This week on Lounge Lizards: My Father Le Bijou 1922 in Torpedo Box Pressed with Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port/Cohiba "Excelentes"/More Chen Zhi Chaos/What Does the Future of Cuban Cigars Look Like?

[El Presidente]

This week The Lizards pair the My Father Le Bijou 1922 in Torpedo Box Pressed with Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port. The guys reveal the new Cohiba "Excelentes" LE Coming in '26, they share that Gizmo has been named FOH Man of the Year and Senator details his latest trip to Panama. PLUS: More Chen Zhi Chaos, The Pod Debut of Port, Sweden Bans Habanos S.A. & What Does the Future of Cuban Cigars Look Like?

 

 

[TheCigarSoldier]

Brick by brick the Lizards are becoming my Father Fans! I feel the same way on a lot of their lines. I've enjoyed the Le Bijou and the Blue line, and to be honest I've only ventured into a few of their core lines. They've either been excellent or awful, never in-between. But hey, maybe My Father is on a good run..

P.S. I'll never forgive CA for the Flor De Las Antillas winning in 2012 over the Cohiba 1966 LE 2011. Shameful!

[pohlmad]

5 hours ago, TheCigarSoldier said:

Brick by brick the Lizards are becoming my Father Fans! I feel the same way on a lot of their lines. I've enjoyed the Le Bijou and the Blue line, and to be honest I've only ventured into a few of their core lines. They've either been excellent or awful, never in-between. But hey, maybe My Father is on a good run..

P.S. I'll never forgive CA for the Flor De Las Antillas winning in 2012 over the Cohiba 1966 LE 2011. Shameful!

If you haven’t already tried it, I would suggest the La Opluencia. I enjoy My Father as well!

[TommySnark]

Pleasantly surprised by the result for Le Bijou - it’s one of the first cigars I tried about five years ago after an extended break from the hobby. I remember it being enjoyable, but not something I felt compelled to return to. I’ll have to give it another go. 
Unfortunately, the Grahams 20-year didn’t fare as well, which bummed me out - I’m a big fan of tawny ports, and Grahams in particular, and thought it would rate better than an 8.  It is still a pretty sweet wine, though, so I can understand why folks not appreciate the pairing. If anyone’s interested, the 30-year, although quite a bit more expensive, is less sweet, incredibly unique, and goes well with a wide variety of cigars.