Popular Post El Presidente Posted March 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 No, don't PM/Email me. If and when I receive more then I will put them on 2424. Otherwise, they will go into my keep. 27 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemclas Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 They look delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corylax18 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 The size doesn't do it for me, but the boxes are beautiful. I'd love to buy one just to store cutters, lighters, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonGoku Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Beautiful for sure but I still prefer the plain old wooden boxes. They stack easier, probably cost a lot less and I only need one fancy pencil holder. I end up throwing them out anyway when empty. But I can understand for marketing and profit reasons why HSA choose to package their premium products this way. But personally I don't care for it. I wonder what is the extra cost, compared to it being packaged in a plain wooden box, when selling for the retail customer? 50-100 USD? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibearsv Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Does that say 52 X 170? Wowsers! That could be an ass kicker. Bet they cost plenty. Beautiful looking cigars and packaging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post El Presidente Posted March 29, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, SonGoku said: Beautiful for sure but I still prefer the plain old wooden boxes. They stack easier, probably cost a lot less and I only need one fancy pencil holder. I end up throwing them out anyway when empty. But I can understand for marketing and profit reasons why HSA choose to package their premium products this way. But personally I don't care for it. I wonder what is the extra cost, compared to it being packaged in a plain wooden box, when selling for the retail customer? 50-100 USD? I am going to flip this on its lid i want then to make two presentations for each premium cigar in their portfolio. One upmarket such as this. One normal boxing be it timber or dress. I would like them to sell those in empty form. I then want them to do bundles(ala Nudies) for refilling. It would be an absolute boom in plain packaging markets. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonGoku Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 38 minutes ago, El Presidente said: I am going to flip this on its lid i want then to make two presentations for each premium cigar in their portfolio. One upmarket such as this. One normal boxing be it timber or dress. I would like them to sell those in empty form. I then want them to do bundles(ala Nudies) for refilling. It would be an absolute boom in plain packaging markets. Great idea, I like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 At this point in my cigar smoking journey, I'd wager HSA is not marketing towards the regular customer much; seems the casual, special occasion smoker or the very rich, detached from value/cost consideration are the target public nowadays, What Rob is proposing, while reasonable and enticing to me, is never going to happen. I have been wrong before.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTZ Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Excellent cigar, one of my favorites of 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAnubis Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 That box is my new "smoke now" humidor with whatever im storing to smoke next. It is certainly an awesome box. The spew colour velvet bag is a bit strange though. 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichUK Posted March 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2022 I thought these looked familiar. Recently picked a couple up to try. Couldn’t quite stretch to a box at UK prices though. Am looking forward to trying them, Juan Lopez have become a firm favourite. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frinkiac7 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 16 hours ago, Chibearsv said: Does that say 52 X 170? Wowsers! That could be an ass kicker. Bet they cost plenty. Beautiful looking cigars and packaging. They look nice but if that is really the size I will stick with the No1 and 2! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tstew75 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 These look amazing. Anyone know what they rumored to be retailing at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaclub Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 That really is a beautiful presentation Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atzemis Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Tstew75 said: These look amazing. Anyone know what they rumored to be retailing at? I've seen them for around $1300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tstew75 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 51 minutes ago, atzemis said: I've seen them for around $1300. Jesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichUK Posted April 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 11, 2022 I smoked the first of the two that I bought to try this morning. We are away in Tenerife on holiday and I have fallen into the routine of eating breakfast and then having a smoke. Today it was the turn of the Especial. Dry draw had a hint of gingerbread to it. Started out reasonably mild, typical Juan Lopez. Flavour and strength really built up into the final third. At this point I admitted to myself it might not be an after breakfast cigar. A fantastic 90 minute cigar. Solid 94 in my view. Definitely need to find a box now. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connoisseur Kim Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 On 4/12/2022 at 3:07 AM, RichUK said: I smoked the first of the two that I bought to try this morning. We are away in Tenerife on holiday and I have fallen into the routine of eating breakfast and then having a smoke. Today it was the turn of the Especial. Dry draw had a hint of gingerbread to it. Started out reasonably mild, typical Juan Lopez. Flavour and strength really built up into the final third. At this point I admitted to myself it might not be an after breakfast cigar. A fantastic 90 minute cigar. Solid 94 in my view. Definitely need to find a box now. Thanks for sharing JL Especial experience @RichUK! Along with RA, JL is one of my fav CC marcas so I'm really excited to puff JL Especial as a huge fan of long CCs 😃. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NSXCIGAR Posted October 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 Got ahold of one today. High hopes. This is a big cigar. Feels like a Sublimes. No way does it seem like a 52 RG. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford2112 Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, NSXCIGAR said: Got ahold of one today. High hopes. This is a big cigar. Feels like a Sublimes. No way does it seem like a 52 RG. Unless you have small ✋️ s 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 They are a beautiful smoke . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 42 minutes ago, Ford2112 said: Unless you have small ✋️ s I don't know, I had a Monte Wide Edmundo today that felt like a 52. Should have put them end to end. Some cigars seem to play large or small to me. Party E2 always feels like a 52 to me. Connie 2 feels like a 50. The Punch La Isla feels like a 52. For some reason Laguito No. 2 always feels thinner than a Laguito No. 1. Mind plays tricks on you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digi Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 54 minutes ago, Ford2112 said: Unless you have small ✋️ s My guilty pleasure is chuckling at small cigars that look huge in the hands of various redditors. Can’t say why but I always think of the SNL skit with “baby hands” 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HuffnPuffff Posted October 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 Unless you have small ️ sCircus folk. Small hands. Smell like cabbage… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NSXCIGAR Posted October 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2022 The verdict: excellent cigar. The full evolution of JL. Much classier than the S1/S2. The black coffee is toned down but still present. Citrus about the same. Much more balanced. Extremely high quality leaf. Construction was good. One or two touch-ups needed but burned well for the most part. 93/94 points and with some age 95 is very attainable. If this was a Genios in regular production I'd buy it in a heartbeat. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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