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‘03 Cohiba Siglo VI - from the first year these were available. I only smoke these on special occasions and this was the perfect capper for my final Father’s Day smoke. I love Siglo VI - easily my favorite Siglo. These OR are almost transcendental. Creamed honey & cardamom. Smooth as a baby’s...

FPG OLSU (May ‘98) Montecristo Especial - 7 1/2 X 38 - this was the first Monte I fell in love with after the #2 which is the one that hooked me on Havana cigars in the first place. Copious smoke right off the bat but the first third was a tad dull. Hey, they aren’t all perfect! Second third...

June ‘00 Diplomaticos #3 - Coronas - how about exactly 25 years old haha! Though I do prefer the Monte in this vitola these are damn good smokes. Lit this one up Father’s Day morning with espresso. Sourdough toast, rum cream, nutmeg, shortbread and even a little marshmallow & toffee. Fantastic...

‘98 Vegas Robaina Classicos - 6 1/2 X 42 Lonsdales - from the glory days (at least MY glory days) when Lonsdales were available from almost all of the Cuban marcas. This one was very early production as they were just introduced in late 1997. So many flavors! Standouts were tart cherry, heavy...

Amen!

An all time classic. I smoked boxes of these back in the day. One of my first favorites along with the 1926 and Ashton VSG. Throw in the Fuente Cuban Beli and you have my Mount Rushmore of old school NC cigars.

Gorgeous! 🤤

‘04 Cohiba Robustos - this from a classic @bfreebern retaliatory strike way back in ‘06 according to my notes. Brandon was one of the first good friends I made on this fine board. We had tons of fun trading, bombing, splitting & passing. Anyhoo….on to the smoke. It’s been a long while since...

This is finally my BILLS year! And you can trust my judgement because I’ve only been saying this since 1989 😩

Love that cutter!

Same! Only I’m an older metalhead so it was university for me 😁

‘98 Partagas Charlottes - Carlotas 35 X 5 5/8 This one along with the divine Cohiba Exquisitos turned me in to a rabid Panatelas fan back when I smoked mostly Churchills and Robustos. These are just an absolute joy to smoke. Still full of pepper and warm spice but oh so delicate on the palate...

2000 Partagas Piramides EL - has to be one of the sticks they’re smoking in heaven.

Red Storm Rising is such a great read. My favorite Clancy.

‘03 Hoyo Piramides EL - Lately I’ve been digging deep through my boxes looking for gems from many years ago. I had forgotten these for a long time. It’s been years since I smoked one. The better EL’s smoked great fresh including these beautiful cigars. Cocoa, espresso, mocha goodness. Another...

It really does. They are a classic and loved by almost all but me. I want to like them but they just fall flat for my palate. I’ve never smoked so many of a cigar trying to like it lol.