bradbrennan Posted March 28, 2015 Author Share Posted March 28, 2015 Being hogging down on all things RA and PL lately. After a few months off, have also recently been enjoying Fuentes sungrowns and rosados as well as numerous Nicaraguans. Still only like Partagas and HdM only very rarely for a change of pace. I have a good number of those Fuente I'd be happy to trade you as they haven't done much for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 dang Mike when do you find time to smoke those NC's for your project you're working on Oh, yeah. Didn't mention any of those. I typically do a blind tasting in the afternoon and enjoy a Habanos in the evening. Last 10 or so NC from the Cigar Sense panel tastings: BAND # DATE ANALYST CIGAR ID BRAND LINE NAME 1088 2015/03/28 Mike 758 J Fuego 777 Zero Toro - very nice lighter smoke with subtle aromas. Reminds of a Davidoff or Ashton Cabinet at 1/3 the price 1089 2015/03/27 Mike 701 Padron 1926 Anniversary N. 1 Maduro - 98 point cigar, need I say more 2019 2015/03/26 Mike 53 Arturo Fuente Gran Reserva Flor Fina 8-5-8 - this one disappointed, rated 74 1095 2015/03/26 Mike 848 Maya Selva Villa Zamorano Expreso - not bad, prefer the Flor de Selva line 1087 2015/03/25 Mike 63 Alec Bradley Mundial Punta Lanza N. 7 - pretty good smoke 2072 2015/03/24 Mike 12 Tatuaje Ambos Mundos Robusto N. 1 Habano - very good 995 2015/03/23 Mike 134 Maya Selva Flor de Selva N. 15 - worth a try for Habanophiles 962 2015/03/22 Mike 835 Warped Flor del Valle Cristales - these are great, highly recommended as well 1076 2015/03/21 Mike 346 Man O War Virtue Torpedo - meh 1065 2015/03/20 Mike 199 Joya de Nicaragua Antano 1970 Gran Perfecto - high octane pepper bomb 957 2015/03/19 Mike 882 Warped La Colmena Unico Especial - one of the best of the 100 or so NC I've smoked since starting the project 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradbrennan Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Boli PC really hits the spot for me. Based on the flavor profile / composition, what other marca/cigar you think I should after next? Alex Alex, I thought you might find some similar taste below PSD4 PSP2 Monte 2 BBF BRC BPC JL2'S 898'S RyJ Ex 4 RyJ Churchills CoRo's All of them were fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carts Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 if my memory serves correct it is: Monte 4 Sig 4 '09 Partagas Lusitanias Bolivar Short Bolivar RE HUHC Blind Tasting stick 1 VR anniverserio RE Canada Monsdale Connie A Monte 4 SCdlH El Principe Dip 2 and an '06 CoLa. before that...no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optic101 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Juan Lopez No. 2 01/2013 Cohiba Siglo II 02/2014 Romeo y Julieta Exhibicion 4 06/2012 HDM de Dieux 08/2013 H. Upmann Sir Winston 04/2014 Saint Luis Rey A 04/2013 Montecristo No. 4 04/2013 Romeo y Julieta Petit Coronas 05/2013 Blind Tasting No. 1 2014 Bolivar Petit Corona 03/2013 Saint Luis Rey A 0000 Bolivar Colosales RE Alemania 2006 2006 Sir Winston, de Dieux and Sig2 smoking extreem good for their age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogypug Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 CoRo 2013, CoRo 2014, PSD4 2014, Siglo II 2001,Monte 2s 2013-2014, Monte 5 2013, HDM Des Deux 2013, 2014, Monte tubo 2001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantin Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Le Hoyo des Dieux, late -80,s Punch Churchill -99 Montecristo n.3 -05 Le Hoyo des Dieux -05 Bought as singles... Montecristo Regata ORA JUL 14 Punch double corona SUA LE00 Ramon Allones Short Perfecto RE Italia OPG SEP 14 Punch RE Norther Lights OPA JUL 09 Ramon Allones Caprichos RE PMS AGO 14 Ramon Allones SS EAG NOV 14 Montecristo 520 EL 2012 UPE NOV 12 Bolivar Coronas Gigantes ESO MAY 14 The singles was awesome but the boxes need to sleep in my hummi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunod Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Liga Privata T52 D4 Monte PE Luci Monte PE Monte PE Boli Royal Corona Monte 2 Sir Winnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradbrennan Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Liga Privata T52 D4 Monte PE Luci Monte PE Monte PE Boli Royal Corona Monte 2 Sir Winnie Starting to see some patterns, love it! I could live on the above list but finding maybe I'm not as big a fan of some sweetness that I got in my Lusitania and Sir Winston, and way sweet in my Non Plus. Friend I smoke with often, loves Umpann and no time for Cohiba or Monte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zrotfus Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I too take a phone pic (or several) while smoking so a short trip thru the iPhone tells me my last 10 were Partagas P2 - last night, enjoyed the spice, enjoyed the core flavors, good but not great. Got me looking forward to the PSP D4s I scored. Bolivar BF - yesterday morning, really good cigar, more of a departure from a Boli PC than I expected but good in its own right Bolivar PC - Yum. These are just excellent. Upmann HC - been loving these but this one was a bit of a dud, just not what I wanted it to be Tatuaje Pudgy Mummy - I really enjoyed this one, a real panoply of spices and flavors. Upmann HC - this one was perfect, just that roasty toasty hazelnutty goodness Surrogates Cracker Crumbs - very decent short smoke, especially at the price (like $3) RyJ Short Churchill - quite good, posted a review of this one Trinidad Reyes - very good but tasted young, have 10 more that I'm gonna lay down for a while Tatuaje Pudgy Chuck - loved it, well balanced between red pepper and dark cocoa. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmarvcr Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I track my smokes on Instagram under hashtag #madscigars. There you can see my last ten Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigarbreak Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Connie A HURR Custom Roll PL Picadores E2 PLPC OpusX Reserva D'Chateaux Boli Libertador Mag46 PL Picadores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradbrennan Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 Connie A HURR Custom Roll PL Picadores E2 PLPC OpusX Reserva D'Chateaux Boli Libertador Mag46 PL Picadores do you still enjoy those Opus X, I used to like them a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigar Surgeon Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Cubanacan Soneros Cohiba 2014 EL Viaje Full Moon Ortega The Glynn Loope Project Nirvana Cameroon Alec Bradley Filthy Hooligan Nub Cafe Cappuccino Viaje Cache Warped Don Reynaldo Arturo Fuente Double Chateau Fuente 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 My last 10 were; Farmie Robusto Partagas 898 v12 PC del Punch v02 HU RR Tatuaje black Lancero Hoyo San Juan LGC MdO no.4 (tried 2, both plugged v13) Farmie torp HdM palmas extra I could go back a few years and list all smoked with exception of a few smoked while in the company of friends and great convo when keeping records takes second seat to making memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2021 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 My last 10 were: Bolivar Oryx HUPC MC5 HUHC BPC Padron 45th Partagas Corona Senour HDM Non-cuban version HDM Coronation HDM Epicure De Luxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigaraholic Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Thinking back 3 days shouldn't be this hard..... PL Valiosos HURR LGC Tainos Siglo III Sir Winston PLP Monte Edmundo RA Super Ramon SC Oficios Trinidad Coloniales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Twain Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I don't like to smoke the same cigar too often so I take photos of each stick I smoke with my phone. I can tell you the last 50 cigars I smoked I often try to find some redeeming feature in every stick I smoke, so for to be classified as "terrible" is rare. That being said, the last crap cigar I smoked was a VR Unico on 22/2/15 Along these same lines, I take pics of probably 90% of the cigars I smoke and post brief reviews on Instagram. So I have a readily accessible list of the cigars I smoked with brief reviews. It's muddied up with some other items like cigar purchases, baseball, and family https://instagram.com/professortwain/ My last 10 have included a fair number of non Cubans because I'm doing a systematic taste testing of several NC brands (CAO, Ashton, Oliva, Camacho, and Nub). Last 10 Cubans, all were good-- Partagas Mille Fleurs, Bolivar Gold Medal, Monte Especial #2, RJ Belvedere, Upmann Half Corona, Cohiba Siglo III, Monte Petit #2, RJ Clarine, Bolivar PC, RJ Coronitas en Cedro. My brief Instagram reviews also list the cigar's year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RijkdeGooier Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Latest ten 1. RyJ Cazadores 2008 2. Balboa Vintage 2001 Doble Perfecto 3. Hoyo des Dieux 2003 4. Partagas D6 5. Cohiba Lanceros 2006 6. Ramon Allones SCC 2009 7. Montecristo #3 2006 8. HdM Short Corona 2006 9. Partagas Lonsdales 2002 10. VR Unicos 2007. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty83 Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 RA Robusto Corto Ex. Paises Bajos PL Small Robusto Ex. Italia Monte Especial 06' (Best Monte IMO) PL Encantos Ex. Asia (These are just too good right now) Party 8-9-8 12' (What a cracker) BBF 11' H.Upmann Mag 48 EL2009 (Jollyrancher) Bolivar Gold Medal 08' (Need more of these in my life) Monte No.2 Gran Reserva HDM Regalos EL2007 (Sweet seduction) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradbrennan Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 PSD4 PSP2 Monte 2 BBF BRC BPC JL2'S 898'S RyJ Ex 4 RyJ Churchills CoRo's All of them were fantastic Latest ten 1. RyJ Cazadores 2008 2. Balboa Vintage 2001 Doble Perfecto 3. Hoyo des Dieux 2003 4. Partagas D6 5. Cohiba Lanceros 2006 6. Ramon Allones SCC 2009 7. Montecristo #3 2006 8. HdM Short Corona 2006 9. Partagas Lonsdales 2002 10. VR Unicos 2007. Le Hoyo des Dieux, late -80,s Punch Churchill -99 Montecristo n.3 -05 Le Hoyo des Dieux -05 Bought as singles... Montecristo Regata ORA JUL 14 Punch double corona SUA LE00 Ramon Allones Short Perfecto RE Italia OPG SEP 14 Punch RE Norther Lights OPA JUL 09 Ramon Allones Caprichos RE PMS AGO 14 Ramon Allones SS EAG NOV 14 Montecristo 520 EL 2012 UPE NOV 12 Bolivar Coronas Gigantes ESO MAY 14 The singles was awesome but the boxes need to sleep in my hummi... CoRo 2013, CoRo 2014, PSD4 2014, Siglo II 2001,Monte 2s 2013-2014, Monte 5 2013, HDM Des Deux 2013, 2014, Monte tubo 2001 Curious, from some of you with either no Upmann or very few, how do they fit your taste? I've tried several and can't pin point what it is but they just don't seem to fit me very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 In no particular order... 1. Hoyo De Monterrey - Serie Le Hoyo (pre-release boxset) 2. Monsdale (rolled 1-week prior) 3. Warped Cigars - La Colmena (excellent cigar) 4. Bolivar Belicoso Finos (2013) 5. Bolivar Royal Robusto (2012) 6. Cohiba Robustos Supremos EL (2014) 7. Partagas Super Partagas (2013) 8. Tatuaje TAA - 2011 9. Arturo Fuente Hemingway - Signature - Maduro (2010) 10. Padron Family Reserve 50th - Maduro (2014) 11. Illusione Epernay Le Monde - (2012) Wow. I'm actually impressed that I was able to remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradbrennan Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 If you smoke a RyJ Cazadore or a Partagas D4 in the morning you kill your tastebuds for the rest of the day… How many do you smoke a day, Frank? I'd love to see your last ten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion21 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Yes I can list them, but I'm more concerned about picking out the next 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konstantin Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Curious, from some of you with either no Upmann or very few, how do they fit your taste? I've tried several and can't pin point what it is but they just don't seem to fit me very well. H.Upmann, well, now I have not smoked so many H.Up with age, therefore, very limited experience, but the young ones I've tried so far has been a bit boring, but I have two boxes on the way of Lonsdale -01, which I hope I will like 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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