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[Yojimbo]

B&M man practically insisted I buy one. Anyone tried it? Any thoughts? He has it at $14.

[engspot]

I paid the same for them and found it to be a really tasty smoke. It was a little more mild than I most LFD, but I would say it was a medium-full smoke with a unique profile.

I'd recommend trying at least one. I have a few in the humi waiting for warmer weather.

[coopsdeloops]

factory Press IV is a great smoke, but it's pretty expensive as well. I'd much rather be smoking a good Padron 1964 for that money.

[MarkJr]

I also bought a 5er... I think that the 4 is good not great, but i thought that about all of the other factory presses as well. But i will say that they have all become spectacular over time. Especially the 2, so here's to a little age creating a fantastic smoke.

[Yojimbo]

Smoked it tonite finally. Put it down after the first 1/3. Draw was so tight I felt like I had a headache coming on.

May pick up another and see if I just got a bad one, because the fiancée loves the smell of this one. Only one she likes the smell of better is the 5 Vegas Relic.

I do agree, for the money I'd rather smoke a Padron or an Anejo.

Edit: I picked it back up after posting, and the ash is dropping every half inch or so, on it's own. Seems very fragile. Draw still sucks, but the favors are GREAT.

Edited by Yojimbo, 09 March 2012 - 08:54 PM.

[Gavin]

I just had the III, and I wasn't impressed. Probably my least favorite LFD to date.

[Pugman1943]

I have to join the nay crowd. Of all the LFD's, this does not compare up,there with the rest, but you probably,still need to,try it for a reference point.

[dannykcha]

I think that B&M's really try to push these cigars because the quantity of cigars they come in per-box is a lot, from what I understand. If I'm not mistaken, I think each box/case comes with 120 cigars.

I haven't tried one, but I heard they were good. Very strong cocoa/coffee profile, according to the owner of the B&M. They were also $14 at my local B&M, which was part of the reason I passed and bought something else. As for the shape, the press on these cigars are INSANE. Sharpest 90 degree edges I've ever seen on a cigar in my life!!

[theebug]

I am a real fan of LFD and the box press is one of my favorites. I have a bunch of the III and just bought a 12 pack of the IV. I found it to be a very good after dinner cigar.

While the shape may be a bit unusual, I have found they round out about half way through. I use a Shuriken cutter on them and the draw is usually perfect.

Over the past few years I have begun to favor LFD over Padron (yes, I know that is heresy) and the Small Batch is one of my ATF's. Just my 2 cents.