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charlie m Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 3:17 PM EST
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Last January i won a bid on a box of Macanudoi Inspirado White Churchills because they were cheap. I lit one & within a minute the wrapper came loose, not just a little but the entire wrapper. A week later, tried another & same result, + there was a green grassy flavor that I do not like. The nice lady at Cigarbid gave me credit for the whole box & said to keep them. I put them in a ziplok bag with a Bovida & stuck them away in a desk drawer. I just found them last week & what the heck, lit one up. Wow! the wrapper was fine, the grassy flavor was gone & I enjoyed one of the nicest cigars I have ever smoked, & i have been smoking cigars every day for well over 30 years, most of them Cubans. I feel like I should have not complained back in January, but who could know these cigars would improve so much in a plastic bag in 5 months. I want to buy another box & let them sit for 6 months, but I feel funny about ordering cigars I complained about. Forgive me, for I knew not what I was doing
RobertHively Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 3:33 PM EST
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Macanudo White? Oh man.

I'm sure Tony has a few questions for you.


P.S. Frank has been worried sick!
charlie m Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 5:13 PM EST
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I **** U not...I almost never smoke Macanudo unless its a gift or the only choice. I sent this post because its almost a miracle. After a steady diet of RyJ, Upmann & Quintero Cubans which have become a problem to procure, I have been searching for some dog walker, yardwork smokes that are tolerable. You turn your nose up at Macanudo White, have you ever actually smoked one thats been aged for 6 months?Just sayin'
RobertHively Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 5:27 PM EST
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Nah I can't say that I have. I'm not much of a Conn. Shade guy.

I think I only have one of them in my collection at the moment and only because it was part of a sampler.

Smoke what you like. I'd say order another box if you want em.
frankj1 Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 5:57 PM EST
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RobertHively wrote:
Macanudo White? Oh man.

I'm sure Tony has a few questions for you.


P.S. Frank has been worried sick!

different Charlie...I'm not as worried as you'd think.
Palama Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 6:03 PM EST
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RobertHively wrote:
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Nah I can't say that I have. I'm not much of a Conn. Shade guy.

I think I only have one of them in my collection at the moment and only because it was part of a sampler.

Smoke what you like. I'd say order another box if you want em.


I’mma not necessarily a fan of Connies either but some of the newer Connie blends are much stronger than previous releases. For a change of pace, I’ve enjoyed the MFConnie, Montecristo White, Rojas Breakfast Carnitas and Southern Draw Rose of Sharon blends. Of course ymmv.
KingoftheCove Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 6:29 PM EST
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Connies worth smoking…
As mentioned, My Father and Rose of Sharon
LFD makes a nice connie
AJ has a couple…
Perdomo has one or two…
There are others…
JGRAZ Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 6:31 PM EST
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I'll have to agree with the two above with the My Father, Rose and Carnitas. I do enjoy the Camacho and Breakfast Tacos as well, thats about where my CT exploration has ended. None of these were particularly aged however.
jeebling Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 7:08 PM EST
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I thought Connies were more or less good to go ROTT and that serious “aging”, as in multi-year, was not a good idea. I smoked a Perdomo 10th Anniversary Champagne that I had rested for 2 months and it tasted like a giant, ashy non-filter cigarette. I’ve got 9 more I’m going to rest for a few more months.

Aurora Preferidos is a Connie that I enjoy. The La Palina White Pearl is a cheap one that delivers IMHO, great dog walker / yard ‘gar
KingoftheCove Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 7:32 PM EST
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The San Lotano connie is pretty good
jeebling Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 7:34 PM EST
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^King, oh yeah, I’ve tried that one. I thought it was pretty decent. It had something to hold on to, not too flimsy in body.
Cheno Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 7:36 PM EST
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You can always bid double the price on auction if you feel bad..
danmdevries Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 8:10 PM EST
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Try the JDN Antaño CT.
Karen Berger Connecticut too
danmdevries Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 8:15 PM EST
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jeebling wrote:
I thought Connies were more or less good to go ROTT and that serious “aging”, as in multi-year, was not a good idea. r


Some do hold up to age.

Undercrown Shade comes to mind. Unless they changed the blend significantly from the OR, they're better with a year on em. I recently bought two boxes and tried one a month later and found it to be just straight paper n pepper. I remember them being a nice pleasant sweet nutty creamy bready smoke with a lil pepper on retro. But my first box was also bought and forgotten about for a year before I opened it, so I'm letting these new boxes sleep till next year before I try another.
RobertHively Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 8:39 PM EST
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^

Undercrown Shade is the one Connecticut Shade that I have. Guess I'll wait a while to smoke it.
RobertHively Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, May 16 2024, 8:42 PM EST
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Palama, King,

MF Connecticut is on my list, but when it comes down to ordering I always end up getting a non-shade cigars instead.

Something that I want to try more, or something I want to replace/stock up on.

I did like the Perdomo Champagne, but still haven't purchased more of them.
jeebling Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, May 17 2024, 12:47 AM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Some do hold up to age.

Undercrown Shade comes to mind. Unless they changed the blend significantly from the OR, they're better with a year on em. I recently bought two boxes and tried one a month later and found it to be just straight paper n pepper. I remember them being a nice pleasant sweet nutty creamy bready smoke with a lil pepper on retro. But my first box was also bought and forgotten about for a year before I opened it, so I'm letting these new boxes sleep till next year before I try another.



I’ll definitely try to put some age on a few Connies
MACS Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, May 26 2024, 8:33 AM EST
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Smokes actual cuban cigars and then says a Macanudo white is good?

Methinks them are some glass top box "cuban" cigars.
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