For everyone that asked, the honduran primeros cleared miami customs last night and are in route to me from Honduras. They will most likely be here on Friday and ship out on Monday. I have a lot of backorders so for those guys that wanted to know, place your order now if you want a gauranteed wheel or singles for monday.
HONDURAN PRIMEROS UPDATE
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Oh yes the Rare Corojo, here comes my rant on the situation. Last year they released late march early April. I just spoke with General Cigar last week and inquired as to why we dont have them yet. They claim that the release was delayed by weather, harvesting, and fermentation delays. Basically production delays. They say that due to all of these factors the release this year will be June and that there will be less wrapper this year so hence less rare corojo. I came accross 40 boxes from last year and put them up on the site last month and I think they maybe lasted a week so I know everyone is in need of a fix.
Here is what I think is really going on. Two of the most recent annual releases from General Cigar are the Punch Rare Corojo and the Macanudo Gold Label. Like I said Rare Corojo came out last year in March/ April and Gold Label came out in June. Gold Label has never quite taken off like Rare Corojo so I think they switched up the dates as Gold Label came out this year in March/ April. I persoanlly believe the date switch was more or less planned in an attempt to attain more of a following for Mac Gold Label. Again this is all speculation from me. I am sure there is some truth to production delays on rare corojo.
Now for the funny part that not many people actually realize. THERE IS NO COROJO TOBACCO in a a Punch Rare Corojo. The wrapper is Ecuadorian Sumatra. It earned its name from the color or shade of the wrapper from the original release. The big joke amongst cigar shops is "The rarest thing about the rare corojo, is corojo tobacco". However, all that said the Rare Corojo is still a magnificent cigar with an increadible flavor. The Magnum is and always will be a personal favorite.
There is only a handfull of authentic corojo wrapper out there. Many people now grow an orange wrapper and call it Corojo. Corojo was a farm in Cuba that was abandoned after the installment of communism. The seeds from this farm were taken and smuggled out of cuba and now are solely owned by the Eiroa's of Caribe makers of Camacho. That is why the Camacho Corojo was the first Corojo cigar outside of cuba and is really the ultimate authentic Corojo.
Corojo also refers to the type of genetic seed grown in Cuba. It is no longer used there due to its suseptability to mold. Some of the other authentic Corojo like that used by La Aurora comes from Cuban Corojo seeds but not from the old Corojo Farm in Cuba.
Anyway enough of my rant. Hope this helps.
Here is what I think is really going on. Two of the most recent annual releases from General Cigar are the Punch Rare Corojo and the Macanudo Gold Label. Like I said Rare Corojo came out last year in March/ April and Gold Label came out in June. Gold Label has never quite taken off like Rare Corojo so I think they switched up the dates as Gold Label came out this year in March/ April. I persoanlly believe the date switch was more or less planned in an attempt to attain more of a following for Mac Gold Label. Again this is all speculation from me. I am sure there is some truth to production delays on rare corojo.
Now for the funny part that not many people actually realize. THERE IS NO COROJO TOBACCO in a a Punch Rare Corojo. The wrapper is Ecuadorian Sumatra. It earned its name from the color or shade of the wrapper from the original release. The big joke amongst cigar shops is "The rarest thing about the rare corojo, is corojo tobacco". However, all that said the Rare Corojo is still a magnificent cigar with an increadible flavor. The Magnum is and always will be a personal favorite.
There is only a handfull of authentic corojo wrapper out there. Many people now grow an orange wrapper and call it Corojo. Corojo was a farm in Cuba that was abandoned after the installment of communism. The seeds from this farm were taken and smuggled out of cuba and now are solely owned by the Eiroa's of Caribe makers of Camacho. That is why the Camacho Corojo was the first Corojo cigar outside of cuba and is really the ultimate authentic Corojo.
Corojo also refers to the type of genetic seed grown in Cuba. It is no longer used there due to its suseptability to mold. Some of the other authentic Corojo like that used by La Aurora comes from Cuban Corojo seeds but not from the old Corojo Farm in Cuba.
Anyway enough of my rant. Hope this helps.
just ordered a wheel, i hope i get them next week, that would rock. i just cant believe those things are only a buck each. i was looking for a good cheap smoke to have while i drive home from work some times, even if i cant finish the thing its still only a buck so its not that bad if i have to toss it.
Thanks for the lesson Alex, I knew the Rare Corojo was not corojo but had not heard the origin of corojo. Very informative. I do like the cigar, the Pita has been my favorite, I'll need to try a magnum.
anyone find a perticular size to be better than the others? just curious as i am placing my order now.
i thought about trying the toro, or getting the double corona for the golf course and beach (both need long cheap smokes). Any thoughts on those? Sounds like i should be safe no matter what size i got with.
I like robustos in general and it was cold when they came out so I bought a wheel of double coronas and just cut them in half. So I guess that made the price of each just .50 each. 
It created some unraveling problems but hey sometimes I like to be cheap. I probably would not do that again.
It created some unraveling problems but hey sometimes I like to be cheap. I probably would not do that again.Would love to get in on these but I don't have room to store more than 25 more in my humi. Need to find someone I can split a wheel with I guess. How often are these in stock?
That's a very true statement. Need another at home and one for my desk at work. Kids are doing their part in keeping me in a cash depleted state right now with their sports and cheerleading and so on. Just have to make do for a while I guess. :?
just hoping everything is working as planned. im excited to recieve my order and smoke one of these babies.
They landed on Friday and are shipping monday. Probably best this way so they can spend the weekend in the humidor before making the journey.
My order for the Honduran Primeros came Monday May 5th.
Smoked one that evening, thought it started off a little harsh, but then after a few good draws it seemed to smooth out.
It burned niceley to all the way to the end.
I bought the Toro and enjoyed the extra smoking time I normally go for the Robusto size.
Again enjoyed the smoke and plan to order more.
Like to hear other comments
Smoked one that evening, thought it started off a little harsh, but then after a few good draws it seemed to smooth out.
It burned niceley to all the way to the end.
I bought the Toro and enjoyed the extra smoking time I normally go for the Robusto size.
Again enjoyed the smoke and plan to order more.
Like to hear other comments
I also ordered a bundle of toros. I'll be trying them out next week.
Everyone here said they were a good smoke so I took your word for it.
Everyone here said they were a good smoke so I took your word for it.