Cigars you enjoyed once upon a time

[G G]

Howdy friends. I just ordered a box of Oliva Serie O from Holt's during their sale. I love the Vs, and the Masterblends too. I smoked quite a few O's but it's been quite a few years since I had one. I was wondering how many of you buy cigars that you haven't had in years then the realize when you get them that you no longer care for them as much as you once did?

I remember way back in the day when Shilala was raving about the El Mejor Espresso. I liked them a lot back then and didn't have any for quite a few years. I ordered a bundle and they are still good to me. Those Nestor Maduros I believe Greg Dunn turned me onto were great back then and I haven't had one in many years now. I do have one left in my humi, and I will probably smoke it soon to see if it is still something I like.

Can't wait the get the Oliva O's so I can smoke a few and see if they are as good to me as the once were.

[kydsid]

I miss the heck outa the O cloth band cigars. O M G

I actually need to get some Vs, haven't had one in a while.

[G G]

I miss the heck outa the O cloth band cigars. O M G

I actually need to get some Vs, haven't had one in a while.

You know I had two of those cloth banded that Mac gave me at Epic in 2011. I held onto both of them for a while, but finally smoked one about 4 years ago. Then when Mac passed away, I smoked the other one in his honor. They are great cigars for sure.

[Porch Dweller]

Aging Room Maduros were great for me when they first came out. Now they're just...meh.

[The Poet]

Used to smoke Maria Mancini cigars on a regular basis, but have not had one in years.

[G G]

I used to like the Indian Tabac Limited Reserve way back. None to be had nowadays I don't think.

[icehog3]

https://i.imgur.com/VQE9Apd.jpg

La Vieja Habana The Early Years Silencios. ;)

[G G]

Okay, so the Oliva O's came in yesterday while I was on my 24 hour tour. Got home this morning and cracked the box open and smoked one. It was pretty good to me, but I believe I like the Master Blends better and with the special Holt's runs on the Master Blends fairly regularly I will just buy 20 of those for the same price a box of 20 of the O's cost me.

[4WheelVFR]

Maria Mancini magic mountain and the vieja habanas that Tom posted. Used to enjoy these many years ago.

[mosesbotbol]

I'd like to re-visit NC Partagas Limited Reserve or Humitube cigars. 25 years ago they were something special.

[Snook]

Camachos. More specifically, pre-Davidoff Camachos. They had a distinct flavor and a lot of strength for that time. I'd love to get my hands on a box of those.
I also remember smoking a lot of CAO cameroons. I need to re-visit that one.

[Wharf Rat]

Consuegras... so many Consuegras. I don’t know if I’d go back to them. But, maybe I should try an El Rey Del Mundo. I think one of my first good cigar box purchases was some Flor de la Vonda

[G G]

Camachos. More specifically, pre-Davidoff Camachos. They had a distinct flavor and a lot of strength for that time. I'd love to get my hands on a box of those.
I also remember smoking a lot of CAO cameroons. I need to re-visit that one.
I enjoyecCamachos as well.
Consuegras... so many Consuegras. I don’t know if I’d go back to them. But, maybe I should try an El Rey Del Mundo. I think one of my first good cigar box purchases was some Flor de la Vonda

I like the El Rey del Munro too.

[The Poet]

I still keep a handful of Consuegra Rothschild maduros around. Think I'll dig one out now. :D

[hammondc]

The original RP 1990/1992 from 1999/2000 (?). Back before he turned into Kaizid Hansotia

[RevSmoke]

Used to smoke Maria Mancini cigars on a regular basis, but have not had one in years.

I know some places no longer have those available.

I remember the hype over them and a few others that Lew Rothman was behind beginning at the end of the boom, featuring the great Habano 2000 (H2000) wrapper.

I remember they were a really great cigar, especially at the price point. I also have not had one in years... but I have a reason... the last one I did have was nothing like the ones of the past.

That brings up a point. Some blends have evolved, trying to find tobaccos to emulate the flavors that were present in the inception of a blend are no longer available. I am guessing a maker has 2 options: 1)press forward w/a best effort, making due with replacement leaves that are "close", but it is not quite right... 2)stop production of that particular blend.

(what follows is my own personal opinion. That, and $2.11 will get you a "grande" size black coffee at the coffee shop in Clintonville, WI. So, take it for what it is worth.)

I know some cigars from long ago that are almost spot on... (in my opinion, the El Rey del Mundo Robusto is one that tastes very similar)

Others have evolved with replacement tobacco, making their best effort... some are good, in their own right, but ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL (AF Hemingways)... Some should just stop as they are not close, and an embarrassment to the original (Rocky Patel The Edge and some Tatuaje brown labels)

That is my :2

Peace of the Lord be with you.

[Tio Gato]

I used to love LGC made in Miami. I miss those a lot.
I still love the Henry Clay rolled in the DR.

[NCRadioMan]

https://i.imgur.com/VQE9Apd.jpg

La Vieja Habana The Early Years Silencios. ;)

:tpd:

I also was a Torano whore. :tu Couldn't get enough of the Exodus 59 Silver label and the Casa Torano was a damn fine mild cigar.

Fact: The Torano family farms were the largest producer of cuban tobacco before the Revolution.

[Havanaaddict]

When I first started smoking cigars I loved:

Padrón 1964 Anniversary Series

Fuente Fuente OpusX

Arturo Fuente Don Carlos

Arturo Fuente Hemingway

The Punch Gran Cru

La Gloria Cubana Wavell

Excalibur

But I have not smoked one in 18 years!!!

[The camaro show]

:tpd:

I also was a Torano whore. :tu Couldn't get enough of the Exodus 59 Silver label and the Casa Torano was a damn fine mild cigar.

Fact: The Torano family farms were the largest producer of cuban tobacco before the Revolution.

Did Torano go down hill some?

[The camaro show]

I used to love crowned heads four kicks when I started but now they are very eh to me, I still really like the maduro version and love the black belt buckles!

[The Poet]

Did Torano go down hill some?

It is called entropy. Everything goes downhill. :r

[icehog3]

It is called entropy. Everything goes downhill. :r

Ski lifts don't. -(P

[The Poet]

Ski lifts don't. -(P

If they didn't there would be billions of lift chairs atop mountains. :D

[Wharf Rat]

If they didn't there would be billions of lift chairs atop mountains. :D

Maybe that’s what created mountains in the first place? :)

Hmmm... I might be better off using my energy buying some Consuegras

[BigAsh]

I miss the heck outa the O cloth band cigars. O M G

I actually need to get some Vs, haven't had one in a while.

You know I had two of those cloth banded that Mac gave me at Epic in 2011. I held onto both of them for a while, but finally smoked one about 4 years ago. Then when Mac passed away, I smoked the other one in his honor. They are great cigars for sure.

Oliva O Cloth Bands!!....Blue Band > Red Band!!

[NCRadioMan]

Did Torano go down hill some?

Since the family sold the brand, its not been the same imo. Plus the design of the boxes and bands design, including the logo font, is EXACTLY like Camacho. No individuality anymore. I bet the family wish they wouldn't have sold after seeing what was done to the brand.

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[icehog3]

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[longknocker]

:tpd:

I also was a Torano whore. :tu Couldn't get enough of the Exodus 59 Silver label and the Casa Torano was a damn fine mild cigar.

Fact: The Torano family farms were the largest producer of cuban tobacco before the Revolution.

Casa Torano Still On My Rotation, Greg! Good Stick!:D:tu

[gomeitsmybday]

Since the family sold the brand, its not been the same imo. Plus the design of the boxes and bands design, including the logo font, is EXACTLY like Camacho. No individuality anymore. I bet the family wish they wouldn't have sold after seeing what was done to the brand.

I am sure you are right about that unfortunately...however I'd like to add that I've personally been enjoying some of the post Camacho sell from the family, like the CLE Corojo and the Aladino Reserva line!

[borndead1]

Did Torano go down hill some?


They went all the way down the hill and crash landed at the bottom.

[borndead1]

Man, this is a long list.

NCs:

La Vieja Habana Early Years
Flor de Oliva Grand Cameroon (became the Serie G)
Dominico by Torano (original version; the revived CI version sucks balls)
Padilla Hybrid (back when Padilla made good cigars)
El Mejor Emerald (Plascencia made CI cigar that was awesome)
Torano Tribute
Cuban Leaf by Tabacalera Tropical (Casa Fernandez). I swear to God that these tasted Cuban.
Cacique Miami by Tabacalera Tropical. Again, these cigars tasted Cuban. Either they cracked the code or they smuggled Cuban tobacco into Nicaragua to make them.
Famous Value Line Honduran 500 - These were another Plascencia made bundle cigar for Famous Smoke Shop. I think they were a project or new line that got sh*t canned and sold to Famous, because they were probably the best bundle cigar I've ever smoked.


CCs:

Punch Royal Coronations
Bolivar PCs cab version (dress box version are not the same; fight me).
Fonseca No. 1 (inconsistent, but when they were good, they were probably the best mild cigar I've ever smoked).

[icehog3]

Bolivar PCs cab version (dress box version are not the same; fight me).


I can't. I won't. Wish I had some more.

[hammondc]

Anything from from the big conglomerates-- General Cigar, Altadis et al.

[mosesbotbol]

I use to really like Zino Mouton Cadet cigars. Haven't had one 25 years. How are they now?

[RevSmoke]

Looking for my whet stones, I guess I hadn't thought about it, but during the boom there were a couple cigars that are no longer produced... which, with the resurrection of this thread and the finding of the two boxes (they are hinged lids and great for storage) were brought to mind.

Nicole Miller was a Dominican, it was billed as an uber-premium under her name, trying to capitalize on the boom, and the robustos went for about $15 a stick. Well, they didn't do that well. Lew Rothman got ahold of them and blew them out at something like $29.99 a box. I got one on a lark. I had a couple and concluded it was an excellent cigar! Not $15 a stick, but at Lew's price point, well worth putting a couple in the humidor... When I tried to get a few more boxes they were sold out.

The other box is from Evelio, a Honduran barberpole toro sized. I tried one in the store when I drove by it (do not remember the name) and decided to drop in a look around. I saw these sitting there and the guy offered one to me to try (I guess I looked like someone who might buy a box). It was an excellent cigar, it gleaned and glistened with oil, was silky to the touch, and wonderfully smooth, rich, and complex. As it was reasonably priced I got a box. This however, was another cigar that appeared on the scene and just a quickly disappeared.

I wouldn't mind trying either of these again. I do have fond memories of them.

https://i.postimg.cc/L8MnK4Ng/DSC-0327.jpg (https://postimg.cc/2V2znYpC)

https://i.postimg.cc/YCfjpcsn/DSC-0328.jpg (https://postimg.cc/SnRmrPqC)

[The Poet]

Todd's mention of Honduran cigars reminds me that I sorely miss almost EVERYTHING that came out of the old Villazon factory.

[hammondc]

That Nicole Miller box is awesome. I had a girlfriend that wore the perfume.

[VirtualSmitty]

I use to really like Zino Mouton Cadet cigars. Haven't had one 25 years. How are they now?

They don't make them anymore.

Long time ago, Bock y Cia was a brand that JR cigars used to carry in the late 90s early 2000s.

[RevSmoke]

Todd's mention of Honduran cigars reminds me that I sorely miss almost EVERYTHING that came out of the old Villazon factory.

Have you had any El Rey del Mundos recently? I think that the Robustos and the Robusto Largas are very similar to what they tasted like back in the day (1990s).

[The Poet]

I like the ERDM maduros, and the JR Ultimates also. These are more than acceptable as Villazon clones.

[Willem2]

Loved Torano in 2011 but had a Tatuaje Anarchy also that year. Just started smoking so I kept as it was a full bodied cigar. Later that year I smoked it and loved it.

[Wharf Rat]

I like the ERDM maduros, and the JR Ultimates also. These are more than acceptable as Villazon clones.

I bought a box of ERDM Rectagulare Maduros recently and am happy.

[The Poet]

I bought a box of ERDM Rectagulare Maduros recently and am happy.

Yeah, they are tasty. Not a big fan of box-pressed, but will make an exception for these. :D

[mosesbotbol]

They don't make them anymore.

Long time ago, Bock y Cia was a brand that JR cigars used to carry in the late 90s early 2000s.

What's left of the Dunhill distributed NC brands like Santa Cruz, Tempe Hall, Henry Clay, etc???

[VirtualSmitty]

What's left of the Dunhill distributed NC brands like Santa Cruz, Tempe Hall, Henry Clay, etc???

Some live on, some are gone. Henry Clay has had a few niche releases and a collaboration with Pete Johnson a few years ago. Temple Hall lives on as a JR Cigars bargain brand.

[Thrak]

I tell ya .. I really miss the Pepin CI Legends. Those were so good... and the Padilla Miami 8&11 were too.

Are there any blends out there similar to these? What ever happened to all the Pepin blends? He was on fire for a few years.

[icehog3]

I tell ya .. I really miss the Pepin CI Legends. Those were so good... and the Padilla Miami 8&11 were too.

Are there any blends out there similar to these? What ever happened to all the Pepin blends? He was on fire for a few years.

I still like the Pepin Blue label on occasion. Other guys here probably know more about Pepin's current status though.

[Thrak]

Yeah I have some still ... they don't have that pepper hit that the others did though.

[Gabe215]

Used to love AVO signature and heritage lines

[Chainsaw13]

Reading thru this thread brings back memories from when I first got started. We’re lucky in the Detroit area to have a JR’s store. I remember it being a treasure hunt, finding those boxes/bundles lost in the back of the shelves, with a few years of age on them.

Belinda, Hoyo Excalibur, Maria Mancini, JR Ultimate.

The one I really miss is Padron. Smoked thru countless boxes of the 2000’s and quite a few of the Anniversarrio. I’ve tried a few over the last few years, but they taste like ash to me.

Someone else mentioned the OR Camacho’s. That first inch of the Corojo. You had to smoke it on a full stomach, even then it’d still set you on your a$$.

[Steve]

I miss the heck outa the O cloth band cigars. O M G

I actually need to get some Vs, haven't had one in a while.

You know I had two of those cloth banded that Mac gave me at Epic in 2011. I held onto both of them for a while, but finally smoked one about 4 years ago. Then when Mac passed away, I smoked the other one in his honor. They are great cigars for sure.

I still have one that he gave me -(P