FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[potpest]

ROE JAN '16 Epicure Especial
'18 Quai D'Orsay 54
Tasting some Roger Goulart Joseph Valls Cava and DescRegut Corpinnat.

[tbelle7]

[Wlu1988]

RyJ Short Churchill, SC Principe and NW Salomones Farm Roll while helping a friend r&d a few new cuts of meat for his restaurant. Banger evening. 

[Lucas Buck]

2000 Partagas Piramides EL - one of the original four Edición Limitadas. These were phenomenal at release and about the same now if my recollection can be trusted. It’s hard to improve on perfection. Sublime first puff to last. Such a rare treat.

[yuppie]

7 hours ago, Wlu1988 said:

RyJ Short Churchill, SC Principe and NW Salomones Farm Roll while helping a friend r&d a few new cuts of meat for his restaurant. Banger evening.

Do you have any opinions on the Short Churchill vs. the Wide Churchill?

[Boss Hog]

Romeo y Julieta Cazadores (RUP ENE20).

[Justins123]

7 hours ago, Lucas Buck said:

2000 Partagas Piramides EL - one of the original four Edición Limitadas. These were phenomenal at release and about the same now if my recollection can be trusted. It’s hard to improve on perfection. Sublime first puff to last. Such a rare treat.

Very nice. I recall there being a pretty sharp divide between rosado-like wrappers and the dark toothy wrappers. Dark ones were virtually unsmokable. Reddish ones were well regarded and more desirable. Definitely the case with the piramides. Maybe the Monte Robustos too?  I’ve got a box of each buried somewhere in the humidor. I’ll have to dig them out. 

[Chucko8]

2021 N3

[Lucas Buck]

5 hours ago, Justins123 said:

Very nice. I recall there being a pretty sharp divide between rosado-like wrappers and the dark toothy wrappers. Dark ones were virtually unsmokable. Reddish ones were well regarded and more desirable. Definitely the case with the piramides. Maybe the Monte Robustos too?  I’ve got a box of each buried somewhere in the humidor. I’ll have to dig them out. 

Maybe I just got lucky but through many boxes never had one that wasn’t amazing. The wrappers aren’t super dark or toothy so I got good ones I guess! Only ever smoked a few of the Monte Robustos. They didn’t impress me enough to buy boxes. 

[Justins123]

[Justins123]

Btw this is an interesting read from Simon Chase. Not particularly flattering re the origins of “limited edition” Cuban cigars...

I’m convinced the whole program was in reaction to the success Padron and Fuente were having in the United States with “hard to get” double banded cigars, i.e., the 1964 line and Opus X. Habanos realized they needed to compete in what was (despite the embargo) one of their biggest markets. 
So if you’re pissed at the current state of pricing and chasing LE, RE, Reserva nonsense, don’t blame the Chinese. It can all be traced back to Chase, Carlos Fuente, and American smokers. 

[LaoFan]

Watch shopping @ Nakano Broadway

P2.

[Mike Mecklenburg]

Rafael Gonzalez RE Nordico-Baltico, North Star (EPM December 2018) firm ash with creamy floral dark flavors

[Wlu1988]

16 hours ago, yuppie said:

Do you have any opinions on the Short Churchill vs. the Wide Churchill?

I don’t actually. I have not had a chance to smoke a Wide Churchill yet. All of the Short Churchills I have had have been really enjoyable and each with razor sharp burns. 

[ViscountDick]

Ashton VSG Torpedo @ Stanza Dei Sigari

[bmac]

17 Vigia ARS

[MAT]

JL1 23

[Glass Half Full]

Panatela (EML Jul 2015) 

Usually an intensely satisfying little cigar at the end of day, when some complex but brief flavors are desired. Amazingly, close to 10 years on, this started wonderfully but seems to need some years to fully blossom. (In case helpful for any other folks still waiting on these.)

[barrygoodvibes]

Always good. Hanging out in the backyard. 

[Chucko8]

C&C time. 2023 from our host.

[JohnS]

Romeo y Julieta Churchills - ESL Jun 2017

[Wlu1988]

Warped Corto Maduro and Trinidad Coloniales. 

Partagas Series P Number 2, H Upmann Number 2 last night and a Punch Punch to start the Sunday. 

[havanaclub]

REG DIC 17 Talisman for a belated birthday smoke. 

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[Chucko8]

7 hours ago, havanaclub said:

REG DIC 17 Talisman for a belated birthday smoke.

Happy Birthday buddy!!

[LaoFan]

H. Upmann Mag 50

Bar Martha.

@ Ebisu