creamypies Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Does it share any commonalities with it's sibling? The H. Upmann Connossieur B is a 5 7/8x 54 vitola. The cigar itself is packaged in 25 count slide top boxes. It is the second release in the H.Upmann brand for La Casa Del Habano and Habnao Specialist retailers. In 2013, the H. Upmann Connossieur A was released to these select retailers measuring 5 1/2 x 52 which is an excellent cigar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 On 01/04/2017 at 2:37 PM, creamypies said: Does it share any commonalities with it's sibling? The H. Upmann Connossieur B is a 5 7/8x 54 vitola. The cigar itself is packaged in 25 count slide top boxes. It is the second release in the H.Upmann brand for La Casa Del Habano and Habnao Specialist retailers. In 2013, the H. Upmann Connossieur A was released to these select retailers measuring 5 1/2 x 52 which is an excellent cigar. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It hasn't been released yet, so a little hard to tell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 The 2016 LCDH releases (HdM Elegantes, Punch 48) are just now hitting retailers, so it's reasonable to assume the 2017s will be one year out, or starting to trickle in around Mar/Apr 2018. It will be awhile before anyone sees any Connie B, even a pre-release. The pre-release HdM Elegantes didn't start appearing until Q3 2016, so I'd assume a similar time frame. In the meantime, enjoy the very high quality Connie A before any risk of cannibalization occurs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MahDooRow Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 ^ It looks like they misspelled "Connoisseur" again. I'm starting to wonder if they do this with the original release on purpose. Spelling aside, I'm a big fan of Upmann and I assume the Connoisseur B will not disappoint in terms of flavor. However, at a ring gauge of 52 the Connie A was already bordering on the edge of my comfort zone. At a ring gauge of 54 the Connie B is just too damn big. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 37 minutes ago, creamypies said: Anything from the Festival doesn't count. All for show. All the current year's announced releases are handed out there, not to be seen again in any form for 6 months. The Monte 1935s and the new QdO releases were being handed out as well, and also won't be available any time soon. The Cohiba Medio Siglo and the HU Mag 54 were also handed out at the 2016 Festival, not to be seen until Q4 2016. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Notsocleaver Posted April 1, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, creamypies said: Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Well, my only complaint about the Connie A was that the band simply wasn't big enough, so I'm glad they took care of that problem... 14 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 59 minutes ago, MahDooRow said: ^ It looks like they misspelled "Connoisseur" again. I'm starting to wonder if they do this with the original release on purpose. Yeah, me too… They obviously have a problem with the word… In 2007 I got a cab of Connoisseur No.1 that was stamped "Connossieur"… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattb82 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Good looking cigar, curious how it compares to the A as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irratebass Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Is this an April fool's joke? Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxavier1979 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Smallclub said: Yeah, me too… They obviously have a problem with the word… In 2007 I got a cab of Connoisseur No.1 that was stamped "Connossieur"… The spellchecker was out on the porch having a cigar and playing dominoes when they went to press. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Chu Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Had one of these last night at the 20th year anniversary party for the LCDH in the HK Sheraton. It was glorious, full body, amazingly smooth for a new cigar the whole way through, bit stronger in the nutty characteristics as far as upmann go. I will be buying a box for sure. i haven’t tried an A yet to compare, but have some in my humidor so excited to try it and see the differences! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lotusguy Posted April 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2018 For me, it tasted identical to the much more reasonably priced Connie A. Excellent cigar. I think it needs more gold print 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 23 hours ago, Lotusguy said: For me, it tasted identical to the much more reasonably priced Connie A. Excellent cigar. I'll be sticking with the cheaper and 52 RG Connie A. The saving grace of the Connie A is that it is a 52 RG. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On 4/1/2017 at 12:35 PM, Notsocleaver said: Well, my only complaint about the Connie A was that the band simply wasn't big enough, so I'm glad they took care of that problem... Don't give them any ideas--let's hope they never realize the HS band is missing from the Connie A. Another plus for the Connie A in my book. They can take their 54 RG and their HS band and stick it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeznutz Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Tried one this week. Tight Draw and needs some time. Conn A is > . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartolomeo Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Smoked one back in Feb, it wasn’t bad for a freshie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NSXCIGAR Posted May 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2018 Sampled my first today: Very much a brother of the Connie A. Started out a bit milder but with good flavors and strength ramped up in the second half. Excellent construction and burn. Got a bit sour in the final inch but these are very fresh, so even 6 months might wipe that out. I smoked it down pretty far. I would say there's no reason to deviate from the Connie A, the least of which is the larger size of the Connie B. I think the Connie A is a bit more consistent from start to finish and a bit more "present". That being said, this was a very good cigar. Just speaks to how good the Connie A is. Scored it a 93. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Sampled my first today: Very much a brother of the Connie A. Started out a bit milder but with good flavors and strength ramped up in the second half. Excellent construction and burn. Got a bit sour in the final inch but these are very fresh, so even 6 months might wipe that out. I smoked it down pretty far. I would say there's no reason to deviate from the Connie A, the least of which is the larger size of the Connie B. I think the Connie A is a bit more consistent from start to finish and a bit more "present". That being said, this was a very good cigar. Just speaks to how good the Connie A is. Scored it a 93. I smoke one if each on the same day a while back and totally agree with your assessment of how they compare. I basically had said the same thing after having them both. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightsAnole Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Smoked my first Connie B yesterday and thought it was very good. Had minor wonky burn issues that I would put down to age but, flavor was quite enjoyable. No bitterness to speak of. Had great company and conversation which just made it all the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookj1 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 ...loved this cigar. Another great release. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT009 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Still kicking myself for not buying a box when they popped up here, cant find them anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derboesekoenig Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, TNT009 said: Still kicking myself for not buying a box when they popped up here, cant find them anywhere! They've been up on 24:24 a couple of times recently so I'm sure they'll be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT009 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, Derboesekoenig said: They've been up on 24:24 a couple of times recently so I'm sure they'll be back No doubt, gotta work on my quick draw skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOMTL Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 Gave a first go at Connie B today, had nice expectations for this beautiful vitola, shiny wrapper, great smell. Came from half a box (LTO OCT 20) I grabbed at a BM back in Nov 21, freshly opened then, so I figured I'd give it a try. Opened on promising pastry notes, then herbaceous into hay to basically smoking hot air, "wait wait let's go back to the cake part" I thought. Great construction, cigar was supple conserved at 65/65, smoked a tad fast, I usually get 90min out of similar vitolas, went in 75 min at usual pace. Disappointing overall, hope the rest of the box is better, could turn into expensive fire-starters otherwise 😅. I was expecting a good smoke since HU is in my wheelhouse... To be continued. Cheers folks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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