It has taken a year....R&J Julieta

[El Presidente]

http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/15819

[NitrousPurger]

Ill man up and try them

[mazolaman]

If my wife asks me how long they are,i'll claim they are an inch longer than they really are.

In seriousness,the female trocadero's(?) smoke the same cigar size as the men.

[mkz]

So when will these be available at Czars and is there an estimate of price?

[CanuckSARTech]

I was actually thinking about those when I was in Cuba last week. I went with a buddy and his wife, along with my wife. He likes an occasional cigar, but lighter. The first day down there, we paired up in finishing off a bottle of Havana Club Reserva, and both had a Cohiba Siglo IV in the tubos format. That was all for breakfast. He then proceeded to chuck up his lunch, and called it a day with a 3 hour nap until supper.

So, I was thinking about these, and how he may agree with the lighter profile, at least as a "starter" cigar. But, nothing was to be found.

When I asked the Breezes Bella Costa cigar shop staff, they didn't even know what I was talking about. At the LCDH in Varadero proper the next day, they said they hadn't seen them yet, nor heard anything definitive about them yet.

I was hoping to find some. Something smaller and lighter for the Mrs. to try if/when she gets brave enough to have her own (rather than just occasionally asking for a "taste" of mine, when I'm having one of "the good chocolate-smelling ones" [Monte Edmundos and ELs, Cuaba ELs, good Monte 4's, etc.]).

It will be interesting to see how much longer it takes for these to fully make it to market. Apparently the Trinidad Robustos T's are still en route for the tubos, too, again, but they're just waiting on the tubos supplier.

[mm12]

EL Presidente,

Any updates on the Por Larranaga 898s at all?

[El Presidente]

Everything is running about a year late

I suspect sometime.

No one actually knows !LOL!

[Trimble]

Can't wait to see a video review on these lil guys, or should I say gals?! Lisa, you may have to make a special appearance for this one?!

[samb]

Im interested to see how they rate.

[stogieokie]

They're killing great violas and doing this??? Why don't they just repackage some Fonsecas?? Pure marketing genius . . .

[thechenman]

I'd definitely be interested in giving these a try...could be interesting. You'll never know until your try it, right?

[PigFish]

A fly on the wall in the H SA boardroom:

Lets say we agree to kill the great cigars that our oldest customers have been buying for years and build a bland fancy cigar for chicks now that trend died 15 years ago?

All in favor say comrade!

What a bunch of ****!!! This guys could not find their own bung holes with the help of a friend and a flashlight! -Piggy

[CanuckSARTech]

Comrade, aye!!!!

[thechenman]

A fly on the wall in the H SA boardroom:

Lets say we agree to kill the great cigars that our oldest customers have been buying for years and build a bland fancy cigar for chicks now that trend died 15 years ago?

All in favor say comrade!

What a bunch of ****!!! This guys could not find their own bung holes with the help of a friend and a flashlight! -Piggy

But Piggy...they're skinnies....

[Mr.T]

Hmmm...not sure if anyone has seen the latest CA, but while I browsing it I came across an artcile in the back about a young and attractive anchor for, I think it's CNBC and she ain't smoking no R&J skinny.....

[Kangaroo495]

I tried one a while ago. It was bloody excellent. A bomb in a tiny package. Nice and strong, spicy etc. But it was one of the ones from the Habanos Festival I think, so probably better than what's goig to be sold on the market.

Though judging by it's strength, not too sure how it's supposed to apply to women...

Great cigar though, highly recommend

[Daverazz]

interesting. I am sure my wife will want to try them...although she has NO PROBLEM digging through my cab now.....

[Yoruba Hacker]

I thought the Monte Opens were meant to fill this slot in the product portfolio.