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Halfway through my first of these.

The lousy burn finally corrected itself after I torched it again.

I think I was expecting a bigger version of the PC?

This is much lighter. Wood, Hay, some citrus, and a just the slightest hint of caramel and salt.

Curious to see if anyone else has smoked one of these lately.

Thanks.

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Last third now.

Some light coffee and earth. Very light white pepper.

The cigar is burning perfectly after the issue in the first third.

Toasted cashews, perhaps?

I think I still prefer the PC.

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I absolutely love the robusto, the belicoso extra was petty good but needed a little more time when I last tried them.

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I absolutely love the robusto, the belicoso extra was petty good but needed a little more time when I last tried them.

This.

When i tried all three, i thought they were all pretty similar but the magnificos seemed nicer atm. So i figured it was due to the PL aging rule. Clearly the thinnest of the three are smoking the best currently (imo). Robusto should be really in a year, and the torp to follow.

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I love the PL robustos. Bought a box to start smoking and liked them so much I bought another box to put away. They've been uniformly excellent for me. They're definitely a milder, lighter flavored cigar. Not a lot of pepper or spice to them, but a good floral, tea flavor that I find pretty refreshing. Sometimes I like something with some more spice and complexity to it and other times this really fits well for me.

Had one on the deck last night (65 degrees in the middle of winter!) and paired it with a nice 18 year old Jameson Irish whiskey. Perfect match for me.

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I love the Pacifico. Most of the examples I have had of late have been stunning complex cigars. They are no PLPC...can't be as the blend is completely different. Same goes for the Encantos but they will need a little sleep time to bring out the hidden complexity. It is there. The Encantos is again not a bigger version of the PLPC. Different blend.

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Love the 07 Robusto and think it's one of the best values considering the complexity of this cigars. Currently smoking through my first FoH PSP, HQ, PE box purchase which is an HQ box of the PL Robo. Absolutely fantastic. I thoroughly enjoy the Encantos as well and have smoked almost an entire box of those as well, great from as early as a year ago. I'll definitely be buying more Encantos to age and hopefully it will mature into what the Robo is now.

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The belicoso extra has been one of my favourite cigar in the late part of 2011. I'm hoping to pick up a box to put away in the near future. I got a definite carmel, toffee, coffee something or other from it. Very nice.

I haven't tried the robusto or encanto.

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Liked the Robustos. Did not care for the Beli Xtras. The PL Regalias are in a different league. Looking forward to the upcoming PL RE for Spain.

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To me, the Encantos profile is similar to the Montecarlos. I can't wait for my boxes to get some age on them.

The Robustos started kind of mediocre, got really good 2010-early 2011, and now they seem to be heading downhill a bit.

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