Cigars

[mikeru82]

This was probably an $8-12 cigar when it was gifted to me. Fast forward a few years and it is worth twice its weight in gold. For commies, the Cuban govt sure does enjoy capitalism.
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Very nice. We still have a bout a half-dozen Cubans in our humidor from our trip there in 2016. We're saving them for special occasions. The tough part is determining exactly what qualifies as a special occasion.

 

[Ramroo]

This was probably an $8-12 cigar when it was gifted to me. Fast forward a few years and it is worth twice its weight in gold. For commies, the Cuban govt sure does enjoy capitalism.
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I have some now, made in Honduras sticks.

 

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I have some now, made in Honduras sticks. View attachment 159248

Shoot, now you got me questioning if the one I smoked was Cuban....I assumed it was, but now that I think about it, it didn't taste Cuban.

 

[Scap]

Very nice. We still have a bout a half-dozen Cubans in our humidor from our trip there in 2016. We're saving them for special occasions. The tough part is determining exactly what qualifies as a special occasion.

Every occasion is a special occasion.
If you save them only for something special, you'll never get to smoke them.

I've seen too many brothers of the leaf pass and not get a chance to smoke that stick they were saving for some super special occasion.

 

[Ramroo]

Shoot, now you got me questioning if the one I smoked was Cuban....I assumed it was, but now that I think about it, it didn't taste Cuban.

The Honduran ones are descent. Not my favorite by any stretch. Fairly inexpensive also.

 

[Scap]

The Honduran ones are descent. Not my favorite by any stretch. Fairly inexpensive also.

I wasn't aware that there was a Non-Cuban ERdM line until today. Lol.

 

[Ramroo]

I wasn't aware that there was a Non-Cuban ERdM line until today. Lol.

Yea, kinda like punch and others.

 

[mikeru82]

The Cubans we brought back from Cuba were Romeos and Cohibas. Several well-known brands are made in Cuba as well as some of the other tobacco producing countries. That's what makes it a bit tricky to know if you're buying genuine Cuban cigars or not. The cigars we brought back were purchased in government run cigar stores so we knew they were genuine. There were lots of street vendors selling what they said were genuine at lower prices, but we were told to stay away from those sellers because you have no way of knowing the source of those sticks.

 

[Ramroo]

The Cubans we brought back from Cuba were Romeos and Cohibas. Several well-known brands are made in Cuba as well as some of the other tobacco producing countries. That's what makes it a bit tricky to know if you're buying genuine Cuban cigars or not. The cigars we brought back were purchased in government run cigar stores so we knew they were genuine. There were lots of street vendors selling what they said were genuine at lower prices, but we were told to stay away from those sellers because you have no way of knowing the source of those sticks.

Most of the cigars made now in other countries like Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, etc. are from Cuban seed tobacco they say. I don’t know this to be true for all cigar makers, but from some research people say the premium cigars from those other countries besides Cuba, can rival or even top Cuban cigars because of similar growing conditions and better quantity control.

I can’t say Cubans are any better, because of my limited experience in smoking both. I do know some that say so. I do think there is a lot of desire simply because it is something that you aren’t supposed to have because we can’t trade with those fkkkers.

 

[Scap]

Speaking of special occasions. This is a Jul '16 Boli Coronas Gigantes. Discontinued in '17.

 

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[utlong31]

These popped up on sale so I added them to an order. Not bad. I’d order them again. I’m pretty stocked up and looking forward to some good smokes this Holliday weekend. Got a pretty special Davidoff my son got me for my birthday I’m planning on having with a good glass of whisky. Pics to come


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Ave Maria - Reconquista

 

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[Rlaf75]

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I like Punch cigars

 

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I like Punch cigars

Me too. One of the few that I enjoy in both Cuban and non Cuban offerings.

 

[Rlaf75]

Me too. One of the few that I enjoy in both Cuban and non Cuban offerings.

I think I only had one Cuban punch. My girlfriend's father gave me one years ago.

 

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Mag 46 from 2015.

 

[MidnightExpre$$]

Took a 40 minute break at work with a Casa Blanca Half Jerobom from JR Cigars and a cup of coffee.
66×5.5 inch

 

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La Palina Kill Bill