Today's Smoke 2025

[rbbrock]

My first one of these. Off to a promising start.

Post smoke thoughts: very nice cigar until the final 1.5-2 inches, where a strong minerality and grassiness took over. Might have been affected by the kids burning some leaves around that time, so I'll definitely be watching for that when I try another.

 

[dawgie34203]

 

[JoeMO]

HO HO HO, thanks to my 2024 Secret Santa for The Rise of Claudenstein by Viaje

 

[CgarDan]

Yep, I remember those. Then they had the Dark Corojo.

How was this one?

It’s a more refined version of the classic. Very nice and packs a punch

 

[CgarDan]

 

[MaytagMan]

JO 1966




This one was a disaster in all categories.

 

[3-Eyed Jack of All Trades]

Ramon Allones Habano thanks to @dawgie34203

 

[MX]

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I need to get my hands on some of these

 

[MX]

RA 40 Carat ER Benelux 109 (50 X 7 1/4) - was super lucky to score a few of these a while back and after smoking my first so glad I did. Flawless construction - only ashed 3 times. RA is far from a favorite marca - all of the ones I loved are long gone (RAC, 898, RAPC) - but almost every EL & RE has been great and nothing at all like a RASS or RASCC. First 2/3 light to medium body then the final third picked up in strength to very full. Wild! Almost never happens. I love 109’s and they are so rare. Usually takes me 2 hours plus to finish one but this one barely made an hour forty. I sucked it down like coca-cola. Outstanding young Havana. 94 with potential for much higher with more age.

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Back when I lived in Belgium (2008-2012) I lived on the TA Benelux. To this day one of the best CC I have ever had

 

[JoeMO]

Thanks @cabaiguan juan for this Yagua. Very tasty.

 

[Mr. Behcet]

Fun little smoke.