Weekend Poll & Discussion Comp: What's your view on this marca: Partagas

[MoeFOH]

This weekend's poll is the first of a Cuban marca opinion run...we'll start with a big gun - Partagas!

Beyond the poll, discuss in general: e.g. where this marca ranks in your Cuban experience overall? what's your favourite cigar in the range? Your experience the first time you had one? How often do cigars from it appear in your regular rotation? What are they? etc., etc. 

Check out the poll, vote, and/or post pics/discuss - Bonus tickets in the prize draw for smoking a Partagas (or something you prefer over a Partagas) over the weekend, posting pics, comments, etc. 

All participants (votes &/or posts) go into the draw for a bundle (25) of Nudies Queen Corona! 

Poll closes midnight Monday (Bris time) - Draw done Tues morning 10th June. 

Have fun with it and have a great weekend!! 

[Fugu]

Not my most fancied Cuban brand, but ranks highly in my esteem. There’s a reason books have been dedicated to that brand alone! And still, Partagás resembling that very marca I am probably smoking most of on a regular/daily basis. Which is - apart from the daily drivers Mille Fleurs (always great from the fiver), Aristocrats and Shorts (with a special shoutout to the Capitols/Linea Retro!) - through the small-cigar offerings, Chicos and Puritos. Most favoured however: 8-9-8, and then E2, D4/5. Flagship format for me is the Salomones more than the Lusitanias, though smoking those very, very rarely (when it comes to Prominentes I am more of a Punch / RA / SLR bloke).

Edit: forgot mentioning - Serie du Connaisseur, when they were still in production, ranking even before the 8-9-8 of course (still keeping a small stash), but those always came with a markup on pricing.

[Chibearsv]

More of a fill in the blanks brand for me although I really enjoy E2 and P2. I’m indifferent compared to the brands I prefer. I don’t dislike them but I don’t love them as a whole either.  

[DaBoot]

Partagas D4, second best cigar behind a BBF. Can’t get enough of the boldness and spice. No need to refine a Partagas, enjoy it for what it is.

[loose_axle]

Love them. Lusis, P2, E2, gimme moar! 

[Montezüma]

I wish I had more storage space for aging, then I can have more Partagas. Series D is the only line I can smoke fresh. A revered marca, not the most versatile, not for the novice.

[BG318]

If I could only have 10 types of cigars, the Lusi and 8-9-8 would be two of them. Like the D4, like the P2, but there are many others in those vitolas that I prefer. 

[gormag38]

I'm generally a fan of Partagas. Lusi are, imo, the best DC in that habanos lineup. The photo below is what's left of the last one I smoked; it's not unusual for me to take em to the nub. 

P2s and E2s are also some extremely good examples of the marcas, I have both and would likely even restock them when the time comes. Enough good things have already been said about the 898s as well. The one vitola that I'm still not really fond of however is the D4s...alas I will keep trying. 

[chasy]

Love them.

[JohnS]

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 era in early 2020, I believe Partagas to be the best marca overall in terms of quality, based on the cigars I've smoked since that time.

[Chas.Alpha]

1 hour ago, JohnS said:

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 era in early 2020, I believe Partagas to be the best marca overall in terms of quality, based on the cigars I've smoked since that time.

If I walked into a shop and they only had one of every #2/figurado from every marca, I would chose the Partagas every time.

<edit> except the second time, ‘cause I’d already have smoked the 1st one… 🤔

[Vetteman]

It is my favorite, and has been since I entered the world of Cuban cigars.

[tbelle7]

Agree with several comments above. Love the Lusi, P2, E2 (in that order). I'll pass on the rest.

[Ford2112]

I am a huge fan of Partagas. The 898 is my jam! I also am a fan of the larger format cigars like Solomones, Lusitanias and E2. The party shorts are amazing little smokes that I put neck and neck with HU half coronas. Plus you can find a lot of value in mille fleurs, the aristocrats,super partagas. I would put it as my number 1 for me.

Also its hard to ignore the D4. It's stalwart.

[mikejh]

I’ve only had the D4 and Short and I really enjoyed both.