My Sis just got back from the UK and brought me these 3 surprises. What can anyone tell me about them? Any good?

Michael

Michael - I want you to adopt me.

Are they good, nah. I am sure I have some domestics that would suit you much better. They have that nasty twang that you just can't get rid of.

Well, 99% of my collection is what I've bought here, so I'm not real knowledgeable with exactly what I have in these 3. The gentlemen that sold them to her said that the Trinidad and the R&J were new and for sale in the UK only. I just thought that someone could give me some more specifics about them.

I believe they are available elsewhere. The RyJ is a fine smoke. I go with it first in and age the other 2. Never had the TTT.

The Cohiba, well it's a Cohiba - can't tell what size it is. I have been happy with mine and never had a plugged one.

Oh, I'd really like to hear an opinion on the TTT.

Your sis sure did you right.

let me see....

All 3 are counterfeit. Trust me....I know.









...but lucky for you, I really enjoy smoking counterfeit gars, so you can just them to me....free of charge even.:)

great pic, by the way.

That Trinidad looks great

a quote from hog:

From what I recall a man in Panama told me.. they take the finest Cohiba tobacco leaves to blend the Trinidad's which was Castro's one of a kind famous made cigar.. this was one of his last cigars smoked before he gave up smoking for health reasons... it is rolled through the same family as the Cohiba's in Cuba... I smoked one in 1998.. I think I paid $27.00 American in Panama then... I would pay that much and more to smoke another one strictly a celebration cigar...I cannot recall what celebration was going on in Cuba at the time Castro had these produced for that occasion for the first time...

Cool, thanks for the comments/info.

There's an interesting article in June's CA concerning the Trinidad. It seems it's no longer going to be produced at El Laguito, and is being moved to the Francisco Donatien factory in Penar del Rio because the manager retired.
They've also added 3 new sizes: Reyes 4 3/8" X 40, Coloniales 5 1/4" X 44, and Robusto Extra 6 1/8" X 50, which is the one I have.

The Cohiba pictured is 5 1/2" X 50, and the RyJ is 4 7/8" X 50.

Michael