^I have seen that with other brands/sizes, too. I guess I assumed they were overstocked with something, dropped the price to $25/fiver for a deal, and then went back up to MSRP to teach all those who missed out not to hesitate next time.

82317 LFD DL600 maduro

#82,31NINE - Tat TAA 2011

From 3C's / Ken's fundraiser for Loki back in 2018.

82321: AR Quattro Nic
This one had a red pepper and green pepper retro in 2nd third.

82323 - CAO Steelhorse Apehanger

82325 - Cain F lancero

82328 Rocky Patel Royal Vintage with thanks to jeebling.

Starts off dry and bitter. And like every box pressed RP I've ever smoked, one side wants to run. At an inch it chilled with the bitterness and went more nutty. One touchup. Little pepper on retro not much. Less dry. Pleasant. Typical mass market cigar profile nothing to excite nothing to offend. Burn needed one more touchup around halfway. Halfway the flavors and texture got sweeter and richer, it's decent. Lingering aftertaste is kinda ashy and doesn't match the flavor of a fresh draw. Any bite in the retro has left, it's just a smooth sweet rich smoke. My A&W cream soda easily overpowers any flavor from the cigar. It's pretty much what I expected. I liked the Decade more but if I smoked this or the decade on the lawnmower unbanded I don't think I'd be able to tell the difference. Decent yard gar

82329 Rocky Patel 15th anniversary with thanks to jeebling.

This had an interesting first light. Plums and raisins. Assloads of pepper on retro. Typical RP touchup. Normally I'd blame the light/foot toast but these always start running after a half inch or so of evenly burning. Chilled out though. Cherry n chocolate kinda. It's pretty good. Very much full flavored, cigar overwhelms my cream soda I barely taste that when I take a swig. Hardwood notes on finish. Halfway through less of the fruity flavors, more earthy. Slight plum note remains in the finish. Had an inch of unpleasantness after halfway. Purged a few times and it came back for a bit but then shifted back to bitter/tarry. Stored at 62, so that's not it. Whatever. It was good for half. It's decent but I don't know that I'll smoke the 2nd one of these.

80900 no name,no cellophane , no band Nicaraguan Oscuro Churchill
from local chinchal. really good for the money

82332 - Oliva MB3

#82,334 - Warped Lirio Rojo 2022

82336 - LFD Andalusian bull

Everytime someone posts the Bull, I’mma reminded of the one I was gifted in 2017 but have yet to smoke. Looks like I would need to budget 2 to 2-1/2 hours to smoke it but I rarely have the chance to sit that long.

It's a long smoke but its so good you'll nub it and want more when it's gone

That’s very generous of you, Toker

82339:
EPC New Wave Ecuadorian Connecticut 5 1/2 x 42

Beautiful little Connie, invisible seam, small veins, capped nicely. Barnyard, fresh hay, spice bread on the nose and cold draw. Sweet lemon balm, black pepper, graham cracker, coffee, mild leather on kickoff. Pepper, coffee quickly fades and a dark cherry hint of flavor mixes in. Second third sweet lemon flavor and dark cherry is dissipated, uneven self correcting burn line. Hints of orange peel, a nutty creamy quality from the start is gaining strength. Sour cherry and baking spices alternate with brown sugar and mild leather. Cool smoker for such a little thing. More like gingerbread than graham crackers well into second 1/3. Draw is one notch tighter than I prefer, not enough to perfec draw. Retro hints of strawberry topping for ice cream. Brown sugar, gingerbread, graham crackers all gone, now pastry crust in background w/citrus peel, another fruity taste I can’t describe. Beginning final 1/3 burn line has remedied itself. Copious smoke throughout. Retro like Sprite and tingly. Trying to not rush my draws is difficult because this is tasty and interesting. Molasses, raw almonds, faint lemon grass makes debut. Pastry crust yields to bread crust. Installing patented Tele-nubber. Warm and firm. Final 1 1/2” black strap sorghum, orange peel, tad bit of mineral. Mellow but full, present body all the way. This little Connie has a story to tell. If the next one is this remarkable, I’ll be bidding for another fiver or tenski immediately.
Smoke time hour fifteen

Been want to try this but can't find them around me. So you just lightened my wallet by $106.56

82341 - Oliva V Melanio torpedo 2nd
82342 - Unclaimed Maduro robusto grande

Welcome!

Howdy, Greensmoke. Hope to see you around in the other cigar discussion threads. Everyone here is friendly except for LeeBot. He’s an azzhat.

Argh! While I loves me some PAM, the MSA is a no-go for me.

😂 😂

82348 - Illusione Eperny 10th anniversary - absolutely epic. I never got the whole "pair with champagne" thing before, but this one smelled and tasted of champagne. Just awesome. Really wish the CC folks hadn't gotten wind of this brand, the one CC vendor used to run outrageous discounts on them all the time, not as much anymore....
82349 - Undercrown corona viva - the regular UC don't do much for me, but the CV is a whole nother beast
82350 - Tat regios - fantastic as usual

82352 Isabela sparkle romusto

Consider trying them and letting them sleep. It was like a young padron. I'm not pulling out another for at least a year.