What's your latest NC purchase?

[oneizzzz]

From left to right:

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Classic

Arturo Fuente Hemingway Short Story

Plasencia Cosecha 149 La Vega Robusto

Eiroa The First 20 Years Toro Gordo x 2

Thanks @JohnS for inspiring these Arturo Fuente Hemingway line purchases.  Looking forward to trying them.  I enjoyed the lone Eiroa Toro Gordo I tried, so I figured I ought to buy a couple more.  I would love to try the Prensado from The First 20 Years line (6 inches x 46 ring gauge).  The Toro Gordo is 6x60 - which is a lot for me - but that's all they had in the shop.  I asked for another Honduran smoke, and the fellow pointed me towards this Plasencia.

[JohnS]

My pleasure, @oneizzzz. I hope all those cigars smoke fantastically for you! 👍

[oneizzzz]

  On 9/4/2022 at 3:48 AM, JohnS said:

My pleasure, @oneizzzz. I hope all those cigars smoke fantastically for you! 👍

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Thanks, @JohnS!

Have you tried an Eiroa cigar yet?  I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.

[JohnS]

  On 9/4/2022 at 4:25 AM, oneizzzz said:

Thanks, @JohnS!

Have you tried an Eiroa cigar yet?  I'd be curious to hear your thoughts.

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Not yet, I'll seek it out amongst my next Non-Cuban acquisitions. Thanks for the recommendation! 👍

[usleepicreep]

Checked about a new spot, grabbed these

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[Hollywood Ninja]

Got a hookup on some EOTS.

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[Paladin865]

Recent NC pick ups 

[Guest Nekhyludov]

[pjansen]

Continuing my quest for the most cubanesque cigars not from Cuba. Looking forward to trying these. Not pictured are 5 HR Claro 109s.

[Lycosa]

Recent order. If you have any questions feel free to ask. The box contains 10 cigars. The Muestra de Saka coffin is the Exclusivo.

[Bohemio]

[PuroDiario]

I was gifted a couple of Davidoff Royal Release Robustos from a coworker. 
I am generally skeptical when looking at hefty price cigars so I said whatever and I lit one up in the car driving back to NY when I saw I was on for heavy traffic coming back from CT.

I found the cigar to be absolutely glorious, delicate, complex, deeply nuanced in its flavor profiles and a strength that did not take away anything from the flavor characteristics. It’s I think 80 bucks a cigar, so not ideal but I am think I am going to buy a box and lay them down for ever. Anyone here who has smoked these recurringly? I have another one I will test before pulling the trigger but interested in everyone’s views.
 

I still think it does not match a top Cuban cigar in terms of progression and so, but still an outstanding cigar…

[JohnS]

Oliva Serie V Melanio Churchill...

[yossie]

  On 10/6/2022 at 6:37 AM, JohnS said:

Oliva Serie V Melanio Churchill...

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I had a bad stick of Melanino robusto yesterday. Good stick was unlike CCs but absolutely nice. How do you think of it?

[JohnS]

  On 10/6/2022 at 6:49 AM, yossie said:

I had a bad stick of Melanino robusto yesterday. Good stick was unlike CCs but absolutely nice. How do you think of it?

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The blend of the Melanio series is aimed at being full-bodied (i.e full of flavour) and mild in strength. It's a combination I find quite endearing. It really appeals to my senses because you don't normally get coffee, earth...even leather notes in a cigar with such a mild strength.

[cnov]

I have a couple of Petit Corona left from that series, they have been fantastic, I'm pretty certain they were around $6 each in a 10 count so very friendly on the wallet too. I'd buy another if there were anywhere I could gets fairly priced one in the UK.

There was a rogue one in the box that put me on my arse in terms of nicotine but that was smoked after a little hiatus so it could have been my low tolerance.

 

 

[Paladin865]

Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 

[Hollywood Ninja]

  On 10/6/2022 at 12:20 PM, cnov said:

I have a couple of Petit Corona left from that series, they have been fantastic, I'm pretty certain they were around $6 each in a 10 count so very friendly on the wallet too. I'd buy another if there were anywhere I could gets fairly priced one in the UK.
There was a rogue one in the box that put me on my arse in terms of nicotine but that was smoked after a little hiatus so it could have been my low tolerance.

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Funny, pretty much same exact thing happened to me.

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[alloy]

Received these yesterday. Going to rest them 30 days before trying one. Lot's of covering on the sticks. lol

[Wfriar]

Cpl Escobar robustos.  Few packs of Toscano 

[riderpride]

  On 10/6/2022 at 11:04 AM, JohnS said:

you don't normally get coffee, earth...even leather notes in a cigar with such a mild strength.

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Love these things,  but try one at lunch and tell me how light it is 

Cheers 

[JohnS]

  On 10/9/2022 at 1:09 AM, riderpride said:

Love these things,  but try one at lunch and tell me how light it is 

Cheers 

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Haha...good point. My last Olive Serie V Melanio Churchill I had in mid-September, which was sensational, was smoked around 200 metres from the beach on my hotel balcony in Sitia in East Crete, Greece around 10 am in the morning after a buffet breakfast. The temperature and weather were ideal...24°C (75°F) and blue skies. Taking all that into account, the cigar didn't get too heavy until it approached the end of the second third. Thereafter, yes it was distinguishable.

[nKostyan]

Placensia Alma Fuerte Sixto II & my new vintage cigar holder

[Bigkahuna]

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a cigar ! 

[jakebarnes]

  On 10/19/2022 at 5:18 AM, nKostyan said:

Placensia Alma Fuerte Sixto II & my new vintage cigar holder

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These are really growing on me. I haven't had the Sixto,but I do love the robusto. Placencia definitely scratches the itch for me when I want to throw in a curveball to my normally CC dominated smoking habits.