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Something on my lips... and fingers and
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PapaWhiskey Offline
#1 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 11:51 AM EST
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I got a deal on a box of La Aurora Preferidos Diamond from a reputable online dealer, and they've been sitting about 3 months. I go to smoke one and I could feel something on my lips so I wipe and find dark brown, then its on my hand, I put the cigar down and stains there too. I do kind of wet the cut end and that turned it to brown paint. After wetting and wiping it off a couple times it wasn't a problem and was a good smoke. I hoped it was just one but seems not. Any insight?
LeeBot Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 12:29 PM EST
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Sounds like you got some special sauce!




I have no idea. You don't seem to be complaining about bitterness, so it doesn't sound like tar. I'm interested if anyone else has ever encountered this.
PapaWhiskey Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 12:33 PM EST
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No, not tar, it's on the outside on the wrapper even without lighting.
Ram27 Online
#4 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 12:56 PM EST
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I only have seen this issue with Victor Sinclair some brand Maduro many year's ago,from dying the ceegars. Think
PapaWhiskey Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 1:14 PM EST
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I sent a customer service request in asking about it. If they offer to take them back I'll let them, if not I'll need all of your addresses so you can try cigar finger painting too.
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#6 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 2:42 PM EST
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Pretty sure Rocky is the king of dyed wrappers…
Wouldn’t surprise me if others do it
Stogie1020 Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 2:48 PM EST
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"in these times..."
LeeBot Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 2:51 PM EST
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But the Preferidos Diamond is not a maduro, as I remember. Is it? Seems odd that they would try to dye a natural.
PapaWhiskey Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 3:13 PM EST
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The advertising says it's a CT Broadleaf so it should be dark but definitely lighter with the coating licked off.

La Aurora Preferidos Diamond is an elegant entry to the plethora of gems. Cloaked in a dark Connecticut Broadleaf wrapper from the United States with a Dominican binder, and filled with quality tobaccos from the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. Smooth and creamy, Diamond offers a medium profile with hints of coffee, toast and cocoa. This is not a cigar that is to be smoked with haste, sit back and enjoy a moment of peace with the La Aurora Preferidos Diamond.
ZRX1200 Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 4:25 PM EST
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Hmmmm…..I’ve only enjoyed the Ruby’s which are a maduro wrapper.

I thought they all had different wrappers.

Maybe you got internet cigars instead of B&M cigars.
frankj1 Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 5:29 PM EST
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we had a thread many years ago about dyed wrappers.
I remember a zillion years ago I smoked a bunch of Onyx, liked the cigar at that time, but always got dye on my lips and fingers.
frankj1 Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 5:32 PM EST
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just saw z reposted that old thread...
Sunoverbeach Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 9:11 PM EST
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I don't recall diamonds doing that to me, but I have had a few smokes over rthe years that have. I do like the rubies better anyway. Platinum is purty good too
ZRX1200 Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 10:20 PM EST
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Great minds n stuff my friend Mellow
Huzza3045 Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Jun 9 2023, 11:13 PM EST
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Platinum is my favorite by far. Never had any of the Preferido line do that to me.
Mr. Jones Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Jun 10 2023, 5:29 AM EST
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Bloody stuck them up a chickens butt after he had his way with them...

Bwuuuuhahahahaha!!

( sorry bloody...I just had to do that...he left himself wiiiidddeee
Open for it)
Ram27 Online
#17 Posted: Sat, Jun 10 2023, 6:39 AM EST
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^^^^d'oh! Brick wall Brick wall Brick wall Brick wall Brick wall Brick wall d'oh!

Oy vey
PapaWhiskey Offline
#18 Posted: Sat, Jun 17 2023, 8:26 AM EST
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I've never returned cigars but when I reached out to the online retailer, they said no problem and took back the opened box with a few missing. I ended up putting the credit toward a box of Fuentes.
Mr. Jones Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Jun 28 2023, 7:33 PM EST
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Did your cigars ....."spend any amount of time unguarded in
Jamie's V.A.N. ??? "

That could explain any strange BROWN STUFF ON UR FINGERS AND LIPS...
PapaWhiskey Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Jun 29 2023, 4:19 PM EST
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Mr Jones, Ewww... yuck.

Anyway, the funny thing is I had at least one of these in a different size I think someone here gave me and I loved it so much I went out and ordered a box... Weird.
Huzza3045 Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Jun 29 2023, 5:39 PM EST
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I’ve had more than a few of the LA Preferido line (and smoking one right now), love them all.

Never had that issue. Might be a distributor issue?
PapaWhiskey Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Jun 30 2023, 4:46 PM EST
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Huzza3045 wrote:
I’ve had more than a few of the LA Preferido line (and smoking one right now), love them all.

Never had that issue. Might be a distributor issue?


It is strange. Now that I think about it, I think it was you Huzza, who turned me on the LA Preferido. The cigars you sent me were great. Anyway, the vendor took them back so I don't have them anymore. But for science I think there is a single in the box pass. I think maybe Sob has it. Sob, give the thing a lick and tell us what you think. Make sure you have a napkin and water.
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