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Sancho Panza Sanchos ARA OCT 2000 Bilbao, Spain

Superb RASS TEB MAY 09 from a trade with @NorCalAaron. Started a little rougher than I expected but quickly turned to the RASS you would expect for one with a decade on it. Imagine raisin toast with Nutella. Draw and burn were perfect. My better half joined me and we had some Cab and some aged cheddar on the deck while the snow came down on us. For the record, I’m over the snow for this year. Going to be 18 degrees tomorrow night. Glad I have a conference in Phoenix next week to thaw out.

H Upmann Robusto USE MAY 08. The last from the travel humidor. These have been a very good half dozen cigars - cedar, walnut, touch of cocoa, leather on the retrohale - but despite the rarity value they're there to be smoked and enjoyed. And I obviously still have the beautiful travel humidor to use for years to come. I'd say that if you can still find one, jump on the chance and hang the cost! Sent from 47171 Lempo

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Had to resort to smoking in the garage on account of the rain but that's alright ill manage. Hope everyone is having a good weekend. Either way, OEP JUL 14 HDM Epicure #2 smoking very nicely paired with a little Lagavulin 16 years. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

PE from the aged sampler a while back. POS MAY 07

Punch Coronas TSU Sep 2007 (thanks @baragh!) The Montecristo No.3, Quai d'Orsay Coronas Claro and the Romeo y Julieta Cedros de Luxe No.2 are the last coronas vitolas left in regular production. Once upon a time it seemed every marca had a coronas-sized cigar, but that seems like aeons ago now. This Punch Coronas was generously gifted to me by Will and was discontinued in 2009. My last Punch marca cigar was a 2018 Punch Punch and I thought it was spectacularly similar to the 2018 FoH Xmas Sampler one I had a few months ago. This Coronas was very close to those, if only because I felt that those two Punch Punch cigars oozed that distinctive Cuban Twang sour citrus tart note throughout, whereas this Coronas had stronger elements of leather to it. Still, this was very, very good and I wouldn't complain if I had a box of these. I'd make sure to rest them a little longer even, if I did!

ASE NOV 09 Choix Supreme EPM JUL 17 Punch

UBM ENE 18 punch punch courtesy of@jeremiep89 This cigar is awesome, a personal favourite. Wish I picked up a 50 cab of these when they were available. @JohnS is bang on with the flavours of these relatively young PP. Clove, creamy, spice, nut! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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CORO and some noon whistle gummypocalypse the haze is real. citus coffe citrus coffe citrus smoke output amazing. Smooth ... good combo beer almost pink grapefruit with a splash of pineapple juice and the CORO is hitting cheers

PLMC. My first ever, little to windy outside to fully enjoy it. But was pleasant.

2016 Medio Siglo and a Nespresso in between Orthodox Easter meals

Had Montecristo 1935 Dumas from FOH weekday sampler during travelling at Penang. The flavour profile is more powerful and exotic than typical Montecristo cigars which makes it being more unique and special. However, I was a bit annoyed by too many cracks on its wrapper (totally godawful condition ?) that made me had to relight it so many times. Besides, since I was at the Love Lane (pubs, pubs everywhere!!) during that day, the music was too loud and there were too many hookah and cigarette smokes that made me difficult to focus on reviewing this cigar. Will review Leyenda on May for comparison. Lesson During That Day: Sometimes, it is better to leave the cigar bands until you have to remove them to prevent major wrapper damages. P.S. I was the only cigar smoker in that area by the way ?...

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Smoked this Camacho last night... Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

Cohiba Espléndidos Again, this cigar has been generously gifted to me by an anonymous benefactor and as it's an Esplendidos I'm again humbled to receive it. I'm not familiar with the age of the cigar but judging by the older band, the aroma, feel and wrapper quality and shade of the cigar, if I were to compare it to my Esplendidos I'd guess that this was somewhere in the vicinity of 8 to 10 years of age. It was a tad stronger in strength than I'm used to for an aged Esplendidos, more towards medium-mild. It dominated in mocha coffee core flavours with honey and a smidgen of Cohiba grass/hay. Those stronger flavours masked any citrus, vanilla or butter texture which I found more in abundance in other Esplendidos I've smoked over the years. I nubbed it to the end because the honey sweetness kept me keenly interested and I remain grateful. After all, it was an Esplendidos.

Free time at last

My second box and I’m trying hard not to finish this one off as well! I have a hard time keeping any of my boxes in my humidor full [emoji51]

HDM San Juan - June 18 I’ve smoked a couple from this box, each one so tight even the perfecdraw barely made them smokeable. I picked this gorgeous specimen up anticipating the same draw... to my surprise this beauty had an effortless draw. I’m getting coffee, cream, sea salt, and a bunch of white pepper through the nose. Here I was regretting this box purchase, thinking to myself I should’ve stuck with what I know - but this cigar is excellent. Here’s hoping the rest of the box is like this one!

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Twins, same code and date. MSU JUL 18

Great afternoon. Playoff hockey. No. 4. My favorite right now. Got a bunch of singles on their way from Rob's warehouse. Super excited to see if any of those take a new favorite, for me. The whisky is redemption rye. It is a good cheap American 95% rye malt. Very spicy. As an Islay Scotch fan, I like this more than any mid shelf bourbon/rye.

Early box code Talismans! Clearence 2 box deal from our host. Box code MSU NOV 18. Beautiful sticks and certainly not clearence quality First box of JL2s. Too good of a deal to pass up on from another vendor

One stick box! One box stick? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Never heard of these returning. Source? Pics? Hope they do. Finished all my 2000's. Next to crack open are the 2005's.

The core of this topic is to pose the question,,, why aim from mediocrity? . One of the striking things in looking at some of the Belinda cabinets of the past is, that they seem to have been one of the more luxurious brands. Why then did they decide the use such a prestigious name of yesteryear, and in 1989 convert it into a multitude of dirty tasting demi-tasse's?. It seems like such a needless destruction of a once great brand. A few images of some stunning cabinets, and their Dunhill seleccions.........and then modern day, slightly sad looking coronas.............still a corona mind you!!

RyJ Short Churchill. Inspired by the offering on 24:24. SMA Jun 17. Great construction and burn and smoking great now. First from the box.

ETP Mar 16 courtesy of @Buck14 who seems to be having a half way decent time in Spain right now. ASR Abr 18

Tease time

5 days ROTT. Awesome smoke. At 24:24 price, just an absolutely incredible value. Regretting my decision to only get 1/4 and not the 50 cab. BRO MAR 18. 6 days ROTT. First from the box. Initially classic RyJ, then harsh for about an inch. Settled into a stronger RyJ than I'm used to. Cherry, Nuts, Strong Espresso, Burnt Carmel - lots of flavors. Packed a punch too! Letting the rest sit for 30-60 to see if it mellows out a bit.

Needed to clean old stock Olivia Série V Belicosa sun grown pretty solid. Coffee , woody, spice and smooth. Medium to full and great draw. Paired with a dry aged NY strip and Ribeye. And of course and axe man. If you don’t know about the axe man do yourself a favor and buy a four pack cheers

I’d rather smoke a Gurkha than any Cohiba Maduro.

From the love of a woman born all the beautiful things on earth, including cigars Belinda. The Cuban brand, whose Foundation dates back to 1882, is named after the beloved woman of Francisco Menendez – the man who stood at the origins of these magnificent cigars

I've got a mate called Belinda who was stunning in 1986 and still looks bloody good today - does this help? I'd put up pictures but that would be weird.

17HdM Epicure Especial UER SEP 17. Also had to throw in a pic of my new 3d printed cigar holder.

I only smoke outside so realistically I have an off season from November to February. I quite like it really, it makes me look forward to Spring and stops me getting used to something special and it becoming routine. I think cigars might lose their special appeal for me if I just had them on tap constantly

Well hello there.

LGR OCT 18. Dark and oily. Not sure why they were considered clearance on 24:24 they seem amazing. Time for a nap.

Pulling these out for a pic got me thinking about lighting one up. They sure are pretty!

Latest arrival. PLPC LGR Feb 18

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