Phil-B

Plasencia really are one of my favourite New Worlds, they're all superb, maybe the Alma del Fuego (red box/band) is the least popular, at least here in the UK/EU. We were getting them for under £100 ($200 AUSD), the Hexagonal Sixto I and II (Sixto I are green and Sixto II are the black ones), were slightly higher in price, but all of last year you could pick up 11 box of quality Plasencia for under £1k. The Salamones are superb (Black again). Just a lot of cigar in one go!

Interesting to see how this is just hitting you guys here now, we've had these in the EU for a long while, there is also a black coloured version (Sixto II?), the hexagonal shape works well enough!

How do you guys play Snap in Aus?! Here (in the UK), Snap works like this; a deck of cards is dealt out to all players of the game, then as many players as the amount of card allows, take individual turns placing cards in a pile and if the consecutively laid down cards match (usually numbers, but can be whatever type of cards you've chosen to use that have matching cards within the deck). The first person to slap the stack of laid down cards yells "Snap". This often can include every player, not just the layers of the cards. The winning player then takes the pile of laid down cards and adds them to the bottom of their deck. That person then begins the next round, again, then when the next time two consecutive cards that are laid down match, the first person in the game to reach and slap the pile yells "Snap". This continues until someone has obtained all of the the cards in the game using the referred to "Snap" method. There is only one winner; the person who ends up with all the cards. This is one of the first card games we play and teach kids (or adults!), here in the UK. Perhaps what has happened here is that the game has been contaminated/infiltrated by our different, regional versions of the game known as we know as "Snap". I'd love to hear all you thoughts regarding this game and how it is played in your different regions, then hopefully play the original game El Presidente initially presented, as intended, which when presented, was not "Snap" as we know it in the UK, but a great idea for a fun hypothetical game! Peace and love to all you fellow FoH aficionados! Phil B

I literally just smoked a 2018 PC myself! Your description describes it very well, my experience was very similar and it was very enjoyable, but do think another year or two could've improved the overall experience no doubt Absolutely loved an aged PC!

I love a short smoke, so this Vitola is delightful. Have had some wonderful boxes and some not so great boxes in the past, age hasn’t played a factor in my experience with the variance of the boxes I’ve tried. 3-5yrs seem to be the sweet spot for me, older ones I’ve not had too much luck with and fresh/young ones are not so great in my experience so far. Have found it to be a great entry cigar for friends and family who are not cigar smokers, which itself is a superb factor when considering a HUHC

I absolutely love a PLPC with 5+Years on them, varies box to box but have never had a bad one. Definitely one of my favourite PCs, along with Siglo II, but for very different reasons!