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[BellevilleMXZ]

Something decent tonight.....cheers Folks

[Bri Fi]

Partagás Shorts RAE FEB 15. Cohiba/HUSW beginning with graham cracker and honey. Tunneled like a SOB after a few minutes and was a pain in the @ss afterwards. Overall flavor was good. But construction was terrible. 

[Shrimpchips]

Also a Shorts for me tonight - SOR DIC 19

[Ej456]

2019 punch punch 

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

19 R&J Ex #4 - love these cigars, I wish they made a larger vitola for this blend!

[RDB]

QdO Corona Claro from MSU OCT 18. Very consistent box with excellent construction. This was very mild in body for the first two thirds, with milky coffee just sweetened slightly by a plain biscuit edge. Then the last third ramped up to the nub, but no bitterness at all. I’m not gaga for this marca - it’s quite a simple profile with limited depth. But a very good cigar for the morning, or for a light smoke more generally. And good construction does hugely increase the pleasure in a smoke…

 

After dinner short smoke: El Principe LGR JUN 17. This box a little fuller, and more tightly rolled - but still reliably good. Raisiny rich sweetness, gentle spice, a creeping kick in the ass… fine with a sneaky dram of Glendronach 15.

 

[billyh79]

Change of pace this AM for the Ryder Cup

No 2 for the day. 2015 short 

Wrapping the day up with this HU 2. Last one from box was one of the worst cigars I’ve ever had, convinced me I had covid because the rest of the box has been so nice. 

[xandor88]

Trinidad Topes Edicion Limitada.

El ultimo......😪

[ChangBang]

Finished up a 12hr night shift so bcj and a Cuba libre 

[Chucko8]

Friday night beer and cuban time. Let the good times roll. 

[Raskol]

C&C time. PSDP (2020) from our gracious host.

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[Bigpink]

I’ve been hitting the Reyes fairly hard the last month. So great with morning coffee!

[Nino]

My first NC this year. Fuente Opus X 20 Years. Received it at a cigar event 2 months ago. Perfect construction and draw as to be expected. Very mild and slightly sweet-ish. Good cigar but kind of one-dimensional with no defined changes or progession. For the price - 42€ in Germany - I'd rather have 3 Partagas P2's....

 

[smbauerllc]

10 hours ago, RDB said:

QdO Corona Claro from MSU OCT 18. Very consistent box with excellent construction. This was very mild in body for the first two thirds, with milky coffee just sweetened slightly by a plain biscuit edge. Then the last third ramped up to the nub, but no bitterness at all. I’m not gaga for this marca - it’s quite a simple profile with limited depth. But a very good cigar for the morning, or for a light smoke more generally. And good construction does hugely increase the pleasure in a smoke…

Haven't tried the QDO coronas yet. Haven't even seen them for sale with any of my trusted vendors.

Love the 50 and 54 though.

Excellent taste and high quality construction for sure

 

9 hours ago, billyh79 said:

Change of pace this AM for the Ryder Cup

Which one is that?
Have sampled many Davidoff's but found only a few were worth the price.

Love the Zinos though

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[smbauerllc]

AF Hemingway Classic

Happy Fuente Friday!

Excellent taste and perfect draw,burn and construction as always.

Tied with the Signature as my favorite Hemingway vitola.

Full hour of smoking bliss

Por Larranaga Montecarlos

Pretty tasty, though not as good as others I have had for some reason.

Cold draw was extremely tight as usual, but a run through each end with the PerfecDraw and it was excellent when smoking.

Burn was perfect, as was construction other than the tight roll mentioned.

Overall a pretty good smoke.

Have half a box of 2016's that should be excellent, as the 1 I sampled certainly was.

Chateau Fuente Cuban Belicoso Sun Grown

Extremely tasty and perfect draw,burn and construction as usual

One of my favorite Fuentes

Excellent, solid hour long smoke

 

[billyh79]

6 hours ago, smbauerllc said:

Which one is that?
Have sampled many Davidoff's but found only a few were worth the price.

Love the Zinos though

It’s the toro. Never worth the price. I got a box a few years ago when they ran a promotion w a free DuPont pen that I gifted to a client. I smoke one every few months

[Bijan]

Partagas Shorts.

Should be in Greece by this time tomorrow.

[Nino]

4 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

How are those ?

Interested as well @Chucko8 as I still have some Cabs.

[westg]

07 EMA SEP 07 Dip 2 yep from the box at auction a few weeks back. Sensational ! 

[williamthewolf]

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[ReturnFreeRisk]

ASR AGO 19. Truly remarkable and performing like a champ in gusting winds. Perfect pre game with some Diplomatico on the rocks before me and my buddy in from Brasil do up some ramen.
Have a great weekend All!

[Glass Half Full]

Crazy day.  I've only once ever had a morning cigar, but today (Friday in the U.S.) we began with two:  a Cohiba Panatela (AUM Aug 2014) followed by a Cohiba Maduro 5 "Secreto" (ABR Apr 2008; obtained thanks to FOH).  I shared those pairs of cigars with friends met at the Arturo Fuente event about which I'd posted some months ago (along with a delicious, long espresso and an egg sandwich).  What a great start to the day.  (I wouldn't want such a start too often, but once in a great while, ...it's well worth the fun  )

(To clarify, followed that with a bit of work plus a long bike ride, which took up the amperage from the day's start.  Not all craziness  

...Now, having been a bit spoiled by flavor, decided to enjoy a Juan Lopez Malecon (BOA Sep 2015).  (Have to return to earth tomorrow. )

All of that said, of the whole day, I believe the petite panetela was truly the standout.  The aged Secreto, while wonderful, seemed a bit mild in comparison, and now the Malecon (in all of its girth) is having a hard time keeping up with the memories of the savory, subtle little changes in flavor from that skinny-but-intensely delicious little panatela.  (Another reminder to not judge a book by its cover, ...or size.) 

Best to all for a great weekend, ...And seek out the skinnys! 

 

[havanaclub]

18 Rio

 

20 hours ago, Lrabold89 said:

My 18s are spot on …how’s that?

Outstanding

So good! RAT MAR 20

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[Mr.T]

Always enjoy these

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[Kaptain Karl]

Had a Monte especiales 2 before this that had a few moments of greatness between averageness, and now a 2019 BPC that keeps hitting above its weight!