Phantom releases ......

[El Presidente]

Phantom Releases

Let's define it as  "cigars released by HSA with great fanfare but barely reached the consumer"

 

 

Post them up 

 

 

[El Presidente]

20th Anniversary San Christobal

[El Presidente]

Apparently 10,000 made. 

 

 

Trinidad Robusto Extra Travel Humidor 

 

[westg]

Hoyo Escogidos only ever saw one box. Very nice smoke

[El Presidente]

There are still retailers around the world that have seen near zero of these. 

 

[GoodStix]

8 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

"...but barley reached the consumer"

 

Brewed or distilled?  Gotta love a good malt 😉

[La_Tigre]

QDO Clemenceau…wth. 

[LordAnubis]

I feel Galanes have been pretty slim on the ground. 

[JohnS]

[99call]

I'm still waiting for the Sir David Tang Upmann Monarchs to hit the open market.    I am the Japanese soldier in the jungle still fighting WWII

[riderpride]

14 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Well, why are you so special? 🤔

Jk, glad to hear hens do have teeth and you're fortunate enough to have the evidence 

Cheers

[JohnS]

2 minutes ago, riderpride said:

Well, why are you so special? 🤔

Jk, glad to hear hens do have teeth and you're fortunate enough to have the evidence 

Cheers

Au contraire, j'ai tout simplement eu de la chance ! (On the contrary, I was simply lucky!)

[riderpride]

3 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Au contraire, j'ai tout simplement eu de la chance ! (On the contrary, I was simply lucky!)

That's what everyone with a stacked deck says 😂

Was this your price for shaving? The physical representation of selling your soul?

Cheers!

[cigcars]

On 1/24/2022 at 10:13 AM, La_Tigre said:

QDO Clemenceau…wth. 

 

        * OOOOOHHHH, how I'd L-O-O-O-O-V-E to have those!!! 

[nKostyan]

On 1/24/2022 at 8:56 AM, El Presidente said:

Apparently 10,000 made. 
 

 
Trinidad Robusto Extra Travel Humidor 
 

There were about ten offers at online flea markets. The warranty stamp and seals are included inside the box
The humidor at the photo looks authentic. It looks like they were robbed even before they got to the factories

[GavLew79]

10 hours ago, El Presidente said:

There are still retailers around the world that have seen near zero of these. 

 

Plenty in the UK Rob! 😀👍🏻 

Although now looking at £600 vs. £300 release price, from the gougers anyway. 

[GavLew79]

These are like rocking-horse poop. Partagas Legados LE 2020

 

[gustavehenne]

8 hours ago, cigcars said:

 

        * OOOOOHHHH, how I'd L-O-O-O-O-V-E to have those!!! 

There are a few boxes left in the UK if you want to pay $923 for a box of 10

 

[Edicion]

1 hour ago, stevenhaugen said:

There are a few boxes left in the UK if you want to pay $923 for a box of 10

 

I will leave them for the "true aficionados" to enjoy

[gustavehenne]

3 hours ago, Edicion said:

I will leave them for the "true aficionados" to enjoy

I pondered buying a box but I just couldn’t stomach it. A box of 10 Clemenceaus for a hundred or so bucks less than a box of 25 Esplendidos at 24:24

No chance.

[GavLew79]

1 hour ago, stevenhaugen said:

I pondered buying a box but I just couldn’t stomach it. A box of 10 Clemenceaus for a hundred or so bucks less than a box of 25 Esplendidos at 24:24

No chance.

They are/were €200 on release, or thereabouts. 😔

[Mhansen85]

Any day now.... its been a long 2019...

[mtapia3]

Novedosos is the first one that comes to mind. Has anyone seen these, much less smoked one? 

Although I wouldn't consider Upmann Connie B as a phantom release, they have been quite elusive. I remember the considerable hype surrounding these when they first released. Nowadays they barely get any press and will cost you a pretty penny if you are lucky enough to find a box. 

[Puros Y Vino]

I'm still waiting for these to popup. 

[Digi]

4 hours ago, Mhansen85 said:

Any day now.... its been a long 2019...

 

It's interesting that "Novedosos" are available from some custom/"seconds" suppliers.  Makes we wonder if they're being rolled and stocked until they reach a critical mass?