First pics of the Rafael Gonzalez 88

[luvdunhill]

I wonder if they skipped box 4444?

[zeedubbya]

What are the odds?  I am reading this post and wondering about significance of 8s and then I see this.  Scary..

 

[Winchester21]

Today I received my sample pack of the RG88. I almost passed on this stick but my curiosity won over and I pulled the trigger on a 5 pack sample. I am a Cohiba junkie with most of my coin going toward building up a good supply of whatever I could manage to score from 24/24. I am running out of storage space so I have become very picky as to my purchases. From the first puff I immediately wished I had bought a full box. Wow !! What a killer stick. Perfect size, perfect construction, great taste. This cigar is medium body as described with tons of complex flavors. Too many different notes to explain but the cigar has a wonderful combination of sweet fruit like notes with a backbone of roasted tobacco with a very flintly character of something like leather and pencil sharpening shavings. I know this may sound strange but that is the way it came off to me. The first 2 thirds seemed pretty much the same with the last third becoming bolder and stronger. I don't have the best palate to describe flavors and it does not resemble any other cigars in my collection. IMHO this is a winner and the high price is justified. I will be a regular customer for this item if it becomes available as indicated

[Wertman]

9 hours ago, Winchester21 said:

Today I received my sample pack of the RG88. I almost passed on this stick but my curiosity won over and I pulled the trigger on a 5 pack sample. I am a Cohiba junkie with most of my coin going toward building up a good supply of whatever I could manage to score from 24/24. I am running out of storage space so I have become very picky as to my purchases. From the first puff I immediately wished I had bought a full box. Wow !! What a killer stick. Perfect size, perfect construction, great taste. This cigar is medium body as described with tons of complex flavors. Too many different notes to explain but the cigar has a wonderful combination of sweet fruit like notes with a backbone of roasted tobacco with a very flintly character of something like leather and pencil sharpening shavings. I know this may sound strange but that is the way it came off to me. The first 2 thirds seemed pretty much the same with the last third becoming bolder and stronger. I don't have the best palate to describe flavors and it does not resemble any other cigars in my collection. IMHO this is a winner and the high price is justified. I will be a regular customer for this item if it becomes available as indicated

Thanks man will be buying a box based on your review thanks a lot

[kimoliang]

Just wonder how to order few boxes and ship it to China?