2019 vs previous 5 years...

[Wailbait]

2019 is coming to a close.  Understood we are unlikely to see DIC 19 sticks for a couple of months but just wondering how people would rate 2019 as compared to the 14-18 years?

[bbguardsp]

@El Presidente I remember earlier in the year you mentioning 2019 was on track to edge ahead of 2014.  Did that turn out to be the case in your view?  Thanks.

[SenorPerfecto]

I haven't seen or smoked much 2019. I did not stock up this year. But they look ridiculously oily and dark. Which to me, means we won't know their potential for many years.

[NSXCIGAR]

It's right there with the best years of the 2010s. I haven't felt any hesitation going deep this year.

[El Presidente]

1 hour ago, SenorPerfecto said:

But they look ridiculously oily and dark. 

I couldn't disagree more.  

the dark in 2019 ranged from a deep rosado to colorado maduro. I saw very little true maduro/oscuro shades which were predominant  in the darker shades of14/15/16. 

 

How 2019 ranks in the past 5 years?

In terms of quality, certainly ahead or 2017/18. 

As good as if not better than 2014/15/16. 

 

[SenorPerfecto]

44 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

I couldn't disagree more.  

the dark in 2019 ranged from a deep rosado to colorado maduro. I saw very little true maduro/oscuro shades which were predominant  in the darker shades of14/15/16. 

 

How 2019 ranks in the past 5 years?

In terms of quality, certainly ahead or 2017/18. 

As good as if not better than 2014/15/16. 

 

I've been here since early 2014, which means I've seen your stock from "model year" 2013 onwards, and the 2019 photos on 24:24 have been, on average, by far, the darkest and oiliest since then. It's stunning.

[El Presidente]

3 minutes ago, SenorPerfecto said:

I've been here since early 2014, which means I've seen your stock from "model year" 2013 onwards, and the 2019 photos on 24:24 have been, on average, by far, the darkest and oiliest since then. It's stunning.

The development in low light mobile phone camera  technology has been remarkable.  This has a lot to do with it. 

Trust me on this one. 2019 = Oily but not as dark, more Rosado/Colorado Maduro.  Construction at least on par with previous years. 

[SenorPerfecto]

I think to be fair to us you should keep using that Motorola RAZR from 2011.

[Derboesekoenig]

5 hours ago, El Presidente said:

The development in low light mobile phone camera  technology has been remarkable.  This has a lot to do with it. 

Trust me on this one. 2019 = Oily but not as dark, more Rosado/Colorado Maduro.  Construction at least on par with previous years. 

100%. Whatever you use to take pictures is amazing. The pictures alone sell all the sticks

[CigarZen]

There is no doubt that darker wrappers are beautiful.  Through the years For me, though, it seems a deep rosado wrapper imparts better flavors.  Wholly subjective, based on your palate — I get it.  Anyone else notice the same thing?

[El Presidente]

14 minutes ago, CigarZen said:

There is no doubt that darker wrappers are beautiful.  Through the years For me, though, it seems a deep rosado wrapper imparts better flavors.  Wholly subjective, based on your palate — I get it.  Anyone else notice the same thing?

My favourite wrappers are deep rosado colorado and shiny/oily colorado claro. The latter in quality is as rare as hens teeth 

[SenorPerfecto]

[Silverstix]

shiny/oily colorado claro. The latter in quality is as rare as hens teeth 

You mean like this?




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[Tstew75]

19 hours ago, El Presidente said:

My favourite wrappers are deep rosado colorado and shiny/oily colorado claro. The latter in quality is as rare as hens teeth 

Prez, could you do a thread showing good pics of each of these coveted shades?  I'd love that.

[havanaclub]

Makes sense. Don’t think I saw one PE listing this year. Almost forgot about it. Seems like 19 had a tons of “All PSP” of Psp/hq.


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