“Sunday Fantasy Smoke: The One Discontinued Cuban You’d Revive For a Smoke this Sunday”

[El Presidente]

This weekend, take a wander through Alexander Groom's Cuban Cigar Website catalogue https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/   and pick one discontinued cigar that you would magically make re-appear for a Sunday smoke.  

 

 

[El Presidente]

My pick. 

 

I have always wondered about this cigar. It would be my dream pick for this Sunday. 

 

Rafael Gonzalez Conicales 

 

[Lucas Buck]

This one - marca & vitola - has captivated my attention for 25 years now and is my white whale.
 

 

 

Havana Club

Gran Corona

47 ×  235 mm (9¼″)

Giant Corona

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Construction:

Handmade.

Bands:

Standard band A.

Packaging:

Slide lid box of 5 cigars in individual slide lid boxes.

Status:

A 1982 release. Discontinued 1991.

[Chibearsv]

Never had one, but I love this idea

Lonsdales

Cervantes

42 ×  165 mm (6½″)

Lonsdale

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Construction:

Handmade.

Bands:

Standard band B.

Packaging:

Dress box of 25 cigars.

Status:

A pre-1960 release. Discontinued 2002. Rare.

[Fuzz AI]

Just one cigar? For the day? Well then it would have to be....

Will have to line up a few FoH cigar rests for this one. 

[cigaraholic]

Because it’s Sunday I’d like a big smoke😜 Be fun to take this for a ride🤗

 

[JDoughty]

52 minutes ago, cigaraholic said:

Because it’s Sunday I’d like a big smoke😜 Be fun to take this for a ride🤗

I am unsure what part of the horse this oversized cigar was intended to emulate? 

[Dr vonPuffenberg]

Easiest question I’ve ever answered. Life changing cigar.

Exhibicion No. 3

[griller]

Gotta go with this one, even though the RA 898, Punch Monarchas & Upmann Monarch would be a dream, too.

[Ford2112]

I'm going bold. 

[KCCubano]

3 hours ago, Ford2112 said:

Im going bold. 

Good call. Wonderful cigar

[JDoughty]

These aren't on the website, and honestly I don't recall if they're Cuban. They are amazing and I have only this handful left to last a lifetime. Dunhill Montecruz Las Palmas in candela. Dunhill Shakespeares are mentioned on the site, also still have a handful of those. Was less impressed with them though, primary flavor note is toasted marshmallow. 

[riderpride]

3 hours ago, Ford2112 said:

Im going bold. 

This was a favorite. 

Cheers!

[JohnS]

I do wish the H.Upmann Monarcas were back, even for just one day!

[potpest]

8 hours ago, JDoughty said:

These aren't on the website, and honestly I don't recall if they're Cuban. They are amazing and I have only this handful left to last a lifetime. Dunhill Montecruz Las Palmas in candela. Dunhill Shakespeares are mentioned on the site, also still have a handful of those. Was less impressed with them though, primary flavor note is toasted marshmallow. 

Las Palmas is in Gran Canaria, I go there quite often. I believe Dunhill moved to Gran Canaria in 1980 after they left Cuba and these were non Cuban tobacco produced from 1981 until they moved to the Dominican in the late 80's. Apparently one of the first sun grown wrapper cigars. The box below has the brand labelled as made in the Canary Islands.

[joeypots]

Where to begin? So many old friends gone. 

Here's one of many.

[Habanoschris]

If limited releases count ... this is my pick.  
I dont know why, and I have less perspective than some here on discontinued cigars in general but I always wanted to try one of these.  
 

 

[BrightonCorgi]

11 hours ago, JDoughty said:

These aren't on the website, and honestly I don't recall if they're Cuban. They are amazing and I have only this handful left to last a lifetime. Dunhill Montecruz Las Palmas in candela. Dunhill Shakespeares are mentioned on the site, also still have a handful of those. Was less impressed with them though, primary flavor note is toasted marshmallow. 

The Montecruz was an NC Dunhill brand. I believe they were a staple at US Dunhill stores along with Tempe Hall and a handful of others. I remember them when Dunhill had a Boston store on Newbury St.

[BrightonCorgi]

13 hours ago, Fuzz AI said:

Just one cigar? For the day? Well then it would have to be....

Will have to line up a few FoH cigar rests for this one. 

I'll 2nd that one! Wow. People are going deep on this thread. Will need to dig out the MRN book to add something relevant.

[Puros Y Vino]

This one caught my eye. The name "Fancy Tales of Smoke" comes up a few times in Pre-Embargo catalogues. From this photo, I get the impression that the foot is closed, which makes for an interesting aging question: Does it slow aging?

[Puros Y Vino]

13 hours ago, Fuzz AI said:

Just one cigar? For the day? Well then it would have to be....

Will have to line up a few FoH cigar rests for this one. 

This will take you all Sunday. 😁

[BrightonCorgi]

10 minutes ago, Puros Y Vino said:

This will take you all Sunday.  😁

I can smoke an A by the start of the 3rd quarter in an NFL game.

[JDoughty]

1 hour ago, BrightonCorgi said:

The Montecruz was an NC Dunhill brand. I believe they were a staple at US Dunhill stores along with Tempe Hall and a handful of others. I remember them when Dunhill had a Boston store on Newbury St.

I vaguely recall they were Canary Islands? They're absolutely delicious and still have some legs. 

[Li Bai]

I'm a simple man, I'd take any of those

 

[Stevieboy]

I would love to try either of these two. I've never seen them in the flesh. Not even an empty box on eBay.

(Also Diplomaticos 6&7).