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As for creamy, I can say that H. Upmann No. 2s deliver that in spades.  These really have a different character than Cohibas do.  In my experience, H. Upmanns have a certain nuttiness to them that is completely absent in Cohibas, whereas the latter have a honey and grassy character that you...

Come to think of it, we should collaborate on this project.  I'm going deep on Cohiba 1966s and Siglo VIs, Partagas Lusitanias and 898s, and H. Upmann Sir Winstons.  And I've got 49 more Hoyo des Dieux to see if the second ten years is as good as the first.

My recent experience:   2005 H. Upmann Magnum 46 - Too subtle, too refined 2007 Punch Churchill - Still a Punch Churchill and nothing more.  Has aged well, but doesn't deliver the complexity I would hope for in an aged cigar. 2003 Le Hoyo des Dieux - Haven't had a young one, but this is a cigar...

While I was smoking this, I remembered a bit of high school health class...   Concerned girl: My grandpa chews on cigars, is that bad for him?   Teacher: Well, not only is your gradfather a bad person, he probably won't make it through this year.   At least that's how I remember it...

Despite the fact that it was snowing today, I decided to smoke a cigar out in the elements.  For whatever reason, all the really great cigars I've smoked this year I smoked outside when the weather was less than conducive to smoking outside.  This one did not break that trend.   This cigar has...

Nubbing a Fuente Anejo #46

2007 Fuente Anejo #46

I recently received a box of Monte EL 2010s and Monte EL 2012s from a certain supplier whose identity I have to protect as an unfortunate, indirect consequence of certain trade embargoes.  The supplier is reputable from the standpoint of selling genuine articles, but disreputable from the...

Taking a look at prices in cigar auctions, it seems like limitadas consistently increase in price faster than others.  Within these, the Cohiba Limitadas probably fare better than others.  Taking prices from CA's ratings database in pounds and multiplying to get box prices (for the cigars when...