H. Upmann short corona. My birthday cigar and party for one.

Incredibly delicious cigar. Tastes like a cigar should. No bite, no pepper, just smooth rich sweet nutty pecan cream.

I think I may be becoming a Habanos convert...

Party Short - thanks to Triodes for the split

Por Larranga Montecarlos - mahalos to Triodes.

Cannot get enough of the PL Montecarlos from the wonderful AME factory.

Also trying to keep my mitts off of the Upmann PCs I've got. I need to go real deep on these.

NO! Turn Back! Once you've gone, there are precious few NC brands that will make the cut (Fuente, Oliva, Tat, and a few La Auroras are about the only NCs I'll stock anymore)

Por Laranaga Montecarlos- a tad of sweet caramel!
RyJ Mille Fleurs- nice!
Sanch P Belicosos- good

All before 9am this morning.

Robert needs a job!

RASS! Nuff said

SLR Serie A,
nice smoke. forget the year but it's been a few.
just getting started and I'm in for a treat... I can tell. the first third is reminiscent of a trinidad Reyes. grassy and sweet honey.

+1 on that note.

Ah......Yup.....

Trinny Colonial
RG PC

RyJ C en C 2013
plenty of bite still, plenty of cedar and floral. One of a bunch I still have from a two box for $140 last year. What a steal!

SLR DC apr 12. SLR's are my cc front runners lately

I'd say it was too dried out for sure! Once PLs are aged (and I would begin to consider these aged) they respond to a slightly higher %RH than your average CC (say around 65-69%). I've found the Belicosos to be a nice representation of the brand.

Of course, this comes as a full-on, cracked-out PL whoooer![gonzo]

If you're in the market for spending a little coin, the Asian REs from one year earlier - the Robustos de Larranaga - are still widely available, tend to have excellent construction, and are primed for smoking now! They still have at least another couple years of legs on them, but they. are. ready! A great cigar it will be hard to see disappear...

Smoked an excellent early 13 POU H Upmann Mag 50 - such an amazing cigar! The development always strikes me on these - it begins mild-flavored, and after a cm or so, begins to slowly build in flavor until you reach the full-flavored final third where it's a symphony of wood, twang, spice, touches of cream and stone fruit, and that Upmann musk that drives me nuts! The whole thing happens over a medium body, which is my preferred style.

If I had one complaint, it's that the wrappers tend towards being thin and fragile. From year to year, I've gotten used to some of these splitting and unraveling a little. They somehow almost always manage to smoke well despite this, and this is one of the few cigars where I will tolerate that type of nonsense.

Monte C EL 2003.

yesterday on the way to work I ashed a PSD4 from 2011, it wasn't bad.

I never smoked one. Thought they were illegal?

yes they are, I work for customs and my job is to dispose of all that have been confiscated. it sucks but someone has to do it.