Your latest CC Purchase?

[smitte3]

  On 6/23/2020 at 8:48 PM, cbaty08 said:

Guess I should be happy they made it after inspection, but I can't say I didn't cringe when I saw the knife cut on this guy. ? RAT NOV 19

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I'd say you got by pretty good, although, not unscathed? 

Same thing happened for a couple packages of Dominican cigars I got shipped from a small store in the DR, luckily never had any Cubans checked and slashed en route.

[StogieSteve23]

  On 6/23/2020 at 8:48 PM, cbaty08 said:

Guess I should be happy they made it after inspection, but I can't say I didn't cringe when I saw the knife cut on this guy. ? RAT NOV 19

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This is the first time I am seeing that they only cut one stick and not the whole box.   Could certainly be worse! I hope they didn't cut the whole bottom row and leave one on the top like that to get your hopes up? 

 

  On 6/23/2020 at 10:14 PM, smitte3 said:

 luckily never had any Cubans checked and slashed en route.

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Knock on wood!! 

[cbaty08]

  On 6/23/2020 at 10:27 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

This is the first time I am seeing that they only cut one stick and not the whole box.   Could certainly be worse! I hope they didn't cut the whole bottom row and leave one on the top like that to get your hopes up? 

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I do honestly think it was an accidental cut - you can see the slash from the outside of the wrapping... so, signs lead to it being unintentional. 
Bottom row is clean. ? 

[X-Man]

These arrived today.

Same box codes, but 4 different shades. They do smell nice though. Love the special colored embossed bands, which has only been seen previously on the ER UK LGC Gloriosos, released back in 2008.

[Devo]

BPCs from our host. 

[sw15825]

Edmundos, UTL MAR 19. A little rough looking but the aroma is amazing and no underfilling on this box. I believe this might be La Habana factory that rolls a lot of cigars and is the Juan Lopez mother factory. Speaking of Juan Lopez, I believe the #1 is on deck for me. 

 

 

 

[Islandboy]

Reloading on my favorite jawbreakers...

[SigmundChurchill]

Just in, from our host...

[Connoisseur Kim]

5er from @Habana Mike arrived today. I surprised to see rare HdM Le Hoyo Du Prince, which I've never seen on 24:24. I got PLMC; La Puntilla; CCE; Mag 46 (hello again); Du Prince and I really appreciate his generosity. Since I have PLMC, I'll post comparison between PC and PLPC/MdO4 for sure! It's time for skinny galore!

[xandor88]

Received in quarantine by Covid

[Drguano]

Lovely box of Quai D’Orsay No.54 wandered into the mailbox today. Pungent aroma from LTO ENE 20

[maverickdrinker]

A fiver of Montecristo Leyenda came in today...




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[GVan]

Party Shorts - looks and smells good - will be right at these as soon as they acclimate!

[JohnS]

  On 6/25/2020 at 7:14 AM, Connoisseur Kim said:

5er from @Habana Mike arrived today. I surprised to see rare HdM Le Hoyo Du Prince, which I've never seen on 24:24.

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The Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo du Prince was discontinued in 2017. The last time it was offered on 24:24 was at the end of January 2017. I know this because I was with my wife buying a car for her and I was not in time to get a box. They were a 'hot' cigar in 2016 and 24:24 listings of them never lasted long before selling out.

Luckily for me, they were available from other vendors for a time afterwards (interestingly, the H.Upmann Petit Corona was available longer). I will post a review of this cigar in the daily smoking thread in a few weeks for you to get some notes. ?

[Connoisseur Kim]

  On 6/25/2020 at 9:10 PM, JohnS said:

The Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo du Prince was discontinued in 2017. The last time it was offered on 24:24 was at the end of January 2017. I know this because I was with my wife buying a car for her and I was not in time to get a box. They were a 'hot' cigar in 2016 and 24:24 listings of them never lasted long before selling out.

Luckily for me, they were available from other vendors for a time afterwards (interestingly, the H.Upmann Petit Corona was available longer). I will post a review of this cigar in the daily smoking thread in a few weeks for you to get some notes. ?

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Thanks JohnS! Never thought about reviewing rare CCs. It'll be my first discontinued CC review for sure! ?

[DeeBeezy]

happy chanukah 

 

 

[FireDigger]

It's a good way to end the week. PLPC LRG SEP 19.

 

[Artin]

HUC1 - BRE JUN 19

D4 - OMU NOV 19

JLS2 - TPO MAY 19

Perfect boxes. Smell great. Cigars are a bit unaligned because I took out the bubble wrap before taking the picture. Thanks @El Presidente

[daleighan]

Partagas 898

[ElJavi76]

HdM San Juan's

SOU FEB 20

Yeah I like these a lil bit.

 

[JohnS]

Two quarter packs of UTL Nov 2019 Cohiba Medio Siglo from a recent 24:24 courtesy of our host...

[Puro_Lover83]

Finally here, after 7 weeks in transit.

 

[Puro_Lover83]

  On 6/27/2020 at 7:29 PM, ElJavi76 said:

HdM San Juan's

SOU FEB 20

Yeah I like these a lil bit.

 

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Better than the Rio Seco? 

[BurnNSmoke]

ESL FEB 19

 

[ElJavi76]

  On 6/27/2020 at 10:36 PM, Puro_Lover83 said:

Better than the Rio Seco? 

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Milder than the RS but if you like cream and hints of spices... These are them! RS to me are just slightly fuller in body to the SJs.