Baccy Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 13 hours ago, Chucko8 said: Holiday bliss Beautiful shot... Looks like it could be in a Habanos SA catalog! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yadegari6 Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 Enjoying the view in Vail with a 2004 Cohiba robusto 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post havanaclub Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 HU Petit Corona TOS ENE 17 (probably the last few made in early 2017) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NicPac Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 2017 Siglo 1 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GVan Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 SCdlH Principe (LGR NOV-17) these are just staring to get good. Could probably use another 6 months. This one 7.3 g's but a lot of heavy-weight in this box. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Raskol Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 C&C Time. H. Upmann LCDH Royal Robusto Sent from my SM-G965F using Tapatalk 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StogieSteve23 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 15 hours ago, torsion said: Second go on this one, so much better than the first experience.I might even like it These are aging quite well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SigmundChurchill Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 Esmeiralda CPE 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Markspring1978 Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 RyJ E4 BM OCSU (July 98) 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SokaKiel Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 Sitting in my favorite Café in Tivat/Montenegro, VR Unicos. No tourists at all! For me this is absolute bliss, for the locals an ongoing struggle... 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maverickdrinker Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 On 7/13/2020 at 2:55 PM, Habana Mike said: Monte #3 Sevilla Jar What’s is you think of it? Worth the premium? 23 hours ago, torsion said: Second go on this one, so much better than the first experience.I might even like it Good to hear. The first one I fired up earlier this year shows great potential however, I didn’t think it was ready. Glad to hear that you feel they are coming along. I plan to wait a year before trying again. I do think these will turn into something special. 21 hours ago, FatherOfPugs said: Another gorgeous day! Rolls of thunder this afternoon, but it went around us. Juan Lopez Obus ER Francia '06. What did you think of it? I have one that has been sitting. Ready to go or let it continue to slumber longer? 4 hours ago, Markspring1978 said: RyJ E4 BM OCSU (July 98) Nice. From a 50 cab? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StogieSteve23 Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 BRE OCT-19 Connie 1 from a 24:24 6er. This stick looks like Leatherface and unfortunately is smoking a bit like it too, but still enjoyable flavors. Side note, there is road paving going on here in our development that's been going on for almost two weeks now... Necessary, but very annoying at the same time. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maverickdrinker Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 May 2011 Hamlet double corona... 1998 Trinidad Fundadores tonight... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markspring1978 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 51 minutes ago, maverickdrinker said: Nice. From a 50 cab? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheFullMontecristo Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 El Principe. Always Money. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnS Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 Vegas Robaina Don Alejandro OMR Oct 2015 Vegas Robaina was introduced as an addition to the Habanos catalogue in 1997. It was named after the famous Cuban tobacco grower, Alejandro Robaina, whom the Cuban Government decided to honour as the preeminent tobacco grower in Cuba in the 90's by naming a marca after him. Apparently the Don was unhappy with the direction that Habanos S.A took with the marca named after him prior to his passing in 2010. Subsequently, Habanos S.A has not produced a special release Vegas Robaina cigar since Alejandro's grandson, Hirochi left the island to produced a line of Non-Cuban cigars in 2014 (he has since returned to the Robaina farm in Cuba). So, it would be credible to say that there is a 'bubbling' of tension in the relationship between the Robaina family and Habanos S.A up to the present time. Deleting the cigar named after the most famous Cuban tobacco farmer since the Cuban Revolution in 2017 surely would not have helped things. The Don Alejandro, as mentioned, was available until 2017. It was a very slow seller (as is the Vegas Robaina marca overall). The late '15 Don Alejandro I smoked tonight has rested a little under 5 years and I wanted to re-visit it as Vegas Robaina is known for its prominent chocolate profile, and according to my palate, brands that share this dominant flavour profile tend to peak in the 3 to 5 year window, although I admit this is a personal generalisation and not a rule. Similarly to the last VR Double Alejandro I had around 15 months ago, this Double Corona was 2 hours and 15 minutes of pure bliss. It had a perfect balance of chocolate, a slight raisin sweetness, a hint of sour dark cherries, and a core baking spice element from beginning to end. For me, the baking spice was the dominant flavour and is something I look for and appeals to me in certain marcas as a sign of aging. It's such a shame that Habanos S.A has discontinued this particular cigar named after a much-admired figure of the Cuban cigar industry. It stands out in its flavour profile amongst the remaining Double Coronas, there's simply no other Double Corona like it. 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boxer31 Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 Finishing up work on the deck with 2018 Sig IV 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lovethehaze Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 VR Andorra. SUE JUL 14 from @Thirds thanks my friend this is a great smoke. 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 SCdlH Principe (LGR NOV-17) these are just staring to get good. Could probably use another 6 months. This one 7.3 g's but a lot of heavy-weight in this box.Cracked a new box with the same code today and thought it was good but hopefully continues to improve as they are normally pretty consistent. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FatherOfPugs Posted July 14, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 14, 2020 Not a bad way to end the day. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post inter4alia Posted July 15, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2020 Many detractors out there, but my box continues to shine. Love these. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVan Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 40 minutes ago, LLC said: Cracked a new box with the same code today and thought it was good but hopefully continues to improve as they are normally pretty consistent. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Agreed, I also have a (LGR JUN-18) and myself and @Devo smoked one ROTT and they were as good and possibly slightly better than the NOV-17. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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