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ISOM Partagas Serie D No. 4
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THL Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 10:24 AM EST
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Have you tried these and what did you think?
Slimboli Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 10:58 AM EST
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Medium to full bodied ... but not harsh. Toasty, leathery and well-constructed, with a good draw and even burn. This is one of the best examples of the Cuban robustos.

It will give you an hour of great pleasure with volumes of smoke. The taste is of spice and nuts with coco mixed in ... and its a powerhouse of a cigar.

So sit down and have a nice drink and puff away ... because I guarantee you will go after another one when that one is done.
Danny Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 11:01 AM EST
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what Slim said
Robby Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 11:18 AM EST
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Toasty, leathery? Spice and nuts with coco mixed in ... Is this a cigar or a freakin Latte??
jazzman Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 11:25 AM EST
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I bet I won't go after another...I only have 1.
Slimboli Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 12:24 PM EST
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OK ... for Robby ...

It tastes just like any other wad of rolled up moist decomposing plant material after fire is put to it.

There, better?

... and I'll bet you also think that every bottle of wine you drink just tastes like old grape juice, eh?

;^)
THL Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 2:01 PM EST
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Thx, guys. I'm gonna order a box.
Robby Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 2:44 PM EST
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hints of oats, nuts and berries :-)
turnberry Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Feb 18 2003, 3:44 PM EST
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A truly great smoke. One of the best cigar investments you will make is to buy a box and burn the last one 5 years later. They will be good pretty quickly but age then to magnificence.
THL Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 6:51 AM EST
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Well, I got my box of these babies and I'm tickled pink. It's my 1st full box of ISOMs. When I popped the seals and opened the box the smell was wonderful. After oh so carefully punching the cap I fired one up. Admittedly, my tastes aren't as refined as some posters here. It tasted like a Hemmingway Signature but much more intense and without the sweet overtones. It burned perfectly with a straight ash that looked like a white/grey sculpture of the original.

Viva Habana !
jd1 Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 7:01 AM EST
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THL, did you get to choose based on box codes? What was the box code on yours? Interesting to know as when I've ordered in the past, I was not given a choice and am now having to let my ISOMs hibernate for at least another 8 months.
jsd2az at hot m ail dot com
THL Offline
#12 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 7:24 AM EST
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jd1, no I didn't. As I said, this is my 1st full box so I'm new to this stuff. My box is stamped "MAR-02" on the bottom. There's another group of markings too:
La Casa del Habano
5 TA Y 16
Miramar Habana Cuba

Is any of this significant?
madal Offline
#13 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 7:43 AM EST
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I tried 'em and I love 'em. Want more!
Slimboli Offline
#14 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 7:55 AM EST
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THL --- this site may help ...

http://www.cigarnexus.com/counsel/cuban_codes/
THL Offline
#15 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 8:15 AM EST
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Thanks, Slim. The full code is E.A.T. MAR02. I had omitted the "EAT". According to that website my box was produced March, 2002 at the Francisco Pérez Germán, formerly Partagás factory in Havana. So these cigars have been aged almost a year, correct? How long before they achieve full potential?
Slimboli Offline
#16 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 10:32 AM EST
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A year is good ... longer is better (if you can wait, that is) ...

In 2 or 3 years, they will be at their peak (but that is just my opinion) ... but that is pretty hard to do!

The true test will be in how they taste to you ...
Robby Offline
#17 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 1:20 PM EST
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Ok, I CAN'T WAIT! I'm gonna crack the Ploomidoor and try one. I got 5 in a trade.
Robby Offline
#18 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 1:36 PM EST
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Sorry, it's an ISOM Partagas limited Edition Number 3 and it's worth doing unspeakable things for... Just lit it and it is AWESOME!!!!
BMW Offline
#19 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 2:09 PM EST
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Stop it Robby, I've only got 1 left!

Barry
Slimboli Offline
#20 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 2:09 PM EST
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Robby --- those are the rarer and harder to find MADURO !!!

Enjoy it ... they are not easy to come by ... and you are one lucky man. I've only had two in my cigar career ...
Robby Offline
#21 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 2:15 PM EST
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Half way through it and drooling uncontrollably. Must re-cut to unblock drool clogged head. It was worth the Opus double corona’s in trade :o)
BMW Offline
#22 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 2:15 PM EST
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From my understanding, the PSD #3 EL is already out of production. If I'm correct, get what you can while they last.

Barry
Robby Offline
#23 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 3:18 PM EST
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WOW! I have been to the mountain... I have just finished one of the cigars, which I and surely you have dreamed of. It was a cigar, which left me quivering, with tears of ecstasy... For the first time after smoking a cigar, I can honestly say, "I feel like I need a cigarette." It's not really fair to call it a cigar, it was an experience.

It was surely rolled on the thighs of young Cuban virgins... It was the puff dreams are made of. I am on a quest now, I must find a box of these and smoke them only on New Years eve 1 each year for the next twenty years. Signing off now, I need a moment.
THL Offline
#24 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 4:35 PM EST
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I found one of those last week, too. Just a single and it cost $15. But I can't smoke it until I get another one, 'cause if I do I won't have any. You understand, I'm sure.
Oh, well.....I guess I'm just stuck with these ol' cruddy Serie D No. 4s, for now. I'm a survivor, I'll get by.
jd1 Offline
#25 Posted: Sat, Feb 22 2003, 6:54 PM EST
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I agree Slim on the minimum of one year for ISOMs. At least. I'm going to sit on mine an extra year for good measure. Mine are also stamped Mar 02. I'll try them again in Mar 04.
calavera Offline
#26 Posted: Sun, Feb 23 2003, 4:25 AM EST
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I have to disagree. In the case of the PSD 4, I think that they are better right out of the box. Don't get me wrong. After a year in the humidor, they are still one of the best cigars made. However, I like them with the little bit of extra oomph that they have right away. Anyway, thats only my opinion.

J
THL Offline
#27 Posted: Sun, Feb 23 2003, 6:00 AM EST
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The one that I did smoke was a fantastic cigar. Probably,I'll split the difference. Some for now and some for later. And let us not forget that this is the USA.......there's always more. :o)
smithbw Offline
#28 Posted: Sun, Feb 23 2003, 6:32 AM EST
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The PSD #3 EL is out of production, at least here in Germany. Yes, Robby you are one lucky Bastird...

It is one of my Favorites of all time. I have not found an "Experience" that measure up to this one...

Regards,

B
Slimboli Offline
#29 Posted: Sun, Feb 23 2003, 6:57 AM EST
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The 'Partagas Serie D No. 3 Limited Edition Maduro' can still be had at a very reputable site in London ...

... at almost $20 each, they are quite pricey, but worth every penny!
Slimboli Offline
#30 Posted: Sun, Feb 23 2003, 7:04 AM EST
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... and .... if you can get a hold of a couple of the Partagas Piramides No. 2 Limited Edition Maduro (at the same site), go for it!

That cigar has to be the finest cigar that I have smoked to date ...
xibbumbero Offline
#31 Posted: Sun, Feb 23 2003, 8:51 PM EST
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They be a good gar. I had one tonight. In a word...magnificent. X
turnberry Offline
#32 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 5:28 PM EST
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Living large and lucky, but somehow a new box of the SD#3 EL just came into my very glad possession! Now to see how it compares to the SD4.
xibbumbero Offline
#33 Posted: Wed, Feb 26 2003, 8:05 PM EST
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PSD#4 is stronger,PSD#3 EL's are a richer smoke,IMO. X
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