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December 20th 03' Vegas Robaina 5 Aniversario Humidor Don Alejandro Prunes, Leather, Licorice

TEB OCT O7 ESTUPENDOS.

A couple of Nomad/EZ releases. I'm not getting in line, but I can see why people do.

Interesting smoking experience. The Les Airelles Hotel in Courchevel. I went there with my son for a cigar tonight. I thought our hotel was nice, but this place was a palace. We were looking all over for the smoking lounge until someone finally told us it was in a cabin across the courtyard. They had an insane arrangement of cognacs to choose from, but there was no bartender. You just help yourself and they charge you afterwards. Glad I brought my own Siglo VI because the menu had them priced at 370 Euros.

Siglo De Oro - SUL AGO 23

2008 Sig VI from a tube. Fantastic. I leave home tomorrow and have over 100 days of snowboarding planned between now and the end of April. My cigar strategy is about 3-4 bundles of Sovereign Suns…so trying to get some nice variety in before I leave.

Today: Foundation, Charter Oak, Robusto Yesterday: Padron Anniversary 1964 Principe

H. Upmann Magnum 54 (UTL FEB19).

A short, edited clip remembering Paul Walker from 2 Fast 2 Furious...

'19 PLPC. These are finally starting to come around and become inviting.

It's probably the rare, special release Trinidad 50 Aniversario which was made available to market during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. It's easy to forget its name as it's not as well known as other Trinidad releases of late.

The Gstaad Guy is cool, Courchevel Jersey Guy is way cooler. Enjoy!

Last night. Thinking about last night. Oh yes, a Ramon Allones Estupendos. Salted caramel and a little cream and honey. Just sensational, in fact I kept looking at it thinking if someone has done something to this. A beautiful specimen as well. I would actually like to give it a 100 points. Perhaps a little to over refreshed with negronis at the time. 98 points TEB OCT 07.

Kelner 80th LE. One of the best cigars I've ever smoked. Orange and vanilla in spades. A true masterpiece.

Sure was. Reminds me of his clip of Timbo in the speedboat, which is a classic. 😂

I might send you a 52 for a block of cheese…Just to say that I got to try your cheese 🪤

1. That Trinidad figurado I tried. I’m drawing a blank on the name, but it was outstanding. 2. My Calatrava. It’s been a few months and I still can’t stop looking at it throughout the day.

Vintage Davidoff, Aged Lusis, Aged Fundadores

Fury will mop the floor with Paul.

I have kicked it back to mid/late January. They are all boxed and ready, simply resting. No need to rusht them out and a nice way to kick off 2026.

A magical 2005 Mag 46. Don't know if it's the age or the era, but those mid-oughts bring a special twang.

Plasencia alma del cielo. It's a no for me. Super Partagas . Yes. La Flor Dominicana ligero Granú. Again, no. Quai D'Orsay Coronas Claro. Yummy. Montes Serie N. Good. Punch Coronations. Yummy. Hoyo de Monterrey Coronations. Super yummy.

Monterreyes No.4 EL '21 Beauty day. These are underrated.

Don't want the mods after me but if you look closely the name is on the cigar!

2016 Punch Punch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Monte Media Coronas. Tasty, not sure why I even bother...too small.

2017 amazing. This stick made me stop what I was doing and just smoke it.

08 Punch Serie D’Oro No.1 Reina Unida ER 6 1/8 X 52 - my first and only one - not holding on to anything anymore. No stick is safe! Cinnamon French Toast, myriad baking spices, much more Upmann than Punch - reminds more of a well aged Upmann No.2. Smooth clearly super premium aged tobacco here. Superb construction - held ash like a champ. Two hours.

Quai d'Orsay Senadores TUA NOV 20

Hard to beat a good Monte 2. PTE NOV 23

In the garage lounge with a 1926 N #9 Delicious. Watching the CF Playoffs.

2020-good smoke but not really my cup of tea.A bit harsh and unremarkable

Sancho Panza Belicosos - UTL May 2018...

LAU FEB 17 898. So rich and full flavored.

20' H. Upmann Connossieur B La Casa del Habano Exclusivo Carmel Corn, Molasses, Baking Spices

Cheerful smoke!

Been a while since posting here so happiest December fellow members! Have incredible holidays! CB

Sad that a formerly useful top-10 heavyweight was lowered into WWF style entertainment while still physically in his prime (not like this hasn't happened before!). Mentally Joshua is shot though, you could see his relief at surviving a fight against a YouTuber after the end. Hopefully the era of Saudi cash won't descend into farce, so many good fights to be made between real contenders and a few future Hall of Famers (Inoue, Bivol and Usyk for starters).

J'ai eu du chagrin parce que le pauvre loup n'a pas eu de viande a Noel ... c'est la malbouffe ca!! Or did I miss something? 😁 Ha nice little ad, thanks Guy, expensive animation...at least the supermarkets have super profits to spend from squeezing the farmers ! (I really am the wrong audience for this one, LOL!)

Paul actually got hurt this fight & is gonna be laid up a bit. And Fury is even bigger than Joshua. Jake Paul is an influencer, NOT a boxer no matter how hard he tries to pose & train as one. No way he can hang with Fury unless Fury is heavily incentivized to carry the fight to the mid-to-late rounds. Fury just leaning on him for 3-4 rounds will wear him out. My guess is we may see the Paul circus act 2-3 more times for paydays & that will be it. He's a bozo & not a serious fighter.

Got one of these at Intertabac at Dortmund. It was OK for me, but milder than I was expecting. I like the flavors that were there, but they were all too faint to me. It's like an Alma Del Campo (a much better stick) that fell way flat. Combine that with the fact Plasencia seems to be copying Davidoff's pricing, and I won't reach for these either.

Picked up the steel version of the Seagull Icon II for my old man. Now to sneak it into his watch box sometime in the near future as a surprise. Might also get him a deployant clasp to go with it.

Humo d’Oro – Your Singular Finest Cigar Experience of the Year Tang Upmann Coronas 2002 El Señor Confiable – Mr Reliable Cigar of the Year Partagas P2/D4 Tie, both always deliver, young or aged. Most reliable Marca forever, perhaps? La Sorpresa – Most Surprising Cigar of the Year Hoyo Epicure 3–a really excellent Hoyo, surprised me. Best New Cigar into your Regular Rotation. QDO 52, I guess it would be in my rotation if I could just find more of them! Best Value Cigar of the Year The PLPC Has been this for years, going through different years has always been a joy, and this year is no different. Obtained some 2008s for a very reasonable price to go with the 10 year olds and the 3 year olds. Different experience in each one but each and every one is a superb cigar for the money.

Although it's a heavily wrapper shade dependent cigar (I also think that the Rosado wrapper is the key ingredient for legit RyJ cherry ride), I find this Corona Extra is one of the tasty thick RG CCs when it's on. It packs with signature medium RyJ cherry, vetiver, fruit, earth, milk chocolate, leather, floral, cocoa, anise, and rosewater flavour which makes it a perfect pairing for cognac IMHO.

Personal favorite since I started smoking from my first ‘02 box. When the ‘02s ran dry and the ‘03s underwhelmed bought a ton of ‘04 which are among the best cigars I’ve ever smoked. Was never able to secure a cab which vexed me no end. Bought a fiver here and there of round cab Exhi4 from generous BOTL and enjoyed them thoroughly. They do range from phenomenal to very good though. Not terribly consistent as I’ve had a few duds.

I'm only a quarter of way through my first box and it's been brilliant. Very light but interesting. I don't get cherry personally but a rose water, Turkish delight nuance that I really enjoy. A cigar with a good aftertaste in my experience.

I've had two boxes, both brilliant so my experience is that it's a phenomenal cigar and one I am active on finding a new one (hint. hint @El Presidente). Rosado wrapper being key. Then again, rosado wrappers on any cigar and sign me up. I'll say the same exact thing with RyJ Belicoso too.

You nailed this one, Rob. You experience mirrors mine exactly. When on, they can be tremendous, but it's a lottery when you light one up whether or not that's the journey you'll get... The RyJ Short Churchill is one of my favs once they get some age. Seems like once they hit 4+ years rewards start to manifest. Given the choice side by side between these two, I'll probably opt for the Short Churchill 80% of the time.

As much as I love the episodes with great cigars, the ones where you’re disappointed almost teach me even more. You guys actually TRY to find something to compliment and even try to think of whether any smoker would like something if you don’t. This episode had a lot of great parts despite your not liking the cigar really at all. I love how you broke down why it was failing, the issues with the blend vs with construction, and even after all that want to give the brand a chance to wow you. It’s content like this that keeps me coming back. A bunch of cigar guys really searching and challenging themselves and the makers to do everyone’s best. I especially appreciate that you hold brands accountable to price. When discussing this cigar and the Davidoff Limited Editions (think that was earlier in the episode), you went out of your way (as did Senator) to mention that if a cigar has a high price but is excellent, it might be worth it in some cases. But when brands charge $30+ for a single stick, that stick had better BRING IT. As for Aganorsa, I’ve never tried one. But I’ve also never met a smoker in my or any lounge who has lit one next to me. I think that says a lot in its own right for such a large brand (whereas I’m not shocked nobody has lit an Avowed or Stoic next to me despite their being amazing). Great episode. And, for what it’s worth, pigs in a blanket rule, and my wife insists on having them at Christmas. Though she dips them in ketchup, which might be a war crime.