clickbangdead wrote:I don't recall them being all CBL, believe that you're correct that it was a PJ smoke that was all CBL. And wow, ESV 91, that's a blast from the past, really liked those.
I recall really liking the PA's, was my favorite out of the whole MOW series, in fact I didn't really care for any of the others once I had had the PA. Lol. Didn't think the maddie was anything special though, just the regular agreed with me.
The all-CBL leaf cigar I was thinking of was in fact a PJ creation. La Casita Criolla. Not bad, but I cannot recall keeping many to age. May have some...sucks to have OCD and several tubs when I'm not regularly diving into them b/c of health issues. Hopefully I can change that some day.
Meanwhile, yeah, I do have some pretty good chit aging nicely. The 91 ESV maddie may be the best smoke Perdomo ever made, and I've enjoyed many of Nick's products. The red cello maduro reserve was pretty good, but if I have any left, it's likely just 1-2. One of my better buys was an accident...ordered 2 boxes of the first year Oliva V maddie on the mothership in 2008 (to my knowledge, the only year they were made with CBL wrapper). Someone in CS wrongfully told me my order got bumped, and my purchase was on hold. I bought two boxes elsewhere, then got word CS erred at the MS, so I ended up with 4 boxes. Still have a couple left. My God, what a great smoke, and with nearly a dozen years since they were rolled? Those and some special smokes (like HdMs I got at Whistler on my honeymoon in 1995) are guarded by chains, locks, Dobermans and some a-hole with a 12 gauge. Just waiting until my health clears so I can really enjoy them.