most standard cigars any hint of chocolate flavours can tend to be like dark and bitter chocolate. Not in the Dumas. In the Dumas the opposite is true, you get beautiful sweet, milk fine chocolate coated in whiffs of cream and marshmallow. There's also almond nut and cedar, in fact, I found the flavours very similar to the Leyendas I've tried, only a little fuller.
This 'fullness of flavour' coated my palate consistently. It meant that I smoked the cigar a lot slower, around 90 to 95 minutes. Make no mistake, this Dumas was a superb cigar. It's only natural to want to compare these new Line 1935 cigars with each other on account of their premium branding (and pricing) but to be fair, if the next Dumas or two I try is as consistently flavourful as this one and at the same time smooth and refined, then I think the Dumas should stand on its own in regards to comparison between it, the Maltes and Leyenda.

Haven’t had the maltes yet, only the Dumas and leyenda. The Leyenda was exceptional! This is why I picked up a box in Cuba in March. The Dumas for me wasn’t worth the price imo, but I will have to say, it did have some good qualities. The one sample I did have was smoked too young and it was wet, so maybe my fault.


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[Sprouthog]

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[HDGSN]

First ever Sir Winston TRU AGO 18

[LLC]

This evening did not suck.



Great steak dinner with an enjoyable Merlot. Huge steak; looking forward to steak and eggs in the morning.

MES SEP 11 Behike 56. On the last third now and it’s been great the whole way through. First with an Americano and then Santiago 20.








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[THEMISCHMAN]

This evening did not suck.



Great steak dinner with an enjoyable Merlot. Huge steak; looking forward to steak and eggs in the morning.

MES SEP 11 Behike 56. On the last third now and it’s been great the whole way through. First with an Americano and then Santiago 20.








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Hell of a Saturday evening. It all looks great. Enjoy!

[Guest Nekhyludov]

RAE AGO 14 BBF on an absolutely beautiful evening.

 

[Dynamo320]

Time to see if the hype is real. Off to a nice start with earth and floral notes, draw is spot on.

LMB AGO 18

 

 

[Grateful13]

CCE REG DIC 17. Tight draw and fresh but fantastic.  Single I got about two months ago and first CCE I’ve had.  Now I need a box  

 

[cbenham73]

Gave this a try today. It was a nice smoke with some coffee.

[havanaclub]

thanks to a very generous BOTL. Good smoke!

Thanks to a solid BOTL. OR Opus X Destino al Siglo Oro Oscuro

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[Raskol]

C&C Time! Monte 2 (2017)- 24:24

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[Luca]

On 4/30/2019 at 6:31 AM, JohnS said:

Sautter Conti (thanks @Luca)

If you're familiar with Sautter Customs, then you'd know that they come in huge sizes, and this is no exception. The YouTube video of this Sautter Conti custom Habanos cigar lists it as 60 ring gauge x 203 mm. The length is correct but the ring gauge is actually bigger...64 ring gauge or exactly 1 inch in diameter.

This cigar is name after Laurence Davis' friend Chris Contogouris, a Los Angeles-based Producer who liked the Super Mario custom but bemoaned that it was over just as you began to get into stride with it. The Super Mario is also 64 ring gauge but half the length at 101 mm.

How do you cut this thing? Luckily I have a Xikar XO cutter, not only does it do precise cuts, it handles these bigger cigars with aplomb! Xikar states that their latest cutter handles 64 ring gauge and may even go up to 70 ring gauge!

The Super Mario Custom was like a Partagas Serie D No.4, full of pepper and spice and took around 75 to 80 minutes to smoke. I figured therefore that this Conti Custom should have taken somewhere around 2 1⁄2 to 2 3⁄4 hours. Alas, this was nowhere near the case. Surprisingly, this was so mild and so easy on flavours that I finished it after 90 minutes! To me it was like a Partagas Lusitanias, only slightly tweaked and amplified, so that the sourdough really dominated with some coffee and leather flavours mixed in. But make no mistake, flavour-wise, this was one-dimensional and Luca, who I must acknowledge in gifting me this cigar, smoked this at the same time as me and stated how he was in danger of becoming bored with it towards the end, as I must confess I did too.

At least Luca had fun with a very, very long ash which lasted just short of 4 inches. Even my ash-lengths were around 2 inches each and construction and leaf quality was outstanding.

Ahh yes. You reminded me. I forgot to post up my conti pics! It was a very well constructed cigar. But as @JohnS mentioned. It was a very one dimensional cigar and did get a bit boring past the halfway point. 

[inter4alia]

C&C, Fonseca No. 1 - - a pleasant early morning stick 

[Luca]

Some great cigars over the past few weeks.

A beautifully aged Punch Punch from my friend Will ( @baragh).

A Ritz "Coco" Churchill. A very pleasant smoke. Smoothe sweetness on the retro hale. It had a very nice liquer taste on the palate. Similar to Contrieu like the Monte A that @JohnS And I smoked at @DirtyHarry s place.

BUP NOV 17 Partagas Lusitania from my friend @Akela3rd. All I can say is "Oh my god! Where have these cigars been in my life!" My first Lusitania and I absolutely loved it. Thanks so much Neil! 

GOS AGO 18 Montecristo No.2 from @JohnS a wonderful smoke. I really enjoyed this lighter wrapper youthful cigar. It was full of intense nut and mild coffee flavours. Very interesting to try. My last MC N2 was generously given to me from @IanMcLean68 which was aged and had a darker wrapper. I found the darker wrapper MCN2 in opinion had more intense coffee and Mocha flavours (which I also love). Great to smoke and compare these two!

MOL JUL 18 Cohiba Esplendidos from @JohnS Great cigar! Thank you so much John. I almost nubbed it!

Thank you @Fuzz for this Trinidad Ingenious! My first one and it was excellent. Great construction and burn. I enjoyed the nuttiness and bready flavours it possessed. Very smooth too on the retro hale

[George-eed]

HDM Especial from our host


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[Chucko8]

Tried the OJ pairing with a 98 Punch Corona. Awesome Sunday evening.

[rcarlson]

1 hour ago, inter4alia said:

C&C, Fonseca No. 1 - - a pleasant early morning stick 

 

Agreed.  One of my favorite weekend morning with coffee sticks.  Not too much of anything.  Just plain old pleasant.

[Wookie]

2015 E2



2014 Punch DC
I’ve relegated these to golf course status but they are good golf cigars. They lack depth, complexity but still exhibit some moderately redeemable characteristics...a bit of floral, earth, not overwhelming in any way.



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[JACDO]

ARG Oct 14

Monte Especiales 

[CampDelta369]

Another Beautiful  Morning. RASS EOS DIC 18. My first one. Really...

More bloody crackers here. Just wonderful in its youth. I couldn’t put it down. Construction, draw, Burn, flavor all excellent. Another treat.