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6 hours ago, JohnS said:

I too feel the same way about giving this new release some time down. And I concur about the name, as it can be confusing. For modern cigar enthusiasts, the term, "Lonsdales" is a reference to a vitola, whereas in the case of the Rafael Gonzalez marca, "Lonsdale" refers to its origin in the late 1920s/early1930s. According to Habanos S.A.'s website, "this brand name which has the factory name of Cervantes, was first called Lonsdale after Lord Lonsdale".

So, the brand started pre-Revolution and is associated with the Englishman, Lord Lonsdale, which further explains why boxes have and continue to have the inscription to smoke the brand's cigars within one month our after twelve months of rest. The Rafael Gonzalez Coronas de Lonsdales is a re-boot of a discontinued cigar from the 1970s; namely, the Coronas Lonsdales.

Thanks for sharing @JohnS awesome info! I always have found RG to be a highly underrated Marca. I suppose the boxes are still correct to this day then. This one was more than a month and less than a year and it was massively sick. Not ammonia or harshness, it was just all over the place. Like a boxing match with a featherweight, or what I would imagine that to be like at least. 😜

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15 hours ago, JohnS said:

I too feel the same way about giving this new release some time down. And I concur about the name, as it can be confusing. For modern cigar enthusiasts, the term, "Lonsdales" is a reference to a vitola, whereas in the case of the Rafael Gonzalez marca, "Lonsdale" refers to its origin in the late 1920s/early1930s. According to Habanos S.A.'s website, "this brand name which has the factory name of Cervantes, was first called Lonsdale after Lord Lonsdale".

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5 hours ago, Redgoldband said:

Birthday smoke today, Partagas D4 OEG ABR ‘23. Smooth as she wants to be:

Happy Birthday! Hope it's a good one.

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5 hours ago, BG318 said:
Happy Birthday! Hope it's a good one.

Thanks sir!
 

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5 hours ago, Redgoldband said:

Birthday smoke today, Partagas D4 OEG ABR ‘23. Smooth as she wants to be:

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10 hours ago, Jerryvonkramer said:

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