Popular Post Notsocleaver Posted October 12, 2019 Popular Post Posted October 12, 2019 Today I decided to smoke the last cigar I received from @ChanceSchmerr's incredible box pass, a El Rey del Mundo Grandes de España. I haven't smoked too many ERdMs, but with the tremendous hype surrounding the pig tailed La Reina UK ER version of this discontinued cigar, I was very curious how the original was holding up. Its always a little daunting smoking the single example you have of a legendary discontinued cigar. I remember when I finally decided to smoke my only Punch SS1 after saving it for years. Plugged. Later, I smoked my only Punch RS 12. Sublime. I don't know which was worse. This ERdM GdE is well rolled with a properly firm draw for a skinny. The wrapper is a nice colorado shade, smooth with a little sheen. Cold draw has a hint of fruit. This isn't going to be a dud. As this cigar opens it feels instantly framiliar. I haven't smoked many ERdMs, mostly just those little demis, but I've smoked plenty of La Gloria Cubanas, and boy does it ever remind me of one. Switch the bands and I would never notice. But the band is there so I'm left trying to pick out where the differences lay. The ERdM has more wood where I get cream in LGC profile. The fruit and grain are still there, just a shade different. LGC is jack fruit, ERdM is ripe banana. LGC is Graham cracker, ERdM is granola. Very similar, no more different than a HDM Epicure #1 is from a des deux. As the cigar progresses it starts to gain its own identity. The woody notes increase, cider and hickory. the fruit dies back into a more general sweetness. It goes in a direction my LGCs don't, which is nice, but I think I like my La Glorias better. For a 17 year old cigar, it has lost nothing to age. Its mild of course, but flavorful with no sign of being aged out. It burns even without getting hot. How do you rate once in a lifetime cigars? Lets call it a 93. The truth is, in a world where no cigar was ever discontinued, I probably wouldn't buy these. I'd get some LGC MdOs instead. I have no idea what the secondary market looks like on these right now, but if I found a relative bargain I would go for it, but some how I doubt I'll find it. I guess in a sense this is the best result I could hope for: a truly fine cigar that I could still live without. One that I would be thrilled to find more of but feel no need to track down. Cromulent! 15 1
Fugu Posted October 12, 2019 Posted October 12, 2019 Very well done! I also find they can share some similarites, with the GdE showing more woody aspects. 1
PigFish Posted October 12, 2019 Posted October 12, 2019 Nice review, thanks for sharing. GdE is one of my favorite cigars. I too might have to smoke one this weekend. -the Pig 1
CaptainQuintero Posted October 12, 2019 Posted October 12, 2019 Great stuff, certainly a personal white whale of a cigar for me, kudos for lighting one up! 1
ChanceSchmerr Posted October 14, 2019 Posted October 14, 2019 Great to see those Box Pass cigars still getting enjoyed as they should be! Very nice mate! 1
RDB Posted October 14, 2019 Posted October 14, 2019 Great review, and a new word for me: cromulent! 1
Notsocleaver Posted October 15, 2019 Author Posted October 15, 2019 13 hours ago, RDB said: Great review, and a new word for me: cromulent! Its literally a Simpsons joke that Merriam-Webster decided to take seriously, but that's the English language for you. ?♂️
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