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[Meklown]

Monte edmundo

[Wookie]

2019 

2015 Corona Gigante 

[SigmundChurchill]

[bigbwalls]

H. Upmann Connie No. 1 - Aug 17

[JohnS]

La Gloria Cubana Serie D No.5 2017 - Edición Regional España LAT Dic 2017 (Thanks @Luca)

When a Habanos distributor orders a run of 50000 boxes of a Regional release it seems to me to indicate a brazen confidence in their market and their product. Welcome to the La Gloria Cubana Serie D No.5! Make your product a cigar on the smaller size in length, yet still large in ring gauge and you're guaranteed to succeed, right?

If I appear somewhat cynical, it doesn't belie the fact that this new(ish) Regional Edition release out of Spain is a quality cigar. I would like to pause the review here to acknowledge my dear pal, @Luca in gifting this to me. There have been a number of reviews (both video and text) on-line of this cigar, and indeed a number of you have sampled it already, so it wouldn't surprise you to say that this was like smoking a chocolate fudge stick crossed with some age on it. Oh, by the way, did I indicate that I had some burn/construction issues with it too? No?

Yes, the flavours were chocolate, earth, wood and leather with a huge hit of baking spice in the first half which was replaced with some aged floral notes in the back half. In between, the cigar needed re-lights and the wrapper tore around the end of the second third, so I had to pitch this into the last third. Incidentally, @Luca did likewise (and had the same burn issues). At least the aged, mellow fudge-like texture to this cigar was nice...yeah, real nice!

Look, it's La Gloria Cubana and well may you say that I might be a little precious about it, after all, there is only one regular production vitola left in the marca (the La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No.4) and that has barely been seen in the last 12 months or so. Did the leaf go into this release possibly? In a possible win-win scenario perhaps it would have been better for the Spanish (and worldwide) market to get 5000 boxes of a La Gloria Cubana Tainos or Medaille d'Or No.2 and still have leaf left over for the regular LGC 4? Heck, you could even consult the people behind the recent El Rey del Mundo Tainos release for Taiwan or the Punch 8-9-8 release for the Asia-Pacific markets. I'd bet they'd tell you it would be a no-brainer!

[lovethehaze]

Nice change of pace 

[Guest Nekhyludov]

HdM Escogidos LCDH LGR NOV 18. 

[bbguardsp]

Huge shoutout to @NSXCIGAR for recommending 2019 La Fuerza.  The size wouldn't stand out in flavors like Principe and La Punta for me in the past.  Never had a better La Fuerza than this one from a recent HQ sixer.  92+

[99call]

31 minutes ago, Nekhyludov said:

HdM Escogidos

wow...dark for a hoyo......i was hoping these would be creamy colorado claro.   how was it?

[Guest Nekhyludov]

51 minutes ago, 99call said:

wow...dark for a hoyo......i was hoping these would be creamy colorado claro.   how was it?

Yup, flavors are consistent with a darker wrapper too. Wood, leather, pepper. Not much cream at this point.

[akpreacher]

‘17 Dip 2



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[Markspring1978]

Absolutely divine Siglo V, one of my smoking highlights of 2019. 
 

GEA SEP 08

[Chucko8]

Stellar night. SLR Churchill from 98 paired with a stout.

 

Followed by PL Short Bellicose paired with Plantation Barbados 20 rum

[xelzh]

Forgot to take a picture from the start. Partagas Churchill Deluxe

[Ry27]

22 hours ago, JohnS said:

I'm genuinely sorry to hear that. The Montecristo marca...what can one say?

You pretty much summed it up with that question. I won't quit!

[JayHabanos]

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[Jonboy4074]

[BoliDan]

Only 23F (-5C) tonight. Not too shabby. I'll have a 2018 monte 4. My favorite offering from the marca, when they are on. 

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[westg]

On 11/26/2019 at 9:27 PM, Thirds said:

Do you find the Cohiba Maduro line has the legs to go the distance?  With the 5 year pre-aging + 8/9 years, does it still bring the rich power that I’ve tasted in young versions?  I haven’t tried one with an older box date and wondering what to expect from it. As my advisor, do I smoke them young or set them back for best results? Thank you. 

Okay. I do like them young with rich power and heavy flavoured smoke.

That said . These have been in perfect hybernation. Now they are smooth as a kiss . Silky smooth smoke , beautifully ballanced flavours , sweet chocolate biscuit , mid bodied . I have worked my way through a box over the last few months. Easily the best cigars I have smoked this year. 

All the best to you

 

  

[westg]

To easy to drink Bicardi 8 . Can't remember what the cigar  was like .I woke up feeling very delicate

[Raskol]

C&C Time!

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[potvin]

[KnightsAnole]

Capuletos

[Wookie]

2014 Punch Punch

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