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clintCigar Offline
#4351 Posted: Sat, Apr 17 2021, 1:25 PM EST
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Partagas Serie D No.4 (this may have jumped to my top 3 CCs)
deadeyedick Offline
#4352 Posted: Sun, Apr 18 2021, 12:55 PM EST
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HU Conni A
clintCigar Offline
#4353 Posted: Sun, Apr 18 2021, 1:23 PM EST
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Partagas Short
Palama Offline
#4354 Posted: Tue, Apr 20 2021, 12:17 AM EST
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H. Upmann Royal Robusto EL2012

UPE DIC12
Cereal City Cigar Smoker Offline
#4355 Posted: Tue, Apr 20 2021, 12:35 PM EST
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2000 Sancho Panda
2000 HDM Du Maire

fog
deadeyedick Offline
#4356 Posted: Tue, Apr 20 2021, 2:57 PM EST
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Cereal City Cigar Smoker wrote:
2000 Sancho Panda
2000 HDM Du Maire

fog


I'm outraged!
Cereal City Cigar Smoker Offline
#4357 Posted: Tue, Apr 20 2021, 3:54 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
I'm outraged!


You should be! I mean gosh, China hates me and I'm messing up diplomacy!d'oh!


Brick wall
hnixon12 Offline
#4358 Posted: Sun, Apr 25 2021, 9:18 AM EST
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Posts: 2,876
HDM San Juan
mjrburn Offline
#4359 Posted: Sun, Apr 25 2021, 2:07 PM EST
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PL Picadores, thanks to cbd!
MACS Offline
#4360 Posted: Sun, Apr 25 2021, 6:58 PM EST
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Trinidad Coloniales... with a glass of hooch.
clintCigar Offline
#4361 Posted: Tue, Apr 27 2021, 12:33 PM EST
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Juan Lopez Seleccion No 1 (2017)
Dg west deptford Offline
#4362 Posted: Tue, Apr 27 2021, 1:53 PM EST
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Quai D'Orsay No.50 '17 Thanks to CBD!
euodias Offline
#4363 Posted: Sun, May 2 2021, 12:08 PM EST
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Are Ravi's custom rolls any good?
MACS Offline
#4364 Posted: Sun, May 2 2021, 2:02 PM EST
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euodias wrote:
Are Ravi's custom rolls any good?


Never had 'em. Curious to know that, too... Another site has the "Bespoke" custom rolls. Wonder if they're any good as well.
slo-mo Offline
#4365 Posted: Sun, May 2 2021, 3:49 PM EST
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Guantanamera Minutos

Box of 20 for $53, that includes shipping. Come's to $2.65 per stick, fits my budget perfectly.

The first inch leaves something to be desired but the more you suck the better it gets. ;)

Cuban yard gar?, whoda thunk it.
deadeyedick Offline
#4366 Posted: Sun, May 2 2021, 7:15 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
Never had 'em. Curious to know that, too... Another site has the "Bespoke" custom rolls. Wonder if they're any good as well.


I have not bought any for years but IMO taste like Nic tobacco. YMMV
shaun341 Offline
#4367 Posted: Mon, May 3 2021, 5:20 AM EST
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Behike 52?

Was gifted to me in probably 2013ish on here. Wanted to save it for special occasion and decided this weekend at bachelor party was perfect timing. Thank you to the giftee, cbid strikes again!
delta1 Offline
#4368 Posted: Mon, May 3 2021, 11:26 AM EST
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Partagas Serie D 4, 2011
euodias Offline
#4369 Posted: Tue, May 4 2021, 3:46 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
I have not bought any for years but IMO taste like Nic tobacco. YMMV


That the 'Bespokes' or Ravi's? Ravi lists his in the CC cat, not the NC and I've always taken him as an honest broker.
deadeyedick Offline
#4370 Posted: Tue, May 4 2021, 5:21 PM EST
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euodias wrote:
That the 'Bespokes' or Ravi's? Ravi lists his in the CC cat, not the NC and I've always taken him as an honest broker.


The Bespokes are the only ones I remember trying years ago. Actually good construction but had a Nic kick instead of a Cuban twang.
deadeyedick Offline
#4371 Posted: Tue, May 4 2021, 5:26 PM EST
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Couple of new boxes of PSD#4 from AMP Nov '20. Pulled one today before they go in the freezer. Surprisingly very enjoyable ROTT. Gonna try another after they come out and if it's the same these will jump ahead of older boxes in the rotation. Prolly not a long term ager IMO.
JaeBro Offline
#4372 Posted: Wed, May 5 2021, 12:30 AM EST
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Cuban cigars are a thing of the past.
I’m of the opinion the entire process to the final product has changed over time, the quality in cigars can not be matched.
I find cigars from South America especially Nicaragua are more superior then the Cuban market.
LeeBot Offline
#4373 Posted: Wed, May 5 2021, 2:44 PM EST
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Yep.

I'm trying to smoke a H. Upmann Mag 46 right now that is plugged. The same as about 30% of the Cuban cigars I have tried to smoke. I'm conditioned at this point that if it's Cuban, the construction sucks.
MACS Offline
#4374 Posted: Wed, May 5 2021, 7:45 PM EST
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^That has not been my experience. Been smoking them pretty regular now for... ohhhhh... 16 years.
LeeBot Offline
#4375 Posted: Wed, May 5 2021, 7:49 PM EST
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Maybe they don't like me.

Of the last 4 I've tried to smoke, 2 were plugged beyond any real repair, and 2 were just very chitty draws.

I smoked my first one in about 2005, and it's been my consistent experience that Cuba consistently makes the chittiest quality cigars, construction-wise, of any country. By a fairly wide margin.
MACS Offline
#4376 Posted: Wed, May 5 2021, 9:45 PM EST
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Why you keep buying them? Buy the ones you like that ain't plugged.

More for me.
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#4377 Posted: Wed, May 5 2021, 10:16 PM EST
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Or get a Perfecdraw. Saved numerous Cubans, some Nicaraguans, a few Dominicans, and a couple Hondurans.... as well as a Victor Sinclair of undetermined origin

Or what Macs said. That works too
Palama Offline
#4378 Posted: Fri, May 7 2021, 12:49 AM EST
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Partagas Mille Fleurs

From a PIB/Wants whacking by the Crazy Killah Korean, Gae9, back in 2016.
rwwhite151 Offline
#4379 Posted: Sat, May 8 2021, 7:27 PM EST
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Partagas Short
LeeBot Offline
#4380 Posted: Sun, May 9 2021, 4:35 PM EST
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Ron White? The comedian?
hnixon12 Offline
#4381 Posted: Mon, May 10 2021, 9:44 AM EST
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shaun341 wrote:
Behike 52?

Was gifted to me in probably 2013ish on here. Wanted to save it for special occasion and decided this weekend at bachelor party was perfect timing. Thank you to the giftee, cbid strikes again!


Congrats Shaun!
Palama Offline
#4382 Posted: Mon, May 31 2021, 1:41 AM EST
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HU Connie #1

From the 2014 Craft Beer Box Pass. Believe it was Erjaq (MIA) that put it in.
deadeyedick Offline
#4383 Posted: Mon, May 31 2021, 5:36 PM EST
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VR Famous from a split with Shaun - dark and oily wrapper for a VR - needs time
clickbangdead Offline
#4384 Posted: Thu, Jun 3 2021, 10:57 PM EST
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Hoyo Epi no. 1 '16 - fantastic
deadeyedick Offline
#4385 Posted: Tue, Jun 8 2021, 5:15 PM EST
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Vegeros Centrifinos from a tin of 16 - first one I have ever tried - meh
deadeyedick Offline
#4386 Posted: Fri, Jun 11 2021, 7:12 PM EST
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Alex Custom ‘17 perfect draw, burn and just the right med+ twang. He really knows how to blend.
Steely Dan Offline
#4387 Posted: Mon, Jun 14 2021, 12:31 PM EST
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With all the price increases from Cuba over the past few years my choices have shrunk, as have the cigars. Lately has been MC4, Partagas Shorts and Romeo Corinitos en Cetros. I sure used to love RASS, Edmundos, Magnum 46's and Siglo II's and ERDM Choix Supremes.... but have been priced out.
dkeage Offline
#4388 Posted: Mon, Jun 14 2021, 6:10 PM EST
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Steely Dan wrote:
With all the price increases from Cuba over the past few years my choices have shrunk, as have the cigars. Lately has been MC4, Partagas Shorts and Romeo Corinitos en Cetros. I sure used to love RASS, Edmundos, Magnum 46's and Siglo II's and ERDM Choix Supremes.... but have been priced out.


But, a Cab of RASS is on special for a mere $590! Brick wall
hnixon12 Offline
#4389 Posted: Sat, Jun 19 2021, 10:40 AM EST
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HDM EE .....yum...hey its been aged for 6 months.....thats forever for me LOL
rfenst Offline
#4390 Posted: Sun, Jun 20 2021, 8:33 AM EST
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ERDM Demi Tasse- 15-20 years old. Nothing but flavor. Lasted at least 30 minutes.
Montecristo Joyitas 13 years old. Chocolate in the beginning. Tasted great.
Le Hoyo Du Maire- at least 10 years old. Very woody and creamy. No lost of flavor due to its age.
HdM Epicure No 2 in a tube- 11 years old with the tube never opened until yesterday. Razor burn. Perfect.
rfenst Offline
#4391 Posted: Sun, Jun 20 2021, 8:37 AM EST
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LeeBot wrote:
Yep.

I'm trying to smoke a H. Upmann Mag 46 right now that is plugged. The same as about 30% of the Cuban cigars I have tried to smoke. I'm conditioned at this point that if it's Cuban, the construction sucks.

Adjust your RH to something low, like 62%.
LeeBot Offline
#4392 Posted: Mon, Jun 21 2021, 7:54 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Adjust your RH to something low, like 62%.


I tried one that Whistlebritches sent me, a Bolivar PC from '08, and it wasn't plugged. Thank goodness because it was fantastic.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#4393 Posted: Thu, Jun 24 2021, 2:16 PM EST
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Party Short
rfenst Offline
#4394 Posted: Thu, Jun 24 2021, 6:39 PM EST
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LeeBot wrote:
I tried one that Whistlebritches sent me, a Bolivar PC from '08, and it wasn't plugged. Thank goodness because it was fantastic.

Also, take your cigar(s) out of your humidor and let it/them to sit out a day or two before you smoke. Won't hurt the cigar. Coupled with reducing RH, I would bet your cigars will smoke fine.

What cigars have been plugged for you?
Metroulas Offline
#4395 Posted: Thu, Jun 24 2021, 10:12 PM EST
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duwan wrote:
Never got to smoke a Cuban.


Can someone tell me where to buy them?


did you get lost in the deep Web?
rfenst Offline
#4396 Posted: Fri, Jun 25 2021, 7:46 AM EST
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wrote:
Metroulas wrote:

duwan wrote:
Never got to smoke a Cuban.

Can someone tell me where to buy them?

did you get lost in the deep Web?


Who is Duwan?
Metroulas Offline
#4397 Posted: Fri, Jun 25 2021, 3:00 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Who is Duwan?


that's a really good question
Palama Offline
#4398 Posted: Fri, Jun 25 2021, 3:36 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Who is Duwan?


Who cares?

The real question is, who is Metroulas?
rfenst Offline
#4399 Posted: Sun, Jun 27 2021, 9:16 AM EST
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El Rey Del Mundo Demi Tasse size of a thick cigarette (30 x 40). About 15 years old. First half lasted almost 45 minutes! Ate a chocolate bar while smoking it and the flavor still came through. Delsih flavor bomb.

RASS. about 10 years old. Blissful. I smoked it almost to the bitter end. Earthy, sweet, wood, leather and creamy. Odd blue-ish) smoke. Down to my last one from a cab (I think/don't remember).
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#4400 Posted: Sun, Jun 27 2021, 10:56 AM EST
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Been going through Party Shorts too quickly. It has been my morning smoke almost daily recently and I thought I had laid away enough to last the hot summer months when I can't order more. Little suckers are just too good.
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