Any Cigar smokers here?

[Cleaner]

Cohiba.......

The fabled brand of Cuba, was created in 1968 for the express use of the privileged few - the very few- Fidel Castro and the diplomats and head of state who visted him. Although now wodely available, the legend surronding the brand, its exclusivity, and high price still support its position as the primier cigar in the world......Only the finest finest tobacco leaves from the most select Cuban farms are used in Cohiba's. The tobacco undergoes an extra, flavor-enhancing period of fermentation. The cigar are rolled only by the most masterful and exprienced rollers. Only a relative small number of tehse cigars are ever produced, making them all the more sought after.

 

[Annihilator99]

Cohibas are wonderful. There was a problem a few years ago - the quality was kinda shot due to the fact that they were so sought after. They weren't being aged long enough, and you could really tell. A friend of mine laid a box o fEplendido's down for 2 years...holy shit were they good. Now they are being aged better since the craze kinda died down.

 

[Cleaner]

Never heard of them....books didn't have anything on them either.
I'll have to look for them.

 

[huntmaster]

Y'all ever herd of the Cibeau?

A buddy got one in a variety pack from thompson co.

 

[Bill W]

Trinidads are now produced commercially in, I believe, only the gran panatella size (about 7 inches by 38 ring gauge). Their price is high relative to other cigars of this size and frankly, I don't think they warrant the price. I smoke at least one cigar a day, and would be happy to give you the names of some places from which good cigars (not from Cuba, sorry) are available at solid prices.

 

[Annihilator99]

Right on Bill. NY has some awesome places for cigars from what I have heard. You guys get the Opus out there, which are nearly non-existent on the west coast. Have you actually smoked a Trinidad? Would love hear about that one.

Huntmaster - cibeau? never heard of it. Haven't checked the thompson's though for quite awhile. How did you friend like it?

Cleaner - it was actually Esplendido, which is the Churchill size for Cohiba. Good cigar.

 

[Bill W]

New York is a great smoking town, but even we have trouble getting the OPUS X. From what I gather, the main shops get about 10 boxes, 3 or 4 times a year. You have to be lucky, or manic about calling the shops every week. Frankly, while I think that the older Opus were GREAT cigars, the current ones, to me have less flavor. I think the Padron Aniversario and the Ashton Virgin Sun Grown (made by Fuente) are far superior to the OPUS X.

I have smoked one Trinidad and didn't particularly see the appeal. I generally smoke cigars with larger ring gauges, so I didn't go into the panatella sized Trinidad with much enthusiasm. I'd smoke a Monte #2, Bolivar Corona Gigantes, Punch DC, Ramon Allones Specially Selected or Partagas Serie D #4 long before one of those again.

 

[TxCollegeguy]

I'm not much on Cohiba's

I tend to stick with cigars from Honduras and Nicuragua

but then again as long as they have a Conneticut wrapper then I'm happy.

 

[manny78]

yup here's one but only sometimes since those damn cuban cigars are a bit expensive, favourite: Cohiba Lanceros and Montecristo.... here's a sample of my latest lol

 

[Freak Show]

I've yet to have a cuban. Stupid embargo! Anything in the Don Lino or Macanudo lines I enjoy. Punches are nice also. Haven't heard of the Havana Honey, if you try it and enjoy it, lemme know.