mk05 Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Just had a Cuaba salomon gifted by a friend. Just absolutely terrible. Smooth and cool smoke but flavorless and awful. What's your favorite salomon? Not a lot of them out there. I've heard the Partagas Salomones are amazing. Are La China's pretty close to them, or is her blend totally different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENN Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I really like Partagas salamones! / Ben Bockbrännarbolmers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramon_cojones Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Really dislike salomones, partagas lcdh one was ok. Don't know why cuaba is even still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazymancal Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Bought a box of Party Salomones few weeks back based on a friend of mine telling me how they are smoking fabulous right now. Mine are OGA May 11 and very dark wrapper color.....almost LE dark. Smoked three last week and loved each one more than the other! Not a fan of this size nor of Partagas but this box has me converting over Cmc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondog Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Never had one but I'm guessing the Hamlet salamones kick ass 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Never had one but I'm guessing the Hamlet salamones kick ass 2010 Hamlet's Salamones from LCDH in UK does LRE codes Partagas Salomones are smoking great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noreaster Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Had 3 boxes of the Party Sals and hated every one of them. Can't speak of recent ones,mine were 08's.gave the rest away...dull and boring.And those were the ones that burned correctly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Hamlet salamones rock!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlson Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 In love with Part Solomones. Had 3 (10) boxes. Every one of them a pleasure from beginning to end. I've found they evolve and therefore stay interesting. I'm always surprised to hear criticism. p.s. they were all 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aes8 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 These work 2008 - Edición Regional China Armonías Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brazoseagle Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I voted partagas, but a second vote goes to Hamlet, I mean c'mon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazolaman Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I enjoy both the Cuaba and Partagas. Neither is a full whack smoke, but they both evolve well, and are well rolled, usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedipastor Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The best salamones I've ever had are the old Padilla Miami 8&11's that Don Pepin Garcia rolled himself. Just plain incredible now that they've aged a few years. All the old 8&11s have become stellar, and the Salamones are the cream of the crop. Next would be the one Johnny-O "XBMF" I had. It was fresh, and it was fantastic. Very cereal-like flavors, reminded me of a Montecristo A, but stronger. Like a cross between that and a Tatuaje Especiales. Awesome smoke. 3rd would be the Tatuaje Retro Cuban 184/233. Delicious and relaxing. I'd love to try a Hamlet Salamone someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partifan Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The Cuaba salamon I had was the most rollercoaster journey cigar I've smoked. I love the shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I voted "other". While I like the vitola, I neither enjoyed the Cuaba Salomones nor the Partagas Salomones. I did like the La Aurora Puro Vintage Salomones 2003 a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I have several Salomones in my humidors but have yet to smoke one. I have about 7 Hamlets, two Cuaba Diademas and one Party Salomone. I'm hoping to smoke a Hamlet this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdlfoto Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 the Hamlet Salamones is a thing of beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riazp Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Did not enjoy the Partagas Salomones, way too one dimentional. I'M going with Hamlet as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figaro Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Cuaba and Partagas are not good at all. Never had a Hamlet. Voted for other: Davidoff Royal Salomones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puros Y Vino Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Did not enjoy the Partagas Salomones, way too one dimentional. I'M going with Hamlet as well. Great! A year after our trade you tell me this??!! Baccala! I hear the same...not enough flavour. Not going to smoke mine for at least another year. I heard good things about them initially though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melies Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Just smoked a partagas salomones from 08, this is one of those cigars that I really want to like, but am sorry to tell it was horrible, just smoke from a wind tunnel the ones that I really want to try are from a certain friend in Hong Kong that promise a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarks Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Meh, I have never been a fan of any Salamones, including Hamlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted April 24, 2012 Author Share Posted April 24, 2012 Well, I know there aren't TOO many choices, but at least that would allow most to agree on something. J - I agree with you, not too keen on Partagas or the Cuaba. I think I know what you're talking about with the Davidoff...can't seem to search it, but it came out in 1998/9/2000 in crate of 100, the original Davidoff Millenium Blend Salomones...it has a real delicate wrapper? Very crisp in flavors right (cashew/mint)? Personally with salomones, I like richness and complexity, and old man Pepin's custom roll while he was smashed was awesome. May or may not have been CC tobacco but hey it was amazing . He also rolled some baseball bats for raffle. I just got some Santos salomones and some La China's to do more investigation. If anyone has any Hammy salomones, please shoot me a PM. We could trade or make a deal. Looking to do a salomones spread review. Edit: Some guys have stated Hamlet's sticks don't seem to age well unlike Santos and La China's. Thoughts? Wondering if this is past its prime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 i'm another other. hamlet. daylight second third and fourth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdlfoto Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Edit: Some guys have stated Hamlet's sticks don't seem to age well unlike Santos and La China's. Thoughts? Wondering if this is past its prime. Having had the good fortune and pleasure of accessing and smoking quite a few Hamlet customs in the last year (or, "freebasing Hamlets" as Bundwallah/frank coined it), I will submit that my experience has been that there is a distinct "sick period" where I've learned to avoid smoking. His fresh rolls, in my opinion, are simply unparalleled. From 1-6 months I let them rest. This spring I've been enjoying Hamlets rolled late last summer/early fall. I also have a few Hamlet Salamones that are aged (tobacco ~4yrs, rolled ~2yrs ago) and can confirm that they are smoking fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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