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12-24-2020, 10:50 PM | #1 |
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LONSDALE love!
OK, so the lancero thread is still going strong after quite a while, so let's start a thread for the lancero's slightly fatter cousin...the LONSDALE.
Tonight, I smoked a Siboney Reserve lonsdale. This is a Famous Smoke Shop exclusive line made by Casa Fernandez. Great smoke. Medium 'strength' throughout, with a nice baking spice flavor present through most of the cigar. A bit of a crooked burn that required several touch ups, but all in all a good cigar. And at the auction price of around $5/stick with shipping and taxes, the Siboney Reserve lonsdale is a winner.
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12-25-2020, 08:20 AM | #2 |
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Re: LONSDALE love!
I like the SR lonsdale, too!
I’ve got a long relationship with the Oliva Connecticut Reserve lonsdale. It’s sorta a Sunday afternoon tradition with me. A little mellower than the O, which is regular rotation for me. |
12-25-2020, 10:34 AM | #3 |
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I love lonsdales. Unfortunately as a 90%+ Cuban smoker, the regular production choices have become super limited in the last decade+.
I do like some of Caldwell's lonsdales, and a few other NC ones as well. That being said, think I may smoke a Ramon Allones 898 for Xmas.
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12-25-2020, 06:14 PM | #5 |
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Been working my way thru a box of Herrera Esteli Miami lonsdales.
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12-26-2020, 09:57 AM | #7 |
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My last RA 898.... another lonsdale box bites the dust.
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12-26-2020, 06:28 PM | #9 |
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Ain't it the truth, Jack....
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12-26-2020, 08:11 PM | #11 |
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Thanks Tom, She's just a memory now....
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12-26-2020, 09:08 PM | #12 |
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Damn...that's one of those pictures that is both beautiful and sad. Hope it was an epic smoke.
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12-26-2020, 09:10 PM | #13 |
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They are indeed a nice smoke, and can be had for under $4/stick on both C-Bid and Cigar Auctioneer.
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12-28-2020, 09:31 AM | #14 |
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Thanks Mark, it was amazing.
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01-08-2021, 09:17 PM | #15 |
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Guardian Of The Farm Apollo Seleccion De Warped Natural
This 6 X 44 dandy is a nice smoke indeed. Rich and medium 'strength' with that recognizable flavor that I call Nicaraguan Spice. Long finish that lingers on the palate between draws. Mellows a little at around the halfway point and the flavor profile changes. Dominant flavors are still the same, but the nose exhale has taken on a woodsy flavor, with a nice anise flavor on the finish.
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01-27-2021, 09:52 PM | #16 |
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Mucielago Rabito (6.5" X 46)
Having tried and enjoyed the Murcielago toro and lancero, I was pleasantly surprised to find a lonsdale size on the Famous auction site. Snagged a fiver and have had one nekkid and in the low RH humi for a couple of months now. A bit less bite in the nostrils than the lancero, more prominent coconut flavors than either the lancero or toro. Solid medium "strength" in the first half, kicks it up a notch around halfway. Like the other sizes I've tried, no major twists and turns in this cigar. But it was very enjoyable.
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01-28-2021, 06:17 PM | #17 |
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04-29-2021, 09:45 PM | #18 |
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Puros Huerfanos by Drew Estate lonsdale (6.5" X 44)
This is a 10-pack bundle cigar that I believe is a Famous exclusive. Good construction. I have very rarely encountered a DE cigar with poor construction. Even La Vieja Habana, their short filler line, have always been well constructed in my experience. Nice floral/tobacco smell to the wrapper. Good draw. Again, I have very rarely had a DE cigar with any type of construction issues. First 1/3...pleasant but fairly typical medium-bodied, Habano-wrapped Nicaraguan cigar flavors. The floral aroma from the wrapper does start to come in after the first few draws, though. A few minor burn corrections. The aroma coming from the foot is woodsy. Second 1/3...similar flavors and aromas are still dominant, but a nice anise flavor has crept into the finish. Honestly I'm digging this cigar so far. Burn has straightened out. Last 1/3...woodsy flavor has become the dominant flavor through the nose, with the anise still in the background. Toward the end...woodsy flavor is still dominant, but the finish has gotten a bit harsh (ammonia...y'all know that flavor). I let 'er die around 1.5". Final thoughts...this was pretty damn good for a $3 bundle cigar. I can see myself buying 10+ bundles of these things and just burying them in the humidor.
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04-30-2021, 11:07 AM | #19 | |
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05-19-2021, 09:02 PM | #20 |
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Room 101 Farce lonsdale (6.5" x 42)
Blech. Didn't even make it 1/2 inch into this turd. Lousy draw, heavy chemical aftertaste right away.
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