sw15825 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, El Hoze said: SW GR....OK now you’re just rubbing it in. LOL From where you’re sitting, looks like Emeraude Plage must be roughly behind you? How is the re-construction there looking? He has been rubbing it in well, hasn't he ?? Lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Habana Mike Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Upmann Robusto RE 2012. Glad I had a few put away, these are fantastic right now! 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ginseng Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Trinidad Ingenios from 2007 and Quintero...not sure which. Not pictured, Monte Joyita from late 2000's. The Trinidad was satisfying. Rich and only getting more settled. Quintero was what you'd expect. A fair cheap smoke. The Joyita never fails to impress. Still a bit tight, but like a little espresso shot of pure Cuban goodness. 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LLC Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 OBM OCT 15 Siglo IV with the last of this bottle of Santiago de Cuba 20 rum. Great rum and cigar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonboy4074 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 QdO Corona Claro, MSU SEP 18 I'm not the biggest QdO fan as the 50s and 54s are a bit mild for my taste. But these Coronas are How do they compare to the old band versions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jtfrizzy Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 '14 H. Upmann Connie A paired with a little Widow Jane 10 year Bourbon. Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sw15825 Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 SLR A, RSE JUL 01 from a 50 Cab. They did not band cabinet selection cigars from Cuba at that time. I am really liking aged and vintage cigars lately. Totally different experience and I like them pre-dinner on a clean palate. Very nice cigar. Thank you @mcgoospot 2009 Monte Especial # 2. I bought this box online with a year and a half age on it. After trying a few over the next several years, I was thinking it may not have been a very good box. But I have 18 sticks left, and they have turned very good now to my tastes in the last year. You just never know in this hobby.... 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Raskol Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 C&C Time. Parti Serie D Especial EL2010 from our host.. C&C Time.. With PLMC (2015) - 24:24 C&C Time.. Connie B (2018) from our host. Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BoliDan Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Gorgeous cigar from @Corylax18. Just a grassy, sweet spice and cream dream of a stick, last third is fantastic. Very Hoyoesqe. And my new cigar stand from @PigFish. beauty CnC with textured metal. Great end to my 40th birthday weekend thanks to FoH. Thanks y'all. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CampDelta369 Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Happy 40th @BoliDan! Undercrown Shade is a solid NC. Dickel No.8 Morning Nudie and Cafe Instantane! 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jbhunter223 Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 ‘07 petit punch for the drive to my buddy’s house to cook some ribs. Have some more for later! From earlier. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post THEMISCHMAN Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 MUP JUN 18 Fundadores ULA MAR 15 Tubos No. 1 MdO2 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CampDelta369 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, THEMISCHMAN said: MUP JUN 18 Fundadores ULA MAR 15 Tubos No. 1 How is the Fundadores smoking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEMISCHMAN Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 How is the Fundadores smoking?I had to finesse this one a little to get the draw to loosen up but otherwise smoking great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnS Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 La Gloria Cubana Invictos 2017 - Edición Regional Italia ARS Dic 2017 The La Gloria Cubana Invictos is the 10th Italian Regional Edition cigar since the Punch Superfinos was released in 2005. It is the first Italian Regional to utilise the La Gloria Cubana marca. Scheduled for release in 2017, the Invictos did not hit the market until March 2019. The one 'positive' to be gained from this delay was the fact that the cigars, which come in 10-count varnished slide lid boxes, were already aged over 12 months when they were made publicly available. I'd like to thank and acknowledge @Thirds for gifting me this cigar to review, especially since Italian Regionals are difficult to source due to Italy's embargo on exporting tobacco products. Unlike the Spanish La Gloria Cubana Serie D No.5, the Invictos came out in a more manageable 8800 boxes (or eighty-eight thousand sticks). Both are Robusto vitolas, with a 50 ring gauge x 124 mm (or 4⅞ inches) length. Demand for this release was high on the back of reputable 'word-of-mouth' feedback, so unlike the LGC Serie D No.5, I envisage that this cigar would be difficult to source at the present time. How did it compare to the La Gloria Cubana Serie D No.5 or even the regular production La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No.4? In brief, it was very, very different to those two cigars. If you can picture the La Gloria Cubana marca as offering varying complexity in fruit, almond nut, cream, earth, wood, leather and spice, the Medaille d'Or No.4 I would classify as being mainly fruity and woody, the Serie D No.5 as being mainly (almond) nutty and creamy, the Invictos was mainly earth and pepper. However, don't think of it as a relative of the Bolivar Royal Corona or Partagas Serie D No.4, rather the Invictos deserves to stand out on its own. This cigar is nuanced. The earthiness and pepper was there throughout, but its very mild, not overpowering in any way. At times I detected a dry oak and some dough texture, but overall this cigar is defined by its classy pepper finish that lingers long after you've smoked it. Ash-length, burn and overall construction was quite good, excepting for a half-inch at the end of the second third when I encountered some bunched leaves in the binder and the wrapper resisted burning. I, in turn, resisted correcting the burn and like all cigars that are well rolled with good leaf, this corrected itself. I nubbed the cigar, even though it didn't encapsulate my sweeter-profile preference/s in terms of flavour, it was still quite intriguing to smoke. Yes, I'd happily class this a 70-minute quality smoke. In comparison to the LGC Serie D No.5, the Invictos is a very different cigar-smoking experience. I like the flavour profile of the Serie D No.5, however; the Invictos is a class above the Serie D No.5 in terms of quality. If you've smoked one I'm confident you'll know what I mean. 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibearsv Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 18 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said: I've got to know, how was the GR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Theophilus Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 H.Upmann - Connossieur A FEB ‘16 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SigmundChurchill Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 32 minutes ago, Chibearsv said: I've got to know, how was the GR? After smoking a SW, if you have ever said to yourself, “Wow, that was the best Sir Winston I have ever smoked.”, that is how this GR tasted to me. This is what I have experienced with most R/GR’s. When I buy a box of regular production cigars, there are always a few in the box that really stand out. With the R/GRs, the whole box tastes like the stand-out cigars of it’s regular production counterpart. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post inter4alia Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 An elegant morning smoke. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Ciscojohansson Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 Some firsts for me. Bolivar corona gigantes and a LGC LCDH. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonboy4074 Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 ULA JUL 14 BPC 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 14 hours ago, BoliDan said: Gorgeous cigar from @Corylax18. Just a grassy, sweet spice and cream dream of a stick, last third is fantastic. Very Hoyoesqe. And my new cigar stand from @PigFish. beauty CnC with textured metal. Great end to my 40th birthday weekend thanks to FoH. Thanks y'all. Happy Bday matey. -R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lotusguy Posted February 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2020 From the recent box pass. Nice stick, but not in the same league as the Conde 54 or 109. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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