FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[Wookie]

2017 PLPC

2018 

[lovethehaze]

GOS MAY 18 perla. I like these creamy wood

 

[westg]

LGC Tainos. Perfection in a 19 year old stick. 

[Dynamo320]

ARS JUN 18

 

 

[Jbhunter223]

HUHC.  Haven’t had one in quite a while. Still not doing it for me.  It’s no HUPC. 

[Siberian Bear]

ERdM CS SGA OCT 16

[inter4alia]

UGO Mar 18. A touch too mild for my taste but still pretty good. 

[SigmundChurchill]

To me, CoRo’s are the least consistent vitola in the Cohiba lineup.  Some are bad, some are OK, some are good, and some are out of this world fantastic.  This one is in the last category.  It is from a UAO box from late 2017.  I forget the exact month on the box I pulled it from this morning.

[yadegari6]

Punch Churchill, not sure of the box code as this was a single I grabbed in Spain last summer. Phenomenal cigar 

[Ej456]

Letting the Cubans rest

[Guest Nekhyludov]

RAE JUN 15 Punch Punch

[dcbuss]

All kinds of goodness tonight.  Can you have too many flavors?

[dcbuss]

On 3/4/2020 at 2:20 PM, JohnS said:

Saint Luis Rey Marquéz 2016 - Edición Regional Cuba SGA Oct 2016

Saint Luis Rey, it's not a marca many of us identify with. After all, when was the last time you had one? Well may you say that there's only one regular production cigar left in this marca, the Hermosos No.4-sized Regios (48 ring gauge x 127 mm or 5 inches in length), precluding enthusiasts from enjoying Saint Luis Rey cigars more often. Why is Saint Luis Rey such an undistinguished marca...especially if you compare it to well-known marcas such as Montecristo, Cohiba, Partagas and H.Upmann?

I'd like to acknowledge and thank @Thirds for making this review possible by gifting me this cigar.

Saint Luis Rey was introduced prior to the Cuban Revolution, which greatly streamlined and altered Cuban Cigar manufacturing in the early sixties, in 1940. It was mainly marketed to the United Kingdom, where I'd argue it enjoys its greatest popularity to this day. It's also a complex and nuanced cigar with a propensity for aging to gain benefit from its blend. This was certainly true of the Serie A and Double Corona before they were deleted six or seven years ago. The Regios defies this trend. It's a cigar that has a bread and apple citrus core flavour which is best enjoyed in its youth. Thus, it bucks the trend in regards to Saint Luis Rey being a marca that benefits from long-term aging. Perhaps this is a reason why the Regios is still in production.

So it's intriguing that Habanos S.A chose Saint Luis Rey for its fourth Regional Edition for Cuba in late 2016. Since this time there's been another two releases for six overall (La Gloria Cubana Deliciosos, El Rey del Mundo Infantes, Diplomaticos Excelencia, Saint Luis Rey Marquez, Punch La Isla and San Cristobal de la Habana La Cabana). There have also been only five Regional Edition releases in the Saint Luis Rey marca since the program was initiated in 2005, but surprisingly none of these have been targeted for the United Kingdom. (The five were Asia-Pacific, Peru, Spain, Cuba and the Middle East.)

The Saint Luis Rey Marquez is a Geniales size (or commonly a Robusto Extra) at 54 ring gauge x 150 mm (or 5⅞ inches) in length.  It was released in 7500 Semi boite nature boxes of 10 cigars each (so 75000 sticks in total). There have been nine Regional Editions released in this vitola, two regular production cigars and two Habanos Specialist releases. These include the Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo de San Juan, H.Upmann Connossieur B, San Cristobal de la Habana Torreon and Montecristo Open Eagle. Reviews for this cigar were mixed upon release. Some enthusiasts favoured it, others found it bland. I would advocate that after three years this would still be the case as Saint Luis Rey is a marca that is polarising...you either love it or you don't. It's definitely not for everyone.

The Saint Luis Rey Serie A, when it was around, was not an easy cigar to define, especially if you compare it to defining a Montecristo No.4 or Partagas Serie D No.4, for example. Two main flavours stood out; stonefruit (or apricot or peach) and molasses or honey sweetness. It was a cigar that was complex, subtle and nuanced and was best smoked with some time down. It was noted for developing chocolate and/or coffee notes after significant aging whereas most Habanos cigars diminish in these flavours with long-term rest. Similarly, this Saint Luis Rey Marquez, being now a bit over three years old, had a sweet hay and cedar complexity to it. It developed a powdered cocoa and light coffee edge in the middle third with a hint of baking spices which continued into the final third. This cigar was every bit as soft, nuanced and subtle as a well-aged Saint Luis Rey Serie A. It took me just under two hours to smoke, when I nubbed it after approximately 115 minutes.

Whereas some may find this cigar bland, I found it simply and utterly delectable. I have two other Saint Luis Rey Marquez cigars, with the same box code, resting in my humidor and I intend to smoke them within the next twelve to twenty-four months. If you have this Regional Edition cigar in your humidor similarly resting, I suggest now is the time to reward yourself!

You said serie A.  RIP

[LLC]

RAE JUL 15 RA RE Alemania. First one in a long time and it was outstanding.




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[JayHabanos]

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[Hotboxx]

Especial No. 2

[BellevilleMXZ]

Another decent one tonight …...H Upmann Conni #1 (MEG MAR 17)

[Meklown]

14 hours ago, Chucko8 said:

C&C from the home office day with a Encantos picked up from FOH auction last year. They were worth the outlay

Seen those up but never had the coin to pull the trigger - you are tempting me on this one

[Meklown]

Poor picture and a little late but my first try of the re-release. I get the hype now and this ain't good news for the wallet

[Trimming]

T.E.

 

[CampDelta369]

Old reliable Party Shorts. I think this was a clearance box? Absolutely delicious. UGO ABR 18 Cheers 

Morning part shorts. Yes I found my buried half box. All better now. I actually stored the rest in a half box of El Principe to save coolidor space. No babies reported. 

Connie A because it was there. Excellent on all levels.

[MigsG]

Custom Juanita thanks to @Thirds that is tastier after almost a month rest. Has turned sweet and creamy.

 

‘18 Monte 1 that is just good all the way to the end.  A little darker ash than normal, could have maybe been a little drier but I couldn’t resist smoking it after only an overnight dry boxing and it didn’t disappoint.

[Raskol]

C&C Time. HDM Grand Epicure El 2013.

 

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Round 2..

 

[X-Man]

HDM Petit Robusto TOS NOV 16

Not sure if it was the toothy dark wrapper, but this tiny cigar sure packs a lot of power.

 

Trinidad Vigia AMO NOV 15

Delicious cigar from El Laguito. Already remarkable right now, could be brilliant in due course.

[BoliDan]

Good morning