| 5151. Author: Palama | Date: Fri, 11/24/2023, 11:51AM EST | |
rfenst wrote:Anyone think I need to freeze new cigars for longer than 3 days at 0F? Or, should I go 5 days? I normally go 4 days but another day won’t hurt. |
| 5152. Author: MACS | Date: Fri, 11/24/2023, 12:30PM EST | |
Palama wrote:I normally go 4 days but another day won’t hurt.
I don't recall ever doing it... maybe once.  |
| 5153. Author: rfenst | Date: Fri, 11/24/2023, 4:32PM EST | |
Five it is. |
| 5154. Author: dkeage | Date: Sat, 11/25/2023, 1:56PM EST | |
PLPC. ‘18 |
| 5155. Author: dkeage | Date: Sat, 11/25/2023, 5:20PM EST | |
RASS ‘19 |
| 5156. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Wed, 11/29/2023, 6:14PM EST | |
Vegeros Centrofinos '20 Just opened a new tin. |
| 5157. Author: rfenst | Date: Thu, 11/30/2023, 11:14AM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:Vegeros Centrofinos '20 Just opened a new tin. I had a V about 10 years ago and thought it was mild to medium, but bland is all I remember. It was small format cigar, maybe a Souane. It could be that it was past its prime. I think it was grassy... New ones any good? |
| 5158. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Thu, 11/30/2023, 6:48PM EST | |
rfenst wrote:I had a V about 10 years ago and thought it was mild to medium, but bland is all I remember. It was small format cigar, maybe a Souane. It could be that it was past its prime. I think it was grassy...
New ones any good? The line was completely changed years ago. New vitolas and all hand rolled IIRC. Still on the mild+ or medium side but a pretty good deal until recent pricing. Used to get the 16 cans of robusto sized (Centrofino) for under $80. |
| 5159. Author: rfenst | Date: Fri, 12/1/2023, 10:11PM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:The line was completely changed years ago. New vitolas and all hand rolled IIRC. Still on the mild+ or medium side but a pretty good deal until recent pricing. Used to get the 16 cans of robusto sized (Centrofino) for under $80. Check this out: https://www.habanos.com/en/the-habanos-brands-academia/vegueros-brand/ |
| 5160. Author: LeeBot | Date: Fri, 12/1/2023, 10:55PM EST | |
Interesting. I have only smoked a handful of Vs, but I like them (a lot) because I find them to be fuller and richer than most of the other coobans I've smoked. The link describes them as medium to full. I would agree with that. But cigars hit different people differently.
Now a can is more in the $160 range, which seems to be a good bit less than other cooban long fillers nowadays. I'm waiting for a monthly promotion to drop the entretiempos to $130 or $140, and I'll probably get another can.
Smoked a HdM Epicure # 1 today that needed a whole lot of help from the perfecdraw to smoke. |
| 5161. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sat, 12/2/2023, 7:35AM EST | |
Prolly been through 5-6 cans of Centrofonos and a few 16/packs of Topados in the recent years. I don't find them to be nearly as full as Bolivar or Partagas of a similar vitola. YMMV I suppose. |
| 5162. Author: dkeage | Date: Sat, 12/2/2023, 5:56PM EST | |
PLPC earlier
JL 2 now. |
| 5163. Author: LeeBot | Date: Mon, 12/4/2023, 5:03PM EST | |
Vegueros Entretiempos deadeyedick wrote:Prolly been through 5-6 cans of Centrofonos and a few 16/packs of Topados in the recent years. I don't find them to be nearly as full as Bolivar or Partagas of a similar vitola. YMMV I suppose. I see what you mean. Not as a full as a Party short. I agree. Don't have much experience with Bolivars. Good though.  |
| 5164. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Wed, 12/6/2023, 5:33AM EST | |
Trinidad Coloniales 2019 |
| 5165. Author: rfenst | Date: Fri, 12/8/2023, 11:36AM EST | |
SWIM advises prices are slowly deflating over the last 6 weeks.
SWIM is very intrigued by the way cigars from Canada are boxed in Cuba. Plain grey cardboard boxes with a warning sticker packaged solely for Canadian tobacco law compliance. Plain easily removing stickers covering the factory labels.
I would think Canadian cigars will age faster than those in traditional dress boxes and cabs- due to increases oxygen. That isn't ideal from long term aging, but will get them through the sick phase (ammonia smell) sooner.
SWIM thinks he is also getting "The Letter." |
| 5166. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Mon, 12/11/2023, 8:09AM EST | |
Bolivar RC 2017 gonna be a sad day when this box is history |
| 5167. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sun, 12/17/2023, 8:15AM EST | |
PLPC 2019 |
| 5168. Author: MACS | Date: Sun, 12/17/2023, 8:44AM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:Bolivar RC 2017 gonna be a sad day when this box is history Havana has stopped making SO many of the cigars I loved. RC, QdO Corona, Boli CG... and now that the price is triple what it was, I just won't pay those prices for the ones they still make. Been re-discovering NC's I still appreciate. |
| 5169. Author: dkeage | Date: Sun, 12/24/2023, 1:15PM EST | |
Quai D’Orsay |
| 5170. Author: dkeage | Date: Sun, 12/24/2023, 6:05PM EST | |
MC Edmundo. 17 |
| 5171. Author: Jakethesnake86 | Date: Mon, 12/25/2023, 12:00AM EST | |
My petit 2 2020 I believe could’ve been anywhere from 18-20. Don’t recall box code. Got it from a split with Sean when I joined here. He did include the code I didn’t write it down |
| 5172. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Mon, 12/25/2023, 1:33PM EST | |
Trinidad Topes 2018 |
| 5173. Author: rfenst | Date: Tue, 12/26/2023, 1:11PM EST | |
I received "the letter" in today's mail.  |
| 5174. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Tue, 12/26/2023, 5:36PM EST | |
rfenst wrote:I received "the letter" in today's mail. Frame it. Usually happens when you buy multiple boxes and that draws more attention. Many vendors ship only one box per package even if ordered all at once. Funny story: That caused me to get a BOGO on Cohiba Behike 52s many years ago. |
| 5175. Author: Palama | Date: Tue, 12/26/2023, 9:35PM EST | |
rfenst wrote:I received "the letter" in today's mail. Do you need a ticket for an airplane? https://youtu.be/HIWY8UyW9bw?si=Ox4_U9IjA0AF66ZU |
| 5176. Author: dkeage | Date: Wed, 12/27/2023, 7:40PM EST | |
Palama wrote:Do you need a ticket for an airplane?
https://youtu.be/HIWY8UyW9bw?si=Ox4_U9IjA0AF66ZU What about a fast train? |
| 5177. Author: Palama | Date: Wed, 12/27/2023, 8:35PM EST | |
dkeage wrote:What about a fast train? He ain’t got time. |
| 5178. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Thu, 12/28/2023, 8:17AM EST | |
Palama wrote:He ain’t got time. Well, at least his lonely days are gone.  |
| 5179. Author: rfenst | Date: Thu, 12/28/2023, 11:16AM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:Funny story: That caused me to get a BOGO on Cohiba Behike 52s many years ago. Me too, but they were Monte #2s. |
| 5180. Author: rfenst | Date: Thu, 12/28/2023, 11:21AM EST | |
Raphael Gonzalez Panatelas Extra FEB '23
Still way to young, but I had to try just one. |
| 5181. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sat, 12/30/2023, 7:49AM EST | |
JL#2 2019 love these |
| 5182. Author: dkeage | Date: Sat, 12/30/2023, 4:46PM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:JL#2 2019 love these Me too. 2017 Last one……seems I’m saying that for all my Cubans  |
| 5183. Author: dkeage | Date: Sun, 12/31/2023, 2:03PM EST | |
dkeage wrote:Me too. 2017 Last one……seems I’m saying that for all my Cubans PLPC. again, my last one….. |
| 5184. Author: dkeage | Date: Sun, 12/31/2023, 5:35PM EST | |
MC Edmundo. |
| 5185. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sun, 12/31/2023, 6:09PM EST | |
Bolivar RC 2020. Getting low. Gots a Cohiba Behike 52 on tap for this new year's eve. It's one of the free ones so it outta taste even better.  Edit: It did. |
| 5186. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Fri, 1/5/2024, 8:13AM EST | |
PSD#4 2020 |
| 5187. Author: dkeage | Date: Sat, 1/6/2024, 5:35PM EST | |
RASS. ‘19. Last one |
| 5188. Author: Palama | Date: Mon, 1/8/2024, 1:50AM EST | |
Saint Luis Rey Regios
ORG NOV 15
From an inventory thinning by Belue a few years ago. |
| 5189. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Tue, 1/9/2024, 8:22AM EST | |
HU HC 2020 |
| 5190. Author: rfenst | Date: Tue, 1/9/2024, 10:45AM EST | |
dkeage wrote:RASS. ‘19. Last one Running low, Bro? |
| 5191. Author: rfenst | Date: Thu, 1/11/2024, 9:29AM EST | |
dkeage wrote: PLPC. again, my last one….. 9505506570314011893167 PM (BTW, your CBID in box for PM's is full. Couldn't send you this by PM.) |
| 5192. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Sat, 1/13/2024, 12:47PM EST | |
ERDM Choix Supreme 2014
Thanks again to Homebrew for these! |
| 5193. Author: dkeage | Date: Sun, 1/14/2024, 1:25PM EST | |
rfenst wrote:9505506570314011893167 PM
(BTW, your CBID in box for PM's is full. Couldn't send you this by PM.) WHAT IN THE SAM HILL IS GOING ON HERE??? I don’t know who the bus driver was… but did they know that we recently moved?!  R&J Coronitas en Cedro ‘18 |
| 5194. Author: Palama | Date: Sun, 1/14/2024, 2:45PM EST | |
dkeage wrote:WHAT IN THE SAM HILL IS GOING ON HERE??? I don’t know who the bus driver was… but did they know that we recently moved?! R&J Coronitas en Cedro ‘18 I can truthfully say it wasn’t me.  …not that I wouldn’t have.dkeage wrote:WHAT IN THE SAM HILL IS GOING ON HERE??? I don’t know who the bus driver was… but did they know that we recently moved?! R&J Coronitas en Cedro ‘18 Robert is probably doing his best Snidely Whiplash and thinking, “Curses, foiled again!” But Kipp, you surely registered a forwarding address, didn’t ya? |
| 5195. Author: Homebrew | Date: Sun, 1/14/2024, 10:19PM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:ERDM Choix Supreme 2014
Thanks again to Homebrew for these! Glad you are enjoying those. Smoke them in good health. Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)  |
| 5196. Author: Palama | Date: Mon, 1/15/2024, 1:53AM EST | |
PSD4
SEP 13
Packers win! From a 2014 trade with Gae9 / John. |
| 5197. Author: hnixon12 | Date: Mon, 1/15/2024, 12:56PM EST | |
i cant afford a Cuban, so i need to come on here a read about you guys smoking them lol!!! |
| 5198. Author: hnixon12 | Date: Mon, 1/15/2024, 2:10PM EST | |
anyone of you with the Cuban inventory, I will pay premium if interested ....mouth is watering for a cuban |
| 5199. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Thu, 1/18/2024, 8:04AM EST | |
H Upmann Connoisseur A '19 |
| 5200. Author: dkeage | Date: Thu, 1/18/2024, 10:25AM EST | |
rfenst wrote:Running low, Bro? Not so much anymore..  Robert smacked me around with a nice 5er of PLPC, and an HUHC!!  Two all time favorites.  Thanks so much Robert, it’s truly appreciated Kipp |
