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[Guest Nekhyludov]

UBM OCT 17 Parti 898. Very nice cigar. It's been way too long since my last one.

[Wookie]

2 hours ago, Artin said:

HU M54 Tubo
I believe this is the 2nd time I’ve had this cigar.
So far it’s really good.



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The mag 54 and the Connie A are my favorite HU right now. Truly resplendent.  Jinxing myself but draws have been perfect on both vitolas on boxes from 2016-2018.  My 2014 Sir Winnie's and my mag50s have not been as good. 

[Rupe]

El Principe

[Puros Y Vino]

18 minutes ago, Wookie said:

Wait, from the 1960s and you are not offering an opinion on it? Please do tell. 

I've smoked a handful of these already.  They're very well preserved within the tubes. 

Flavour profile: (things I taste)

• Earth
• Leather
• Peanut oil (on the finish. aroma as well)
• Minerals/saltiness
• Cedar

[captain]

Something new to me....excellent stick. Laden with cedar, spice, heavy spiced chocolate. Med bodied.

[CampDelta369]

PARTSE2 EOT DIC 18 A/T. Some almonds, sour cream, black tea with honey. Started medium but finished a bit harsh in last third. I was not patient on smoking time. Construction was good w minor touch ups. For this size ring gage the smoke density was very good. Draw was excellent throughout. 

[MigsG]

'18 SCDLH La Fuerza

Silky sweet. What a great cigar.

Mid day Monte #5 while sun tanning

Just spot on flavor, so tasty with a coffee

[Trimming]

[THEMISCHMAN]

Last nights smoke after a day at the beach and a great seafood dinner. The salty driftwood seemed fitting to end the day.

[Wertman]

On 6/17/2019 at 9:20 PM, TTP21 said:

RGPC. Fantastic smoke while putting together a smoker!  Fun days ahead. 

Looks great.  Solid smoke.  Now for pics of the smoker??!

[saintsmokealot]

Familiar

[daleighan]

Reyes

 

[Baccy]

Epicure Especial tubo from 2014-15, not exactly sure of the date but a damn good smoke nonetheless!

 

[Deeg]

51 minutes ago, Baccy said:

Epicure Especial tubo from 2014-15, not exactly sure of the date but a damn good smoke nonetheless!

 

Have a cab of 10 on the way from the 24:24 - only JUL 18s but really looking forward to trying one.

[havanaclub]

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[Wookie]

2014 Punch Punch

2017 PLPC

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[HumidorJuan]

A little El Principe action for a rainy afternoon.  

TOS MAR 17

 

[JACDO]

Young BBF 2019 Jan

my first ever.... outstanding!

[JohnS]

Montecristo Maltés BRE Oct 2018

This was my first Maltes, I have had a Dumas recently and at least three or four Leyenda Linea 1935 cigars. A few weeks ago I wrote the following about the Dumas I enjoyed...

'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.'

Now, about the 'fullness' of flavour, this Maltes had absolutely none of it. It was every bit as bland as those infamous Montecristo Open cigars Rob and Ken notoriously encountered when they came out and reviewed them around the turn of this decade. This opened with some citrus twang and almond nut and then simply died in terms of flavour. I must say, it's been some time since I've experienced this.

Since this was my first Maltes my view on the cigar is still pending, but it would take a spectacular turnaround from the next Maltes for me to not conclude that the Leyenda is the best of the three, based on my experience thus far.

[lovethehaze]

SCDLH La Fuerza 2018. PerfecDraw saved the day ... again. Creamy wood coffee no pancakes ? yet ... definitely long filler 

[JayHabanos]

First one from the box

Romeo y Julieta- Churchill
ESL ENE 18

Fonseca- No. 1

El Rey Del Mundo- Choix Surpreme
ASE May 09

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[FOHrty9er]

El Principe for a quick smoke. ROTT and phenomenal!

[SigmundChurchill]

2017 Esplendido

[CampDelta369]

Cordova Cigars Pensacola, FL. I like this place. Outdoor patio, humidity, crickets, and a perfect construction of Upmann madness. I think this is a Royal Robustos LCDH. Smokes like a dream.  A 2018 single out of store. A good work week here on the road. McGuires Irish Pub was Ridiculous as usual. Best steak house in PNS. Even Ken would approve of the wine list. Tonight it was a 2015 CDP. Excellent. Cheers

 

[Guest Nekhyludov]

2017 BBF. Solid smoke, but needs more rest.