Popular Post Deeg Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 HdM Epicure No 1, a prize item so not sure of the date. Nice golden wrapper, smooth and even with one big vein. Burned a treat, draw started a bit tight and opened up as the cigar smoked down. Pretty classic Epicure profile - light vanilla, gingerbread, a hint of cedar, sweet tobacco notes, intermittently creamy. Not as robust on the palate as the EE. As I find with Hoyos, starts out on the light side of medium and increases to medium bodied. 88/100 I'd say. Also, the corona gorda is such a great size, seriously. Also also, I've come to believe HdM bands are applied with gorilla glue. "Wait for the heat to release the adhesive and then remove it" I was taught, but like a tree that's standing by the water side, these shall not be moved. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Thirds said: Magicos today. This Maduro line is climbing in my rankings. The Secretos is a fantastic cigar and this was up there. This is presumably a 2018 single from the store. Does anyone have experience with older box codes on these...say 2014/2015? I’m interested to know if time helps or hurts these given they already have 5 year old wrappers. I have a box of 2014 Genios. They are well balanced. Medium-full. Problem for me is that the Maduro wrapper drowns out the traditional cohiba flavor. But still a good smoke. I haven't smoked a young one yet...can you taste cohiba in a young one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Raskol Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 Late smoke... Monte PE (2017)- 24:24 Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wookie Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 2017 Vigia....OMG, cloves, nutmeg, baker’s spices...this is a good one. Not always this good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westg Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 OGA ABR 11 Easily the best cigar this month. Sensational 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Luca Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 Some fantastic cigars this weekend! Bolivar Gold Medal (mid 2019 review series): Notes of bitter espresso at the start which then died down. This was then followed by some notes of Rocky road and burnt toffee. Fantastic smoke. It was great smoking and reviewing this with @JohnS Paired with a glass of Hakushu 12! Thank you @JohnS LGC Tainos (mid 2019 review series): my first...and wow. Simply wow. Beautiful notes of fresh sponge cake and cream on the palate. The retro hale was pleasantly smooth with an interesting touch of lemon citrus which tied the cigar in so well. I absolutely loved this. Thank you so much @JohnS for this! Trinidad Robusto Extra: another first for me here. I was so amazed with the flavours that this cigar presented. It tasted of a strong salted butter flavour. The salt intensified as the cigar progressed and there was even a bit of a tingle of salt on the retrohale. Thank you @JohnSfor this fantastic smoke! And of course.... John pairs another great scotch. This one a Rum Cask scotch the Balvenie 14. P.S: Make sure you check out the @JohnS mid 2019 review series for some great vids! 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDB Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Luca said: Some fantastic cigars this weekend! You can say that again. Thanks for the nice write ups too. Do you have the box codes by any chance? Just for nerd interest. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thirds Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 4 hours ago, Wookie said: have a box of 2014 Genios. They are well balanced. Medium-full. Problem for me is that the Maduro wrapper drowns out the traditional cohiba flavor. But still a good smoke. I haven't smoked a young one yet...can you taste cohiba in a young one? Thanks, Wookie. Initially I did get hints of the citrus/grassiness typical of the Cohiba but it was a distant second to the Maduro wrapper. It was unlike any other Cohiba that I’ve had. There was something I really liked about it but certainly not for the reasons I like other Cohibas. Maybe young is where it’s at so you can still get subtle notes of the Cohiba DNA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Baccy Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 MUR JUL 13 - QdO CoronaSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CgarDan Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 13 hours ago, GinFizzLove said: What is the first one? De Depute? Yes it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Hoze Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 Puntilla. Fantastic cigar, right up my alley. Not a huge buyer of custom rolls but picked up two bundles last time I was in Havana and super glad I did. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lotusguy Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 Don’t see these smoked very often. Very nice stick - ERDM Choix De L’Epoque. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 6 hours ago, RDB said: You can say that again. Thanks for the nice write ups too. Do you have the box codes by any chance? Just for nerd interest. Bolivar Gold Medal - LSO Jul 2007 La Gloria Cubana Tainos - LRE Dic 2009 Trinidad Robustos Extra - OUS Sep 2009 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbwalls Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 Juan Lopez No 2 - Jan 18 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post havanaclub Posted September 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2019 Another terrible day for fantasy football. Turned the games off and decided to enjoy myself with a Cohiba medio Siglo. I have had several of these lately, at this pace I’ll need another cab soon. UTL NOV 18Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post eastburn84 Posted September 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2019 Amazing Cigar 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CampDelta369 Posted September 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2019 The Minuto has landed 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LLC Posted September 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2019 UEB AGO 17 PLPCUTL JUN 18 VigiaMEL OCT 15 RACASent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chucko8 Posted September 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2019 PLPC TOS ABR 17 picked up from 24:24 Fantastic way to get the week underway on Monday morning coffee break 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artin Posted September 23, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2019 Glorious LGC MdO4 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nekhyludov Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 MEL MAR 17 Monte No. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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