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LeeBot Offline
#1901 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 2:56 PM EST
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"Short corona" that's what that Rojas was. I remember because I remember thinking, "doesn't seem short to me, and it's thicker than a corona. That's a dumb name."

Great size for a cigar though. 5.5 x 46rg.
jeebling Offline
#1902 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 3:14 PM EST
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82496: DE Herrera Esteli Brazilian Mata Fina Short Corona Gorda - Thanks to Jake

This is my first time smoking this. The cello had a light yellow tinge. Not much on the nose/foot, cold draw. Kickoff was very mellow w/no pepper or burn. Mouth tobacco was slightly salty and savory, very nice. Right out the gate the smoke was mostly savory with a brown pizza crust finish. Second third less pizza crust and Dr. Pepper showed significantly. Final third Dr. Pepper yielded to molasses and dark toast notes were occasional with black tea in the background. Burn line required 2 touch ups, nothing major. Beautiful cigar, nice feel. I can see putting a fiver in storage until the cello starts to turn yellow like this one. I like this cigar in this vitola. Thanks, Jake for a terrific smoke.
jeebling Offline
#1903 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 5:45 PM EST
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82497: Gran Habano Vintage 2002 Romusto w/thanks to JTS
Beautiful Corojo, expert construction, herbal nose & foot, firm, solid, light in hand. Kickoff mild sweet cedar and finish of spiced rum and Sprite. Long firm ash held on until first transition. Hits of light molasses and occasional baking spices, cedar, herbal all hit and miss, keeping my tastebuds wide awake. Cedar hanging in there. Final third beautiful retro burns sinuses with strong dark rum and mild molasses, minerals. There’s a toasty note trying to elbow its way into the mix. First display of cayenne pepper. Installing patented Tele-nubber. Immaculate burn line, copious amounts of thick smoke. First smack of grilled meat here in last third. Body was medium, medium+, - full building to the nub. I very much enjoyed this and can see myself buying a fiver.
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#1904 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 5:55 PM EST
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82498 -- Caldwell 22 Minutes to Midnight Habano
82499 -- Aganorsa Leaf Signature Selection
Palama Offline
#1905 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 6:16 PM EST
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LeeBot wrote:
"Short corona" that's what that Rojas was. I remember because I remember thinking, "doesn't seem short to me, and it's thicker than a corona. That's a dumb name."

Great size for a cigar though. 5.5 x 46rg.


“Short Corona Gorda” woulda been a bit better. d'oh!
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#1906 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 7:48 PM EST
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82450 Warped Futuro

Started off good to great. Spicy, lil wood, nice sweet nutty notes and a mildly creamy texture some vanilla on finish. Halfway had burn issues, tunneled a bit but I was able to massage it out. But I think it got too hot and got bitter on me so it's just decent. First half was good tho.
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#1907 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 7:59 PM EST
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82451 - Montecristo espada
MidnightToker( • )( • ) Offline
#1908 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 8:11 PM EST
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*82502 - DE KFC
LeeBot Offline
#1909 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 8:18 PM EST
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82503 - Eiroa Dark toro, which is lovely.

EDIT: Really a nice cigar. I think I read that it was full bodied, but I would call it medium. Still, it was interesting, well-made in every aspect, great flavor. I can dig it.
tonygraz Offline
#1910 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 8:38 PM EST
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82504 - Havana Cream robusto
82505 - Ramon Bueso Genesis CT toro
82506 - 5 Vegas Petites
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#1911 Posted: Thu, May 9 2024, 10:07 PM EST
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82507 padron 3000 from drg Very well aged looking forward to it. I’ve had several of these aged that you have sent me. Thank you for all of them. You recently sent 3 more in my tag. This is one of them. Appreciate it!
jeebling Offline
#1912 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 12:56 AM EST
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82508: Cohiba Black Romusto, compliments of JTS

Yet another yellow tinged cello. Jake sent me some cigars w/some nap time. How long does it take for the cello to start showing yellow? I’m sure the wrapper has a lot to do with that. Just thought I’d ask.

This stick was dark, solid black w/invisible seems, firm, not much on nose / foot but a tad barnyard and cocoa. Nothing on cold draw. Kickoff sweet w/touch of chocolate. Tastes of Sprite and molasses just like a CBL wrapper usually has. That flavor into the middle of last third and suddenly charred oak, jalapeño style pepper, heavy dark molasses, touch of mineral. It went from a med/med+ to a full profile very quickly. Immaculate burn line, firmer draw than I prefer but no excavation required. Thank you, Jake for the wonderful treat.
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#1913 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 12:59 AM EST
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#82,509 - HVC La Rosa 520 Favoritos

Still my favorite (...no pun intended...) from HVC.
Tiver Offline
#1914 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 8:04 AM EST
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82510 - RyJ 1875 Reserve No4 maduro quite rough rott, but about a year smoothed them out to acceptable
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#1915 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 9:53 AM EST
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82511 - Aladino Corojo Reserva robusto
82512 - Brioso Maduro toro, thanks to Telecaster52!
82513 - Nomad Esteli Lot 8613 robusto
82514 - ST Call to Arms cg
82515 - Tat Tattoo Caballero
jeebling Offline
#1916 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 11:13 AM EST
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Tiver wrote:
82510 - RyJ 1875 Reserve No4 maduro quite rough rott, but about a year smoothed them out to acceptable


Tiver, how old are the oldest cigars in your stash? My oldest ones are over 10 years old, just a few that were generous gifts from the trades here. The oldest cigar I have that I bought myself is from December ‘23. I’ve got a couple boxes of Aging Room that I intend to age.
jeebling Offline
#1917 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 12:04 PM EST
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82516: Cohiba Red Dot Churchill 7x 49 w/thanks to Jake

Floral body, foot, firm, nice seems, small veins well distributed, somewhat toothy. Light sweet tobacco on cold draw. Kickoff zesty, Camaroon flavor, tinge of lemon peel. Light wind is enough to blow off 1” ash, white and dense. Final third nice light sour and prominent leather. Slight creamy zest to it. Nice draw and burn line. Cool smoker right to the nub using my patented Tele-nubber. Slight white pepper here. This was a good smoke, squarely medium in body and flavor strength, a bit monotonous especially in this Churchill vitola. Enjoyable but probably more so in a Romusto. Thank you, Jake for the smoke. Never had this before.

stogieflyz Offline
#1918 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 12:45 PM EST
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Just smoked one the other that had 10 y3ars in the humidor. It's a very special stick for me. These thangs take fantastic to aging. But like you I had one out of a boatload of these that had tunneling. It lasted about an inch and then went back to normal. I chalked it up to human error. That's the thing with handmade products you get a blooper now and then. By the way mine are amazing. I smoke one every two months in my rotation. After smoking one I start looking forward to the next.
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#1919 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 1:17 PM EST
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82517- LFD Double Ligero
MidnightToker( • )( • ) Offline
#1920 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 2:41 PM EST
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82518 - LFD la volcada
jeebling Offline
#1921 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 3:23 PM EST
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Huzza3045 wrote:
82517- LFD Double Ligero


Is that fairly strong? I’ve got a fiver resting.
jeebling Offline
#1922 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 3:25 PM EST
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82519: RP Vintage 1990 BP Churchill compliments of Jake The one and only Snake
Cello quite yellow with orange-ish tint. Barnyard on the body somewhat dried cherry & marshmallow on foot, botched cap job, wavy seams, small crack near foot all presented no problems, tight and firm, small veins well distributed, dark brown - reddish. Surprisingly light at kickoff w/minor Cedar and dusty earth. Very little flavor after first few puffs, very light mellow until second third when the taste became ashy and wood charcoal, bitter. All flavors died off and transition to final third burn line required a few touch ups, very long off centered cherry and a chunk of charcoal presented problems. Inside final third after charcoal fell out the flavor was very ashy and strong presence of tar. I don’t think this one aged well and I’m very glad to know this about RP. I sometimes think that the ones I have might improve with aging but I’ve learned a lesson. That is what I’m here for; to learn about cigar tobacco. Thank you, Jake for the smoke and a valuable lesson.
Huzza3045 Offline
#1923 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 3:36 PM EST
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jeebling wrote:
Is that fairly strong? I’ve got a fiver resting.


It was a pretty large RG, so the flavor was good, but not super strong. I enjoyed it!

I also smoked it really really slow (2.25) hours to make sure it didn’t knock me out. Nice way to spend a couple hours though!
jeebling Offline
#1924 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 3:37 PM EST
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Right on, thanks, Huzza

Any Sake w/that?
Huzza3045 Offline
#1925 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 4:24 PM EST
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jeebling wrote:
Right on, thanks, Huzza

Any Sake w/that?


Nope, just got and smoked from my local B&M because someone on the blind fiver really liked theirs (iirc). I usually only get Sake for special occasions from a nearby sake brewery.
Tiver Offline
#1926 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 5:44 PM EST
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jeebling wrote:
Tiver, how old are the oldest cigars in your stash? My oldest ones are over 10 years old, just a few that were generous gifts from the trades here. The oldest cigar I have that I bought myself is from December ‘23. I’ve got a couple boxes of Aging Room that I intend to age.


I might have a few from some trade threads that have a little age, but from my own purchases it's possible there is a small number that are a few years. The bulk is from Nov '22 through current. CBid got a fair amount of orders for around 6 months so many of those are 12-18 mos now. Still bought/buying occasionally from CBid but the variety on CBid has become mostly redundant or stuff I don't want. I've bought around the net for the past year for added variety.

I am not aging in any strict sense, but holding most of what I buy for a year+ is what I hope to maintain as SOP.
JGRAZ Offline
#1927 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 6:21 PM EST
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82520 - CAO Flathead 450(sparkplug)
MidnightToker( • )( • ) Offline
#1928 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 6:49 PM EST
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82521 - DE Liga T52
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#1929 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 7:13 PM EST
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82522 - LFD 1994 Tango
Thanks to Stinger towards the end of '20
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#1930 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 7:32 PM EST
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82524 I wanna add one for stogieflyz?? He smoked one the other night. I feel like it counts

Tat series p toro from tele in his last box pass thank you tele! First of those I’ve smoked
Palama Offline
#1931 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 7:44 PM EST
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Tiver wrote:
I might have a few from some trade threads that have a little age, but from my own purchases it's possible there is a small number that are a few years. The bulk is from Nov '22 through current. CBid got a fair amount of orders for around 6 months so many of those are 12-18 mos now. Still bought/buying occasionally from CBid but the variety on CBid has become mostly redundant or stuff I don't want. I've bought around the net for the past year for added variety.

I am not aging in any strict sense, but holding most of what I buy for a year+ is what I hope to maintain as SOP.


Yup, a real shame that the selection variety has narrowed so much in the last few years. Once upon a time you could get some good deals on upper end smokes but MAP effectively killed that. The well-known site was also a great alternative and I truly miss those days of getting Fuente 8-5-8 Maduros, Tat Brown Label Reservas and PAM 64 Principes and Coronas for well under list price.

https://youtu.be/2KODZtjOIPg?si=qn6-0dQsUurRdBzo
tonygraz Offline
#1932 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 8:06 PM EST
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82525 - Ramon Bueso Genesis CT toro
82526 - Bahia Maduro Poncho
danmdevries Offline
#1933 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 8:25 PM EST
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82527 Warped La Colmena with thanks to clickbangdead.

Fantastic cigar right out the gate. Fairly mild flavors, very cubanesque. Mild earthiness, sweet nuts, mild cream, honey and Graham cracker. No bite on retro, nearly perfect burn. Nicely ramped up in flavor intensity. I would question the country of origin if I were smoking this blindly. Reminds me of HDM Epicure no 2.
jeebling Offline
#1934 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 9:03 PM EST
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Tiver wrote:
I might have a few from some trade threads that have a little age, but from my own purchases it's possible there is a small number that are a few years. The bulk is from Nov '22 through current. CBid got a fair amount of orders for around 6 months so many of those are 12-18 mos now. Still bought/buying occasionally from CBid but the variety on CBid has become mostly redundant or stuff I don't want. I've bought around the net for the past year for added variety.

I am not aging in any strict sense, but holding most of what I buy for a year+ is what I hope to maintain as SOP.



Right on, thanks, T. I’m trying to establish a war chest myself.
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#1935 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 9:10 PM EST
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RP Sungrown Fuentes 3 years old. Order these because I love the first Sungrowns. They aren't bad but the first ones kick their butts. Back to the Fuentes, I'd say at 3 years old they've hit their peak. They're smooth with no harshness at all. The flavor is about the same as last year. Even though it was a disappointment they're smokable. I'll take one with me when I'm running about.
LeeBot Offline
#1936 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 10:23 PM EST
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^ Please include the next right number. We're counting.

82529 - Oliva G toro from BuckyB93. Thank you, Craig!
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#1937 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 10:57 PM EST
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82530 - AF Queen B
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#1938 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 11:10 PM EST
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82531 - LFD Double ligero maduro
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#1939 Posted: Fri, May 10 2024, 11:35 PM EST
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^that's an awsome cigar, MidnightToker. I keep a box on hand at all times.

82532 LFD Reserva Especial
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#1940 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 1:42 AM EST
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#82,533 - AF 8-5-8 Rosado

From a nOOb PIB beatdown by Marcus. Mahalos Braddah!
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#1941 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 8:31 AM EST
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cashmoneydave wrote:
82530 - AF Queen B


Was this any better than the 8-5-8 maduro? I was eyeing this one up in my local B&M.
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#1942 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 11:35 AM EST
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82534 - Warped Eagles Decent - finally rounding into a good smoke after 1 1/2 years rest.
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#1943 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 11:39 AM EST
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Huzza3045 wrote:
Was this any better than the 8-5-8 maduro? I was eyeing this one up in my local B&M.


Different animal. The Queen B has an Ecuadorian sun-grown wrapper.
jeebling Offline
#1944 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 12:12 PM EST
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82535: Hirsh y Garcia Toro 6 x 52

Apparently this is a Cigar King exclusive but it says “Cuban Made” on ring and on website. Looking forward to solving this mystery. I’m confused.
5-year-aged chocolate brown AAA Ecuadorian Habano Claro wrapper, smooth seams, firm, small veins. Barnyard on body, sweeter at foot, cold draw unremarkable. Sweet savory kickoff with a heavy dose of white pepper which falls off in first few puffs. Sour bread note, deep background lemony, quite nice. Easy draw, lots of smoke. First ash dropped at 1”, white and medium density. Second third transition to toasty, nutty with touch of mineral. Mellow cigar. Beginning last third tar suddenly shows up out of nowhere. That didn’t last long. Last third minerals and toasted nuts w/hint of sweetness. No big flavor breakouts. This was an interesting smoke, I enjoyed it. Thank you, Jake.
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#1945 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 12:18 PM EST
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82536 - Nub Corojo
tonygraz Offline
#1946 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 12:19 PM EST
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82535 - Gurkha Dragon Lord toro
stogieflyz Offline
#1947 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 1:28 PM EST
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Finally got this month's haul in. Just finished a Oliva V Lancero. Started out with a taste of fresh hay and then changed into the taste of tobacco. By the end the spice had kicked in. All in all a good cigar that I can't wait till I get the a year on them. A good experience for the first lancero ever.
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#1948 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 1:46 PM EST
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Tony meant 82537, and flyz meant to say 82538. Proceed accordingly
Tiver Offline
#1949 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 1:47 PM EST
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stogieflyz wrote:
Finally got this month's haul in. Just finished a Oliva V Lancero. Started out with a taste of fresh hay and then changed into the taste of tobacco. By the end the spice had kicked in. All in all a good cigar that I can't wait till I get the a year on them. A good experience for the first lancero ever.


Hey Stogieflyz

This is supposed to be (trying to be) a counting thread as well as a what are you smoking thread. So iffin you be so kind, you could post the next number in sequence at the beginning of your posts. Usually the post just before you will have a number to follow.

A million cigars is a lofty goal. We need all the count we can get
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#1950 Posted: Sat, May 11 2024, 1:52 PM EST
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82539 Caldwell Pacific standard

Smoked while mowing so can't give it a real rating but it was a good cigar on the mower.
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