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Pulled out a pair of my 2017 52s for the Mrs. (Okay, technically the Dr.) and I to enjoy on a beautiful night in the home lounge before travel gets going… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Punch Punch (SOM ABR16).

This gorgeous box arrived today. Very pleased as I was getting low on these.

No photo but the cigars my younger daughter and I each enjoyed on her wedding day was extra special. Very nice smoke, but having my daughter ask me to step away from the wedding activity and have a cigar with her was extra special. 2019 Reyes fit the occasion perfectly.

2024 LGC MdO 4. Extremely impressive for only a year, thank god draw isn't too bad. Grateful the weather down in South Florida is now allowing for skinny cigars

Almost didn't post this MC, but it edged out Viaje bangs tho

Thought I did well but the Lusi smell on a fresh box was something else.

PSD4 TLP OCT 23. Had this the day after my uncle passed. Lit this up in his honor. In no way did it disappoint. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Probably this HU2 from 2018 I think. I enjoyed this one at a favorite lounge which is about to close. Savoring the end of an era

Wanted to smoke a big cigar for the big elections yesterday - this surely fit the bill! The Liga Privada H99 6x60 Super Ancho. Unlike most thin RG cigars, this took a moment for the strength to build, but it was a banger by the halfway point! Expect 2+ solid hours with this.

Nudie Ninfa. Better experience than my MDO No.4 the other day.

If Santa El Presidente is gifting, then I'm running very low on Monte As!

Trinidad Reyes and Fundadores. Both ends of the Trinidad spectrum for me! Reyes for a late weekend morning coffee and newspaper smoke. The Lonsdale for special occasions with a good single malt and time on my hands to contemplate how great Cuban tobacco really is.

Bolivar Petit Coronas or Corona Juniors. ❤️

My experience is similar with the young ones. Had one from last year’s Christmas split (thanks again Dhruv) that was fantastic Hoyo sweet with added savory and musty funk in perfect balance. I’m sitting on a 2020 box that I’ll crack sometime this winter to see how they’re going.

Churchill is fire

The hands of Plasencia: how cigars are made. Makes me fancy a Plasencia! I couldn't find the video in a search.

Trinidad Coloniales & Reyes RyJ Beli BBF Cab Will be brokenhearted if I have to cut these from my rotation.

The N2 Piramide is one of the most enjoyable cigars I have smoked in the three and a half years I have been smoking cigars(apart from Fabrica 5 almost exclusively Cuban). See an extract from my email to lounge lizards with tasting notes.

Partagás E2 BBF SLR Regios ERDM Choix Suprême H. Upmann No. 2

The sole one I had was plugged and had to be reamed out with a draw tool - compromised but still smokable. I’m sure I would have enjoyed a well-constructed one much more.

I guess I've never had a good one. Last on the list of DCs for me.

Everything!! Since no vendors can get anything past the Gustavo here in the States.

OR PSP2 - it’s just bonkers how good these are.

The following sticks were gifted to me via the incredible generosity of @Li Bai and two other wonderful 'brothers of the leaf' whilst I was on vacation in France recently.

RA n°3

Any chance we're getting a Christmas sampler this year? I've always enjoyed the variety and change of pace selection of the samplers. A Punch DC or Hoyo DC would be a most welcome Christmas and NY cigar!

I really like these young and they age beautifully. I like them for when I do not want the full blast of a Lusitania but would like a long smoke.

PSE2 - at one time I had no trouble finding them, and smoked accordingly. However, I’d settle for one of my work horses, like the JL1.

Big y smalls. Big Monte 2 RyJ Beli Smalls Sig1/ii Monte 5/Media corona San Cristobal El Principe Bolivar PC RG Perlas.

SLR Regios Monte 3 Punch DC

Mag 54. Easy enough to replenish. Even easier to reach for.

Needing some more Epi Deluxe!

Don’t care for them fresh as they tend to be one note. Recently smoked one from an ‘06 cab that was delightful. Second only to the stupendous Lusi among Cuban Double Coronas.

JL2s and Siglo IIs, which are low (between 6-10 on hand) but not critical yet (less than 5 in the 'dor). I'm critical on RyJ Churchills and Upmann Mag 50s. Hoping I can pivot to some Nudie/MOFOH/BR formats along with farm rolls to extend my inventory as long as possible. A major financial windfall in my favor would need to go my way in order to justify restocking to box level or better on any of the cigars above, unfortunately.

E2 - SOU FEB 22 Under-filled and underwhelming.

ERDM Demi Tasse. There’s always time for one of these, and that’s why they get hammered. Such an underated cigar with a bit of age. Same goes for RASCC.

CoRo for me. Think I've got under 30 total. And I just don't know if I want to spring 1600 bucks for a new cab...

$13...how dare they sell a cigar under $50. 🤣

Punch Double Corona. My birthday is in December and something I’ve really wanted and never had is a Sir Winston.

It was definitely the Viaje Birthday Blend I smoked on my fishing trip last month in camp. The setting and flavor were perfect. I wish I had snapped a photo of it but I was in the moment. Close second was this E2. Probably the best smoke of the month.

A great catch up with a few of the Perth boys.

PSD4 HQ EOL OCT 20 Quarter Box from our host to see how Boveda 58% affected my cigar stash today. While its flavour profile is almost identical to PSD4 Clearance SOR OCT 21, I've noticed it's more leaning towards to leather, dark chocloate, wood, coffee, and nut as well as a slight hint of sweetness that make me think as if it's a mashup of H. Upmann Mag 46 and Montecristo No. 1 (I think its darker Colorado wrapper contributed some flavour difference IMHO). Thanks to Boveda 58%, the draw is great and the flavour seems to be more amplified including signature Partagas spiciness note (still had to do touch ups though). Overall, it's indeed not only a fantastic PSD4 experience, much like previous Kimfessions PSD4 Clearance review, but also a textbook example of how does wrapper shade can impact the aroma and characteristics of cigars (the magic of Boveda 58% too) 😃!

Shocked, not shocked!

Had to.

La Gloria Cubana Medaille d'Or No.4. Look, I have enough, but I could always use more!

Monte Petit Edmundos. They’ve been great!