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[akpreacher]

05 Punch Royal Seleccion no 11


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[TheFullMontecristo]

Pawty short

[Bijan]

1 hour ago, JohnS said:

and 6 Media Coronas (which was a vitolas specifically made for this release, being identical in ring gauge to the Coronas Especiales but 10 mm shorter - 38 ring gauge x 142 mm and the first Cohiba release to include medio tiempo leaf).

Apparently there was a Juan Lopez Epicures that was discontinued in the 1970s that was the original example of this vitola.

https://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/brand/juan-lopez#epicures

I don't know if it was actually called that at the time, it might have been called something else then though.

Very interesting about the medio tiempo leaf!

[FatherOfPugs]

An Esplendido this evening with some sparkling water. Much needed after a rather eventful day from my 15 month old. 

[Puros Y Vino]

2001 a Lancero Oddessy. Paired with some Ron Vigia 8
 

[LLC]

Continued my LCDH run with a RAG AGO 17 La Trova. Great choice.




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[TTP21]

RAS from @MigsG.  This is an amazing stick. Boozy Christmas fruit cake.  Rich flavors.  The extra band powers are in this one for sure.  Thanks, Migs! 

[sw15825]

2013 MDE... 

2008 Siglo IV.

[fokker4me]

[Trimming]

[Paso]

JL2 RUM SEP19

Monte DE BRE SEP19

FOH 2424

 

[StogieSteve23]

A couple from the weekend.  

Dantes: Wayy better than the first one I tried two years ago.. Glad I have a box of these stashed away somewhere..  Dark chocolate, roasted nuts, lots of lemon zest and a hint of peppermint.  

Tatuaje 7th Capa Especial: Pure molasses and vanilla extract.  Lots of vanilla.  

DPG Original Imperiales:  A little harsh but nice flavors and strength for the beach.  Leather and black pepper. 

2015 (or earlier) Padron 7000 Maduro.  Got a bunch of these as freebies from someone a few years back. Gave some away, smoked a few since, stashed 5-6 somewhere and had this lone guy in one of my NC humidors.  Reached for something I wouldn't care too much about on the golf course since its blowing 50 constantly right now.  Played an afternoon round with my pops today and was easily one of the top 5 windiest rounds I've played.  Golf game wasn't too bad but the cigar didn't disappoint at all. Loads of molten dark chocolate, creamy cocoa, coffee, minimal spice, hazelnut retro.  Really enjoyed this.  Love how these have mellowed out with some years on them.  Also love that we were basically the only ones on the course and sped around in 3 hours, taking out time.. 

[StogieSteve23]

On 8/22/2020 at 9:18 PM, lovethehaze said:

My sons 1st birthday today. sig seiz is just wonderfully classy 

 

Happy belated first birthday to your son B-Rad!! Looks like you enjoyed in good health and happiness. 

[Bijan]

On 8/22/2020 at 9:18 PM, lovethehaze said:

My sons 1st birthday today. sig seiz is just wonderfully classy 

Fun coincidence. My son's 1st birthday was a few days ago but we had the party on the 22nd.

[CampDelta369]

An MSU MAR Mag 50. Excellent example here. First third is smoking like a Sir Winston. Crazy ? 

[mtd057]

A little Sunday afternoon BBQ - Monte #2 GOS Oct 18 - Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend

[Cjake75]

Any thoughts on this one?  Like to know some opinions. 
 

[Kongelunden]

Enjoyed a Upmann Magnum 54 this evening. Box code unknown as it was bought as singles, but roughly from early 2019. Great construction, perfect burn, and classic Upmann flavors - taste-wise on the milder side, but then again still a young cigar 

[Rupe]

[JohnS]

Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo des Dieux BUM Feb 2014

I have a confession to make. You see, when I first really got into smoking the fabled, and now much-missed, Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo des Dieux I used to see them as the epitome of creaminess in a cigar. This view was naturally askewed by the fact that I had become familiar with 2003 des Dieuxs. As a result, I figured that the greater majority of des Dieux were like those '03 examples. With time, I've come to understand that those '03 des Dieuxs were a 'class above' and other HdM Le Hoyo de Dieux (up to when they were discontinued in 2014) were subject to normal development over time like other Le Hoyo cigars.

When I mention the aging development of Le Hoyo line cigars I am naturally not including the recent additions to the line, the 2018 Rio de Seco and the 2014 de San Juan. Like Cohiba in the past five years or so, these two Le Hoyo additions seem to develop their peak flavours much younger than in the past. In the case of the Rio de Seco and de San Juan, this means the advent of creaminess in the cigar, with the Rio de Seco being noteworthy for creaminess even sooner than the de San Juan.

So what are traditional Le Hoyo cigars like, in general? In a word, they are characterised by their woodiness when young. The aim of resting them long-term is to let them become more creamy. As mentioned, like traditional Cohiba, developing those peak flavours can take five to ten years.

This early-2014 HdM Le Hoyo des Dieux was amongst the last des Dieux to be produced prior to their sad deletion. At around six-and-a-half years rested the woodiness has receded to become a quality cedar. When Le Hoyo cigars are under five years they can have a mushroom/forest floor-type flavour to them that can dominate the cigar. This des Dieux had a forest floor flavour that intermingled very nicely with a consistent sweet vanilla throughout. Of course the cigar was also starting to exude some more creaminess now than what these have done in the past. It also had no cloved spice elements to it either, which is another characteristic of Le Hoyo cigars.

Of course I nubbed this until my fingers began to burn. And why wouldn't I? I have less than a quarter of a box left!

[Stogiepuffer]

A freebie on a golf outing today...

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[sw15825]

2008'ish, Padilla 1932 Toro. I still have a few sizes of the 1932 sticks in cellophane that were part of the original productions from Pepin's El Rey De Los Habanos Factory in Miami Florida. The Toro smoked absolutely wonderfully today after all the years in my cooleridor. It had the trademark blending of Pepin still apparent, with a very full body, spicy start, and then calming some into a more manageable smoke that time has done wonders to. I started my cigar smoking career with smoking a lot of his cigars in the early to later 2000's. The Miami 8&11 was also a winner back then, unfortunately mine are long gone...

The brand was created by José "Pepin" Garcia and is manufactured at the El Rey de los Habanos factory in the Little Havana section of Miami, Florida, with one size (La Perla) made at Tabacalera Cubana S. A., Pepin's factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.^[1]

The late Heberto Padilla, noted Cuban poet, was born in 1932, and his son Ernesto Padilla, the owner of Padilla Cigars, named this cigar brand as a tribute to his father.

The brand was released in stages. The first three vitolas of this brand (the Robusto, Churchill and Torpedo) were released in October 2006. The cigars came in a special 45 count cedar box which contained 15 of each size, and only 500 of these boxes were made. The box was to remain on the shelf as a permanent display and were intended to be refilled with subsequent shipments.

The next phase was begun in January 2007, when the first of the next three sizes (the Toro) was released. The Lancero and the second release of the previously released sizes followed in February, all in Cuban-style boxes of 25.^[2] The third size (with the frontmark La Perla) was delayed until late March/early April. This release represents the regular production of this brand. (Wikipedia). 

[FatherOfPugs]

Monte Edmundo GOS JUN 17, just hitting its stride with those typical Monte flavors.

[Rhinoww]

Opted for a Johnny-O Siglo V from last summer. It’s my first of this bunch. Wrapper looked nice -pretty smooth and a medium to light sheen that the camera did not capture. 
 

Man I like this RG. I do feel like I’m in for a 2 for 1 with all the minutos I have been smoking lately. 
 

Draw is a touch tight. Didn’t have the balls to go deep enough w the perfecdraw to fix it. Will smoke there instead. enjoying the first third for sure. Will see about the rest ....

 

 

[BlueRidgeFly]

Esplendido TPO JUN 19 (I think). Birthday cigar, was hoping it would be the best of the week, but...

This D4 BUP ABR 19 was tied for the best of the week...

...along with a  PLPC from a TOS FEB 17 PSP box, really good ? 

PLMC LGR NOV 17

Reyes RAG MAY 19, glad I have a small boatload of these ?