Cigarjunkie Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 about 4 weeks ago my wife went to Berlin and brought me back a present of 3 of these "little" babies. Man, the dark chocolat sent hits you in the face on this. Greatly presented in a not seen so much vitola. I sampled one of the three and remember myself what it is that I love about Cubans. Rich earthy flavor. Lots of nuts (bit of almond) and beany flavors. Milder then your avarage JL No.2, but also more flavorsome (in my humble opinion). 1200 boxes made with 25 sticks. These cigars were issued about 2-3 weeks prior to my wife's departure to Berlin and when I sampled it, I just had to have a box of these. SOLD OUT! wel....... almost that is. I had to try 12 stores (some had a few singles or nothing at all anymore). Untill I contacted 1 store who still had 6 bxes. Bought one and got it in last week. So here are some pictures, for your enjoyment:
Michel1968 Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Nice purchase Olav. Beside it's a good looking format, these are very good looking inside the format!
CBL Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 They look amazing! Juan Lopez has been putting out some incredible sticks lately. I've read good things about the No. 3 & No. 5 as well (also RE's).
riazp Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 awesome looking cigar, I really love that perfecto shape.
ckearns Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Great looking smokes! Thanks for taking the time to share with us.
CaptainQuintero Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Love the look of that format, it's a shame that Cuaba seems to have the monopoly on it these days. Those sticks looks delicious though, dark and oily and fantastic!
mbrody Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Thank you for sharing! I have become a JL junkie. Anyone up for a split? I'm game (if they are still around).
Cigarjunkie Posted December 16, 2011 Author Posted December 16, 2011 Thank you for sharing! I have become a JL junkie. Anyone up for a split? I'm game (if they are still around). they are very hard to get at the moment. To my knowledge all 1200 SLBs have been sold out. Last 4 from a Berlin vendor went out today, to my fellow afficionados in the Netherlands. by the way, love the avatar, "a riot is an ugly sinK" (Young Frankenstein, one of my favorite movies )
Lotusguy Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 they are very hard to get at the moment. To my knowledge all 1200 SLBs have been sold out. Last 4 from a Berlin vendor went out today, to my fellow afficionados in the Netherlands. by the way, love the avatar, "a riot is an ugly sinK" (Young Frankenstein, one of my favorite movies ) Thanks for the pics! LCDH Stuttgart still had at least a dozen boxes 10 days ago - I am impressed that they sold out so quickly. OTOH, they are much cheaper than the other RE, the SP Escuderos, so not too surprising. I bought three singles, smoked one, sent one to Trevor for the CCW collection, and have one left for my stash. I found it good but too mild. The vitola is great, though, and the construction was very good. Enjoy your box!
mbrody Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 they are very hard to get at the moment. To my knowledge all 1200 SLBs have been sold out. Last 4 from a Berlin vendor went out today, to my fellow afficionados in the Netherlands. by the way, love the avatar, "a riot is an ugly sinK" (Young Frankenstein, one of my favorite movies ) I think I could recite that entire movie, line by line. Probably could do that with princess bride too...
Savoy Posted January 22, 2012 Posted January 22, 2012 These will be re-packed next year in jars...it won't be cheap.
thechenman Posted January 23, 2012 Posted January 23, 2012 These will be re-packed next year in jars...it won't be cheap. It never is...
maverickdrinker Posted January 24, 2012 Posted January 24, 2012 very nice! Is that the same shape as the RA Celestiales Finos?
hidechen Posted January 26, 2012 Posted January 26, 2012 Nice! I think this JL RL ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｍｏｒｅ ａｇｉｎｇ ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ ａｎｄ ｂｒｉｎｇｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ ＪＬ。 Ｅｎｊｏｙ ｔｈｉｓ ｇｒｅａｔ ｃｉｇａｒ
AlexOk Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Great Cigars with a high potencial. I've smoked several and will store the rest for approximately a few years.
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