Hoyo de Monterrey Gran Piramide from the LCDH 2004 Humidor

[Hugomarink]

Great review!!! Looks like a delectable cigar. Thanks, Peter.

[jdbrown]

Nice review and what a great looking smoke. Have you smoked a few or was this the first? Was curious as to how this cigar has evolved.

[smokum]

Excellent review and a beauty of a cigar. I inhale thru the nose a lot !! We used to call it French Inhaling !!!

[Sandman]

Very, very nice review. Thanks!

[CIGARHead]

Very nice Peter! Looks like you are having a very nice vacation so far;-)

[ded_dagz]

great pics and nice review. Background looks like a great place to enjoy the cigar.

[El Presidente]

Great review Peter and you have me searching through my stocks to see if I have one

[BigSlick]

Great review man! After a shitty day at work I sure am jealous. TD

[Jimmy2]

Nice Peter glad you enjoyed it...

[SmokinAl]

Greta review DC, thanks! How comparable is the flavour profile of this to the HdM DC?

[Don Candido]

First of all, thanks everyone who had nice comments. I am glad you enjoyed the review.

» Greta review DC, thanks! How comparable is the flavour profile of this to

» the HdM DC?

Al,

I was immediately thinking of a DC when I lit it up. It seemed like what a DC "could be", but never has been for me, but it was a great deal more rich than I would think a DC would ever be. I assume that would be due to the 57 ring gauge, which is going to add a component incomparable to the 49 of a DC. The Pyramide was more complex, rich, balanced, flavorful, etc.. than any DC I have ever had.

Cheers,

DC

[SmokinAl]

» DC. The Pyramide was more complex, rich, balanced, flavorful, etc.. than

» any DC I have ever had.

»

Oh, that's breaking my heart. How do we petition HdM to roll this into regular production. I understand entirely your comment about what they could be...I wonder if I tie two DC’s together and smoke them at once if that would do it?...

[Dr.G]

I wonder if I tie two DC’s together and smoke them at once if

» that would do it?...

I don't know, but that would be a great review if you did! :-D :-D

[Don Candido]

» Oh, that's breaking my heart. How do we petition HdM to roll this into

» regular production.

I do not know, but this would be a welcome addition to their line, I believe. I assume it is hard to roll this size piramide so well as the one I tried. It may be a question of enough rollers with the skill to produce this vitola?

» I understand entirely your comment about what they

» could be...I wonder if I tie two DC’s together and smoke them at once if

» that would do it?...

That is some funny ****! Do post the review! Inquiring minds want to know.

[Jimmy2]

Also i would think they dont have alot of the tobacco to make the same blend on a big scale?

[SmokinAl]

» That is some funny ****! Do post the review! Inquiring

» minds want to know.

The Hoyo de Hoyo de Monterey de Double Double Corona Corona Monterey (HdMDCDC) Review? I'm fascinated now.

...I pull the laces from my army boots and carefully bind two Double Coronas (of ths same box naturally, anything else would be silly) together...

...I cut off the heads feeling like an overworked Robespierre...

...I toast their feet (sounds bloody sadistic)...

...the HdMDCDC starts to burn slowly, a moot point given the lawn-mower petrol soaked laces holding them together go up with more smoke than a moon launch...

...I lie on the garage floor gasping for breath in a pall of smoke, wondering why the hell I listened to Don Candido in the first place and swearing to never do this again...except with a couple of RyJ Churchills. That might just be crazy enough to work...

[Colt45]

I didn't know you were in the army.

DC, great looking cigar - for a model rocket :-)

[SmokinAl]

» I didn't know you were in the army.

I'm not. It's just a fashion thing.

[Colt45]

» » I didn't know you were in the army.

»

» I'm not. It's just a fashion thing.

Fancy. So, you like to sashay down the runways of Milan then......

[Don Candido]

» Nice review and what a great looking smoke. Have you smoked a few or was

» this the first? Was curious as to how this cigar has evolved.

I just realized I never responded. Sorry!

This was my second Gran Piramide. The first was not long enough prior to have noticed much if any evolution.

It is more mature, more ready to smoke than most collector's blends I have tried from that time frame.

Cheers,

Peter

[Fatshotbud]

» » Nice review and what a great looking smoke. Have you smoked a few or was

» » this the first? Was curious as to how this cigar has evolved.

»

» I just realized I never responded. Sorry!

»

» This was my second Gran Piramide. The first was not long enough prior to

» have noticed much if any evolution.

»

» It is more mature, more ready to smoke than most collector's blends I have

» tried from that time frame.

»

» Cheers,

» Peter

Thanks for your thoughts Peter - sounds delicious.

BUD

[Don Candido]

I am on vacation and I brought some special smokes for the trip. Today I had a Gran Piramide from the HdM 2004 LCDH Humidor.

I was wondering how fat this cigar was. On Trevor's site it shows 57 x 160 (6.3") Not your average Piramide at all...

There is an oily sheen on the wrapper. The cigar got a little ugly because I carried it here in a travel humidor which pressed the wrapper... (Thanks Mark! ;-) )

The foot looks to have a nice pack.

It smells of mild leather, cold. A cold draw gives tangy tobacco and cream flavors. The draw is very good. I cut the cigar about 1.5cm from the tip of the head and the ring gauge of this cut seems to be about 46. It is a fat piramide!

The cigar lit up easily.

Immediately, the cigar reminds me of what I would imagine a 100 point Hoyo DC to be, but righer... Very complex. Balanced. All I could ask for in a smoke. Tangy and enticing. The flavors are maybe: Cedar, Nuts, Leather, tangy Tobacco and cream.

A bird joined me. He apparently liked the cigar too.

Coming into the Middle third, I am wondering is this a perfect cigar? Construction and draw are beautiful. Now - there is a change. It is not awful, but it is not as good as the first half of the smoke. It is not as tangy right now and a little youth is starting to show through. It is losing some complexity. At the end of the middle third, Leather is predominent in the flavor, with cream.

On the Final third, I am realizing I am still really loving this cigar. I am inhaling it into my nose, which I do from time to time (do not recommend) to taste it better. I am enjoying it so much, I am drawing too often and getting the smoke hot! There is a sharper leather flavor now with less cream. Maybe some burnt wood or coffee too.

As I finished this smoke, I thought to myself, if they could make a tobacco flavored cologne, I would want it to smell like this smoke.

I hate ratings, but I will throw something out there. This was an exceptional cigar. 94+ out of 100.

[crasmith]

» I am on vacation and I brought some special smokes for the trip. Today I

» had a Gran Piramide from the HdM 2004 LCDH Humidor.

»

» I was wondering how fat this cigar was. On Trevor's site it shows 57 x 160

» (6.3") Not your average Piramide at all...

»

» There is an oily sheen on the wrapper. The cigar got a little ugly because

» I carried it here in a travel humidor which pressed the wrapper... (Thanks

» Mark! ;-) )

»

»

»

»

» The foot looks to have a nice pack.

»

»

»

»

» It smells of mild leather, cold. A cold draw gives tangy tobacco and cream

» flavors. The draw is very good. I cut the cigar about 1.5cm from the tip of

» the head and the ring gauge of this cut seems to be about 46. It is a fat

» piramide!

»

»

»

» The cigar lit up easily.

»

»

»

»

» Immediately, the cigar reminds me of what I would imagine a 100 point Hoyo

» DC to be, but righer... Very complex. Balanced. All I could ask for in a

» smoke. Tangy and enticing. The flavors are maybe: Cedar, Nuts, Leather,

» tangy Tobacco and cream.

»

»

»

»

» A bird joined me. He apparently liked the cigar too.

»

»

»

» Coming into the Middle third, I am wondering is this a perfect cigar?

» Construction and draw are beautiful. Now - there is a change. It is not

» awful, but it is not as good as the first half of the smoke. It is not as

» tangy right now and a little youth is starting to show through. It is

» losing some complexity. At the end of the middle third, Leather is

» predominent in the flavor, with cream.

»

»

»

»

» On the Final third, I am realizing I am still really loving this cigar. I

» am inhaling it into my nose, which I do from time to time (do not

» recommend) to taste it better. I am enjoying it so much, I am drawing too

» often and getting the smoke hot! There is a sharper leather flavor now

» with less cream. Maybe some burnt wood or coffee too.

»

»

»

»

» As I finished this smoke, I thought to myself, if they could make a

» tobacco flavored cologne, I would want it to smell like this smoke.

» I hate ratings, but I will throw something out there. This was an

» exceptional cigar. 94+ out of 100.

»

Thanks for the sweet review! I must get my paws on one of these! :-P