I'm not buying that it would be "General Seconds Edition" mainly on the basis that Dunhill is owned by BAT not GCC there were a couple others I noticed as well.

If you're paying attention these boxes typically appear to be unreleased vitolas. Perhaps they were test run cigars or stuff that was shelved.

Additionally we saw a run of auctions from the Partagas 100's anniversary lines some of which haven't been released since the early 90's. My thought is that they're just clearing obscure inventory that hasn't been sold in order to cut a loss or make room for new stock.

If I am right, some of these smokes could be pretty well aged if they have had long production runs with multiple changes in vitola.

Perhaps the FDA ruling may be at play but what explains Cbid flooding the grandfathered 'gars out to market?

Has anyone gotten an official response from the cbid ladies?

Just won some CAO Pilon "gse" that had identical description of the ones i like. Shall report...

Has any
one smoked an
y of this st
uff?? IS OK?

Manufacturer sites don't even list em. Just the line names, not counting the gse label.

Gotta be a quick pump n dump type thing.

These. just popped up has not been enough time really. My order will ship on Tuesday.

I bit the bullet and placed an order that shipped on Thurs so will report soon but i have a feeling taste comparison will be the only "info" we will have. I spoke With DaMarie when these first showed up and she said she didn't know anything and wld get back to me with info. I also emailed her that forums r talking. Nothing yet. Anyone out there have a special contact or great economic clout?????

ZRX is probably having coffee and a Padron, sitting at the table, waiting for his mommy to bring him pancakes.
I suspect they will talk about it over breakfast, and he'll post something later in the day.

When my Pilon "gse" order gets here will grab a couple "regular" ones from the B&M to compare.

When my Pilon "gse" order gets here will grab a couple "regular" ones from the B&M to compare.

Let's see. There are twenty six letters in the alphabet.

The odds of randomly choosing S and then E = 26 x 26 =676.

1 in 676.

That is the odds of this not matching the two most important words in hundreds of pages of the FDA deeming regulation:

"Substantially Equivalent"

So for marketing purposes these smokes are "Special Editions" but when the lawyers put on their black suits, grab their briefcases and start talking to the judge they morph to "Substantially Equivalent".

(I think the G stands for General. 🙂 )

Check out the big brain on brad!!!

I am out of coutntry already recieved bunch of this GSE stuff what it look like Partagas and Macanudo etc. They been dumping a ton of stuff PArtagas S and regular Partags with no GSE on them this were high end smokes at one time?? Someone must have recieved them smoked some. Some of Boxes looked nice RAMON Y RAMON??Where all this stuff coming from. I think GEnerL CIGAR CLEANING HOUSE BEFORE THE STORM AUG 9TH REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT??

^^ That's kinda what everyone's thinking.

Relax. Smoke em if you got em. Likely a new line that hasn't yet been released that they're cutting losses on due to FDA

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