Flying Pig

[Van55]

I have often read glowing things about a pre-embargo Cuban cigar called the "Flying Pig." Motta of Cigar Aficionado described it as follows:

H. Upmann Selección Suprema No. 22, otherwise affectionately known as “the Flying Pig.” It is a large ring gauge, stubbed end perfecto. I would guess the ring at about 54 to 56, and it isn’t that long, about five inches at most, giving it a very rounded, or should I say, rotund appearance...

It was a smooth, but deeply rich smoke, with lots of solid tobacco flavors. I won’t be scoring it blind for you, because that would give you a preview of Marvin’s contribution to the next Connoisseur's Corner. Trust me when I say it was really good.

Merchant's in New York describes it:

H. UPMANN NO. 22 ALFRED DUNHILL LTD. SELECCION SUPREMA

What an experience to smoke. Fondly called the Flying Pig in the trade in the late '50s, this is a thick-girth cigar with a lot of character. It burns evenly and easily with a rich yet delicate tobacco, nutmeg flavor and a long aftertaste.

Estimated production date: 1958

Based in various similar descriptions whenever I am asked on various websites what regional releases I would like to see, I have always said, "bring back a Flying Pig." So far HSA hasn't listened.

But maybe Drew Estates has and has beaten HSA to the punch (no pun intended):

Saka’s Liga Privada No. 9 blend, which started out as a personal cigar from the Drew Estate, added a stunning limited-edition shape for 2009, the Flying Pig! This old shape, picked by Saka from a photograph of an 1895 cigar salesman’s size-selection case, is a fat perfecto that looks like a short sausage of four inches and 60 ring gauge, with tiny bow-ties at each end. It’s a shape likely not seen in production since the 1930s, and only 2,000 boxes of 12 (24,000 total) have been produced. For those who can find it, it carries a retail price of $12 each and promises to be a unique smoking experience.

It might be interesting to try a non-Cuban "Flying Pig" but I'd much rather try, for example, a Ramon Allones Flying Pig.

[cigarros]

For me it is thought like that cigars simply pay tribute to ancient Cuban traditions

Besides this I thought there is no sense to repeat this relize any more you will not repeat

[anacostiakat]

I have often read glowing things about a pre-embargo Cuban cigar called the "Flying Pig." Motta of Cigar Aficionado described it as follows:

Merchant's in New York describes it:

Based in various similar descriptions whenever I am asked on various websites what regional releases I would like to see, I have always said, "bring back a Flying Pig." So far HSA hasn't listened.

But maybe Drew Estates has and has beaten HSA to the punch (no pun intended):

It might be interesting to try a non-Cuban "Flying Pig" but I'd much rather try, for example, a Ramon Allones Flying Pig.

I am not a fan of large ring cigars and large ring short cigars in particular.

Plus, I think a non-cuban Flying Pig is more likely a Pig In A Poke!

[sloth]

Not sure about that size, but for anyone who doesn't mind NC cigars the Liga Privada No. 9 blend is actually a good blend.

[bassman]

I don't care for large ring cigars, but if tapered at the end like a piramides or perfecto, that's a different story.

[Ginseng]

Not sure about that size, but for anyone who doesn't mind NC cigars the Liga Privada No. 9 blend is actually a good blend.

I sort of agree. I've experienced quite a bit of variability in this cigar across 2 sizes. When they're "on", it the LP9 is a rich, powerful, and very enjoyable cigar. In the worst of cases, they can harsh, thin, and metallic.

Wilkey

[sloth]

I sort of agree. I've experienced quite a bit of variability in this cigar across 2 sizes. When they're "on", it the LP9 is a rich, powerful, and very enjoyable cigar. In the worst of cases, they can harsh, thin, and metallic.

Wilkey

I was lucky enough to buy a box with some age for cheap ($4.00 a stick... i kid you not).... and they have been great! I will admit a while ago I had a robusto size one a week er so... and I got that harsh, thin, & metallic taste... I just figured I smoked it too soon.

[Colt45]

I have often read glowing things about a pre-embargo Cuban cigar called the "Flying Pig."

The Cuban NUB!

This is a size I'd have no interest in - not even from the Corazón de Cuba line

[Van55]

The Cuban NUB!

Not at all. The flying pig is a figurado. Short and fat, for sure, But no way like the NUB (which sux).

[Colt45]

Not at all. The flying pig is a figurado. Short and fat, for sure, But no way like the NUB (which sux).

I shall still refer to it as the HavaNUB. And if a certain Aussie ever produces one, I shall taunt him relentlessly.

[PigFish]

As most of you know I have little regard for larger ring cigars. But this is one of those circumstances that one keen on Cuban heritage cigars has impressed me with killing two birds with one stone. These are the leads that H SA should be following; more trendy sizes with a footing in Cuban cigar heritage.

First, reintroducing the Flying Pig in as a Cuban vitola, within certain parameters is a winner of an idea. Firstly there is a Cuban heritage aspect to the cigar. Next beyond being Cuban, it is new, it is larger ring and it has a retro air to it. If they put some life and ligero in this cigar, rolled it modestly tight and made it with ready to smoke '07 and '08 style tobacco, priced it realistically they would have a real winner.

I think that marketing the FP would be a potential gold mine if not botched in marketing and manufacturing. This cigar would not likely ever be a daily cigar for me. But, if they gave it some balls and a realistic price, I think I would be compelled to take a stake in them. -The Pig

[cadillacdoc]