JUst 1 cigar...

[Roy R. Frush]

» It may look cool to have those

» larger phallic symbols in your mouth

[guilow]

I would say Punch RS #11 from an 05 box, or a Partagas Aristocrat from 2001.

[MCDavis]

Of the few different cubans I've had, the most memorable was a PSD3 EL I had in 2003....wonderful smoke...

[Black Plague]

» » Tampa, I recently picked up three each of all four of those cigars,

» partly

» » on the way you have raved about them so much. I have only tasted the

» » Lancero so far and I must say, it is a wonderfully refined cigar.

» »

» » What is it about this size that really produces such a fine tasting

» cigar?

»

» I am not sure if this completely answers your question, but I recently

» posted this response to a similar question about different sized cigars on

» a different board.

»

» While I smoke just about every size that is made, I tend to enjoy smaller

» ring gauge cigars the best, WHY? The answer is simple, There is a higher

» concentration and diversity and complexity of flavor in a hand crafted

» cigar with a smaller ring gauge. The ratio of wrapper to the binder and

» filler provides a much more enjoyable smoking experience for me.

»

» While I know that currently it is the Fad, here in the US that Big Fat

» Cigars are the "In" thing, but when it comes down to enjoyment factor, the

» larger ring cigars are so "Muted" due to the bulk of volado filler creating

» the bulk of the girth of the larger ring cigar that the true essence and

» complexity is lost when smoking them.

»

» I would challenge anyone to compare the flavors and complexity of a

» Partagás Serie du Connaisseur No. 1 or a Cohiba Lancero or a Trinidad

» Fundadore or even a Montecristo Especial No. 1 vs. a huge ring gauge cigar

» that is currently the Fad in production. It may look cool to have those

» larger phallic symbols in your mouth achieving a lot of mouth filling

» smoke, but what is missing in my humble opinion is the flavors and

» changing complexity and subtle nuances of the character of the cigar that

» is created when blending a smaller ring cigar.

»

» Those of you that choose not to try the smaller ring cigars truly do not

» know what you are missing, but that is also a very good thing, because it

» means that I can find them and enjoy them with more age and understand the

» beauty of what a Connaisseur Cigar is. So go ahead and join the Band Wagon

» of the others that go out and buy those big fat stogies and leave the thin

» ring gauge cigars to those of us that appreciate the classical tastes and

» refined smoke that is found in the Connaisseur sized cigars.

I'm with you all the way, Tampa. I absolutely love thin ring-gauge cigars and am sick to death of the "fatter is better" trend in the US that's slowly bleeding over to Cuba (with the Siglo VI, Edmundo, etc....not that they're bad smokes, by any means, just that I appreciate ring gauges below 50 ).

I wish thin ring gauges were more popular...maybe then Habanos would make more of them :-(

[n2advnture]

Picking one cigar is like Ken finding one woman - if you can find just one then drug her tie her up and keep her in your basement! :-P

Impossible to pick just one, they are all good for their own reasons, IMHO BUT if you held a gun to my head...it would probably be the...I still can't pick one...probably a Cervantes or Dalia

[pizzabob]

» That you would say is by far the most flavorful that you have had. I know

» age differs it, and their are bad batches, but what would you say??

»

» Mine is partagas coronas.

Y'know, I just keep coming back to this... for me its gotta be the Bolivar Belicoso, its just a damn fine, peppery, tasty sunuvabitch. &, it goes well with some good Corazon Anejo Tequlia!

[CIGARHead]

» » That you would say is by far the most flavorful that you have had. I

» know

» » age differs it, and their are bad batches, but what would you say??

» »

» » Mine is partagas coronas.

»

»

» Y'know, I just keep coming back to this... for me its gotta be the Bolivar

» Belicoso, its just a damn fine, peppery, tasty sunuvabitch. &, it goes well

» with some good Corazon Anejo Tequlia!

Whooooooeww! You drink tequils straight up?

I cant hang in that department.

[Bill Hayes]

»

» Whooooooeww! You drink tequils straight up?

» I cant hang in that department.

Try Patron XO Cafe tequila. Very hard to get your hands on, especially in Australia. It's coffee infused sipping tequila. Put two coffee beans in a tall shot glass full and heat in the microwave and sip it while enjoying a Trinidad Reyes. Flavour in spades. :-D

[genevapics]

Thanks for the answer Tampa. I am looking forward to sampling these cigars in the coming months to really see how they smoke. The Lancero that I smoked awile back was elegance personified. Truely a classic smoke. Again, thanks to you, El Prez and some of the other members that opinioned as to how wonderful a smoke this vitola really is.

[As a side note, I think I would have to agree with you on your comments regarding the Cohiba Siglo VI -v- Cohiba Sublime. I found the Siglo VI to be a much better smoke. I think for me, it makes more sense to lay down the VI's and pass on the Sublimes.]