Wednesday 1st May 2024

[Cigar_Addict]

Partagas Black Series again (as I don't have many others)

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Can't quite believe these still smoke after being neglected for 10 years

[PeeJay]

Jericho Hill box pressed corona


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[Stevieboy]

Davidoff Late Hour Churchill. It's not bad... Supposedly aged in whisky casks, not that I can tell. Bought for around €27. £55+ in the UK!!

[Cigar_Addict]

Bought for around €27. £55+ in the UK!!

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[Simon Bolivar]

Visiting SIL in Geel, Belgium. Had a massive meaty lunch & it was 24oC+, would have been rude not to. Outside the Irish Bar. These continue to be excellent smokes.

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[Bigdog]

Wide Churchill, cracking stogie

[Beefeater]

Davidoff small maduro. Fab as always.

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[Stevieboy]

This is quite awful. Fortunately, I only bought one. A total waste of €22.
Overpowering pepper and tongue-bite....euugh! thankfully

[Midas]

This is quite awful. Fortunately, I only bought one. A total waste of €22.
Overpowering pepper and tongue-bite....euugh! thankfully

I had this same experience with My Father cigars. Let them rest for a year and they're fantastic.


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[Cigar_Addict]

I had this same experience with My Father cigars. Let them rest for a year and they're fantastic.


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Yea, I heard they were supposed to be VERY nice.

Are there any cigars that smoke nice right away or do they all need time? I don't want to get some and think they're 💩 if I don't leave them alone

[Beefeater]

Had the same experience with two different Gurkha blends - both seriously underwhelming although far short of unpleasant. I know they are generally raved about. Do they maybe need some ageing before use. As NC I had assumed not, but maybe they do ? Would be interested in peoples opinions.

[Midas]

Yea, I heard they were supposed to be VERY nice.

Are there any cigars that smoke nice right away or do they all need time? I don't want to get some and think they're 💩 if I don't leave them alone

The EP Carrillo range are excellent as well as Placensia. The NC world is a bit of a minefield in general but there are some real gems.

My advice would be to buy fivers of a few of the highly regarded sticks and smoke one of each periodically to see if they're where you want them.


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[ha_banos]

Had the same experience with two different Gurkha blends - both seriously underwhelming although far short of unpleasant. I know they are generally raved about. Do they maybe need some ageing before use. As NC I had assumed not, but maybe they do ? Would be interested in peoples opinions.

Yeah. They need time. Put them to the back of the humidor. Forget they are there. Forever...

[Cigar_Addict]

Yeah. They need time. Put them to the back of the humidor. Forget they are there. Forever...

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[Bigdog]

My favourite new world brand of cigar is Padron, in my experience you can smoke them straight from the box, I haven’t tried every type of Padron cigar available but all the cigars I have smoked have been excellent, unfortunately they are quite expensive though.