FOH'ers Daily Smoke

[JohnS]

Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Flying Pig...

[Hoosh]

4 hours ago, JohnS said:

Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve Flying Pig..

Any good word at all about this DE cigar?

[Chibearsv]

4 hours ago, Hoosh said:

Any good word at all about this DE cigar?

I've got a few left from a gift box of the Toros. They are very darkly sweet which isn't a preference for me. But if black strap molasses is your thing in a cigar, it'll deliver.  

[Hoosh]

1 hour ago, Chibearsv said:

I've got a few left from a gift box of the Toros.  They are very darkly sweet which isn't a preference for me.  But if black strap molasses is your thing in a cigar, it'll deliver.  

Thanks. I’ve more often than not tried to stay away from “named” cigars, usually with good reason. 🙂

[bmac]

TRU JUL 18

[LaoFan]

Party Maduro #3.

[JohnS]

4 hours ago, Hoosh said:

Any good word at all about this DE cigar?

It was neither outright good nor outright bad. In other words, it was serviceable without being remarkable. It was certainly not worthy of writing up a detailed review, put it that way.

[Puros Y Vino]

2013 LGC Inmenso for the Jay/Mariners game

[Ford2112]

[Gemini_Man]

'24 SP Belicosos. Salt of the Earth this one.

[03Hemi]

11 hours ago, Fugu said:

Several features, clear case from the single pic alone. Not a matter of opinion. Will send you a PM with details.

A little history on me first:

I've been smoking cigars for 40 years, 35 exclusively Cubans, just recently got back into non-cubans since Covid killed it for the US.

Non-Cubans have come full circle and many equal and exceed Cubans now- good for us.

As you can see by the jar, this is just about 10 years of my bands- all Cuban bands except for one Opus.

There are two different "Esplindidos" pictured here, one old style band and the box have the newer bands, boxes are perfect, smooth and well made- indicitive of Cuban Esplindidos.

The bands include the correct holograms, plus the micro Taino within the Taino- both holograms, notice how perfect all the color matches are- perfect! The alinement of the bands-perfect! The weight of the authenticity card- perfect! The thickness of the cedar devider- perfect!

But, the one thing you can't fake- the cigar!

After 35 years of smoking Cubans exclusively, I can certify these are definitely Fake as F_ _ K!

Great eye Fugu! 

Esplendidos are a symphony of flavors and complexity of layers (I've had hundreds over the years), these are NOT. These are absolutely the best fakes I've ever seen.

I tried both tonight. 😝

The good news is I got them with the humidor I paid $300 bucks for and an old beater watch, at least the OpusX appear to be legit- we'll see?

[Boss Hog]

San Cristóbal de la Habana Mercaderes LCDH (EMA OCT07).

[Redgoldband]

My uncle passed over the weekend. He was a tremendous athlete, a proud alum of our school, and a phenomenal member of our college fraternity. Saturday I lit up a PSD4 TLP OCT 23 in contemplation of him, reading through past texts and scrolling through pictures. Couldn’t have picked a more excellent cigar to commemorate the moment.




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[westg]

Upmann Coronas Junior OME JUL 23

[MagicalBikeRide]

‘16 CORO - cigar of the year so far 

[tbelle7]

Siglo IV - ESM JUN 24

[X-Man]

Partagas PCE

[yuppie]

On 10/14/2025 at 6:31 PM, westg said:

Bolivar Coronas Junior OME JUL 23

Sir, this is an Upmann.

[El Gato]

Oct 24 Partagas Mille Fleurs.

[barrygoodvibes]

A delicious Siglo V on a beautiful 69 degree day in Chicago. 

[LaoFan]

LGC Serie D#5 - RE España 2017

@ Shenzhen 

Delicious.

[Gemini_Man]

God Of Fire Diademas. I prefer the Carlito blends over the Don Carlos on this Prometheus line. So good.

[JohnS]

17 hours ago, yuppie said:

Sir, this is an Upmann.

I think what @westg is trying to say is that this Upmann was as good as a Bolivar Coronas Junior. Because let's face it, they're pretty good smaller-sized cigars, aren't they? 

[tbelle7]

Siglo VI

 

[westg]

Its Bolivar. Gee wiz.