Monday 7th May

[Hookmaker]

FOH La Puntilla dry boxed for 10 days.
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[Alexw33]

Did you like the cigar Alex?

It was good, not great yet. This one might have been a little tight for me as I struggled to get much flavour out of it to begin with. The second half was much better and by the end I didn’t want to put it down.

[Horsebox]

COTM May (no photo) and now a RASCC from 2013



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[Budgie Smuggler]

SLR Tesoro which was preceded by a RASCC.

I?m not sure if I might go for a hat-trick of smokes today.

[jerryr]

Few beers in, huh? That?ll be a Hoyo ��

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[sheppsea]

A Dippy El Embajador after a day by the seaside




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[ha_banos]

Por Larranaga Piccadores from our previous COTM. Pretty consistent with the first.

It's taken almost 7 hours to get to the second round... Sheesh.



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[Budgie Smuggler]

I dropped this Sig VI splitting the wrapper, thought I might as well sacrifice it.

[Tomm783]

Penultimate round - Bolivar Corona Gigantes (1998). My first ever aged cigar (and first Bolivar!) and it?s bloody delicious. Started off very mild which I wasn?t expecting with a cacao flavour, hardly any sweetness but hints of bitter orange like you get in an Aperol Spritz (don?t judge me!). It then became more leathery with some nuttiness, the citrus gone and flavour medium. I was surprised it wasn?t more full on from the start as I understand Bolivars to be full body full strength smokes? Towards the end it?s moved to strong espresso and cacao but absolutely zero harshness.

Construction was very good, lots of smoke (on par with the VR Don Alejandro) and very very smooth. Is this the result of it being a 20 year old stick?

As mentioned, my first Bolivar and first aged cigar and it?s an absolute cracker and not what I was expecting.

I?d love to know from you seasoned pro?s if the above is in line with the rest of the Bolivar vitolas. Perhaps I?ve been spoilt by its age?

1. Bolivar Coronas Gigantes (1998)
2. HDM DC
2. SCdlH El Morro
3. VR Don Alejandro
4. RA Gigantes




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[K444HEP]

2010 Monte 4

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[moteyi]

Finishing up the bank holiday weekend with a RyJ de luxe El 2013. This really is a cracking cigar - really smooth. Possibly the best cigar I've had this year.

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[cohibaIV]

A Dippy El Embajador after a day by the seaside




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WOW

Awesome cigar...

CIV


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[Alexw33]

Just enough time for a small cigar before it gets too cold out, don?t know much about this cigar and this is my first from a box I picked up when I was last in Barcelona.

2014 H Upmann Epicure




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[7kingsguy]

Trying an fsg tonight

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[Stocko]

Thank you [MENTION=13452540]Shaun[/MENTION] for the absolute beautiful Monte no 5,was spot on from start to finish.
Wish I had a box full of them,[emoji106]

Excuse the terrible V cut I bought that?s about as sharp as a butter knife,[emoji107]




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