Hello from Jan Juc AUS

[bolivr]

Brothers,

I guess I am not new to cigars having enjoyed them since I was about 17, so lets see, that makes it about 25 years...Hey time to light up and celebrate! The reason I am joining here is I want to know what you all think of your cigars and what my next purchase might be.

Anyway, in the humidor right now I have

Bolivar Bonitas

Bolivar Gold Medal

Cohiba Maduro Secretos

H de Monterey Petit Robustos

Jose Piedra Cremas

Montecristo Petit Edmundos

Partagas 898 Varnish mmmm......

Partagas Aristocrats

Por Larranaga Panetelas

Punch Cigaritos

Would like to get more of;

Trinidad Reyes

Partagas Short and Serie D 4

Punch Punch

Any sort of Bolivar

A mixed bag for sure and spread between a desktop humi and various tupperdores. You can tell I like variety but also I am bucking the trend and going for the gauges less than robusto and with stronger flavor, I dunno, just seems easier to me to enjoy a smaller gauge smoke with a lot of taste.

I have found it is not necessary to spend a lot of money - often the cheaper cigars suit me fine especially after a bit of aging. I think those Piedras are about 10 years old and I reckon they are excellent. I guess I have been disappointed too many times by big name, big reputation, big price cigars. Except the Cohiba Esplendido, now that was some smoke. Value for money IMO is the Boli Bonitas, easily out in front, hence me choosing bolivr as my log-in here.

So, ask me anything about these smokes or about Australia or GM Holden cars which is my other big interest.

Enjoy your smokes, enjoy life,

Mike

[El Presidente]

Welcome aboard Mike

I think one of the great things about cigars is that you are constantly being challenged by your own prejudices There are cigars that I have always disliked that I have come to adore (LGC Medaille D'Or No 2 come to mind). Then again my hand still shakes when I reach for a Cuaba Salomones

There are a couple of smallies I love:

Partagas Connoisseur No 3

Por Larranaga Panetela

Put them on your list ;-)

[Tampa1257]

A couple of cigars that I would recommend are:

Bolivar Inmensas

Bolivar Corona Extra

Diplomaticos No.5

Montecristo No.5

RASCC

SCDH El Principe

Partagas Short

Cohiba Siglo I

Trinidad Reyes

[Colt45]

» You can tell I like variety but also I am bucking the trend

» and going for the gauges less than robusto and with stronger flavor, I

» dunno, just seems easier to me to enjoy a smaller gauge smoke with a lot

» of taste.

Here you are not alone in favoring sub-50 ring cigars. Though the trend out of Havana seems

to be fatter and fatter, hopefully the tide will shift sooner rather than later.

Welcome to FOH.

[bolivr]

Hi Rob,

thanks for the welcome. I have had a look around the forum and I am impressed ! Besides the expected topics ome serious detailed info on some of the more esoteric cigar topics. Nice work; like the thread on the divots and the pics from Cuba. My dream to see all that one day. Out of all the forums I have seen yours has the best range and quality of discussion.

There's a coincidence, you mentioned Por Larranaga Panatelas, well I had one today and it confirmed my faith in them. The sweetness is remarkable and beautiful. I enjoyed that one in some rare sunshine down here. :-) Given our weather I am fortunate to have a better half and kids who like the aroma of a fine cigar so smoking inside is ok at my place. (I don't push my luck too far though, leaving full ashtrays and/or closed windows is certainly not the way to maintain privileges.) ;-)

Must get onto those Cuabas.....

Seeya

Mike

[bolivr]

» A couple of cigars that I would recommend are:

»

» Bolivar Inmensas

» Bolivar Corona Extra

» Diplomaticos No.5

» Montecristo No.5

» RASCC

» SCDH El Principe

» Partagas Short

» Cohiba Siglo I

» Trinidad Reyes

Hiya Tampa,

Yes, out of that list I am certainly going to add the Bolis and SCDH - isn't it always a case of too many good cigars, not enough time?

Mike

[bolivr]

» Here you are not alone in favoring sub-50 ring cigars. Though the trend

» out of Havana seems

» to be fatter and fatter, hopefully the tide will shift sooner rather than

» later.

»

» Welcome to FOH.

Hey, Colt45,

Thanks for the welcome. Yes a recent trend that should pass. Luckily there is an excellent range of cigars in the sub-50 ring from the last say 3 years of cuban production. I am sure previous to that recent period, quality was much more hit and miss.

Chat soon,

Mike

[cliff]

@tampa,

I've bought the trinidad reyes, but they don't seem to work for me,

they are quite small, and

they are pricy (39euro for a box of 5 - Belgium)

I think as an investment, larger small ring gauges are better, no?

(in comparison with the reyes !)

[Sandman]

Welcome Mike! I live in the U.S., but my granny lives in Clifton Springs, i'll have to drop in for a smoke next time I visit here early next year.

Welcome!

[Tampa1257]

Cliff,

I agree that the Reyes tend to be pricy, the entire Trinidad line tends to be pricy! The Reyes for me is a very flavorfull tasting cigar, one that I typically nub, so I get everything there is to find with them. Personally, I enjoy the Partagas Serie du Connaisseur No.3 better, but acknowledge that variety adds to the spice of life! I believe that once someone finds a cigar that they enjoy, such as the Trinidad Reyes, the cost only is a factor of "Is that in my cigar budget?", some people may say yes, others may say no, and still others may opt for other smaller Habanos. To each their own. I disagree that larger small ring gauge cigars make a better "Investment". I truly believe that the PSdC No.3 at a 35rg is a huge value and a much better "Investment" than a 40rg Siglo I or a Trinidad Reyes.

[habanablue]

Welcome Mike, nice introductory post!

[bolivr]

» @tampa,

»

» I've bought the trinidad reyes, but they don't seem to work for me,

» they are quite small, and

» they are pricy (39euro for a box of 5 - Belgium)

»

» I think as an investment, larger small ring gauges are better, no?

» (in comparison with the reyes !)

Trinidad Reyes don't work on the Euro per kilo equation but I found they burn slow with a different flavor to most other cigars. About an hour to get through one of these , I find they are okay value for occasional smoke, not an everyday smoke.

[bolivr]

» Welcome Mike! I live in the U.S., but my granny lives in Clifton Springs,

» i'll have to drop in for a smoke next time I visit here early next year.

»

» Welcome!

Hey Sandman, another example of how small the world is, eh.

Let's find us a good beer garden somewhere, since it is not possible to smoke inside a pub anymore:-(

[bolivr]

» Welcome Mike, nice introductory post!

Hey Habanablue, i got to say I am jealous of Sydney winters, I had a friend come back from a holiday there last week and the blue skies pics looked great . We get what seem like Antarctic winds here, not good smoking weather right now, but very nice weather to hop into a good bottle of red or two:yes: