I like the 48 mainly due to the length of time/per cost ratio. I've smoked a few Sharks and was able to buy some finally this year and I was pretty disappointed with them so far. I'm definitely going to let them sit for a long time before I smoke another one. 

Picking up my box of Headley Grange drumsticks today! 

I've smoked more than my share of the Nica already, 15 to be exact, and I think you've hit the nail on the head bluue13. These are very unrefined, thick, and heavy smokes and I believe that's exactly what DE was going for. With some age, these will become wonderful smokes for sure. Excellent...

I always enjoy a good plume or mold thread. Or as the 80 year old man at one of our local B&M's calls it "FLUME!". He really likes to point out all of the flume on their cigars which are stored at 77 Rh... Made me cry when I looked at the 4 boxes of Opus X sitting there covered in mold. 

6 cigars for me. Last month at our local cigar club meeting. It was over 8.5 hours and I felt like a truck ran over my face the next day!!!