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[BigGuns]

21 hours ago, havanaclub said:

I see a nice Québécois beer

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yessir

[Dynamo320]

Espy UAO DIC 18, a box split from @Markspring1978

[LLC]

Earlier today meet up with a friend downtown and had a GEO SEP 14 RyJ no. 4. Excellent.

After a great dinner some wine and then an Americano with a MEL DIC 16 Sir Winnie. Always enjoyable.




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[Paladin865]

Saturday smoke

[prshah25]

2 hours ago, SigloVI said:

2010 BHK 52

How are these smoking now? 

[Hotboxx]

[havanaclub]

ASR May 19
This is my first and what a nice start. I can see these being sublime in due time.
Not your typical punch DNA however.


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[maverickdrinker]

2012 mini conde 109 custom roll; inspired by the 2015 RE UK Ramon Allones H&F 225th Anniversario...




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[fokker4me]

Started off the fishing weekend with some Fuente, looking forward to a few Habanos tomorrow.

 

[daleighan]

Lancero UAO Oct 18

[Mr.T]

Hmmm...Mag 54

A rare two cigar night, but two wonderful Upmann smokes

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[yadegari6]

My first esmerelda, this particular one didn’t live up to the hype but I can see the potential 

[NicPac]

‘17 Siglo 1 this morning, ‘19 RyJ Churchill on the golf course and an ‘08 Secretos this evening while dwelling on the putt I missed on 18 for a 79 ??

[Kaptain Karl]

Had a phenomenal ‘17 PLPC this morning. Following my girlfriends dad’s wedding I’m smoking this REG sept 18 especiales no 2 which unfortunately is pretty weak. I knew I needed to give these some more time but I bought another box so excitement got the best of me. My lady was dazzling as best woMan at her dads wedding and gave  an amazing speech that had my poor mom sobbing. 

[Raskol]

C&C time. PLMC (2016) - 24:24

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[thestogiewhisperer]

2019 RASS, little rough around the edges, needs more time but still a great morning smoke. Draw was a little tight but the perfect draw worked great. 

 

Great way to spend Sunday morning 

[Devo]

Played in a charity golf outing yesterday.  
VR Famoso - ARS July 18

Monte #4 - ASR May 19

The Famoso had great flavors that keep improving each time I try one but the Monte #4 was amazing. Best one I’ve had so far with classics Monte flavors all the way to the nub. 
 

[SigmundChurchill]

My 17 year old daughter has been taking golf lessons every summer since she was 11, but never really played more than 1 or 2 actual rounds per season.  This season, something changed, and she wants to play all the time.  We have been playing 2 rounds a week together for the last couple of months.  For me, golf went from meaning additional time away from my family, to spending quality time with my daughter.  

Now if I could only get my 14 year old son to join us more often than once in a while.

[SigloVI]

12 hours ago, prshah25 said:

How are these smoking now? 

Amazing. Best of the year for me 

[lovethehaze]

Decent week 

16 Boli PC always good 

thanks @Thirds amazing 16 P2

thanks @inter4alia great 14 JL1 has legs for years 

 

 

thanks @MigsG starting really nice 

 

[awk6898]

I know it seems sacrilegious, but here's my first ever Party Short. Idk why it took so long for me to try these.

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[Uncle00Jesse]

Incredible construction from this Vigia. Hell of a mid-day smoke. From a tubo 3-pack on a 24:24 a few months back

[mbflash80]

These are pretty nice...surprisingly mild but tasty

[JohnS]

Cohiba Media Coronas 2003 - Reserva Selección (circa 2003)

The Cohiba Media Coronas came from a 30-cigar humidor 2003 Reserva Seleccion release. This was the first release in the Reserva Seleccion series and thus far the only one to include a multitude of vitolas rather than just the usual one.

The original Habanos S.A press release below...

This humidified box contains a selection of 30 cigars:

    6 Coronas Especiales
    4 Espléndidos
    6 Robustos
    8 Pirámides
    6 Medias Coronas

“Cohiba Selección Reserva” has been elaborated with tobacco coming from the best vegas of San Luis and San Juan y Martínez, in the Vuelta Abajo producing region. The tobacco filler leaves have been aged for over 3 years time before rolling the cigars. This specially aged tobacco liberates even more progressively the unique Cohiba’s flavour and aroma.

This production incorporates the Reserva band, accompanying the main Cohiba band, which in this occasion incorporates the name of the brand in golden letters. All of it so as to brighten the presentation of the Selección Reserva.

It’s also the first time that the Media Corona Vitola is produced in the Cohiba brand, and it will only be available in this special production.

Due to the exclusivity of this Cohiba Selección Reserva, which contains the Habanos’ most outstanding brand, and also because of the meticulous selection of the best Cuban tobacco leaves from Vuelta Abajo finest vegas, specially aged for this occasion, Cohiba Selección Reserva is bound to be a noteworthy event in the world of cigars.

As mentioned in the press release above, the Media Coronas was a 38 ring gauge x 142 mm or 5⅝ inches vitola which was the first cigar to officially include medio tiempo leaves. According to Habanos S.A, medio tiempo is a rare leaf used very occasionally to bring extra intensity to the taste. It has a strength rating of four, in contrast volado has a strength rating of one, seco is two and ligero leaf is three. Medio tiempo is best suited for larger cigars because of the fullness of flavour it brings to the blend of a cigar. This is the reason why the smallest ring gauge in the Cohiba Behike Linea series is 52 and it is also why the Media Coronas, at 38 ring gauge, was not re-introduced as a regular production vitola afterwards (unlike the Cohiba Piramides Extra, for example).

I've been fortunate enough to have sampled the Pirámides and Espléndidos from this Reserva Seleccion release and they were both exemplary. This Media Coronas was similar, yet different. I would attest the reason for the difference would be the medio tiempo leaf included in the blend of the Media Coronas.

Like the Pirámides and Espléndidos, this Media Coronas had quality cedar, honey sweetness, quality grass/hay, vanilla bean underlying core flavour which made it really resonate with me. The addition of the medio tiempo leaf to this cigar gave it an intensity far more than the previous Pirámides and Espléndidos I smoked from this series and it imparted a stronger mocha coffee and spice flavour upon the cigar. I still enjoyed the Media Coronas, mind you, but I have to admit that it wasn't in the same class as the aforementioned ones without medio tiempo leaf added.

It makes sense in my mind, after smoking this Media Coronas today, why medio tiempo leaf is only added to the larger Cohiba Behike Linea series because of the effect it has on the intensity of the blend. Then again I enjoyed this skinnier cigar enough to nub it. I'd like to thank @Trevor2118 for having the opportunity to smoke it and compare it to other cigars within the initial and highly reputable 2003 Cohiba Reserva Seleccion humidor.

[Shatner's Bassoon]

R y J Churchill PLA JUL 15