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[Fuzz AI]

4 hours ago, JohnS said:

Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo des Dieux 2003

Generously gifted by @Fuzz (thank you kindly!), this des Dieux from a 2003 50 cab was not in any way complex, but it was exemplary!  I especially adored the cream texture, light marshmallow and cedar with hints of vanilla. This is exactly as I like them. On the other hand, I find my 2013 and 2014 sticks more prone to notes of cloves, spice and wood with hints of mushroom or forest floor flavours.

It just goes to show how patience rewards you when it comes to certain Habanos cigars such as the fabled (and much-missed) Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo des Dieux!

That was a good way to end the Covid-19 cigar break of 2020.

[MigsG]

Exhibición No. 4. Been loving RyJ lately, Mille fleurs, Petit Corona now this. 

[jvd1291]

Jose L Piedra Cazadores. These are pretty tasty for a $3 cigar!

[dcbuss]

Another better known shark tonight....as gimmicky as the rest though!  

[havanaclub]

BRC MSU FEB 18


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[NicPac]

After a long day 

[Trimming]

[Raskol]

C&C Time. RASS (2017) from our host.

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[SigmundChurchill]

Always nice to drive home at 7AM after a 24 hour shift, with a Siglo VI.

 

[El Hoze]

15 hours ago, WineAcrobat said:

Did the cab these came in have both the old and the new seal? (like without and with bar code?) 

it does! 

[t1String]

From the weekend...
 

RAG AGO 19 - these are smoking brilliantly right now. Easily #1 cigar for me.

 

BRE JUL 19 - this was the second from this box and both have been good ??

 

Bespoke Pony Express LE - they hit out of the park with this one.  This and the Traditional Line Cotton Tail are my favorite NC

 

ABO SEP 18 - these are in my top 5 right now

 

UAO OCT 19 Media Luna

 

LGR SEP 19 

[SmokeyGigi]

[Nino]

The heat wave is rolling in.
RASCC and some Rosé with sparkling water to combat it.
Broke the 30C mark and will go higher this week.

[Pigpen]

Forgot to take a picture !! But just had a lovely 2013 RYJ Short Churchill .... lovely


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[JohnS]

H. Upmann Royal Robusto 2011 - La Casa del Habano Exclusivo SUE Abr 2012

Up until the release of the 2010 Ramon Allones Superiores, La Casa del Habanos cigars were considered exclusive releases with a limited production run. That changed around 2010-11 and since that time the greater majority of LCDH releases have been in continued production ever since (albeit amongst short periods of production hiatus). I have enjoyed a number of them over the years, but strangely enough, this may be the first or second H.Upmann Royal Robusto I've actually sampled. I'd like to thank @baragh for gifting me this cigar to smoke today.

The H.Upmann Royal Robusto was released circa 2012 and is an Edmundo-sized vitola with a 52 ring gauge x 135 mm (or 5⅜ inches) length. Incidentally, the H.Upmann Connossieur A is the same ring gauge and only 5 mm (or one-fifth of an inch) longer, but I would definitely classify the Royal Robusto as a very different Upmann cigar to the Connossieur A. Broadly speaking, in my opinion, there are Upmann cigars that excel in 'softer' flavours such as shortbread and cream and there are Upmann cigars that are more robust giving you stronger cedar, coffee and leather flavours. I'd put the Connossieur A in the former category and the Royal Robusto in the latter one.

With eight years of age on this cigar, the coffee flavour was light but it still had a cedar and leather spine to it. Along the way I enjoyed a vanilla or licorice sweetness in the first third which transposed in the second third with the addition of some cinnamon spice. In the last third I got some further complexity with white pepper notes.

Yes, it was an excellent cigar and for my preference I would favour an Upmann cigar like this with this amount of age on it. It was exactly to my liking.

[StogieSteve23]

Some recent smokes. 

ASR JUL-18: EE

ASU MAR-19: Monte 1

LGR AGO-17: PLMC

TPO OCT-19: Short de Punch 

Mystery smoke from @Lrabold89 which turned out to be a Nudie N3.  Absolutely fantastic smoke.  Lots of cedar, roasted nuts and a slight minty flavor throughout.  Milk chocolate on the retro.  Super enjoyable.

[inter4alia]

ULA Jul 15 Coronas 

[TTP21]

I may be coming back after a 2 week flirtation with NC. This one is good, but at the same price point I'd gladly take a Party Short,BCJ, or PLPC.  In the same vitola, Monte 3 is worth the small premium over this.  There's something about the delivery in most NC that just seems to overwhelm the senses, whereas a CC allows you to slowly decode what the blend is to you. 

[FatherOfPugs]

RyJ Wide Churchill and some Woodford Reserve Double Oaked.

[kmax]

OPM FEB 09 SCDLH La Fuerza 

[maverickdrinker]

2018 Edicion Regional Phoenicia Diplomaticos Ammunition tonight...




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[lovethehaze]

[BlueRidgeFly]

RyJ Mille Fleur ASU MAR 18, FOH PSP/HQ quarter box. Real depth of flavor, lovely cherry notes and sweetness in the latter half. Like a stick of cherry wood ?

[Rupe]

Today’s selection.

[Guest Nekhyludov]

RAE ABR 14 RGPC