Your Cigar of August 16?

[El Presidente]

We are flying through the months!

Of the past 30 days...the month of August...what was the cigar that you can still remember...the one that puts a smile on your face when you think back to it 

Shoot from the hip....the one that comes to mind. 

I had some crackers .....Monte 80th was sublime... but the one that sticks in my head is a particularly brilliant Bolivar Tubos Number 1 whose cream and leather just shone through in spades with a beautiful sensory floral aspect. Couldn't fault it. 

[zeedubbya]

I had a great PLPC on vacation sitting on a bench in Savannah, GA right by the Savannah River after a superb dinner with my wife.  

However, the Siglo II which Luke C. and I did the side by side comparison for the Cohiba review competition was THE one for August.  Not only was it a great cigar but it was memorable for the experience.  Had a lot of fun doing the review.  

The more Petitie Coronas I smoke the more I think they're quite possibly my favorite size.  

[dicko]

H upmann connie 1 from 2011. super complex smoke. lots of savoury characters leather and barnyard etc

[Bohn007]

The Cohiba Millennium Reserve Piramides that I did the review on. It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Chicago and as I wrote the review, I paid greater attention than normal to all the nuances and changes in flavor while sitting on the deck, looking out across the water. A special moment. 

[ErikB]

Cohiba siglo IV that must have been over five years old


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[Notsocleaver]

LGC MdO #4 ULA MAY 15. I shied away from buying a box of these for so long. They just seemed too skinny. I mean, how could a box of cigars that skinny not end up half plugged? These have been gems. Perfect draw every time, lovely complexity. This particular one was paired with a grassy tequila on the rocks and the combo was just heavenly. 

[Sunsmoke]

2011 CoRo from the box I bought on 24 from the PCC vintage program. Brilliant.

[Bohn007]

9 minutes ago, Sunsmoke said:

2011 CoRo from the box I bought on 24 from the PCC vintage program. Brilliant.

How long ago did you buy the box? Trying to get a feel for how often aged stuff comes up on the 24. 

[Sunsmoke]

1 minute ago, Bohn007 said:

How long ago did you buy the box? Trying to get a feel for how often aged stuff comes up on the 24. 

PCC releases a bunch of their vintage stock every year I think. Rob had the boxes he received from them up in June/July.

[in0gravity]

Ramon Allones Phoenicios 35. For me also in the running for best cigar of the year.

 

regards

Lars

[archosaur]

A humble Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona.  Cream/Earth/Floral/Cocoa...wonderful.

[GlennC]

One of my few remaining  2007 RyJ Cazadores. The years have been very kind to these and some distinct and novel flavors have evolved. Quite memorable. 

[Miller1985]

A 2013 RASS. I don't have the box code anymore, but my gosh, what a cigar. I've had plenty of RASS, but this one was amazing. Fruit, cream, and a wee bit of nuts. What made it really nice is that it would've been less than seconds here, so I went in expecting a cigar. What I got was an hour of euphoria. 

[RijkdeGooier]

I suppose this one stood out in at the famous Andy's Pub in Worrstad during the ANS

[Philc2001]

A 2001 Punch Monarcas Tubo, which I posted a review about here on FOH. Delicious 

[Jimmy_jack]

A simple but great Monte #4. Like a lot of you say, when they're great they're fantastic.


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[MaxG]

9 hours ago, archosaur said:

A humble Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona.  Cream/Earth/Floral/Cocoa...wonderful.

 

This was mine, as well. The best cigar I've ever had ROTT and the best overall of August. 

 

- MG 

 

[Akela3rd]

A humble Rafael Gonzalez Petit Corona.  Cream/Earth/Floral/Cocoa...wonderful.

I've got a box of these waiting for the recommended year to expire (as written on the box by an exporter in the 1800s allegedly) which is October. Only a few weeks to go!

[Habana Mike]

Partagas 109 from the 165 Aniversario Humidor on my birthday - pretty fantastic stick!!!

[treberty]

2006 Monsdale.  Fabulous!  Probably the best Monsdale I have ever had.

[subport]

its a tie, it really is. between 13 Upmann mag46 and 15 Ryj cazadores.

the truth is mag46 is my all time fav smoke but it is hit and miss. to be honest I smoked one from a feb 14 cab just day before the 13 ones. and the 14 was bland. absolutely nothing in there. completely blank page. zero. that was the reason to smoke another one from a different cab. and bang. the cazadores was just so rich. super simple and strong but rich. floored me with its simplicity and greatness. im just smoking one from the same box. huge smile on my face. same experience.

[Duffer]

H Upmann Sir Winston, LST APR09 box code.  

I won my golf club championship on August 20th celebrated with many drinks and then this fine cigar.  It very well may have been the circumstances surrounding the experience, but it was easily my very best smoke of the month.

[backbone]

HDM Epi 2 from the robusto sampler, what a cream bomb!

[billh1]

Sorry for the crappy pic but this JL No. 1 was far and away the best cigar of August...

Cheers!

Bill

[fabes]

It was a '98 le hoyo du maire. Lots of life in this little toothpick cigar.