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I attended a big gala dinner a few weeks ago. Great wine, great food, great friends and off course I´ve brought some good cigars. Standing out smoking a Dip#4 later in the evening I started a con

Un fooking believable!!!! You just hit the lottery bro! Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

HdM DC Beautiful stick. Lucky I'm not pregnant... Anyone know the date? OISS  CFGOS  According to NIVELACUSO "OI" should be February, but what about "SS"? CFG

On 7/18/2017 at 7:04 PM, 99call said:

898's never fail, nice roll too!! all mine from various dates, are a bit lumpy bumpy

PS, I'm not sure but I think the 'de' traveling on an upwards slant on the ring band, means these should be from between 2002-2008?  again I'm not sure

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22 minutes ago, 99call said:

PS, I'm not sure but I think the 'de' traveling on an upwards slant on the ring band, means these should be from between 2002-2008?  again I'm not sure

Well spotted. Missing the outer cardboard box on these so the band is the best clue.

My benefactor made his last purchases around 2002-2003 so this must be the closest I get.

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Cohiba Corona Especiale paired with lots of wine...

Tight draw but not impossible.

Full throttle with grass, honey and cedar.

Ended with an almond twist. Nice!

 

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20 minutes ago, mkz said:

Cohiba Corona Especiale paired with lots of wine...

Tight draw but not impossible.

Full throttle with grass, honey and cedar.

Ended with an almond twist. Nice!

 

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BOOM! they look like they're burning well. Im not a big Cohiba fan, but this looks pretty tasty

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I can't wait to see one of those Fundadores reviewed.  I have had them on my dream list forever. You might as well hit the lottery with this find

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12 hours ago, Head83 said:

I can't wait to see one of those Fundadores reviewed.  I have had them on my dream list forever. You might as well hit the lottery with this find

Can't see why not... :cigar:

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Perfect construction. Perfect draw. Thick white smoke.

All way through a very pleasant and elegant smoke. Cedar, light chocolate, dried fruit.

 

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Punch Punch...

Another fuzzy stick up for smoking.

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Definitely milder than a fresh PP.

Lots of dried fruit. Mostly raisins. Hints of lemon and black tea.

Overall nice, but I suspect they have passed their prime with a few years.

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This one is for you @99call...

ERDMGDE

The box contains some funny details:

Some variations in size. Fatty vs Skinny:

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Looks like a piece of string in one cigar but I think it's just tobacco...

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Going with "fatty".

1/3 Mild start. Good draw. Thick smoke. Hay. Dry roasted nuts. Some hints of green pepper emerging. 

2/3 Mild to medium. More pepper and nuts. 

3/3 Turned medium with mouth loads of dry nuts. Way stronger than the beginning but very pleasant. Nice finish!

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Very elegant 1:45 smoke.

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3 minutes ago, mkz said:

This one is for you @99call...

ERDMGDE

The box contains some funny details:

Some variations in size. Fatty vs Skinny:

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Looks like a piece of string in one cigar but I think it's just tobacco...

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Going with "fatty".

1/3 Mild start. Good draw. Thick smoke. Hay. Dry roasted nuts. Some hints of green pepper emerging. 

2/3 Mild to medium. More pepper and nuts. 

3/3 Turned medium with mouth loads of dry nuts. Way stronger than the beginning but very pleasant. Nice finish!

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Very elegant 1:45 smoke.

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Good on you mate, sorry to hear it didn't have more of an impression on you. surprised to hear nuts. I'm sure they'll all change a great deal over the next year, as they grow accustomed to you more professional conditions. Cheers for posting mate, top thread

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On 2017-08-04 at 0:20 PM, 99call said:

How are the Monarchs coming? Im currently in the middle of searching for a tubed box. My eyes are bleeding from laptop radiation, but I think I've got there

 

Might be a while.

Back to work tomorrow after 4 weeks vacation and the weather is turning crap. Doesn´t look good for any bigger size smoking the next couple of days.

But never say never...

 

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Por Larrañaga Panetelas 

Small powerhouse with roasted chestnuts and dark chocolate. Impressive how much taste there is after all these years. Feels like a perfect pair with coffee.

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This is a fantastic thread!  Really awesome that you are smoking them as you got them with all the notes.  I thought it was going to be a box or two but holy smokes I had to scroll down for a long time on the opening post. 

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2 hours ago, CrankYanker said:

This is a fantastic thread!  Really awesome that you are smoking them as you got them with all the notes.  I thought it was going to be a box or two but holy smokes I had to scroll down for a long time on the opening post. 

Thanks mate!

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On 2017-08-04 at 0:20 PM, 99call said:

How are the Monarchs coming? Im currently in the middle of searching for a tubed box. My eyes are bleeding from laptop radiation, but I think I've got there

 

Spent a good two hours yesterday brushing off the mold from all sticks with a soft paintbrush. Very good result in the end. 

Today I´m rewarding myself with a.....

 

Monarch

Draw is just on the spot.

Opened up a bit anonymous, but then it was almonds covered in smooth cream all the way. Last third also offered a nice floral touch.

A mild but very enjoyable smoke. :2thumbs:

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55 minutes ago, mkz said:

Spent a good two hours yesterday brushing off the mold from all sticks with a soft paintbrush. Very good result in the end. 

Today I´m rewarding myself with a.....

 

Monarch

Draw is just on the spot.

Opened up a bit anonymous, but then it was almonds covered in smooth cream all the way. Last third also offered a nice floral touch.

A mild but very enjoyable smoke. :2thumbs:

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Nice work mate. glad they were good. I think i'm not far off getting my box, just shipping to deal with now :2thumbs:

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