FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[Kaptain Karl]

  On 6/17/2021 at 11:59 PM, Lrabold89 said:

Just cracked a fresh 10er ….not a fan of darker wrappers but damn I’ve been surprised by some darker wrapper cigars from the epicure line

Expand  

100% agree with you! Dark wrappers on HdM's seem to bring out a very different and extremely impressive flavor profile. Other than HdM I try to avoid too dark of wrappers! 

[Sir Diggamus]

Double Edmundo and an Imperial Stout


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Connoisseur Kim]

  On 6/18/2021 at 12:18 AM, Sir Diggamus said:

Double Edmundo and an Imperial Stout

Expand  

As a stout beer fan, I really want to try Imperial Stout so badly @Sir Diggamus 🤣! Is Double Edmundo performs well nowadays? I noticed that Double Edmundo gets love on FOH recently.

[Sir Diggamus]

  On 6/18/2021 at 12:21 AM, Connoisseur Kim said:

As a stout beer fan, I really want to try Imperial Stout so badly Sir Diggamus! Is Double Edmundo performs well nowadays? I noticed that Double Edmundo gets love on FOH recently.

Expand  

It’s VERY good Kim! I find the Double Edmundo to have “darker” notes than most other Montes, at least the ones I have tried. They have dark chocolate and roasted malt notes. It’s from 2015.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Connoisseur Kim]

  On 6/18/2021 at 12:38 AM, Sir Diggamus said:

It’s VERY good Kim! I find the Double Edmundo to have “darker” notes than most other Montes, at least the ones I have tried. They have dark chocolate and roasted malt notes. It’s from 2015.

Expand  

Thanks @Sir Diggamus! I'll definitely try Double Edmundo for sure buddy 😄!

[Odessa]

  On 6/17/2021 at 11:48 PM, Kaptain Karl said:

GEL JUL 20 Monte 1. Dry boxed this for a few days

Expand  

Have you dry boxed at the room temperature and RH? What is your normal storage T-RH? Thanks. 

[Paso]

[StogieSteve23]

  On 6/17/2021 at 4:37 PM, Nino said:

Two days ago in Gent/Belgium invited to a cigar dinner of the Belgian Aroma de Cuba smokers club where I have good friends.

 

Expand  

Looking good @Nino! Congrats on the little trip and what seemed to be a great evening! 

 

  On 6/17/2021 at 9:04 PM, LLC said:

Which No. 2 is that? The only RA No. 2 I am familiar with is the new 2019 release which is  a Belicoso shape and has the LE band on it. 

Expand  

☝️ This.  Was wondering the exact same thing.. Looks more like a RASSto me... 

[StogieSteve23]

BSM-JUL-20 Coloniales thanks to my favorite resident degenerate attorney, @rcarlson

SdP goodness. 

[smbauerllc]

  On 6/18/2021 at 12:14 AM, Kaptain Karl said:

100% agree with you! Dark wrappers on HdM's seem to bring out a very different and extremely impressive flavor profile. Other than HdM I try to avoid too dark of wrappers! 

Expand  

I agree to.
I love all of the Epicure line and always have some on hand.
Darker wrappers seem to appear quite often on them

 

  On 6/18/2021 at 3:00 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

BSM-JUL-20 Coloniales thanks to my favorite resident degenerate attorney, @rcarlson

Expand  

Love the Coloniales.
Its one of the very few smokes that I keep more than just 2 or 3 of on hand

[StogieSteve23]

  On 6/18/2021 at 3:02 PM, smbauerllc said:

Love the Coloniales.
Its one of the very few smokes that I keep more than just 2 or 3 of on hand

Expand  

Yeah, I'll need to grab some for sure. They're tasty morsels. 

[smbauerllc]

  On 6/18/2021 at 3:05 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

Yeah, I'll need to grab some for sure. They're tasty morsels. 

Yes, they are my current favorite Trinidad and one of my all-time favorites as well.
Still waiting to try my first Media Luna next month though

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[StogieSteve23]

  On 6/18/2021 at 3:07 PM, smbauerllc said:

Yes, they are my current favorite Trinidad and one of my all-time favorites as well.
Still waiting to try my first Media Luna next month though

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk
 

Expand  

Fundies & Esmeralda are excellent. I'd say Topez & Vigia are close in flavor/enjoyment as a close second. for me. 

[Wookie]

2015 Edmundo 

[smbauerllc]

  On 6/18/2021 at 3:15 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

Fundies & Esmeralda are excellent. I'd say Topez & Vigia are close in flavor/enjoyment as a close second. for me. 

Haven't been able to try the Fundadores or esmareldas yet. No one sells them as singles so I will have to try through a trade or private sale
Haven't tried the topes for the same reason.
Wasn't impressed enough by the vigia to justify the high price for me.
Do have my first Media Luna set for next month though

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[smbauerllc]

RyJ Belvederes

Very tasty and very good burn, draw and construction.

All around good smoke.

'15 Partagas Aristocrats

Still very flaverful after 6 years.

Very tasty and great burn,draw and construction.

Sadly my regular vendors no longer carry them as singles.

Will have to get a box once i get my coolerdor up and running. They are pretty inexpensive.

'16 Partagas Presidentes

My first of these

Extremely tasty. Started out a medium strength, but picked up to close to full in the second half.

Excellent draw, burn and construction too

Will definitely have to get more

 

[Nino]

  On 6/18/2021 at 2:59 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

Looking good @Nino! Congrats on the little trip and what seemed to be a great evening!

... 

Expand  

Thank you VERY much @StogieSteve23 !!

It sure felt good to be on the road again and meeting good friends. Almost "normal" 🙂

Here is a little piece of the trip on my blog :

http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/2021-june-cigar-dinner-aroma-de-cuba-cigar-club-in-gent-belgium/

[StogieSteve23]

 

  On 6/18/2021 at 5:07 PM, Nino said:

Thank you VERY much @StogieSteve23 !!

It sure felt good to be on the road again and meeting good friends. Almost "normal" 🙂

Here is a little piece of the trip on my blog :

http://flyingcigar.de/startseite/2021-june-cigar-dinner-aroma-de-cuba-cigar-club-in-gent-belgium/

Expand  

Thanks for sharing! Very cool blog here.  My favorite line in your blog post is "The wines and cigars are fully in keeping with these high standards." 

[Ites]

Mdo4 (probably TUA Feb/mar 21) after a rough week at work. Finishing up things before I move on to new employment. Perfect draw and burn, very enjoyable flavour. Considering another box!

[StogieSteve23]

  On 6/18/2021 at 5:33 PM, Ites said:

Mdo4 (probably TUA Feb/mar 21) after a rough week at work. Finishing up things before I move on to new employment. Perfect draw and burn, very enjoyable flavour. Considering another box! 

Expand  

Best of luck in your new job! Definitely get another box or 6 of these if you can.  

[smbauerllc]

  On 6/18/2021 at 5:33 PM, Ites said:

Mdo4 (probably TUA Feb/mar 21) after a rough week at work. Finishing up things before I move on to new employment. Perfect draw and burn, very enjoyable flavour. Considering another box! 

Expand  

Nice.
I will be having my first of these next month, a 2017.

They are extremely difficult to track down as singles. Bought mine through a private sale on another forum that is great for finding hard to get singles

[Nino]

Today I felt like a blind chicken who found a grain of sweet corn.

A package of CR sticks arrived at my door containing some fine farm rolled cigars from “La Meca del Tabaco” in Vuelta Abajo – don’t ask me how they made the trip, I will not reply …. 🙂

I could not resist and smoked the Lancero right away like a thirsty man in a dry desert.

After over a year of smoking regular production it was ( no arrogance intended in the analogy ) like going from McD Burgers to an Adrian Ferra Michelin starred dinner menu…. And then some !

Ninety minutes of pure bliss, aromas, flavours, taste, burn, construction, I nubbed it.

Lord – how I missed these cigars !

[Ites]

  On 6/18/2021 at 5:34 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

Best of luck in your new job! Definitely get another box or 6 of these if you can.  

Expand  

Thank you!

  On 6/18/2021 at 5:39 PM, smbauerllc said:

Nice.
I will be having my first of these next month, a 2017.

They are extremely difficult to track down as singles. Bought mine through a private sale on another forum that is great for finding hard to get singles

Expand  

I've never had them before, so cannot say anything about older rolls. However I would say that the 2021 production, in my humble newbie opinion, is that they are good but will probably only get better with age.. And this is exactly why I should get another box, because I may not be able to leave this single box I have untouched

[smbauerllc]

  On 6/18/2021 at 5:59 PM, Ites said:

I've never had them before, so cannot say anything about older rolls. However I would say that the 2021 production, in my humble newbie opinion, is that they are good but will probably only get better with age.. And this is exactly why I should get another box, because I may not be able to leave this single box I have untouched

Nice
Thanks for the info
Had to try for months to finally get one.
Almost hoping I don't like them very much since they are so difficult to get, lol

Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

[rcarlson]

  On 6/18/2021 at 3:00 PM, StogieSteve23 said:

BSM-JUL-20 Coloniales thanks to my favorite resident degenerate attorney, @rcarlson

Expand  

Is that the Bar Complaint against me you've been drafting on your computer screen?