Por Larranaga Magnum 1977

[Ryan]

This is a cigar I’ve been wanting to try for years. I had one of these once before, back in 2009 and ended up giving that one to a very deserving botl.

I managed to get my mitts on a few more of them recently.

There are certainly rarer cigars than these but this must be one of the rarer ones that are also known about and sought after. James Suckling spoke very highly of these years ago and interest surged again after release of the 2007 UK Por Larranaga Magnifico RE, said to be an effort at a recreation.

As for this cigar, it has one of those wrappers that are uncommon on cigars since the mid-90s or so, paper thin and silk-smooth. Though I’m seeing some of those wrappers again on some recent cigars.

Faint woody aroma at cold.

On cutting there is a perfect draw, for me anyway. Nice resistance.

On lighting, the smoke is very dense. I had a think about how to describe this the other night when I was smoking it. It’s not that there is a huge volume of smoke, about normal, but the mouthfeel of the smoke. It feels more dense in the mouth. Something I’ve noticed before with cigars older than 20 years or so. The smoke seems creamier and coats the mouth more effectively than that of younger cigars. Of course this could be psychological, at least largely, but that’s the way I describe the experience.

No harshness at all on the nose. Sweet flavours, burnt or carmelised sweetness, along with a saltiness on the lips from the wrapper. Lovely stuff, like salted caramel ice-cream. Slight woodiness on the nose.

The cigar got quite strong in the final third and I didn’t rush it. About 2 hours of smoking.

A lovely cigar, great experience and glad I finally got to try one. They are great now and, going on that cigar, they’ll be good for years yet.

I paired it with Ron Caney Anejo, my favourite rum in the world, also one of the cheapest I can find so I’m lucky that way I suppose

[bradbrennan]

Sounds awesome!

[srbbones]

Sounds Great. Thanks for sharing the experience

[IPORTER]

Beautiful looking cigar Andy! Lucky man! Thanks for sharing!

[Puros Y Vino]

Excellent review. Thanks for sharing.

[Jeremy Festa]

Nice one mate

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[Maplepie]

Preformed a heist at Foxy's eh?

Very nice, Andy! Cheers for sharing such a rare and delicate smoke!

[BonVivant]

Thank you for a wonderful review and photos!

Por Larranaga Magnificos

[Bartolomeo]

Great write up Andy!

[finecigar]

Awesome review and photos, thanks!! I want one

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Thanks for the review, it's nice to see the cigar performed according to your expectations. Flavour profile sounds quite appealing

[LouisMazzini]

Awesome review! And you get to smoke in the house! Damn. Lucky guy!

[Strada]

Great review of a white whale for PL lovers. Good job Ryan!

[Mr.T]

Great review! Would love to get my hands on one of those....

[Rye]

Great review of what sounds like a fantastic cigar!

[CanuckSARTech]

Wonderful. Love the look of your sitting room there, with the fireplace and materials in that space.

Great review. Thanks for sharing!

[Ryan]

Thanks for the compliment! I haggled for 1 1/2 hours for that rug in a souk in Marakech on my honeymoon. We even took tea breaks with the seller, great fun.

[mk05]

Thanks for the compliment! I haggled for 1 1/2 hours for that rug in a souk in Marakech on my honeymoon. We even took tea breaks with the seller, great fun.

That is hilarious.

[CanuckSARTech]

Thanks for the compliment! I haggled for 1 1/2 hours for that rug in a souk in Marakech on my honeymoon. We even took tea breaks with the seller, great fun.

Lol. Awesome.

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[brownpeter335]

It's a good looking cigar and sounds very well too. I wish to smoke it soon.

[ha_banos]

Thanks for the, old, review! Love finding these old reviews of gems and glad it delivered.

This and the Magnum. I wonder how similar they ended up?