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[Puros Y Vino]

2001 Cohiba Lancero

 

1998 Punch Corona, Cuban Espresso and Pacto Navio
 

[maverickdrinker]

2012 Monsdale. Thanks Robbie!!!




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[LLC]

MEL DIC 16 Sir Winnie. Good but very oily so moved to long term aging to give them some more time. I have an older box I may go to when I crave another one.




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[havanaclub]

Thanksgiving smoke - 2010 Opus X BBMF

Underwhelmed?


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[prshah25]

14 minutes ago, havanaclub said:

Underwhelmed?


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Kind off. The strength has toned down astronomically since I last smoked these in 2015. The flavors were monotonous earth, chocolate , cinnamon and some spice.. no transitions .. I think its past its prime. It was still satisfying but not exceptional by any means. 

Did you smoke one? 

[havanaclub]

Kind off. The strength has toned down astronomically since I last smoked these in 2015. The flavors were monotonous earth, chocolate , cinnamon and some spice.. no transitions .. I think its past its prime. It was still satisfying but not exceptional by any means. 

Did you smoke one? 

Never. But I know a few who have and many have been underwhelmed for a 100-125 dollar cigar.


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[mrmessy]

Bandon Dunes on the OR coast. Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, Bandon Trails, Old MacDonald and the newest addition The Sheep Ranch. There is also Bandon Preserve which is a 13 hole par 3 course. Over 3 miles of coastline. It’s so pure. 

Haven't played the yet, but on my wish list.

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[Trimming]

Hope all’s day was Blessed

A lot to be Thankful for in these troubling times

[Cigarsmoker81]

Trying this little guy for the first time, so far so good 

 

[Devo]

Thanksgiving smokes. Thanks for the Monte 2 @GVan!

[JayHabanos]

JL #1


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[zigarrenziggy]

CoRo. EBM Oct 19

JLS2 TRU Sep 19

[Dusk]

Esmeralda

[Chucko8]

Esmeralda with the round today.

[Raskol]

C&C time. CoRo (GOS JUN18) - 24:24

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[Shatner's Bassoon]

Monte 3 GOM DIC 18

 

[Kongelunden]

Decided to sample the VR famosos (BSM ABR 20) that arrived from our host Tuesday - and what a great experience this was. Very positive experience considering that the cigars just had arrived after spending 4 weeks on the road, being relatively young, and that the weather here in DK is starting to get colder (6 degrees Celsius). 

A very enjoyable taste of tobacco, a bit of cocoa/chocolate and earthy tones. Cannot wait to see how they develop over the next months - and this box probably will not get very old ?

[RDB]

Heaven and hell: a lovely sweet, fragrant 2015 Regios from a magic box, and a vile, bitter Non Plus from 2018. The rest of the box of Non Plus have been good, but this one looked and tasted like a poisonous toad.

[SigmundChurchill]

My favorite way to start the day.  A Siglo VI and a double cappuccino.

[Wookie]

2017 Famosos 

[Rhinoww]

A few new things for me. Trying out my new Black Friday “garage tv” so I can watch basketball w a buddy outside all winter and smoke cigars/keep a distance. Tv in the garage for the first run. Smart TVs are great. No need for a box. I can get all my sports channels through the roku app and wifi. Watching what my son just called “the Jeffery Epstein Island Basketball Tournament”. Or fort Myers. Anyway. 
 

also trying my first RyJ ex 4. Box from one of my regular vendors came w an ugly damaged duckling. Cracks and all. Smokes well though. Rest of the box looks fine so no reason to complain. Just started but enjoying the stick. 
 

This COVID winter May suck a bit less now  

[HDGSN]

My first Nudies N1 for the S49 Review.

 

 

Now watching the Match 3 with a MEL JUN 17 JL1. Worst box I have ever owned. Tent poles. This one is OK. Tastes like those chocolate oranges they used to sell in the checkout lines with a burnt coffee. Edited to add: In the middle of the 2nd third and even at 3.5 years these are still one of the strongest Cubans I have ever had. Right up there with a fresh BJC. Buzzy.

[JohnS]

Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro OMR Oct 2015

Vegas Robaina is a marca that admittedly doesn't enjoy a notable profile, is unlikely to be in your 'go-to' rotation and like the other brands ironically re-classified recently by Habanos S.A. as "other brands", has had a few regular production vitolas deleted since its inception as a brand in 1997. It was named after the famous Cuban tobacco grower, Alejandro Robaina, whom the Cuban Government decided to honour as the preeminent tobacco grower in Cuba in the 90's by naming a marca after him. A little over 20 years later there is only the Piramides-shaped vitola, the Unicos (52 ring gauge x 156 mm or 6.1 inches) and the Hermosos No.4, the Famosos (48 ring gauge x 127 mm or 5 inches) left. Like many other Lonsdales, Coronas and Double Coronas in the last 15 to 20 years, the Clásicos, the Familiar and the Don Alejandro have since been discontinued.

The Don Alejandro is the most recent deletion, although still available until 2017, it was a very slow seller (as is the Vegas Robaina marca overall). The late '15 Don Alejandro I smoked tonight has rested a little over 5 years and I wanted to re-visit it as Vegas Robaina is known for its prominent chocolate profile, and according to my palate, brands that share this dominant flavour profile tend to peak in the 3 to 5 year window, although I admit this is a personal generalisation and not a rule.

This Double Corona was 2 hours and 45 minutes of pure smoking enjoyment. What made it so was not the luscious chocolate and slight raisin sweetness balanced by a hint of sour dark cherries or prunes, although those flavours certainly appealed to my 'sweet tooth'. No, what made this so good for me was the gorgeous baking spice from beginning until the very end when I nubbed this. The baking spice was the dominant flavour and is something I look for and appeals to me in certain marcas as a sign of aging.

It's a shame this Double Corona has been deleted from the Habanos S.A regular production catalogue although I could understand why the VR Don Alejandro was a slow-seller. Simply speaking, judging by my personal ratings of the cigar within my Smoking Diary on Cuban Cigar Website, none of the VR Don Alejandros I've smoked with less than three years on them ever got more than a three-star rating. In contrast, the last few around the five-year mark have been five-out-of-five stars!

[Bijan]

Montecristo Media Corona OMB OCT 16 for review.

[Paladin865]

Thanksgiving Day Sticks