Joined Mar 2016
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Houston, Texas
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I have smoked the earlier version (round lighter wrapper) and found it to be not much better than the newer box pressed model. Also smoked the robusto size and the Vipers are not for me.
(Response to an earlier post of mine) as follows:
Gurkha Viper churchill _ Interesting story on this one. I have this cigar from different years and the cigar is not the same. Back in 2012 it was round a lighter in wrapper, then around 2013 it was a darker wrapper and box pressed.
Today's smoke was the latter and the five pack said it was Dominican and made by Pinar Del Rio. It was not a good cigar, but better than the last box press I tried from another buy. I have some of the lighter wrapper round ones from 2012 or earlier and I will be smoking one of them soon. This may be a case of a brand and make being remade under license and called the same as the original.
(Response to an earlier post of mine) as follows:
Gurkha Viper churchill _ Interesting story on this one. I have this cigar from different years and the cigar is not the same. Back in 2012 it was round a lighter in wrapper, then around 2013 it was a darker wrapper and box pressed.
Today's smoke was the latter and the five pack said it was Dominican and made by Pinar Del Rio. It was not a good cigar, but better than the last box press I tried from another buy. I have some of the lighter wrapper round ones from 2012 or earlier and I will be smoking one of them soon. This may be a case of a brand and make being remade under license and called the same as the original.
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Joined Mar 2016
66 Posts | 4+
Houston, Texas
Romeo and Julietas 1875 Clemenceaus gifted to me by my cigar mentor, Sarge to get me through the bad weather we're experiencing in Houston. It's got some age on it, but a great smoke. I see why he exclusively smokes R&J 1875s.
A strong contender for spot number two on my top three after Illusione Rothechilds.
A strong contender for spot number two on my top three after Illusione Rothechilds.
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Not a Cusano fan. Best cigar I've had in the past couple of weeks was and Oliva Serie O maduro robusto.
Joined Feb 2004
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159 Knobvue Drive Freedom Pa 15042
first stick this morning was a Don Carlos #3 , right after breakfast with coffee, after I got todays supper in the oven I was able to spend a few hours outside & had a Monte #2 and later was a Padron 3000 maduro, this evening watching the postponed fireworks I suffered all evening with an ISOM H Upman Churchill that has been in the humi since 2001..... a good day
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