Ferrero Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hi Everyone, Hope everyone is ready for the festivities ahead. The latest review is up, check it out now! Happy Christmas and New Year FOH. Greg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradbrennan Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Dang, you're on fire with these! Thanks, Greg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjohn7 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Merry Christmas, Greg! See you in 2015! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks for that Greg I would love to hear members thoughts (those that have smoked them) on the Por Larranaga Picadores. The now 8 that I have smoked have shown potential (I do dislike that word), but to me they are way too young, sometimes harsh, "closed" in relation to flavour depth or nuances. I do experience the underlying PL caramel sweetness but even here it is "thin". More whisps than a profile. Still believe a cigar for 5 years down. Your thoughts? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac77 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks for that Greg I would love to hear members thoughts (those that have smoked them) on the Por Larranaga Picadores. The now 8 that I have smoked have shown potential (I do dislike that word), but to me they are way too young, sometimes harsh, "closed" in relation to flavour depth or nuances. I do experience the underlying PL caramel sweetness but even here it is "thin". More whisps than a profile. Still believe a cigar for 5 years down. Your thoughts? My thoughts exactly Rob. Posted a review up in here a couple of weeks back and came to the same conclusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Not going to knock the PLPC off it's throne I think. Which is a shame as PL has had some absolute stunner REs. A blend the same as the Italy small robusto would have been a showstopper. With the legendarios, Asia pacific robusto, uk PLs, German lonsdales etc it just seems a shame that this is what nearly a decade of the RE programme's Por Larranaga success and failures has resulted in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Nice review gents, thanks for posting. Sad to see the blend is not up to par with the PC or other successful releases. Hopefully the Picadores age beautifully. Might commit to a box or two for a five year sleep in the cooler but not more based on this review. Thanks for the honesty guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveGriff Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Shame that the Picadores didn't show that much promise, it's going to be difficult to justify a box for a good year or two IMO. Looks better to keep with some tried and trusted like the Connie No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikB Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 They are very smokeable for me, nice and pleasant with a little bit of thai food heat. I like the fact it keeps me guessing, like an abstract painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lant63 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks for that Greg I would love to hear members thoughts (those that have smoked them) on the Por Larranaga Picadores. The now 8 that I have smoked have shown potential (I do dislike that word), but to me they are way too young, sometimes harsh, "closed" in relation to flavour depth or nuances. I do experience the underlying PL caramel sweetness but even here it is "thin". More whisps than a profile. Still believe a cigar for 5 years down. Your thoughts? My thoughts exactly. The PL robusto is much better at the moment, but the picadores could develop into those in less time. The robusto is much richer, fuller, and smoother.Sent by telepathic super powers -Stogie Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qman22 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Great review, thanks! I've been thinking about grabbing a box of these, but I'm not patient enough to wait 5 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subport Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Good review, thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonVivant Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Thank you for a wonderful review of what sounds like a peso cigar! Brilliant! (Peso cigar = $0,50 cigar) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpenter69 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I like the way Ken lights his cigar. Especially the way it's still on fire when he glances at it. LOL.JK. Great review. Gonna get a box or 3 to sit on. Love this marca. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strada Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I had the same experience as Rob and Tom. They are young! The first one I got was actually really freaking bad but the others had that Pl profile but not ready yet. Their price point and format a great tho imo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvel79 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thanks for the review guys. Just picked up a box the day before. I looking to trying them. If they do come out smoking like most of you are saying, I'll have to lay them down. Looking on the bright side I order something else that is smoking good now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yea, tried some out of multiple boxes. Blech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGC Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I fail to see how these are a "good" price point. There are an unproven cigar with a new band. They are more expensive than all other existing Hermoso #4s and robustos. If something is new and has a PL band on it, it automatically gets labeled as a cigar with "potential." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I fail to see how these are a "good" price point. There are an unproven cigar with a new band. They are more expensive than all other existing Hermoso #4s and robustos. If something is new and has a PL band on it, it automatically gets labeled as a cigar with "potential." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Agreed. The couple I had were pretty good but why on earth would I spend ~$50 more for these than any other regular production Hermoso #4 or Robusto (CoRo excluded)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 . If something is new and has a PL band on it, it automatically gets labeled as a cigar with "potential." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Por larranaga Regional Robusto is one that was labelled as having potential/sleeper when released. Fulfilled its promise. Por larranaga Encantos. Again labelled as having real potential upon release with 5 years sleep needed. 3 years in and fulfilling it's promise. Not sure if there are any "ready to go " Por larranaga out there excluding the Petit Corona and only if you enjoy the mongrel they possess young. They certainly transform at the 5 year mark (or thereabouts). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Por larranaga Regional Robusto is one that was labelled as having potential/sleeper when released. Fulfilled its promise. Por larranaga Encantos. Again labelled as having real potential upon release with 5 years sleep needed. 3 years in and fulfilling it's promise. Not sure if there are any "ready to go " Por larranaga out there excluding the Petit Corona and only if you enjoy the mongrel they possess young. They certainly transform at the 5 year mark (or thereabouts). agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotusguy Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 So they're good in 5 years - they will still have cost 20% more than other Hermosos #4 Not a dig on you, Prez - just on the HSA pricing policy for any new releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Twain Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for that Greg I would love to hear members thoughts (those that have smoked them) on the Por Larranaga Picadores. The now 8 that I have smoked have shown potential (I do dislike that word), but to me they are way too young, sometimes harsh, "closed" in relation to flavour depth or nuances. I do experience the underlying PL caramel sweetness but even here it is "thin". More whisps than a profile. Still believe a cigar for 5 years down. Your thoughts? I've only smoked two. The caramel was heavy in mine, more of it than I've had in my PLPCs which surprised me. I agree with the statement that they are "harsh". There was a clean tobacco taste reminiscent of a young Upmann in mine. I agree that it is a waste to smoke them now. I can wait 5 years for them to get the rich flavor I expect they'll have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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