puffman

Nice review! But I just can't bring myself to crack one of my recent boxes yet. They sure sound promising.

» » » I'm looking for the best cuban corona sized smoke. » » » » Ok, showing my newbie-ness here. I was think cigars in the size range » of » » the Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure NO.1, not the smaller traditional coronas » » (got plenty in that size). » » » » Do the recomendations still stand? Thanks guys! » » Oh, you are looking for Corona Gordas. » » My top five are: » » Punch Super Selection No. 2 » Juan Lopez Sel. No. 1 » Punch Royal Selection No. 11 » H Upmann Super Corona » Bolivar Corona Extra (not truly a corona gorda, but close) Dang cigardawg! I'm with you 100%. That Boli CE is close enough for me......my new favorite!!

What a shame. This brings a tear to my glass eye.

Great stuff to know, Well Armed. Thanks! I have yet to crack any 06 boxes, but my curiosity is now piqued. OEB....hmmmmmmmm.

The more I learn, the less I understand about holidays, relationships, Habanos, etc. :cool: Thanks for the explanation, boss. But I will expect an e-mail return before the new year!;-)

While not the mighty Sir Winston, I have been going through a box of '00 Monarchs, and about 1/3 of them have been plugged. Ugh. I thought the SWs might be free of those problems. The Monarchs are also damn tasty........when they draw. Time to upgrade to some newer Sir Winstons???

YIKES!! I think I'd better write all this down for future use.

I've been smoking Oct. '05s like cigarettes (not really, but I have put a serious dent into a box over the last week or so. :-D ), and while I know they are somewhat "closed in" in some of their flavors, they definitely are not sick. Breakfast of champions! :-)

Never had one. But now I'm gonna!

I discovered these on an ordering lark, but boy...I was so glad I did! Slight citrus and the maple shortbread thing you described are what I got, too. I love these cigars, but have had some problem with the '00s being plugged. I'm fixing to crack a 10er of 01s just to see where they are in the scheme of things. Thanks for the great review!

I'll have to keep my eye out for these! I really like the profile of the other RA vitolas I've tried. Too bad they're gone.....sniff, sniff.

Fine review stever! As a smoker of mostly smaller Upmanns, I just cracked my first box of '01 Monarchs. While milder than I expected, the flavors you describe are "right on." Mmmmmmmmm.....UPMANN!! :-)

Thanks Rob! It's a great time to be smoking Cubans.

Hello from a former Nashvillian! I lived there for 27 years and loved every minute of it. I hope to move back before I get too damn old to enjoy it again. :-)

Very nice! Thanks for going to all the effort to do this.