Jah Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Mark, are you saying that the RA898 were rolled at VC, and they might actually be Partagas 898? Is that a reliable info that you got or an educated guess? What's the code of the RA 898, btw? Wouldn't surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangolf18 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Wow just like a Pappy release. Hope that those that actually get them enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTS21 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 VC, Partagas, doesn't matter to me. AS long as they draw well, i'll be a happy camper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypots Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Hope they are better than the PL Encantos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 VC, Partagas, doesn't matter to me. AS long as they draw well, i'll be a happy camper. It is a well known fact that Partagas 898 and Cohiba Siglo V have excellent draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 … and Villa Clara is such a brillant factory… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThuringiaSmoker Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Finally.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Not bad for some Partagas 898 rolled at Villa Clara j/k 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 A few hours of coffee and chat over some very good cigars. Picked up a few RA 898 Alemania boxes too. Here's my verdict : The cigar is incredibly good, still fresh and needs rest - yes. But a great smoke from the start now and an amazing finish full of cocoa and leather, I was going to let it go out and it amazed me with an aroma explosion in the last 5-6 puffs. Great RA style too. I am a happy man.... :-) dalay 898 001.jpg dalay 898 03.jpg This is definitely "proof of arrival"! You certainly look happy Nino. Good on you! Thanks for the mini-review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmers Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Someone should do a blind with RAE 14 code Partagas 898. Would be very interesting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGC Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Someone should do a blind with RAE 14 code Partagas 898. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk For sure... I think blind taste tests would be beneficial with any EL, RE, GR... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DropTopDee Posted October 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2015 A lot of haters in this thread 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnyvega Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Any way someone can hook a brother up with a couple....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Any way someone can hook a brother up with a couple....... next week stateside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Presidente Posted October 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted October 9, 2015 A lot of haters in this thread Some people carry a wet blanket permanently with them 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habano Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 A lot of haters in this thread +1 and you could add experts as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 the thread is lots of fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 the thread is lots of fun At the end of the day, we all want to get our hands on a box don't we? Or, at the very least, sample one or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjimj Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 They will probably end up becoming a regular production again with all this popularity. That's my prediction and I'm sticking to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliverdst Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 They will probably end up becoming a regular production again with all this popularity. That's my prediction and I'm sticking to it. Some members are saying it is alread a regular. Nino said they are very good. I trust him. So I just hope all regular 898 goes like that from now on... if they are really the same... of course not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 At the end of the day, we all want to get our hands on a box don't we? Or, at the very least, sample one or two! we are going to taste those this weekend - looking forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 They will probably end up becoming a regular production again with all this popularity. That's my prediction and I'm sticking to it. Since when popularity on one or two forums have influenced anything about a cigar? You just forget hundreds of thousands of B&M customers in Europe, Asia, etc. who will never hear or even don't care about 2000 boxes delivered in Germany… How many Regionals became a regular production, again? Why was the original RA898 discontinued, again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rob Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Since when popularity on one or two forums have influenced anything about a cigar? You just forget hundreds of thousands of B&M customers in Europe, Asia, etc. who will never hear or even don't care about 2000 boxes delivered in Germany… How many Regionals became a regular production, again? Why was the original RA898 discontinued, again? Fair point. Do you have a theory as to why these one or two forums are so keen on these cigars, in particular? There are plenty of other 2000 box limited releases that don't get this kind of attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Festa Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Fair point. Do you have a theory as to why these one or two forums are so keen on these cigars, in particular? There are plenty of other 2000 box limited releases that don't get this kind of attention. I do. The connoisseur's aka the above average avid hobbyist's point of difference, is that they/we are anti-bigringgauge. Like the hipsters are to denim or slacks. It is how we differentiate and identify ourselves from the average punter and the ensuing popular trend of big ring gauge (50/52+) cigars. La Escepcion all over again. I think the hype will be justified. Again. Sort of like a combined 'finger on the pulse' result really. Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubber Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Fair point. Do you have a theory as to why these one or two forums are so keen on these cigars, in particular? There are plenty of other 2000 box limited releases that don't get this kind of attention. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they aren't 50+ RGSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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