RyviaUSA Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Hi everyone, Have had an order resting now for about 65 days. Really want to try one of these for tomorrow's football games. Montecristo #2 is at the top of my list unless people INSIST it's trash at only 65 days. The contenders: BOLIVAR - BELICOSOS FINOS SLB 25’S HOYO DE MONTERREY - EPICURE ESPECIAL SLB 25’S TRINIDAD - COLONIALES 24’S MONTECRISTO - NO.2 25'S Any insight is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I would say the Epicure Especial or the Monte 2. The Coloniales is an excellent cigar, but they don't really get into stride withought a good year on them, and would be a waste in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitzy Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Hoyo for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigaraholic Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 There are 2 games on today....1st game Hoyo first half Trinidad second half....2nd game Bolivar first half Monte second half....Problem solved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stump89 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Monte 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubadust Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Bolivar gets my vote. Damn. Now I need to get a box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugu Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Date codes? Assuming fresh? Basically, they are all good to go. They all may be better with some age, but there is no reason not to try any of them now. Make sure they aren't too wet and well aerated. If fresh production, take the stick to be smoked out from the original box over night prior to smoking. Enjoy! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorob23 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 3 hours ago, RyviaUSA said: Hi everyone, Have had an order resting now for about 65 days. Really want to try one of these for tomorrow's football games. Montecristo #2 is at the top of my list unless people INSIST it's trash at only 65 days. The contenders: BOLIVAR - BELICOSOS FINOS SLB 25’S HOYO DE MONTERREY - EPICURE ESPECIAL SLB 25’S TRINIDAD - COLONIALES 24’S MONTECRISTO - NO.2 25'S Any insight is appreciated! Which ever one you can smoke with a friend... they always are better that way. .02 Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 If they are young, as I would assume they are, then yes, I would add my option of the Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial and/or the Montecristo No.2 as my preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 If they are young, as I would assume they are, then yes, I would add my option of the Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especial and/or the Montecristo No.2 as my preference.Exactly what I was going to say. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeskSmkr Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Monte 2 is not trash now, in my opinion. Any choice sounds great. Agree on Coloniales benefit with more time and still ready now. Monte 2, why not. My choice BBF, but no reason to hesitate on Monte 2 if you fancy it, why not indulge that. Or, try smelling and feeling each different one and see if this convinces you? Don’t judge Monte 2 too critically if it doesn’t deliver on any expectations, I don’t see it being trash though. All said with assumption those 65 days were at 62rh or 58rh, otherwise, hold off, understand burn may be poor, or dry box as suggested above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlb Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 New to the game here bud, but I had a HdM EE yesterday. Holy hell, that was good. I ordered a quarter box from here. Going to try one more, but am pretty sure I will be ordering a box of those. So that's my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshhooper7 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 65 days rest on boxes that are how old? I think smoking young Monte 2 is a brilliant experience vs smoking aged Monte 2. When young, there is a robust, almost overpowering cedar element that slowly transitions into a strong milk coffee over time. Bolivar is also very good at all phases of its life. BBF is one of my favorite cigars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaclub Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Monte 2 or hoyo Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haaltert Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hoyo the best option imo, then monteVerzonden vanaf mijn iPad met Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKostyan Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Much depends on your personal preferences. If you are an experienced smoker, you can smoke any of these cigars by choosing the right alcohol pair and smoking technique. If you are a beginner, choose not strong cigars, they all smoke comfortably at a young age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyviaUSA Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Thanks everyone! I wasn't expecting so much feedback, but I appreciate it. Yes, they are probably young sticks as I bought them all from here as singles. It sounds like most are good to go, but maybe give the Trinidad as much time as possible. My bias lead me towards the Monte#2. It's been dry boxing since yesterday. Can't wait to try it! I also have a #5 in there, but it's so small it seems like a 10min cigar hahaha. I'll try that down the road. Cheers everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjimj Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Smoke one of each at some point so you can establish a baseline for where they are at in terms of flavor. Dry box them for 48 hours before you smoke it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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