GavLew79 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Right, I've been at this game for a little while now and only recently started buying boxes, but as of yet (I'm ashamed to say), I haven't sampled the following Marcas; Cuaba Fonseca JLP Juan Lopez La Flor de Cano La Gloria Cubana Por Larranaga Quai D'Orsay Quintero RG San Cristobal Sancho Panda (what a fantastic autocorrect!), or Vegueros (Bloody hell, writing them down really brings home how little I've explored!) Given that I'm a chocolate, coffee, nutty, leathery profile *****, what would you aficionados recommend? Thanks Gav
bradbrennan Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Enjoy the journey, keep trying them all,than have to try a couple more of each to really know anyway :-) fun trade opportunity to sample small quantities eventually 1
earthson Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 More h upmanns! Would also recommend Rafael Gonzalez PC or Romeo y Julieta churchill for chocolate. Edit: Re-read your post and I'm going to emphatically recommend Por Larranaga since they often have a nutty component (although they have much more redeeming qualities than that!) Caveat is that most people say they need lots of age while I would tend to agree, I smoke most of them with 2 years or so on them and prefer to drybox them for a day or two before smoking.
DoubleDD Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Sancho Panza and QdO are some of my favorite less mainstream cigars.
DWC Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 San Cristobal El Principe is a 'must try' IMHO especially if you like smaller shorter sticks.
GavLew79 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 Thanks all. The Robusto is my favoured vitola but I'm not opposed to trying others and probably should vary more.
Perla Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 San Cristobal El Principe is a 'must try' IMHO especially if you like smaller shorter sticks. x2 I was very surprised about the chocolate touch
dflan82 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 The Juan Lopez No. 2 is a nice robusto with great aging potential. I was very tempted to buy a box from yesterday's 24:24 sale which is still up if you are interested
topdiesel Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 If it were me, I would go with the LGC and QdO. Why don't you just ask the prez to put together a sampler for you.
GavLew79 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 If it were me, I would go with the LGC and QdO. Why don't you just ask the prez to put together a sampler for you. I didn't realise that level of personal service was available?
topdiesel Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 It can't hurt to ask. He gave me some recommendations for a special occasion. Granted this was for a PSP box, not singles. I am sure there is someone in his operation who could put the smokes together for you (Hand-selecting nice looking ones, probably not going to get any LGCs though) and ship them.
acidmase Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Cuaba - had it Fonseca - had itJLP - nopeJuan LopezLa Flor de Cano - nopeLa Gloria Cubana - had itPor Larranaga - had itQuai D'Orsay - nope but curious on buying a box Quintero - nopeRG - had itSan Cristobal - had itSancho Panza - had itVegueros - not gonna even bother!
DWC Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Cuaba - had it Fonseca - had it JLP - nope Juan Lopez La Flor de Cano - nope La Gloria Cubana - had it Por Larranaga - had it Quai D'Orsay - nope but curious on buying a box Quintero - nope RG - had it San Cristobal - had it Sancho Panza - had it Vegueros - not gonna even bother! I'm kinda missing the point. Are these recommendations to the OP for or against? -Dan 2
GavLew79 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Posted January 27, 2015 Cuaba - had it Fonseca - had it JLP - nope Juan Lopez La Flor de Cano - nope La Gloria Cubana - had it Por Larranaga - had it Quai D'Orsay - nope but curious on buying a box Quintero - nope RG - had it San Cristobal - had it Sancho Panza - had it Vegueros - not gonna even bother! Congratulations. Which ones would you recommend for my tastes? Cheers
DWC Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 IMHO you won't be disappointed with RG PC, PL PC and JL PC. Quintero Nacionalles maybe. (if you can find some with a little bit of time on them) These are the only ones I can speak to from experience on your list that might fit your tastes. I love Qd'O corona but it's a much different profile than what your looking for. Give one a try just for the hell of it. And I already mentioned SCdLH el Principe. a must try. Can you tell I like the little sizes? Maybe someone with experience will chime in with some big recommendations for you.
Smallclub Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 I didn't realise that level of personal service was available? Why not? There are only 11000 members in the forum, after all...
fingerburner Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 If I were you perhaps the San Cristobal La Fuerza, Juan Lopez 2 and Sancho Panza Belicosos would be my first ports of call. Also talk to our host and try out some of the many sample packs available. Good luck!
maxcjs0101 Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 I haven't even sampled a Cohiba since i was into cigars 2 years ago..
Gargano Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Do yourself a favor & pick up a few plpcs. If you like them buy a box. Smoke half now & age the rest. Very good small format cigar IMO.
JohnS Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 San Cristobal El Principe is a 'must try' IMHO especially if you like smaller shorter sticks. x3. I've heard good things about this cigar too. I'm eager to try this at some point!
GavLew79 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Posted January 28, 2015 Thanks all. Some great suggestions to follow up on. Cheers.
Troels Posted January 28, 2015 Posted January 28, 2015 Being no expert, Id say San cristobal and jl might fit your desire - maybe quintero as well. Most of the other has a lighter profile as far ad i've experienced
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