FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[CampDelta369]

23 hours ago, lovethehaze said:

UEB SEP 17. PLPC.  Really has settled down and smoking good now. More coffee, twang slight earth and cream then Caramel now but hopefully that will creep in later 

I have set my '17 PLPC out of my mind for many months. Thanks for updating progress on these. 

[CampDelta369]

Running low on this favorite. MC#5 has not disappointed. 

[lovethehaze]

I have set my '17 PLPC out of my mind for many months. Thanks for updating progress on these. 

I hadn’t smoked one in the same maybe 5-6 months. Last one was very harsh but this one smoothed out a lot. Was nice. Give one a try ....


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[JohnS]

Por Larrañaga Petit Coronas LGR Oct 2019

In general, it takes quite some time for Por Larranaga Petit Coronas to develop a dominant caramel profile. Whereas a Por Larranaga Montecarlos may typically take 1 to 3 years to develop a dominant caramel characteristic, the Por Larranaga Petit Coronas may take 5 to 8 years to do so. In the meantime, when young, Por Larranaga Petit Coronas are noted for having 'punch' and 'bite' to them.

Today's Por Larranaga Petit Coronas didn't have as much caramel and honey notes as my last one around a month ago, nor did it have much 'punch' or 'bite' to it. It mainly smoked like a young PLPC; that is, it was mainly woody and toasted tobacco. Thankfully it did have a layer of molasses sweetness to it in its core which kept me interested.

At least the Por Larranaga Petit Coronas is still around. With the recent deletion of the Sancho Panza Non Plus, in my view, the PLPC is just one of 5 premium marevas-sized Habanos cigars still in regular production (the others are the Bolivar Petit Coronas, Cohiba Siglo II, Montecristo No.4 and Rafael Gonzalez Petit Coronas. Do note that one could argue that the Bolivar Tubos No.2, Montecristo Petit Tubos, Romeo y Julieta Cedros de Luxe No.3 and Petit Coronas are in the premium class of marevas-sized Habanos cigars, but in my opinion they are not. Also, I think a little more time is needed to judge whether the Partagas Capitols and Romeo y Julieta Club Kings retro-themed additions to the regular production catalogue are of premium quality).

[lovethehaze]

My NC of the week. Pretty solid so far 

 

[captaincaveman]

A couple from this week

[maverickdrinker]

2010 bespoke BHK 56 today....



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[WABOOM]

Coronations, EML JUN 14

[FatherOfPugs]

RyJ Taco UBM JUL 19, first one I've smoked from the box with some sparkling water.

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[Meklown]

14 hours ago, JohnS said:

With the recent deletion of the Sancho Panza Non Plus, in my view, the PLPC is just one of 5 premium marevas-sized Habanos cigars still in regular production (the others are the Bolivar Petit Coronas, Cohiba Siglo II, Montecristo No.4 and Rafael Gonzalez Petit Coronas. Do note that one could argue that the Bolivar Tubos No.2, Montecristo Petit Tubos, Romeo y Julieta Cedros de Luxe No.3 and Petit Coronas are in the premium class of marevas-sized Habanos cigars, but in my opinion they are not. Also, I think a little more time is needed to judge whether the Partagas Capitols and Romeo y Julieta Club Kings retro-themed additions to the regular production catalogue are of premium quality).

To pick your brain a little, I enjoy the spnp a lot along with aged PLPC as I consider them to be of medium (or a little under) bodied. I also enjoy the Siglo 2 and mc4 but I think they are a tad heavier. Which of the other marevas-sized cigars would you consider to be of a similar light-medium body that I could try? Young, if possible - I cannot afford to buy aged while I would like to have some inventory to smoke now

[Raskol]

C&C time. Siglo IV (2017) - 24:24

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[JohnS]

15 hours ago, Meklown said:

To pick your brain a little, I enjoy the spnp a lot along with aged PLPC as I consider them to be of medium (or a little under) bodied. I also enjoy the Siglo 2 and mc4 but I think they are a tad heavier. Which of the other marevas-sized cigars would you consider to be of a similar light-medium body that I could try? Young, if possible - I cannot afford to buy aged while I would like to have some inventory to smoke now

In a word, Rafael Gonzalez Petit Coronas, the mildest of all these cigars. If you've not tried it, you owe it to yourself to give it a go. (It's) An FoH forum favourite.

[SigmundChurchill]

I'm smoking a CPE this morning.

Tony is smoking a D4.

[StevenAver]

10 hours ago, FatherOfPugs said:

RyJ Taco UBM JUL 19, first one I've smoked from the box with some sparkling water.

How was it?

[GVan]

My first JL1 (UTL APR-19) gifted from @Devo.  Still very young but smoking great!  Graham crackers and a citrusy twang on the cold draw and first third.  Slightly sweet and salty through the 2nd third of the cigar with a Chinese Fortune Cookie after taste - I know, kinda funny description but that's what it tasted like!  Stayed consistent throughout the finish.  Smooth velvety smoke, never harsh or bitter even towards the end.  These should age very well!  About a 90 minute smoke.  Love these ....

[BoliDan]

18 hours ago, JohnS said:

the PLPC is just one of 5 premium marevas-sized Habanos cigars still in regular production (the others are the Bolivar Petit Coronas, Cohiba Siglo II, Montecristo No.4 and Rafael Gonzalez Petit Coronas.

Well said John, you know that I'm a fan of the mareva to a point of annoyance. RGPC stuck out to me though. It is interesting (and I agree with you) that these have been put on a pedestal and increased in price so quickly. I'm on my last box and noticed the price of these is now ~160-180 USD. I was absolutely shocked. It seems like yesterday that RGPC were the under radar value box. Unfortunate. I never would have predicted that the RG marca would be the second most expensive on the the list of five that you provided in quote above. I'm curious where you rate non plus if it was still in production.

[prshah25]

5 hours ago, Raskol said:

C&C time. Siglo IV (2017) - 24:24

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What did you think of this cigar? I got the same.. resting for 60 days so haven’t lit it yet. 

[zjory]

[dshot]

Nails trimmed pic sure why not it's Friday. CCE Feb"19. I can't believe these are upwards of 6-700 USD a box now. I could have sworn I bought them in Cuba for 300ish last year.

[Bijan]

1 minute ago, dshot said:

CCE Feb"19. I can't believe these are upwards of 6-700 USD a box now. I could have sworn I bought them in Cuba for 300ish last year.

I believe I got a box for $531 last time on 24:24. I think supply of these is low (though not as low as lanceros), and that drives up price in practice, though official prices in Cuba are probably what you list.

[lovethehaze]

MSU JUL 19. Coronas Claro just so good, blows the other QDO’s out of the water IMHO 

[AugustWestNH]

First Trinidad... Vigia tubo for our host. Creamy smoke and fairly smooth flavor. Really enjoying on this beautiful Friday afternoon with an iced tea.


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[TheFullMontecristo]

Mag46. TOU 2019

[Raskol]

4 hours ago, prshah25 said:

What did you think of this cigar? I got the same.. resting for 60 days so haven’t lit it yet. 

Thoroughly enjoyable. With it's deep, rich & classic Cohiba flavors. I'm sure yours will be a good one too.