dragon Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 With all this talk about cooking tobacco, underfilled cigars, poor aging potential, and everything else, I thought I'd list a few really memorable cigars I've smoked recently with late '03 - '04 date codes. Most all these were purchased from CZ of course... 1) Cohiba Esplendidos, KNA DEC03 Best damned Esplendidos I can remember, strong honey and earth flavors and smooth as silk. 2) RyJ Churchill tubo JNL MAY04, another fantastic cigar bursting with classic RyJ somewhat spicy flavor and some licorice and floral notes too, off the wall good with a very dark, nearly EL looking wrapper! 3) H. Upmann Mag 46 HFR FEB04, just superb full rich and creamy tobacco flavor with a nice fresh Upmann 'bite' to it, these were just 2 months old and fantastic. 4) Cohiba Siglo VI GKI JUN04, never had a bad Siglo VI, but these were especially excellent.....who says these need age??? 5) Partagas P2 SVF MAR05, well even the '05s have been great so far IMO. I bought a couple boxes of -10- dated FIM FEB05 and they tasted a bit 'green' so I broke open the MAR05 box and they were rich, full flavored, bursting with Partagas spice and leather....gotta get more of these. Please list some of your memorable recent experiences with cigars from late 03, '04, or early '05 BTW....I could really care less if some say the '04s may not age well in 3-5 years, mine will be long gone by then anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 1. Partagas P2 (FEB 05). Rich, sweet paprika and coffee flavour. The best new release in many years. 2. Cohiba Esplendidos MKO Sep 04 Made a statement that the Esplendido was back and ready to claim the mantle as the finest of all Churchills. Sweet Honey cream as all great Cohiba should be. I have been bagging Esplendidos since 2001. Not any more. 3. Por Larranaga Petit Corona KMM OCT 04. It has everything I want my lawyer to be. Ruthlessly strong, oily and cheap. Will age for 50 years if you want it to. 4. Partagas Serie D 4 FJN May 05. Open the box and the smell is so intense that you swear the horse has died in the barnyard. Cigars are oily, the flavour bracing just like when you have a tequilla at 9am to kick off the day. Power packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIGARHead Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 For me: 1. PLPC '04 Trying me best to keep my grubby hands from these for a year or so. 2. Partagas SP2 I agree with Rob on all counts..as good to look at as it is to smoke. 3. Upmann Mag 46 No need to elaborate. 4. Partagas SD4 My box is just 3 shy of being empty. My go to late afternoon chocolate fix. 5. Partagas Shorts When time is a factor there is nothing better. Most bang fo the buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culebra Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 RASS from March 05 were raw and aggressive. I like fresh Rass Montecristo Edmundo's from November 04 are highly underrated in my humble opinion. Cohiba Siglo VI from the same period are one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cf2112 Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 PLPC have been excellent P2's from 25 count boxes (the 10's seem to be young) The couple Hoyo Epicure El's have been tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 "It has everything I want my lawyer to be. Ruthlessly strong, oily and cheap." I can relate. When I was young, I had a few girlfriends like this. :-| For me, the best recent smokes are: PSP2 PSD4 PShorts Hmmm..... is there a theme here somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrink Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 » "It has everything I want my lawyer to be. Ruthlessly strong, oily and » cheap." » » I can relate. When I was young, I had a few girlfriends like this. :-| » » For me, the best recent smokes are: » » PSP2 » PSD4 » PShorts » » Hmmm..... is there a theme here somewhere? OK, I gotta admit that the Mag 46's are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smk819 Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 The Monte #2 from 10/04 have been wonderful young. I am showing restraint in letting them age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgrsmkr Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 PLPC (May and Sep 04) I think has been the best that I've had from '04 (I've been pretty good at leaving them alone so far) Think I've been talked into getting some Shorts, though. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon Posted September 2, 2005 Author Share Posted September 2, 2005 <<< 4. Partagas Serie D 4 FJN May 05. Open the box and the smell is so intense that you swear the horse has died in the barnyard. Cigars are oily, the flavour bracing just like when you have a tequilla at 9am to kick off the day. Power packed. >>> Wow! Very tempting indeed, you can never have enough SD4s or Famosos in my opinion. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 these have been good to me. H. Upmann-mag 46 sce sep04 Partagas-SP2 owh mar 05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I had a superb 05 Dip 2 yesterday evening after lunch (it was a long lunch). The Dip 2's have made a remarkable comeback. They are amongst the best made of the Torps and some seriously good wrapper is going into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 The cohiba siglo 6's are great...I can only imagine what these will be like in a few years.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echeck Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Series P2's show great potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodTimes Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 PSD #4 from '04 were most excellent. Also a box of Bolivar CG's from '03 are awesome and will only get better. A box of Sir Winnies from '03 are also very tasty, but will continue to improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewipper Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 2. Cohiba Esplendidos MKO Sep 04 Made a statement that the Esplendido was back and ready to claim the mantle as the finest of all Churchills. Sweet Honey cream as all great Cohiba should be. I have been bagging Esplendidos since 2001. Not any more. Sometimes we must top off old threads to give an update as to how the cigars we loved young smoke right now. I am smoking my last of several boxes of these exact cigars. They still smoke fresh after nine years unlike many Cohibas. These boxes are to die for, and unfortunately, gone. Kudos to Rob for identifying a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mash Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 RyJ Hermosos #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharks Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I destroyed a 04 box of Cohiba Robustos recently, just magic. I have 2 left from memory. Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk05 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 ...I could really care less if some say the '04s may not age well in 3-5 years... I guess the new tobacco/blend are aging just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion21 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Going to enjoy a Partagas 2004 EL this weekend. Will check back in afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewipper Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Going to enjoy a Partagas 2004 EL this weekend. Will check back in afterwards. I have a yummy looking intact box of those. Can't bear to break it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverickdrinker Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 03 Cohiba Siglo VIs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsMichael Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 my GKI JUN04 siglo VIs are fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion21 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 my GKI JUN04 siglo VIs are fantastic! NO!!!!!!! I passed on those a few months back!! Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BehikeLover2 Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 This thread made my mouth water.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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