2021 Cigar Round Up

[Simon Bolivar]

Hi Folks, lets see your cigars of note from 2021. I have just written my diary up to date & as older members will know I like my stats so here they are: 127 smoked, half a dozen were NC's this was just to smoke them up before the move back to the UK as I didn't want to pay any duty on those! Avge age approx 15yrs. The number in the first column is the number of that vitola smoked. 87 Different vitolas. 4th column is RG, avge 42.5th the Year & 6th my score (which includes value for money under my marking scheme).

	2021
1	Boli CX	Franciscos	42	70's	99
1	Boli Gold Medal	Cervantes	42	2007	98
1	Cohiba Reserva Sel	Media Coronas	38	2002	96
1	Punch Corona	Corona	42	1979	94
1	Boli Immensas	Cervantes	46	2001	92
1	Bolivar Corona Gigantes	Julletia No2	47	2002	92
2	Cohiba Siglo VI	Canonazo	52	2018	92
1	La Escepcion ER SF	Palma Larga	38	2013	92
1	Party Salomones	Perfecto	57	2010	92
1	RA ER Libano 30th Ann.	Sublimes	54	2008	91
2	Boli Coronas Gigantes	Julletia No2	47	2002	90
1	Boli' ER Portugal	Briticanicos X	48	2017	90
1	Bolivar Belcosis Finos	Campana	52	2014	90
4	Cohiba Exquisitos	Seoane	33	2012	90
1	Cohiba Siglo IV	Corona Gorda	46	2010	90
1	Hoyo Epicure No2	Robusto	50	2005	90
1	Hoyo Longas	Nifas	33	80's	90
1	Party Charlotte	Carlotas	35	1998	90
1	RA SS	Robusto	50	2006	90
1	Cohiba Media Siglo	Petit Robusto	50	2019	89
1	Monte EL2006	Robusto	50	2006	89
1	Trini' Coloniales	Coloniales	44	2008	89
1	VR Unicos	Piramide	52	2007	89
1	Boli BF	Campana	52	2006	88
1	Boli' ER Andorra	Petit Robusto	50	2017	88
1	Boli LCDH 2013	Sublimes	54	2013	88
1	Cohiba Coronas Especiales	Corona	38	2008	88
1	Hoyo des Dieux	Corona Gorda	42	<2014	88
1	Monte Tubos	Coronas Grandes	42	2005	88
1	PL Petit Corona	Marvela	42	2013	88
1	QdO ER2016 Franca	Secretos	40	2016	88
1	R&J Cazadores	Cazadores	44	2001	88
2	RA ER NL Cortico	Petit Robusto	50	2013	88
3	RA SCC	Minutos	42	2007	88
1	VR ER 2014 Andorra	Minutos	42	2014	88
1	Boli ER 2009 Greek	Robusto	50	2009	86
1	C.C. Salomones	Salomones	57	2015	86
1	CC Monsdale Lancerous	Laguito No1	38	>3yo	86
1	Cohiba Maduro	Secretos	40	2007	86
1	ERDM Corona	Corona	42	1998	86
1	Hoyo Epi No1	Corona Gorda	46	2015	86
1	Monte Especial	Laguito No1	38	1984	86
2	Monte Especiales No2	Especiales No 2	38	2001	86
2	Party Short	Minutos	42	2011	86
1	Punch Petit Coronations	Corinitas	40	2017	86
5	ERDM DT	Entreco	40	2001	85
1	Party Petit Corona	Marvela	42	70's	85
1	Punch EL 2017	Noblezas	52	2017	85
1	QdO 50	Robusto	50	2020	85
1	R&J Anejados Piramide	Piramide	52	2008	85
1	R&J EL 2016	Tacos	49	2016	85
1	R&J TPC	Tres Petit Corona	40	2005	85
1	Boli Bonita	Londres	40	2007	84
3	Cuaba Divinos	Petit Bouquet	43	2008	84
1	Hoyo du Gourmet	Palmas	33	2009	84
1	Hoyo Epicure Especiale	Gorditos	50	2016	84
1	Hoyo LCDH Epicure d Luxe	Magicos	52	2017	84
2	Hoyo Petit Robusto	Petit Robusto	50	2008	84
1	Los Statos Delirios	Standard Mano	40	1970's	84
1	Monte Petit Edmundo	Petit Edmundo	52	2016	84
3	Punch Margaritas	Carolinas	26	2002	83
1	SLR ER Cuba	Geniales	54	2016	83
1	C.C. KSA Dble Robusto	Robusto X	52	<2018	82
1	La Corona PC	Marvela	42	80's	82
1	Punch ER 2012	Hermosa No4	48	2012	82
1	R&J Tubos No1	Cremas	40	2001	82
1	C.C. Esplen'	Julletia No2	47	2018	80
1	HU Half Corona	Half Corona	44	2017	80
2	Monte No4	Marvela	42	2007	80
1	NC Fuente Opus X	Petit Corona	42	>3yo	80
1	Party Capitols	Marvela	42	2020	80
1	R&J Cedros No1	Cervantes	42	1998	80
1	SLR Regios	Robusto	50	2018	80
3	RG Cigarritos	Laguito No3	26	2002	79
3	Belinda Petit Princess	Epicure	35	1999	78
1	Belinda Princess	Panatela	35	1997	78
1	C.H. Alegre Monacha	Petit Corona	40	60's	78
1	CH Medallion PC	Petit Corona	42	70's	78
2	CH Sumavana Whiff	Small whiffs	27	60's	78
1	H.Upmann Realgias	Mavela	42	2020	78
2	la Flor de Cano PC	Marvela	42	2016	78
2	N.C. la Tropical	Marvela	40	60's	78
1	N.C. Robusto Hond.	Robusto	50		78
3	PL Panatela	Panatela	37	2018	78
3	R&J Panatela	Panatela	35	1990	78
1	R&J Tubos No3	Corinitas	40	2008	78
1	Vegerous	Especiales No 1	38	2001	78
1	Vegerous Seoane	Seoane	33	1998	78
1	N.C. la Invicta Honduros	Corona	42	<2018	76
1	NC Santa Damiana	Corona	42		73
1	N.C. Pfalz Cigarre	Corona	42	2021	64

[PeeJay]

Nice to see the La Tropical in there Simon, still have some of those

[Simon Bolivar]

Nice to see the La Tropical in there Simon, still have some of those

Aye, finished mine off PJ, have seen some on auctions since but silly prices these days.

[Niela]

Pfalz Cigarre?

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[Simon Bolivar]

Pfalz Cigarre?

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It's a German cigar made from German tobacco; a gift from a German friend. Appalling but a gift is a gift, at least I know not to buy a box of them if I should ever see them in a shop!

[Dorsetman]

Simon, clearly a lover of Cubans, but what is it that encapsulates the main reason(s) for your preference over NC's?

[Vitola]

Great list Simon - interesting to not see any current production 19/20/21 Cubans in there. (According to our friends down under there are some stellar smokes coming out from Cuba at the moment) - Or is it simply the case you are on a self imposed buying ban and already have more than enough stock?

[Simon Bolivar]

Great list Simon - interesting to not see any current production 19/20/21 Cubans in there. (According to our friends down under there are some stellar smokes coming out from Cuba at the moment) - Or is it simply the case you are on a self imposed buying ban and already have more than enough stock?

Good question Al, I haven't bought any new boxes for a while. I knew I was moving for over a year & it would have just added to those I had to bring over. Secondly, we have just bought a house 40%+ more we raised from the sale of our Belgian home so no spare cash for cigars for a while.

If I removed the 50's-70's stix I think the avge age would be 10yrs. I prefer at least 5yrs on most stix so happy enough. Once we are in our new home (hopefully in March), I'll get to sort out my collection & concentrate on smoking the older standard stock so they don't get too mellow. I might need a hand though....

[Vitola]

Well you know Simon, I would be more than happy to help you out there

[Rich B]

I always look forward to these annual summaries.

[Simon Bolivar]

Well you know Simon, I would be more than happy to help you out there

Damn decent of you, what else are mates for!

[Simon Bolivar]

I always look forward to these annual summaries.

Cheers Rich, I find it interesting to see the spread of smokes over the year, it's often difficult to appreciate it as you go through the year itself. I was limited by time quite a lot preparing for the month for months before we left & the family commitments kept arising afterwards.

[ha_banos]

Us kiddos keep a photo diary on the instagramophone thingy. Of course much easier to browse a list. And I know you keep more detailed notes.

Nice to see a KSA in the list!

[Simon Bolivar]

Us kiddos keep a photo diary on the instagramophone thingy. Of course much easier to browse a list. And I know you keep more detailed notes.

Nice to see a KSA in the list!

Cheers Banos, I have a photo library but too old fashioned for Instagram, have a few thousand photos on an external hard drive. Labelled with marca/vitola/date so I can retirve a pic of any cigar I wish. Have to admit I am behind on the labelling but now working 3 week trips, hope to get up to date soon.

KSA, I bought a couple from McDee & they would be the first NC's I have bought for myself since I started smoking Havana's. I have to admit they not bad & as a slim long vitola, I would certainly smoke again & I can't say that about any other NC I have tried so far!

Comparing with prev yrs, I didn't have so many amazing cigars but the '70s Boli CX (Coronas Extra) was the last pair from a 50 cab, that I won in 2013 from Mitch's auction. They were amazingly strong & the 'fullest' flav cigar I have smoked. So much so I wasn't so keen on them to start with & sold a few but tastes change & I grew to appreciate them far more. They cost £25 a stick & x50 is a fair financial layout, 70% of the total I spent on cigars that year & a risk for a cab I hadn't been able to personally view.

Just checked my diary & found something I had completely forgotten. I sold most of the CX's in 2016 to buy my Cohiba Seleccion box Dec 2002, so no regrets there then as that is the best box I ever bought & at £1k a bargain compared with current prices. That's because I bought one of the last 3 that Joann of Gesto's had in stock. Recently saw a box go for £3k!

It turned out to be one of my best buys at auction, others included ERDM Panatela Largo 70's, in wooden slide lid box, RG Slenderella's 2001 & Party SD No1's. Auctions were much more fun & practical when you could attend them, you could see who you were bidding against (mostly) & if you didn't get the first item you wanted you could go a little more on the next; the online version favours the auction house IMHO.

[ha_banos]

Interesting I keep seeing references that KSA are rolled in Cuba... no?

Also where did mcdee get royal connections!?!