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[maverickdrinker]

May 2011 Hamlet double corona...




1998 Trinidad Fundadores tonight...




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[Markspring1978]

51 minutes ago, maverickdrinker said:

Nice. From a 50 cab?


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Yep 

[TheFullMontecristo]

El Principe. Always Money.

[JohnS]

Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro OMR Oct 2015

Vegas Robaina was introduced as an addition to the Habanos catalogue in 1997. It was named after the famous Cuban tobacco grower, Alejandro Robaina, whom the Cuban Government decided to honour as the preeminent tobacco grower in Cuba in the 90's by naming a marca after him. Apparently the Don was unhappy with the direction that Habanos S.A took with the marca named after him prior to his passing in 2010. Subsequently, Habanos S.A has not produced a special release Vegas Robaina cigar since Alejandro's grandson, Hirochi left the island to produced a line of Non-Cuban cigars in 2014 (he has since returned to the Robaina farm in Cuba). So, it would be credible to say that there is a 'bubbling' of tension in the relationship between the Robaina family and Habanos S.A up to the present time. Deleting the cigar named after the most famous Cuban tobacco farmer since the Cuban Revolution in 2017 surely would not have helped things.

The Don Alejandro, as mentioned, was available until 2017. It was a very slow seller (as is the Vegas Robaina marca overall). The late '15 Don Alejandro I smoked tonight has rested a little under 5 years and I wanted to re-visit it as Vegas Robaina is known for its prominent chocolate profile, and according to my palate, brands that share this dominant flavour profile tend to peak in the 3 to 5 year window, although I admit this is a personal generalisation and not a rule.

Similarly to the last VR Double Alejandro I had around 15 months ago, this Double Corona was 2 hours and 15 minutes of pure bliss. It had a perfect balance of chocolate, a slight raisin sweetness, a hint of sour dark cherries, and a core baking spice element from beginning to end. For me, the baking spice was the dominant flavour and is something I look for and appeals to me in certain marcas as a sign of aging.

It's such a shame that Habanos S.A has discontinued this particular cigar named after a much-admired figure of the Cuban cigar industry. It stands out in its flavour profile amongst the remaining Double Coronas, there's simply no other Double Corona like it.

[Boxer31]

Finishing up work on the deck with 2018 Sig IV

[lovethehaze]

VR Andorra. SUE JUL 14 from @Thirds  thanks my friend this is a great smoke. 

[LLC]

SCdlH Principe (LGR NOV-17) these are just staring to get good.  Could probably use another 6 months. This one 7.3 g's but a lot of heavy-weight in this box.

Cracked a new box with the same code today and thought it was good but hopefully continues to improve as they are normally pretty consistent.


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[FatherOfPugs]

Not a bad way to end the day. 

[inter4alia]

Many detractors out there, but my box continues to shine. Love these. 

[GVan]

40 minutes ago, LLC said:

Cracked a new box with the same code today and thought it was good but hopefully continues to improve as they are normally pretty consistent.


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Agreed, I also have a (LGR JUN-18) and myself and @Devo smoked one ROTT and they were as good and possibly slightly better than the NOV-17.

[JACDO]

[Puros Y Vino]

Cracked open my 2014 Connie A cab.  Haven't smoked one in years. 

 

[LLC]

Agreed, I also have a (LGR JUN-18) and myself and [mention=35496]Devo[/mention] smoked one ROTT and they were as good and possibly slightly better than the NOV-17.

What are the odds, the other unopened box I have is also LGR JUN 18 . I opened the 17 box thinking it made sense to open the older one.


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[Bijan]

Cuaba tradicionales.

Smoking very well and I finally tasted that peanut butter flavour everyone is talking about. Great draw, terrific smoke volume.

Pretty good for what seems to be the worst regarded Cuaba, which is itself possibly the worst regarded Marca

[sw15825]

Serie E 2. MSU SEP 17. On fire !!! I love this cigar !!

[BellevilleMXZ]

Great night for 14 Epi !

[BigGuns]

‘18 BRC with some Buena Vista Social club keeping me company 

[Thirds]

6 hours ago, lovethehaze said:

VR Andorra. SUE JUL 14 from @Thirds  thanks my friend this is a great smoke. 

Glad you enjoyed it.  They are a tasty treat. 
 

I need to go on a run with the Upmann you sent. They should be ready to roll now! 

[NicPac]

ROTT RASS

[Shatner's Bassoon]

Car broke down at 5.45 in the morning meaning I missed my work appointment. Terrible start to the day BUT it means I get to have this bonus Montecristo #5 with a coffee in the garden. All’s well that ends well when you smoke CCs!

 

[Meklown]

Happy hour Reyes

[Raskol]

C&C time. H. Upmann No. 2 (2017) - 24:24

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[Luca]

On 7/1/2020 at 7:13 AM, JohnS said:

La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No.4 (circa 2016)

At any one time it is said that one-quarter to one-third of regular production Habanos cigars is in hiatus. As there are 212 current regular production cigars at the time of writing (69 pre-1960 cigars, 120 post-1960 cigars and 23 La Casa del Habanos and Habanos Specialist cigars), you have to agree, that's quite a number of cigars (something like 53 to 71 cigars currently, based on that cited figure). The one cigar of all these in recent hiatus that gets mentioned the most on our forum lately is the La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No.4.

But what exactly makes the LGC MdO4 so popular? I believe there are three reasons; firstly, it's a slim panatela vitola, one of the last of its kind in regular production (apart from the Por Larranaga Montecarlos), secondly, its the last regular production La Gloria Cubana cigar left (if you don't count the LCDH Inmensos, Piramides and Robusto Extra releases) and lastly, it tends to be a wonderfully complex cigar.

This Medaille d'Or No.4 was indeed wonderfully complex. Gifted by @Luca (thank you kindly) and from circa 2016, the first third was all almond nut and fruit flavours, whilst the middle third saw more woody characteristics and the last third picked up in pepper. In the meantime, it was very, very satisfying.

When will the La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No.4 come back, I hear you say? The last box codes confirmed on our forum were a little over two years ago (around March 2018). Your guess is as good as mine. One thing I can say, the reason for hiatuses is not always due to leaf quality or lack thereof. Sometimes its packaging issues and alternatively it can be a combination of both. Here's hoping they return soon!

Thanks John Glad you enjoyed it. I found the outer box in my cupboard. The box code is - ETP DIC 15

[Chucko8]

On 7/14/2020 at 5:18 AM, Kaptain Karl said:

Hell yeah!!!! What were you fishing for?

Went out to target marlin. Only had visual on 1 though unfortunately. Managed to land 12 yellow fin tuna, 4 mahi mahi and 1 barracuda. So was a fruitful trip.

[Chucko8]

Sticks from the fishing trip