Pictures of the missing: Post a reminder.

[TBird55]

BCG, when they went on the list to be discontinued, thought I would have plenty of time to stock up. I was so wrong on that. My last box.

[Smallclub]

59 minutes ago, cfc1016 said:

I'm not 100% on all the intricacies. That one is from a cardboard fiver. Maybe the 5x5s had bands and the SLBs didn't? Dunno. I'm sure someone else knows how each packaging was presented - maybe @Trevor2118 ?

To my knowledge, all cigars in cardboard 5er or 3er always had/have bands.

[Lotusguy]

Depressing....

[rcarlson]

30 minutes ago, Smallclub said:

To my knowledge, all cigars in cardboard 5er or 3er always had/have bands.

You are correct:

Hoyo de Monterrey

Le Hoyo des Dieux

Coronas Grandes

42 x 155 (6.1")

Long Corona

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Cigars:

Handmade.

Bands:

SLBs - no bands in before c2005, then Standard band E.   
P5s - Standard Band B (E ?).

Packaging:

Slide Lid Box of 25 cigars
Cardboard Pack of 5 cigars (discontinued 2006).
Slide Lid Box of 50 cigars (discontinued 2006).
Cajón of 100 cigars (discontinued pre-1960s).

Status:

A pre-1960 release. Current.

[BrightonCorgi]

4 hours ago, Kitchen said:

18+ year old box and you have not smoked one yet?  

Damn you have patience.  

I have couple of boxes and few 5 pack coffins...  I'd assume do something on this box as I don't think I'll ever get to them!  I use to smoke more A's than I do now.  They're great cigar for a herf, but haven't been to a herf since the summer (US Summer).

[BrightonCorgi]

Here's one that's pretty rare.  Punch Super Selection No. 1's with bands.  Banded cabs of these cigars were made for a very short time.  It's only one I have seen.  My other cabs of this cigar were the heavier wood with no bands.  Box code EMA MAY 08.

 

[Bram Smoker]

1 hour ago, BrightonCorgi said:

I have couple of boxes and few 5 pack coffins...  I'd assume do something on this box as I don't think I'll ever get to them!  I use to smoke more A's than I do now.  They're great cigar for a herf, but haven't been to a herf since the summer (US Summer).

What’s a 25 box of A’s go for? My guess is just a hair south of my mortgage payment. 

[ErikB72]

What - the Serie A has been discontinued ???

please look up Rob and Smithy’s review of the Serie A on Youtube. Still the best review on anything , ever

[Stump89]

Ah the nostalgia...  So many good sticks. Here's a few more:

Petit Corona del Punch- don't think they ever got much love. Great smokes

Trinidad Robusto Extra- my favorite, dearly missed 

[Guantanamera]

To go along with all the other discontinued Punch, the RS11.


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[JohnS]

8 hours ago, rcarlson said:

I didn't think the '03 Des Dieux had bands -- at least none that I had.

Oh Lord, I miss them.     

If purchased in Slide Lid Boxes until around 2005, yes that's right, there were no bands. Also, the bands applied on them at that time was Standard Band E. However, some images of Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo des Dieux show them with Standard Band B. How is this the case and also remember, Standard Band B was discontinued around 2003.

Yes, the answer to this question lies in the fact that des Dieux was offered, prior to 2006, in Cardboard 5-packs. Usually these were popular for travellers as duty-free options. These five packs had bands on them. @Smallclub is correct.

[Lotusguy]

 

Royal Coronas

 

 

Ninfas

 

[Homer]

Clasicos, MdOr 2 and DD.

[cfc1016]

9 hours ago, Lotusguy said:

 

Royal Coronas

 

 

Ninfas

 

Almost forgot. I still kinda want some of those ninfas. 

[anacostiakat]

Most depressing thread in a long time. 

[99call]

[Jbhunter223]

Dippy 3’s. and Juan Lopez PC, wish I bought a few boxes when I found these they’re really good. 

[dvickery]

In ‘02 I bought 4 boxes ... have only 2 boxes remaining ... perhaps the best 13$ boxes of cigars ever .

derrek

[99call]

48 minutes ago, dvickery said:

In ‘02 I bought 4 boxes

lovely stuff, hats off

[Smallclub]

22 hours ago, dvickery said:

In ‘02 I bought 4 boxes ... have only 2 boxes remaining ... perhaps the best 13$ boxes of cigars ever .

derrek

Have you ever had the Bolivar Demi Tasse (Entracto)? Fantastic small smoke…

[dvickery]

@Smallclub ... when I was in the store buying these (Chico’s) there were many boxes of Demi tasse on the shelves also ... chose the Chico’s because I already liked the party Chico’s (and had plenty of ERDM Demi tasse already) .

i have only smoked one bolivar Demi tasse .

derrek

[dvickery]

Only ever seen on the shelves in Cuba once ... I got both boxes.

derrek

[Smallclub]

5 minutes ago, dvickery said:

Only ever seen on the shelves in Cuba once ... I got both boxes.

derrek

The Gispert H2 was widely available in France until discontinuation. It was a very nice mild, cheap smoke.

[99call]

4 minutes ago, Smallclub said:

The Gispert H2 was widely available in France until discontinuation. It was a very nice mild, cheap smoke.

Yep, I used to buy these from Geneva back in 1998-9.   Although I don't remember them being under medium,  maybe It was just the fact I was a newb

[RijkdeGooier]

A few from the famed Laguito no.1 format  A line sadly thinned out  

 Vegueros

ERDM 

Cohiba old band

Monsdale

Partagas

Punch

Montecristo

Davidoff