Ophidion Posted May 10, 2012 Posted May 10, 2012 Favorite so far (in order): Monte GE Hupmann 48 RAE (tied for second Cuaba 2008 My el experience is limited but do far that's where I'm at. The GE is on FIRE right now where as the RAE has been hit or miss. Letting the RAE sit for a few more months before I revisit.
nick17 Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 I haven't had many but many fave is the RA extra i also enjoyed the JyJ Duke
isa Posted May 11, 2012 Author Posted May 11, 2012 Well, my personal experience has been very limited in LE: Tried one 1966 - no good (was also a bit too big for my preference, so dont want any more of those) Mag 48 - pretty good, but the box i have isnt great - i am resting it, lets see. I want to try the RA extra & the Boli petit belicoso , at least from the LEs released in the past.
Lotusguy Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 For true LEs (not LCDH releases, REs, or Reservas), my list is rather short: 1) Monte Sublimes LE 2008 1a) RAE LE 2011 3) Monte GE LE 2010 I did not really like much any of the other LEs I have tried yet, to be honest. Especially none of the RyJ and Partagas LEs have done anything for me. Got some Trini Ingenios incoming and have a box of HDM Regalos that I still need to crack after its rest from shipping. Honorable mention should go to the Monte "D" - unfortunately, both sticks that I had turned bitter in the last third but the first two thirds were giving the Sublimes a run for their money. The Monte "C" OTOH is mediocre at best.
mk05 Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 The D Cohiba DC HdM Petit Piramides 06 Cohiba Piramides Mag 50 Epi Esp
Ken Gargett Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 The Monte "C" OTOH is mediocre at best. could not agree more. though in the last year or so, they have lifted to bog average.
tdlfoto Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 In 2011 I liked the RAE best. +1 The HdM short piramide is tasty too, but the RA is such a great cigar!!
Bunner Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 I haven't had some of the others mentioned but for, what i have had these are in descening order. RyJ Duke EL 2009 Cohiba 1966 EL 2011 Monte GE EL 2010 RyJ Escudos EL 2007 H.Upmann Mag 48 EL 2009 The first two are nearly tied. Just going to give the 1966s more rest first.
joshua84 Posted May 11, 2012 Posted May 11, 2012 Cohiba 1966 La Especion RE Italy Ramon Allones Extra
backslide Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Ramon Allones 2011 Allones Extra. I'm not jumping on the Cohiba bandwagon, sorry.
hsmunoz Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 recently smoked, these where the top 5 05 Monte D 06 Cohiba 05 Mag 50 04 Party D1 03 Monte C , call me crazy Ken.
Ken Gargett Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 recently smoked, these where the top 5 05 Monte D 06 Cohiba 05 Mag 50 04 Party D1 03 Monte C , call me crazy Ken. we all have moments of insanity. i can only assume.... then again, perhaps you got real lucky and got the one good box.
CanuckSARTech Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 RA Extra EL 2011 Monte Sublimes EL 2008 RyJ Escudos EL 2007 And, while others may pan these two.... Trinidad Ingenios EL 2007 Cuaba Piramides EL 2008
Dozerhead Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 RA Extra EL 2011 Monte Sublimes EL 2008 RyJ Escudos EL 2007 And, while others may pan these two.... Trinidad Ingenios EL 2007 Cuaba Piramides EL 2008 That's funny, I'm partial to the Trinidad Ingenios myself but you see a lot of people knock them. Taste is indeed subjective. One of my other faves is the PSD5 EL in 2008. I did not like them when they first came out but I thought they came around quite nicely. The main problem with them is that they were too damned short!
sblevit Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 I'm not surprised. Mine were already bland in 2006/2007, while they were delicious in 2004/2005. For some reason some part of the production of this cigar has not aged well… I have a little more than a box of the'03 Hoyos left. The box that I am smoking through to this day is amazing and I just smoked one a couple weeks ago. My girlfriend says they are the best cigars she's ever smoked. I wonder if there are particular box codes that are aging better than others.
melies Posted May 15, 2012 Posted May 15, 2012 Here's my list in no order: Montecristo Sublimes 2008 RyJ 2005 petit pyramids my box is smoking spectacular now! Cohiba 1966 2011 Trinidad Ingenios 2007 (if they could only be cheaper) Partagas 2006 D3 Special Mention Monte 4 reserva
spirit Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Late to this one... Upmann Mag48 - tip top consistency, have had from 5 or 6 different boxes and all have been great! RyJ Escudos - smoking really well right now Monte Sublimes RyJ Duke - again really starting to come good The 2011's, I thought the Hoyo SP and RA Extra were great right on release but less good now. They'll certainly come round to be cracking smokes IMHO. Monte GE not yet been wowed but only sampled from a single box.
spirit Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 HdM Regalos came around. Forgot about those, very busy enjoying my box of Regalos while they are good!
BENN Posted May 19, 2012 Posted May 19, 2012 Hmmm..... For me it is Cohiba Sublimes 2004 EL Cohiba 1966 2011 EL Montewcristo Sublimes 2008 EL Cohiba DC 2003 EL Partagas Pirámides 2000 EL
Lotusguy Posted May 20, 2012 Posted May 20, 2012 HdM Regalos came around. +1 Based on feedback from here, I ordered a box of RyJ Escudos and a Upmann Mag 48 can't be far behind either...
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