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Hey Everyone! I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring for the Regional Review Rumble. I'd been wanting to revisit this cigar recently - seems like the LFDC Gran Canos (same release year) gets a lot of great press, but the Grandiosos gets an equal amount of contempt. My good friend @Onsto helped me out by lending me one - all my boxes are still in my Czar locker. I admit the last time I smoked one, I was underwhelmed in the extreme. Let's hope I was mistaken - not the least of which because I have three boxes of these sticks LOL! Forgive me for the slight blur on the photo....My phone's camera is slowly dying, as is the rest of the phone haha. General thoughts - Nice Colorado wrapper. A good pre-light aroma, pleasant and slightly sweet. The Pre-light draw is good, a shade loose from perfect. Toasted tobacco on the palate, nothing too intense or interesting. It'll smoke, but will it deliver? First Puffs - Bowled Over! Sweet Cream and smooth hazelnut crosses across my palate in waves. Where have you been all my life? First Third - This is bang-F**king-on. Loads of perfectly sweetened Cream (think Triple Creme with a dusting of powdered sugar), with light, pleasant nuttiness (it wavers between hazelnuts and pecans). If I was smoking this blind, I would call it an aged Hoyo Epi Especial - but as many of you know, Hoyos have not delivered in a long time for me, they have all tasted like hot crap to my palate. This LFDC RE tastes the way Hoyos should - a light-to-medium cream bomb (damn....that sounds a bit naughty!) To say I'm impressed would be an understatement. Medium Third - Just keeps right on trucking. More balanced cream and hazelnuts, delivered perfectly, with a good draw and decent burn to match. There's not much more I can say - The palate is unwavering, it just keeps on pumping out the good stuff. It's not evolving much, but i don't want it to! Final Third - All good things.....With about an inch and a half to go, the cream and sweetness withdraw and some harsh bitter notes start to poke through. I keep on going for another half inch but the cream never returns, so I let it down without trying any more - the first two thirds were too divine to sully with a bad end. Final Thoughts - Damn-near perfect. Missing were the grassy notes that usually accompany the sweet cream that I got from the LFDC Short Robusto RE UK, that tended to set it apart from the Hoyo blend, but I'm not complaining. This was a revelation cigar, showing me that this blend wasn't messed up - it just needed time. I think it needs another year or two to finish sorting out the last third, but it's well on the way to being a classic. I'm happy with my multiple boxes now Final Score - First two thirds - 94.5. Final third brings down the overall score to 91. Potential to be 96-98 smoke..... Thanks for reading!