NSXCIGAR Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 23 hours ago, JohnS said: San Cristobal de La Habana El Principes. They've been very reliable for me for awhile now. As you know, I have great love for the El Principe. I just find the batting average on them a little lower than RASCC and Monte 5 over the last 12 years. And I am torn on the Minutos as I've always thought that when at their best, the BCJ is the best, but it's so hard to get good ones. I've always found them very inconsistent. But I would take an El Principe at it's best over the RASCC or Monte 5 at their best any day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raskol Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Montecristo Petit Edmundo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbeaver Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 We are Monte 4 nuts right now! And these are 2014’s. Mmmmmmmm.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMQQKIN Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 A PLPC with about 4+ years of age on it. Always satifying to me any time of the day & any situation. If I have more time to smoke I just fire up another. Also, love the 50 cabs for aging. Sweet & rich caramel bombs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foursite12 Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 Parti Shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayepatz Posted February 16, 2018 Share Posted February 16, 2018 BRC is my old friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimalia Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 On 2/14/2018 at 9:05 PM, shaffer22 said: REs and LEs and Añejados and Gran Reservas and all the rest may come and go. But my great friend the Monte 4 never lets me down. It knows what it wants to be and is always there when I need it. Like a great pair of jeans or boots or an old friend. It’s my go to. I love my robustos (RASS, BRC, etc.). But Monte 4 gets out of the way and (for me) just performs What’s yours? Monte 4 is just a classic cigar. I bought a 10 box of 2011s last year, and aside from some tight draws, they were sensational. It really reminded me why they sell so many. I tend to go through so many phases, it's hard for me to answer what mine is. I haven't been regularly smoking Cuban cigars long enough to have really developed a long-term thing, but Monte Petit Edmundo is a cigar I have gone back to a number of times, and I find it to be reliable and great. With non-Cubans, it would probably be the Oliva Melanio or Fuente Rosado Sungrown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David88 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I love Monte 4s and always keep a supply to hand. I also find that the Epicure 1 is never far from my rotation. I tend to enjoy variety in my cigars but those two I tend to reach for the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck14 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 My standby over the last year or so is anything in the Robusto/Hermoso 4 vitola except SLR Regios. I find Bolivar RC, PL Picadores, JL2, RASS, Party D4, Vegas Roby Famosos are the mainstays for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortigan Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 BBF, by some distance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
encephalization Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Parti Shorts and PLPC. Different places on the spectrum but both always deliver. 90% of the time I'm in the mood for one of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikB Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 this underdog just doesn’t disappoint Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wertman Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Monte 4 are great but if the cost is the same would you choose HUPC or Monte 4 for short term smoking and long term aging never mind the fact about the d/c of the HUPC? @shaffer22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc1016 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 2/17/2018 at 3:25 PM, ErikB said: this underdog just doesn’t disappoint Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Is that the tapados or the entretiempos? My buddy has been hounding me to get on the entretiempos bandwagon. I've been so backlogged with other stuff i've "needed", that I haven't gotten around to ordering them yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikB Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Is that the tapados or the entretiempos? My buddy has been hounding me to get on the entretiempos bandwagon. I've been so backlogged with other stuff i've "needed", that I haven't gotten around to ordering them yet.That’s the TapadosVerzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanjr Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Monte PE's and Boli RC's have never let me down....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardwolf Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 On 2/16/2018 at 9:56 AM, foursite12 said: Parti Shorts On 2/15/2018 at 9:41 AM, fitzy said: Bolivar Corona Junior These two are always reliable for me, 'steadfast' rotationals in my lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc1016 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 9 hours ago, ErikB said: That’s the Tapados Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Have you smoked the entretiempos as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikB Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Have you smoked the entretiempos as well?Yes but in my experience the Tapados is more consistent and the flavours more concentrated. Plus I prefer the size. But most Tapados I’ve smoked seem to be from 2015Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc1016 Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 31 minutes ago, ErikB said: Yes but in my experience the Tapados is more consistent and the flavours more concentrated. Plus I prefer the size. But most Tapados I’ve smoked seem to be from 2015 Verzonden vanaf mijn iPhone met Tapatalk Awesome good to know! I usually prefer thinner gauges for the higher wrapper:filler ratio. Good to hear some head to head comparison between the two vitolas. Thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaffer22 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 18 hours ago, Wertman said: Monte 4 are great but if the cost is the same would you choose HUPC or Monte 4 for short term smoking and long term aging never mind the fact about the d/c of the HUPC? @shaffer22 The edge goes to HUPC, but they’re different enough that I say have both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naug Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 H UP #2, consistent, rarely under filled and full of flavor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc2001 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Monte No.1 and No.4 have been super reliable for me this past year. I can't get enough of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillys Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Philc2001 said: Monte No.1 and No.4 have been super reliable for me this past year. I can't get enough of them. Monte No.4 is one of my favorite cigars when on. Had a few No.1's lately and I think I just found my new favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc1016 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 i've got 2x25 XXX 10 monte 4s on their way to me now, matter of fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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