FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[mbrody]

Really nice 08 boli rc. Boli flavors, just creamier, smoother, rounded with less strength.

[Lotusguy]

First ever Cohiba 1996 LE 2011. Aug 11 BD. So totally not worth the price. Yes, it has the Cohiba grassiness mixed with the LE chocolate but so what. I'll take 3 CoRos for the same price, thank you very much. Draw was on the tight side as well - not what you'd expect for the $$$.

My rundown of the 2011 LEs:

HDM - FAIL (80)

Cohiba - mediocre (91 but for the price should be 95+)

RAE - WINNER! (93 - 95 the ones I've smoked so far)

Edited September 14, 2012 by Lotusguy

[ramon_cojones]

RAE is a fail for me as well.

Robusto T on the patio, was pretty good. I think I need to take a break from smoking for a couple of days to recharge.

[pjansen]

A '11 PLP and a RG Panetelas Extra. Both were great!

[brazoseagle]

First ever Cohiba 1996 LE 2011. Aug 11 BD. So totally not worth the price. Yes, it has the Cohiba grassiness mixed with the LE chocolate but so what. I'll take 3 CoRos for the same price, thank you very much. Draw was on the tight side as well - not what you'd expect for the $$$.

My rundown of the 2011 LEs:

HDM - FAIL (80)

Cohiba - mediocre (91 but for the price should be 95+)

RAE - WINNER! (93 - 95 the ones I've smoked so far)

RAE is the winner for me too. I've become a hoarder of boxes for these (Shane Styke). I have yet to have a bad one!

[brazoseagle]

[Ophidion]

2 acres later:

Going for either boli Greece/Crete re or new production lgc inmensa for after dinner.

[Kosh]

Relaxing with a LGC MdO no 4 of unknown age paired with an ESB and some Camus. Life is good.

[Lotusguy]

RAE BD Jun 11. Outstanding!

[Ophidion]

Santos sublime from 09 (thank art). Too bad it's windy out, great cigar.

[LLC]

Just opened a new cab of PLPC's and the first one is off to a great start.

[Lotusguy]

SCDLH Mercaderes BD 2007. Great stick!

[UpInSmoak]

09 Mag 48...;pretty solid at the 1/3 point

[hardrock86]

This past week:

Hamlet Salomone from box trade - best cigar Ive ever had in my life

Ramon Allones RE Suiza Emenencia from box trade - plugged, had to toss after an inch

2001 QDO Coronoa - fantastic

Bolivar RE Germany Colosales - ehh not bad, but was expecting better

[ramon_cojones]

bolis in general disappoint me and being an ra aficionado I am sad to say my eminencia was plugged too when I was gifted one over a year ago

still need to fire up my 01 qdo though

[maverickdrinker]

09 Cohiba siglo I tonight. Mucho fuerte

[Deodato]

Strong, delicious and chocolatey Monte 2: SAO MAY10

[pjansen]

Had a great 07 Cohiba maduro 5 secretos. Sadly my only one...

[Wil]

Smoking through a box of H.Upm 1/2 Coronas from SUB OCT 11 and they are very fine.

Smoking one now. Draw is a little tight and have had better from the box, but overall pretty good.

[Wil]

Following up on the upmann half corona with a Tatuaje Verocu 5. Little to no flavor to speak of.

[LGC]

The first from a 2006 box. Quality tobacco... too bad it was underfilled. Should have grabbed a 1998 Monte Esp #2 instead.

[maverickdrinker]

just started up a 2011 Hamlet Flying Pig...

[Nino]

Smoking one now. Draw is a little tight and have had better from the box, but overall pretty good.

Had 2 from that same box ( EMS btw ) this evening as amuse geule before and after a great dinner of BBQ ducks with friends, gave one to a friend, all 3 were good, no issues.

Smoked the 70's H.Upm. Singulares before the duck dinner and it was almost overpowering with "in your face" tobacco taste, brutally so, very full bodied indeed.

And a quite good Dipl. cigar after dinner that was extremely smooth over the whole progression, creamy, mild, no perceptible changes, overall a very "round" cigar in the sense that the blend was really spot on for a mild but rather large cigar.

We agreed that this "monster" could be easily smoked after breakfast with a cafe con leche ...

Our host smoked a Reynaldo Cimarron that was all "leather and black chocolate". Rich.

[hmoon01]

Smoked a nov 11 monte 4, with a dram of Macallan Fine Oak 10. They complamented each other nicely. The esspresso from the monte and the woody notes from the scotch blended into 50 mintues which made me forget the week.. Over all i'd give the scotch a 90 and the cigar and 87.

[Kosh]

To cap off a wonderful day with the family I sit down with a RyJ Prince of Wales from -99. Some Spooky Ale and a splash of Camus makes this a nice way to end the day.