Great Bolivars

[Winchester21]

During the last 4 months I have purchased several boxes of  Bolivars Belicoso Fino and robustos. Compared to the Cohiba, HDM, Monte and H uppman the Bolivars have been the stars of the show. Great construction and beautiful dark oily wrappers I have a box of robustos on order here from last week Can't wait to try them

[Smallclub]

3 minutes ago, Winchester21 said:

 the stars of the show. … Can't wait to try them

You elected them "stars of the show" without even having smoked them?

[mwaller]

In my experience, Bolivar has some of the most distinctive-tasting sticks.  I haven't been enamored of the royal corona, but the Belicoso Fino, Coronas Junior, and Tubos 2 have been great.   

[RazorbackFan]

The BCJs, BPCs and BRCs are all hits in my book. 

[Pharmacovigilant]

18 minutes ago, Smallclub said:

You elected them "stars of the show" without even having smoked them?

The stars of the show are the several boxes he already has.  The Robustos he has on order are the ones he can't wait to try.  One cannot smoke what he does not have.

[rascalmonkey]

my favorite "brand" - such a manly blend! 

[Philc2001]

48 minutes ago, Winchester21 said:

During the last 4 months I have purchased several boxes of  Bolivars Belicoso Fino and robustos. Compared to the Cohiba, HDM, Monte and H uppman the Bolivars have been the stars of the show. Great construction and beautiful dark oily wrappers I have a box of robustos on order here from last week Can't wait to try them

It's great when you find the cigars that hit your sweet spot. Keep loading up on those, and cut back on the others. It's wonderful to know what you like and to find good match for what you taste buds crave. Enjoy them for as long as  you possibly can. 

I've had a love hate relationship with Bolivar. I love the vitolas from the late 90s and early 2000s, but the Bolivars of the last 3 or 4 years have been far less satisfying. I'm not quite sure if it is just me, or whether the cigars have changed.

 

[NSXCIGAR]

When Bolivar is smoking well, they are right up there in terms of how great a CC can be. It's not a brand that appeals to everyone, but those who like it find there is no substitute. 

I'd strongly recommend the Tubos 1/2/3 and 15/16 Coronas Gigantes if you can find any. The Coronas Junior are small but worth checking out as well. I'd skip the PC right now and spend the extra on the Tubos No 2. 

[Leopolis Semper Fidelis]

1 hour ago, Philc2001 said:

I've had a love hate relationship with Bolivar. I love the vitolas from the late 90s and early 2000s, but the Bolivars of the last 3 or 4 years have been far less satisfying. I'm not quite sure if it is just me, or whether the cigars have changed.

 

It is not just you.  I have had the same experience.

[SloppyJ]

2 hours ago, RazorbackFan said:

The BCJs, BPCs and BRCs are all hits in my book. 

I can get behind this. Most notably because of the hog in your avatar though. WPS! For real though, those are my favorite bolivars too. 

[Dmpotocek]

Picked up a gorgeous box of BBF here back in February. I'm just now cracking into them and they are quite good, but I can tell that they have some serious legs on them and can't wait to see what they will be like in a few years.


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[BuzzArd]

The tubos No3 are in my sights.  If they show their snouts over a 24:24 horizon I'll bag my limit.  

[NSXCIGAR]

19 minutes ago, BuzzArd said:

The tubos No3 are in my sights.  If they show their snouts over a 24:24 horizon I'll bag my limit.  

Best Bolivar in current production, IMHO. The size just kills me though. Placeras is a very small vitola. But what a firecracker of a cigar.  A tad stronger and spicier than the No 1 & 2. Closest thing to old school Bolivar you can get. 

[BuzzArd]

5 minutes ago, NSXCIGAR said:

Best Bolivar in current production, IMHO. The size just kills me though. Placeras is a very small vitola. But what a firecracker of a cigar.  A tad stronger and spicier than the No 1 & 2. Closest thing to old school Bolivar you can get. 

I get it, but the size is what attracted me to start with.  Spend a lot of my time in my car on 45-60min drives at that particular vitola just fits right in there.  Sometimes theres a cigar, and I'm talking about the Boli Tubos No3 here,  Sometimes there's a cigar, and, well... It's the cigar for that time and place.  It just fits right in there.  And that's the Boli tubos No 3.  

[RDBM]

A good BBF is hard to beat, its right up there with RASS and D4. 

[beparrish]

Like others who have posted, I'm a big Bolivar fan. My favs are the BBFs, #1s and BPC. Just picked up a box of the BCG, and liked the first one I smoked. Will let them set for a bit before digging into the box again. I'll probably cry when I smoke my last #1 and am not able to buy more. 

The one that doesn't do it for me are the BRCs. Something's off with the blend - just seems a bit too harsh for my tastes.

[MPfit]

Def stick with the 24:24. I purchased 2 boxes blind from our hosts cart website. 1 box is great, the other is less than mediocre. Big discrepancies between boxes with same box codes- so it's always nice to have someone inspect quality before you buy. 

 

[Ethernut]

Pound for pound, all things being equal, I'll take a Boli of any kind over the glam-sticks any day..

[feral]

Pound for pound, all things being equal, I'll take a Boli of any kind over the glam-sticks any day..

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[Winchester21]

On 4/19/2017 at 7:34 PM, Smallclub said:

You elected them "stars of the show" without even having smoked them?

No I have an open box of belicoso fino and corona espicales(I think). Typically the Bolivars are mid pack with questionable wrapper - medium color. But lately they have been kicking ass IMHO I expect great things from last weeks purchase

[Winchester21]

On 4/19/2017 at 8:14 PM, Philc2001 said:

It's great when you find the cigars that hit your sweet spot. Keep loading up on those, and cut back on the others. It's wonderful to know what you like and to find good match for what you taste buds crave. Enjoy them for as long as  you possibly can. 

I've had a love hate relationship with Bolivar. I love the vitolas from the late 90s and early 2000s, but the Bolivars of the last 3 or 4 years have been far less satisfying. I'm not quite sure if it is just me, or whether the cigars have changed.

 

Totally agree they are typically hit and miss. wrapper color is everything

[Winchester21]

17 hours ago, MPfit said:

Def stick with the 24:24. I purchased 2 boxes blind from our hosts cart website. 1 box is great, the other is less than mediocre. Big discrepancies between boxes with same box codes- so it's always nice to have someone inspect quality before you buy. 

 

I bought a box of belicosa fino blind and hit the jackpot. I have another box coming hoping for the same. I ALWAYS go for the 24.24 first. I took a chance on these because I love the size

[Winchester21]

23 hours ago, RDBM said:

A good BBF is hard to beat, its right up there with RASS and D4. 

One of my favorites when they are on their game????

[Smallclub]

20 minutes ago, Winchester21 said:

 wrapper color is everything

[MPfit]

With other brands not so much but the darker boli wrappers seem to produce the more cocoa notes I look for in bolivars. My favorite marque is hoyo and the wrapper color is less important. But as with RyJ; I tend to find the rosado wrapper yields more true cherry flavors while the darker wrapper of bolivar yields more cocoa. That natural looking wrapper I posted isn't a bad cigar just much less of the cocoa and more earthy- slightly more spice.