FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[Shatner's Bassoon]

JL1 UTL ABR 19

 

[Kaptain Karl]

Tasty Monte 4 at the home office. Funny story...last Friday I gave away a few Monte 4’s and a Connie 1 to a buddy who’s boss loves cigars. I get a text yesterday from him that the boss thinks the cigars are fake because they have tight draws. I had to tell him that’s one of the tell tale signs they’re real 😂😂😂

[BigGuns]

Inspired by some of the posts that I read here earlier, Coloniales to wrap up the work day. Trying to take advantage of the beautiful SoCal weather before the torrential downpour of +/- 1/3 inch slams into us for about 10 minutes at some point between Wednesday and Friday...cheers, FOH!!!

[RichG]

5 hours ago, Kaptain Karl said:

The Epernay is consistently the best NC consistently...probably because it smokes so much like a Cuban lol. 

Karl, any recommendations on size for Epernay. Keep hearing good things about these.

[LLC]

UTL JUN 18 PSP Vigia in the sunshine. Great cigar. 

REG DIC 17 Connie B. Good but still prefer the A. 

[Hammer Smokin']

Maiden Voyage today. Water was still 35 degrees, but the air temps were nice enough. First beauty day of the year. 

'12 Sig VI joining me. 

[Goodfortune]

An outstanding Propios BRE ABR 20

[mprach024]

CoRo - Box from Jul 18.  Hadn’t had one in 5-6 months, time to try again.  Last time was all grass/hay and not much else, pretty boring and disappointing at the 2 year mark.  Hope it’s better now.

[SigmundChurchill]

Beautiful day for an Esplendido.

[Bri Fi]

H.Upmann No 2  GEM OCT 20. Got this box about three weeks ago. This was a solid 91 point cigar. Glad I bought another box last week on 24:24. 

[Trimming]

 

J.L. 2

 

U.V. 898

 

 

 

V 898 compared to U.V. 898

[Shrimpchips]

PLMC 

Trinidad Reyes

Tired of the ‘Rona, but never of the gorda.  JLS1 from our host on the first spring like day in the Northeast.

[westg]

Mag 50 , light silky smooth wrapper . A nice couple of hours

[Bijan]

Hoyo epicure no. 2 in the warm weather.

PLMC on zoom.

[Meklown]

2 hours ago, Trimming said:

V 898 compared to U.V. 898

 

Sorry can I clarify what's the difference between V and UV? (other than the obvious length difference)

[Bijan]

5 minutes ago, Meklown said:

Sorry can I clarify what's the difference between V and UV? (other than the obvious length difference)

I don't know about the blend differences but the unvarnished is the original pre 1960s vitola discontinued in 2002. Coronas grandes.

http://www.cigars-review.org/Flor-de-Tabacos-de-Partagas-8-9-8-Sin-Barnizar.htm

https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/cigar/partagas/8-9-8-1

The varnished is the newer one from the 70s that still exists. Dalias.

http://www.cigars-review.org/Flor-de-Tabacos-de-Partagas-8-9-8-Barnizados.htm

https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/cigar/partagas/8-9-8-2

[Meklown]

3 minutes ago, Bijan said:

I don't know about the blend differences but the unvarnished is the original pre 1960s vitola discontinued in 2002. Coronas grandes.

http://www.cigars-review.org/Flor-de-Tabacos-de-Partagas-8-9-8-Sin-Barnizar.htm

https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/cigar/partagas/8-9-8-1

The varnished is the newer one from the 70s that still exists. Dalias.

http://www.cigars-review.org/Flor-de-Tabacos-de-Partagas-8-9-8-Barnizados.htm

https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/cigar/partagas/8-9-8-2

Thanks! So .. between the 70s and 2002, you would see 2 different "Partagas 8-9-8"s, in different sizes? How peculiar .. 

[Bijan]

13 hours ago, Meklown said:

Thanks! So .. between the 70s and 2002, you would see 2 different "Partagas 8-9-8"s, in different sizes? How peculiar .. 

Yes and the main way to differentiate (except obviously for the size) was the color or varnish of the box.

Edit:

Interestingly enough there was the same situation with Ramon Allones 8-9-8:

https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/brand/ramon-allones#8-9-8-cabinet-selection-2

https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/brand/ramon-allones#8-9-8-cabinet-selection-1

Except the unvarnished was a Corona, and it was discontinued in the 70s. So they probably didn't coexist together for a long time like the Partagas.

[Raskol]

C&C time.

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[Gamehawker]

15 hours ago, Bri Fi said:

H.Upmann No 2  GEM OCT 20. Got this box about three weeks ago. This was a solid 91 point cigar. Glad I bought another box last week on 24:24.

Good to hear.  I wish my box of these would finally arrive here someday. 🥺🙁

I guess I will have to open a box from my still sealed boxes from 2014, 2017 or 2018 until they get here. 

[Paso]

[Kongelunden]

With the arrival of a box of Boli LCDH today, I decided to enjoy another LCDH: Upmann Royal Robusto (LAU DIC 16).

[havanaclub]

15 hours ago, Bri Fi said:

H.Upmann No 2  GEM OCT 20. Got this box about three weeks ago. This was a solid 91 point cigar. Glad I bought another box last week on 24:24.

Yep! Had my first from a GeM abr 20 box and it blew me away. Absolutely stunning cigar. So bold, and will age beautifully. If I can keep my hands off them. I would hunt GEM 20 boxes. Around those months.


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[havanaclub]

A very flavourful Connie A on a beauty morning. MEG FEB 16

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[mprach024]

2 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

SO WHATS THE VERDICT?

Wonderful!  Amazing what 6 months did