Phillycyclocross
Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:25:14 AM
Winter is coming and my days of sitting on the back deck for 2 hours smoking my favorite long cigars are coming to and end. Bring on the 40 min commute to work or shivering 30mins on the deck in a snow suit lighting up a good short panatela.

I have had some really good CC panatelas over the last few years but I'd like to get everyone's input on some good NC panatelas.

Looking forward to hearing your choices.

illinichaser
Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:43:08 AM
Don't have any suggestions on panatelas.. .

But you could do what I did, and move to a warmer climate! 😂

ZRX1200
Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:46:31 AM
JHC Swagger maduro
Phillycyclocross
Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:15:45 AM

JHC Swagger maduro

ZRX1200 wrote:

Nice, not too far of a drive from either. I'll have to stop in and try a few although I've never had a good Lancaster county cigar (in all fairness I've always had dime store ones) maybe this could be the first.

critter2
Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:37:21 AM
padron
K9biker
Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:46:10 AM
hoyo de monterrey demitasse. Not a bad little stick.
Phillycyclocross
Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:47:49 AM

padron

critter2 wrote:

I have a box of the maduros. They are hit or miss. When they are good they are sublime but more often than not they are just average which means they are overpriced (like most of their cigars).

nolen
Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:13:46 PM
I like the Room 101 San Andres Papi Chulo (4" x 42)
ZRX1200
Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:48:15 PM
Namankubi (or however its spelled) Papi Chulo is very good too.

Padron is good.

DPG black demitasse.

Viaje super shot is good but burns longer than you'd expect.

Don't overlook cutting lanceros in half.........just use a very good cutter and not expensive lanceros!

critter2
Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:49:08 PM

I have a box of the maduros. They are hit or miss. When they are good they are sublime but more often than not they are just average which means they are overpriced (like most of their cigars).

Phillycyclocross wrote:

never had a bad padron

Phillycyclocross
Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:48:41 PM

never had a bad padron

critter2 wrote:

You must be only smoking the Anniversary series. I've had plenty of duds from the thousand series, Londres, and panetelas.

leftyposthole
Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:54:10 PM
J. Fuego gran reserva corojo #1 come 8 to a tin, great little smoke
ZRX1200
Thursday, October 25, 2012 6:14:36 PM
^ Fuego Oriegens too.
nolen
Thursday, October 25, 2012 8:15:14 PM

Namankubi (or however its spelled) Papi Chulo is very good too.

ZRX1200 wrote:

yep!

Phillycyclocross
Monday, October 29, 2012 12:18:34 PM
Thanks for all the responses. Gives me a good shopping list for the winter!
DAD300
Monday, October 29, 2012 3:14:30 PM
Short Winter smokes - Nica Libre Principes...Don Lino Africa Kuros...AF Short Stories...5 Vegas Nuggets...all the CAO 4 x 40's and as I'm a cheap **** I've have cut lanceros/lonsdales in half...forget all that stuff about the perfect glue...Elmer's is non toxic
carls7069
Monday, October 29, 2012 4:19:00 PM
What's a panatela? 🤦 🤔

Prolly need to get some of these aforementioned shorties so I don't freeze my fingers off outside!

Phillycyclocross
Thursday, November 1, 2012 3:30:01 PM

JHC Swagger maduro

ZRX1200 wrote:

Just grabbed a handfull of these from Sir Stogies up in Gilbertsville. They are easily the ugliest worst rolled cigars I've ever seen. Quite long for panatelas too. Look more like a Lancero. That said, I still can't wait to smoke them! Even grabbed a "statesman, which is a halfway decent looking cigar. Going to age them for a few weeks/months and see how they are. Dirt cheap so I'm not expecting much. Still stoked I found them close by.

ZRX1200
Thursday, November 1, 2012 4:18:29 PM
They're rolled by a 100+ year old machine........

Delicious Pennsylvania broadleaf wrapper.

deadeyedick
Thursday, November 1, 2012 9:21:55 PM
I don't understand. It's finally getting nice with days in the 80s and nights in the 60s. I need bigger smokes not shorter ones. 🤨

DED