New haul from iHavanas — RASS

New arrival this morning; almost at the end of the current wave now. Box is 16 months old at delivery. Yummy… Holy mother of god… Unfortunately the box saw some rough passage on the way from Switzerland. Two of the cigar have foot cracks about an inch long. The box itself looks like it was…

Epic delivery

So this came in this morning. The missus nearly lost her mind. What she doesn’t realise is I’ve got two more boxes coming in this week. Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure Especiale First up, the HdMEE from CoH. The smell as I cracked the lid was very similar to the CoRo — a faint, honey like…

New Haul from iHavanas — PSD4

Wicked. These landed yesterday (I didn’t know they courier delivered on Saturdays?)…Girlfriend answered the door but fortunately she didn’t ask further as we were in a rush to get to the races. Box date of OBM MAR 16 — which makes it 20 months old at the time of receipt. Obviously I had to inspect…

New haul from Reddit – Mega CC Split

These arrived yesterday after a lengthy passage in a warehouse. Strangely enough, no real Cuban smell to them, but they’re obviously still shocked from the travel. Bolivar — Royal Coronas Bolivar — Belicoso Fino Bolivar — Liberator Bolivar — Petit Corona Ramon Allones — Club Allones EL 2015 Ramon Allones — Allones Superiores Ramon Allones…

Cigar Review – The Goomba #1

Today’s cigar is a special one. Legendary. Infamous. Mythical. All abjectives used to describe the cigar hand rolled by our very own u/ThatGuyOnTheReddits. It’s as limited as they come and mine was a freebie thrown in by the gentleman and former AOTM in my first ever r/cigarmarket purchase. Since it was a nice quiet Sunday…

Cigar Review – Balmoral Anejo XO Lanceros FT Edición 2016

My first lancero experience. Vital Stats Release : Anejo XO Lanceros FT Edición 2016 Vitola : Lancero (7 x 40) Wrapper : Brazil Arapiraca Sun-Grown Binder : Dominican Republic Filler : Brazil, Dominican Republic & Nicaragua Strength : Medium Release date : ? MSRP : USD$12 Pairing : None. Number of cigars smoked for review…

Cigar Review – Partagas Aristocrat

This was in fact my first CC box purchase, from Cigar Terminal (Switzerland) during one of their sales. I’ve gone through almost half the box now (11?) and can confidently say that this box is affected badly by construction issues. For this written review, my notes are from one that was “on”. However, note that…

Cigar Review – Partagas Serie D No.4

Time to sample another all time classic — the PSD4. I got this as part of a trio from LCDH Melbourne a month or so back, including the RASS and the BPC, to sample before deciding whether to commit to box purchase or not. Well, I’ve locked in boxes of all three now, the RASS…

Cigar Review – Liga Privada #9 Robusto

Alright this one needs no introduction, let’s get straight into it. Prelight Appearance : Dark oily oscuro wrapper. Fairly smooth to the touch. No obvious spots or blemishes. Veins are thick. This robusto has a stout manly look to it. The band is fairly attractive in a rustic, understated kind of way.   Construction :…

Small haul from Reddit

In just this morning, two separate orders from r/cigarmarket.  Got green stickered as usual, eeurgh. First up, a 10 stick Drew Estate sampler from u/cigarsindemand Goodies include: Liga Privada Velvet Rat Liga Privada No. 9 Liga Privada T52 Drew Estate Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve Herrera Esteli TAA 2016 Drew Estate Florida Sun Grown Drew…