Popular Post LGC Posted January 21, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2017 I was thinking about the post listing 15 discontinued sticks you could be happy with in rotation. This is a no brainer. I would simply order up the vitolas that I love, across the brands that I smoke. They don't need to be limited production. Most WERE readily available and didn't draw much attention... until they were discontinued. Partagas PCPartagas CoronaPartagas LonsdaleH Upmann PCH Upmann Corona H Upmann LonsdalesBolivar CoronaBolivar LonsdaleERDM PCERDM CoronaERDM LonsdalePunch RS12Punch CoronaPunch SS1Punch SS2In honor, I decided to dig up a 1998 Partagas PC.... A-SU-SS (06/98, Sancti-Spiratus). Every time I light one up, it makes me happy... yet sad to see my cab dwindling down. All cigars in the 42 RG family (given a quality blend), disproves the misconception that only fatter cigars can deliver solid flavors and complexity. This cigar does not leave me wanting anything more. It gets going early on. I'm not a fan of smoking a cigar for 2+ hours... while waiting for the cigar to deliver the true performance. A "pleasant" profile is never what I'm after in a cigar. The first half delivers a true Partagas profile, and shares the DNA of a D4. The PC possess more complexity and finesse than the Short. The second half delivers the solid core that I associate with any Partagas worth smoking... spicy sweetness... with some leather and maybe coffee in the background(I'm no supertaster, or poet). After 1.25 hours with this PC, I am thoroughly satisfied. I don't need to smoke another cigar. Goodbye to one of the vitolas that drew me into the hobby, but has been forced out due to its "commonness." In my world... big hair, designer clothes, and layers of makeup are not needed to grab my attention... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 A cigar I smoked regularly with glee back in the day. Love seeing it again--and I wish that cab was mine! There's a reason Party Lonsdales/Coronas/PC/TPC, especially in cabs, have always been very difficult to find in retailer's vintage stock for well over a decade. They still pop up in auctions, but that's about it. All the Party 42 RGs were running so strong through the 90s until about 98-99. What Cuban cigars are supposed to be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMonk Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Great job. That cigar looks gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzArd Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Great looking cab, and great review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattb82 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Ahhh... you're killing me! What a damn nice review of a venerable cigar. This cigar really is the cigar that brought me into the petit coronas fold. How this cigar got discontinued is beyond me. Yet, putting together another mediocre cigar and shoving it into a cab and calling it a Partagas Petit Coronas, like they did the PLPC, would not be fitting end. Great read, great review, classic old style Cuban cigar! Love ya' brother! -Ray 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Well, we have the Party Capitols to look forward to! Any day now...any year now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Nice review on what looks like a damn tasty cab that you got there! A real shame such a lot of those true bread&butter cigars had been axed. Still hard to fathom - even from a marketing standpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philc2001 Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Great review. I've smoked a few from this era and found them to be a delicious cigar. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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