1. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Thu, 2/7/2019, 11:28AM EST | |
Looks tasty. The Expresso is a Rothschild, which is one of my favorite vitolas. I’ve never tried this HdM line. Any opinions or experiences? Thx |
2. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Thu, 2/7/2019, 12:04PM EST | |
Pretty good, mild + |
3. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Thu, 2/7/2019, 12:05PM EST | |
I can pick a couple up locally to send to you if you want to sample before buying |
4. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Thu, 2/7/2019, 12:21PM EST | |
ZRX1200 wrote:Pretty good, mild + Mild+ ?? The other place, as well as other places, list them as Full strength? No worries on getting me a few Z...........not much into mild cigars. Think I might pass on these for now...........just continually on the hunt for a good sub $3 cigar. |
5. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Thu, 2/7/2019, 1:07PM EST | |
Hard for me to judge strength since I like to be left senseless and drooling after a smoke, but I recall liking these. It didn't bore me |
6. Author: moonman | Date: Thu, 2/7/2019, 4:16PM EST | |
I have a 5 pack on the way. I'll report back this weekend. |
7. Author: mjrburn | Date: Fri, 2/8/2019, 12:54PM EST | |
Any of you fellas familiar with the Caldwell Blind Man's Bluff habano?...a good buy at $3 per robusto? |
8. Author: delta1 | Date: Fri, 2/8/2019, 10:55PM EST | |
great cigar for that price. PM me the details, please. I may have to go off buying hiatus...dammit... |
9. Author: mjrburn | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 12:08AM EST | |
^ pm sent |
10. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 1:58AM EST | |
^^. Noob comes in and starts burning holes in people’s wallets... |
11. Author: mjrburn | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 2:25AM EST | |
It's a sickness, or an addiction... the first thing to do is admit I have a problem, right? |
12. Author: Pudding Mittens | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 2:42AM EST | |
mjrburn wrote:It's a sickness, or an addiction... the first thing to do is admit I have a problem, right? Problem? What problem? Remember, you can stop anytime you like! . |
13. Author: mjrburn | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 7:24PM EST | |
Pudding Mittens wrote:Problem? What problem? Remember, you can stop anytime you like! . Yeah, that's what I keep telling myself. 1 tower humidor, 9 box humidors, 1 coolerdor, 1 foot locker (for aging) and I'm shopping for another cooler now to house the stuff that'll be delivered next week... I'll stop when I get this one full... wait, just found a sale on AF Exquisitos Sun Grown, gotta have a box or two of those!!! |
14. Author: Pudding Mittens | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 8:16PM EST | |
mjrburn wrote:Yeah, that's what I keep telling myself. 1 tower humidor, 9 box humidors, 1 coolerdor, 1 foot locker (for aging) and I'm shopping for another cooler now to house the stuff that'll be delivered next week... I'll stop when I get this one full... wait, just found a sale on AF Exquisitos Sun Grown, gotta have a box or two of those!!! Yeah, that's how it works. It's never enough, there's always a next amazing deal you can't let slip by. . |
15. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 11:00PM EST | |
C.A.D. (Cigar Aquisition Disorder) is a crushing, debilitating, thoroughly enjoyable disease |
16. Author: mjrburn | Date: Sat, 2/9/2019, 11:04PM EST | |
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17. Author: moonman | Date: Fri, 2/15/2019, 8:24PM EST | |
I torched my first one this afternoon in the sunshine with the temperature in the 50s. It was definitely an enjoyable experience! |
18. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Fri, 2/15/2019, 8:42PM EST | |
I've got a box incoming. Couldn't resist |
19. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Fri, 2/15/2019, 8:44PM EST | |
moonman wrote:I torched my first one this afternoon in the sunshine with the temperature in the 50s. It was definitely an enjoyable experience! Awesome! What vitola? |
20. Author: moonman | Date: Fri, 2/15/2019, 9:27PM EST | |
Toro |
21. Author: moonman | Date: Fri, 2/15/2019, 9:31PM EST | |
Sunoverbeach wrote:I've got a box incoming. Couldn't resist What vitola? If you happen to not love them I'd be down to either trade for some or $ |
22. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Fri, 2/15/2019, 10:30PM EST | |
The Expresso (Rothschild) that KoC mentioned above. 4.5x50 if I recall correctly. Plenty in the box though. I'd be willing to discuss a trade |
23. Author: moonman | Date: Fri, 2/15/2019, 10:48PM EST | |
Sunoverbeach wrote:The Expresso (Rothschild) that KoC mentioned above. 4.5x50 if I recall correctly. Plenty in the box though. I'd be willing to discuss a trade PM sent |
24. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Sun, 2/17/2019, 1:54PM EST | |
KoC, just refreshed my memory on these (espressos) and would place them med-full IMHO. Tasty smoke even ROTT. Good deal for sub $3. |
25. Author: engletl | Date: Mon, 2/18/2019, 5:51PM EST | |
Back in the day...maybe a decade or so ago...I had these in regular rotation in my humi.
Nice medium bodied flavorful smoke from what I remember |
26. Author: dstieger | Date: Mon, 2/18/2019, 6:22PM EST | |
engletl wrote:Back in the day...maybe a decade or so ago...I had these in regular rotation in my humi.
Nice medium bodied flavorful smoke from what I remember +1 Just checked...back in the day for me was 2008....last time I bought them, though |
27. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 2/18/2019, 7:27PM EST | |
+2 don't even remember my last one. |
28. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Mon, 2/18/2019, 7:48PM EST | |
So why did all you guys stop smoking them? Blend change? Palate change? Price increases? Or? |
29. Author: dstieger | Date: Mon, 2/18/2019, 7:51PM EST | |
Lots of less boring cigars out there.
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30. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 2/18/2019, 8:45PM EST | |
yeah, and I was all over the place at the time...plus rfenster was mentoring me in Cuban |
31. Author: cacman | Date: Tue, 2/19/2019, 1:49AM EST | |
Haven't had one in years but used to buy them regularly from my B&M in the city. Good smoke with nice flavor for the price at that time. Not sure how they have changed. in the 8yrs since I've had one. A couple years ago I tried to buy a box from JR. Returned 3 boxes that were littered with mold. Not plume like Customer Service suggested. Haven't bought any since. May have to revisit from a reputable retailer that won't tag me for sales tax at the end of the year. |
32. Author: zody | Date: Tue, 2/19/2019, 7:36AM EST | |
Early on HdM and Punch Rothschild's were a regular smoke, many boxes of them. HdM Dark Sumatra was good, my tastes just moved on. Pretty one dimensional but not a bad cigar. |
33. Author: zody | Date: Tue, 2/19/2019, 7:38AM EST | |
cacman wrote:Haven't had one in years but used to buy them regularly from my B&M in the city. Good smoke with nice flavor for the price at that time. Not sure how they have changed. in the 8yrs since I've had one. A couple years ago I tried to buy a box from JR. Returned 3 boxes that were littered with mold. Not plume like Customer Service suggested. Haven't bought any since. May have to revisit from a reputable retailer that won't tag me for sales tax at the end of the year. Subtle protest? |
34. Author: engletl | Date: Tue, 2/19/2019, 8:57AM EST | |
For me it was multiple reasons to be dropped
First and foremost...azzhats around here started bidding them well past the $7 a fiver that they were worth to me back then
Secondly - I pretty much lost any liking for Sumatra tobacco |
35. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Tue, 2/19/2019, 11:40AM EST | |
Starting to sound like a strong, well constructed one dimensional cigar. May have to pass for now... Thx gents... |
36. Author: moonman | Date: Tue, 2/19/2019, 11:51AM EST | |
There's a whole lot of chatter happening here for this cigar that y'all want to pass on. I Love it and will gladly accept if you want to pass Em all to me. I've already made room in my humi for a stash that is being traded to me by that SOB! |
37. Author: pacman357 | Date: Wed, 2/20/2019, 3:04AM EST | |
I haven't smoked one of these in a very long time. Mostly because I have tons of brands and sold quite a few of these during the brief time my wife and I owned a cigar & pipe store. However, assuming they are still as good as always, I'd say at least try a fiver. Go for a smaller ring; the wrapper on these cigars is a gem, IMHO, and the narrower ring will give you a bigger dose of it.
Back in the day, I recall a time when these seemed pretty full-bodied to me. However, that was around the time an Oliva El Cobre literally made me sick (a couple years later, I could smoke an EC in the a.m. on an empty stomach, so these would probably rate a solid medium to me today, maybe mild side of medium, going from recollection). Not a tremendously complex or high profile smoke, but I just enjoyed the taste and I could light up something else afterwards and not taste the DS all day. Usually a good deal for the $ on this site last I checked. |
38. Author: mjrburn | Date: Wed, 3/20/2019, 12:25AM EST | |
Hey KotC, the mothership has these on closeout, in the espresso size, 40 for $100... slightly cheaper than mb3... if you're still thinking about getting some. I just payed the same per price on cbid for a robusto 5er. |
39. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Wed, 3/20/2019, 4:34AM EST | |
Dammitall! I need some cross site, retroactive price matching |
40. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 3/20/2019, 6:03AM EST | |
Picked up a box for $109.95+ free shipping. Close enough. |
41. Author: mjrburn | Date: Wed, 3/20/2019, 10:27AM EST | |
Ram27 wrote:Picked up a box for $109.95+ free shipping. Close enough. A damn good deal w/free shipping! Sunoverbeach wrote:Dammitall! I need some cross site, retroactive price matching All it takes is 3-4 hours a day to keep up with the pricing, well worth it to save $5, right? |
42. Author: KingoftheCove | Date: Wed, 3/20/2019, 10:41AM EST | |
Thanks for the heads up... Currently have a few too many bids out to commit to those this week. Maybe next month...................they’ll come on sale again here, or there...
Too many cigars........too little time.... |
43. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 3/20/2019, 1:29PM EST | |
Just received and placed in humidor, of course 1 will meet the torch very shortly. Will report back on. |
44. Author: Ram27 | Date: Wed, 3/20/2019, 2:40PM EST | |
Ram27 wrote:Just received and placed in humidor, of course 1 will meet the torch very shortly. Will report back on. ROTT...... as the General stated above nice medium bodied flavorful smoke. |
45. Author: 24132413 | Date: Thu, 3/21/2019, 1:07AM EST | |
Generic + average + OK + not bad = $2 per max price!
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