FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[Chucko8]

Xmas Sampler Mag 54 on the Sunday afternoon with coffee.

[Raskol]

Past few night's smokes. Mag. 50 (2017), Cuaba EL 2008, RYJ Hidalgo from BOTL, QDO 54 (2018), JL ELAsia Pacifico, H. Upmann Connie 2 (2018), QDO Senadores 2019 & now smoking CORO (2017). All from our gracious host except for the Hidalgo. 

[LaoFan]

Partagas Legado EL 2020

Beautiful oily wrapper. Chocolate cold draw. Savoury notes kicked in by end of the first 3rd. Finished strong with a typical Partagas spice, extra peppery on the retrohale.

@ Sunday afternoon backyard with the bbq sparked

[Glass Half Full]

On 1/12/2025 at 9:45 AM, Puros Y Vino said:

Smoking one of the fabled "BEHIKE E2 's".  

This is a fable with which I'm unfamiliar. When you have a moment, could you pls elaborate? Also how was the cigar? I've always enjoyed your posts, and would welcome your perspectives. Thanks!

[Puros Y Vino]

5 hours ago, Glass Half Full said:

This is a fable with which I'm unfamiliar. When you have a moment, could you pls elaborate? Also how was the cigar? I've always enjoyed your posts, and would welcome your perspectives. Thanks!

I'll do my best. Others here may know more. But this is my understanding.

Around 2017 a batch of E2's started coming out of El Laguito. Box code AMO MAY 17(and other months possibly).  No one expected them to be rolled there.  Some collectors started grabbing them quietly as legend has it.  Legend the key word.  That these E2's started out as BHK54's but medio tiempo leaf, the heart of BHK  was scarce due to crop issues.  So the factory was told to use the BHK blend and roll E2 vitola.  I split a box with 2 other guys when FOH had some.  This is my second one ever.  To me they don't taste like a BHK!  But it is/was more meaty than the E2's I was smoking prior.  There are boxes with really dark wrappers initially.  Then the shades got lighter.  Early adopters claim it was the deal of the century. My other 2 friends agree.  Not BHK, but way better E2. That's the legend.

[Çnote]

Black Honey

[SigmundChurchill]

Lancero

 

[LaoFan]

3 hours ago, SigmundChurchill said:

Lancero

Lancero with the cactus jack fragments ftw! 

[Tinny]

BRM OCT 22. Sad this box is almost gone.

[Havanaaddict]

Saturday nights cigars

Montecristo Double Edmundo Cocoa, Baking Spice, Cappuccino

97' Cohiba Coronas Especiales Honey Graham Cracker, Vanilla, Citrus

 
 

Blah

Ok   

Good     

Tasty       

Heavenly

[tbelle7]

Siglo III LTA AGO 22

[CampDelta369]

Started a MC#2 that came apart like a wet fire cracker. This OG N1 from the nudie tuperdor was spot on. Just getting better with age.

[Greenhorn2]

A 2021 carlota. Good smoke.

Opus X Fuente Fuente. I've bought one box of cigars in the last 2 years. This just might be my next purchase. Excellent cigar.

[Ford2112]

Alma Fuerte. It's a banger!

Fuzzy steering wheel and a fat fundy!

[Chucko8]

[Tinny]

Stolen Throne 3 kingdoms robusto. Haven’t had a bad one yet.

[LaoFan]

Monte Especial #2 w/ a bottle of Billecart-Salmon Rosé.

@ Mandarin Oriental, Tianhe Guangzhou

Good start to the week.

[MAT]

D4 wins ...

[SigmundChurchill]

Siglo VI

 

JL2

[PuroDiario]

Good for mid morning with a coffee. I feel the weather down here and setting improved the cigar, but still would smoke again. 

Very bitter as compared to other vitolas I tried. Not in love.

[tbelle7]

Monte No. 2 SUM May 16

[Ayub]

CUABA TRADICIONALES - 2022

[JohnS]

Trinidad Coloniales - APU Jul 2015

[Gubbins]

19 hours ago, LaoFan said:

Monte Especial #2 w/ a bottle of Billecart-Salmon Rosé.

@ Mandarin Oriental, Tianhe Guangzhou

Good start to the week.

How was this? Only tried it once and I rated it highly, never tried the esp1.

[X-Man]

PLPC RAT MAY 20