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Ramón Allones Specially Selected (MUR AGO13).

RyJ Cazadores @ The Butchery. Massive Italian feast. They rolled us out of there in a wheelbarrow after 4 magnums of prosecco and limoncello to boot. Often hear people hating this stick. Love it. Jammy. Helped that it was from a '17 box in the back of the humidor.

BCJ and Cohiba Siglo II

SS ROTT. Smoking well. Uber rich. Paired with a Portuguese red wine. Looking forward to revisiting in 30 days.

Finally lit up the SP Beli today in the pool and had an awesome smoke. That salty note was so satisfying at the end of a rough day! Looking forward to trying the non-plus a little more now.

'14 PL Montecarlo. These have aged into flavor bombs.

‘70s RyJ Coronas Cab

COH House in HK is STOCKED! 🔥 Great new setup. Had these waiting for me on layaway... beauties! My buddy sarcastically in the background: 'I wish they had nicer cigars here.' 🤣🤣 IMG_7026.MOV

Found some slight damage on this one. Time to put it to rest.

UER DIC 17

OR ‘97 Famosos

...........It was big night by all accounts.

2021-PSD4 on Holiday in Scotland

Love a good coffee and cigar paring. This combo is knocking my socks off. A lot of earthy/coco notes, still a lot of flavor after sitting for long time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The new Habanos Regional Edition dedicated to Italy was presented at the Gala Dinner of the Meeting of Friends of Partagás in the city of Matelica in Italy. The Diplomático Legendarios is a Churchill size cigar (47 by 178mm) and comes in a limited series of 10,000 numbered boxes of 10 cigars. The Meeting of Friends of Partagás in Matelica is the largest event of Cuban cigars outside Cuba and gathers cigar enthusiasts from many parts of the world to celebrate the Habanos culture in Italy. The four days event is an opportunity to learn about the Habanos world in many seminars during the days and to enjoy some dinners and cocktail parties during the nights in beautiful Italian venues. CONTINUED

Cohiba Esplendidos vs. pretty much anything else both Cuban and Non-Cuban. For me? Yeah, I'd choose the Cohiba Esplendidos 99% of the time (because who knows...someone may pitch it up against a Cohiba Siglo VI Gran Reserva Cosecha 2003)!

St Simons Island Ga. Salty breeze seems to make cigars taste even better.😀

Too slow. Already wiped out.

Esplendido all the way. Yes I'm a Cohiba fan boy but NO Upmann can compare for me. Good Upmanns? Of course. To the Esplendido level? Not a chance.

A very generous gift from a BOTL who will rename nameless! Fun fact, he and I share the same name!!

Long day. Relaxing with a Sovereign Sun Half Corona, acropolis in background

Esplendidos for me, a Cohiba lover for sure and the Julieta No.2 is a favorite vitola. I have an early box of Connoisseur Bs and I traded for a few fivers when they came out. I've smoked enough of them to have an opinion. I like them a lot and have rated a few of the '18s 5 stars. It's a very good cigar that is probably better than the HDM San Juan and it seems to have had a steeper price increase than most other than Cohiba since cigarmegeddon. Anyone remember in their MRN Encyclopedia his assertion that H Upman gets stronger with age? I'd like the B to do that.

We may well end up here . I didn't announce it at the outset, but I'm keeping track of the results and will be creating a winners / losers bracket for the next phase of these polls. For now, we're still in the preliminary rounds.

Esplendidos. Not even close for me. Esplendidos vs. Sir Winston would be the matchup in my eyes, I would actually take SW though I imagine many would disagree. I can see both sides.

The Cohiba Esplendidos is my favorite cigar. I have never smoked a Conny B but the chance it would eclipse the almighty Esplendidos is as close to zero as you can get. Only a few other Cohibas have come even close.

Cool match-up! I’ve been fortunate to dance with both of these Cuban stunners, and if cigars were cars, the Espléndido is a DB5, smooth, elegant, and guaranteed to turn heads with that signature Cohiba grassy-honey opening and a long, elegant finish that just whispers sophistication. Smoking one feels like you’ve been granted membership to a very exclusive club, only instead of a handshake, there's a nod and a puff. The Connie B? Think of it as a finely-tuned classic Jaguar. Still classy, still a joy to ride, but it’s got a bit more punch and growl under the hood. Creamy, earthy, and often surprising in how well it performs for the price and profile. It’s the cigar you recommend to a friend who wants to get serious but isn’t quite ready for the big league gala. The Espléndido takes the crown for me. It’s like comparing a royal affair to a really good dinner date. Both are memorable, but only one leaves you thinking about it the next morning whilst staring wistfully at your humidor.

Some pictures from Spain last week. And from Morocco

'18 Choix Supreme. Subtle and nuanced.

Siglo III was so good I had to smoke another one.

Siglo II

Just received this, pre-embargo box. Looks like the box would have had 3 layers, so these were a good sized cigar!

Those two — the Familiar and the Clásicos — are on a whole ‘nother level. They are of an era. Incredible.

I don’t dress like that, but I’m sure I would enjoy a cigar with him. Can’t believe he didn’t ash on himself.

My ADD brain cannot handle this lol

Received mine this past weekend. They look great! I’ll give a few weeks nestled together and then try and decide which will be my first sample — can’t wait!

@tbelle7 giving @SigmundChurchill a run for Cohiba King!

Aladino continues to deliver with the latest anniversary edition. Lots of cereal with milk, hazelnut and slight sweetness. No pepper or strength. Great stick. Honduran tobacco remains the hidden gem we know it to be.

Good ol Tapados

My favorite non-Cuban. Padron 1964 Monarca Maduro. I love ending the night with a Maduro and unfortunately, I’m not going to drop the $$ on Cohiba or Partagas Maduros, so I’m very pleased to have this in the rotation. What is everyone else’s favorite Maduro?

Young Montecarlo today

La Gloria Cubana Medaille D'Or No. 4 (MUR OCT13).