What is your present favorite NC?
 

Guys, I am considering buys a few sticks with Christmas gift $$. But, I don't get out much. I do not get to sample a whole bunch of the new stuff as there isn't a cigar brick and mortar that is less than an hour+ away...OK, there is, but it is also part of a head shop. So, not the place to truly buy cigars.

My problem is that when I do get to the towns where there are brick & mortar shops, I am in town to visit someone in the hospital & I don't want to smell like a cigar shop (cigar smoke) going in to visit them. The other problem is that I am at that time I do not have a good idea of what I should try.

Let me explain my cigar tastes, and then, if you would, tell me some of your present favorite newer NCs (something new is less than 3 years out) that you think I might enjoy.

In my humidors, & what I really enjoy are.
Caldwell - Long Live the King & The King is Dead
La Palina - Illumination (lanceros) & El Diario
Southern Draw - Kudzu & Firethorn
Oliva V & Oliva V Melanio
Liga Undercrown - Sun Grown & Connies
Tabernacle & El Gueguense
AF DCs & Hemingways

So, what is something that I might enjoy?

Peace of the Lord be with you.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Rev, send me your address and I will send you a sampler so you can try before you buy.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Maybe my Top 10

1. My Father Le Bijou 1922 Torpedo Box Press. The 100 Anos is better but HTF.
2. Illusione La Grande Classe The Rex
3. Viva La Vida by AJ Fernandez Exclusive (6x56BP) - peppery
4. E.P. Carrillo Pledge Sojourn (6x52)
5. Aging Room Quattro Nicaragua Maestro Torpedo
6. Tatuaje Havana VI Verocu Red No. 6 Torpedo
7. Black Label Trading Co. Salvation 6x52
8. AJ Fernandez Bellas Artes Maduro Figurado
9. AJ Fernandez Dias De Gloria Toro Box-Pressed
10. Illusione Epernay 10th Anniversary D'Aosta (6x50)

And bonus but expensive is:

Bonus: Illusione Haut 10 Gordo (6x56)

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

You know, that is an interesting list. I have had #1 & #6, they are not necessarily "new," are they? Or, am I confused? (there is that very serious possibility).

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Lots of good ones listed here. My current favorite is the Street Taco by Rojas.

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For number one, the 100 Anos was a new LE release and was better then the regular Bijou BUT, in my opinion, the Bijou has been tweaked by My Father and has vastly improved over the original release. Could be the tobacco crops were just spot on but I think the blend was tweaked?

For number 6, maybe it’s just that I hadn’t smoked the Verocu before 2022. I had smoked the Red and wasn’t impressed. Then I discovered the Verocu and wow, now that is a good cigar!!

It’s with mentioning there are two other cigars that I love but they are shop exclusives.

1. Atlantic Cigars BLTC Dreadnaught. These just came out, very good.

2. Fox Cigars Araposa Negra. I have had wonky burns on these but they are really good.

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Agreed!:D:tu

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Caldwell King is Dead
Crowned Heads La Patisserie
Crowned Heads Sfumato in C
Crowned Heads Azul de Oro

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

I have not had these yet...will have to get a couple to try.

Truly enjoy the Caldwells I have had, including TKID. I have not had any Crowned Heads, there a snot ton of them, glad to have some idea of which ones to try, thanks.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Remind me your address Todd, I've got a bunch of the Carnitas and Barbacoas, I can send you a couple to try. :)

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Thanks for the offer.
But...
Yeah, and I will stamp sucker on my face.
This is not a mooch thread. I have a week of vacation and I hope to get into one of the "near" cigar shops that has a decent humidor.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

I tried a Rojas Unfinished Business today. (Thanks, Party Source.) Very tasty.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Not a "mooch" if you're my friend and want to try something I have plenty of. Time to search my PMs for addresses. -(P

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Yeah, I am confident all of us have way more cigars then we can smoke and love to share ones we like that others may enjoy hah.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Current "newer" NCs I'm enjoying
The Rojas line, Street Tacos and Statement are two
HVC cigars
Crowned Heads(Mil Dias)
Aladino especially the Vintage(love this one)
Warped (1988)
Thankfully there's a ton of boutique brands to try out there now.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Davidoff Winston Churchill series of cigars are pretty impressive and refined.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

As mentioned above, the Rojas Unfinished Business is a great smoke. West Tampa Tobacco Co. Black or White are fairly new. I prefer the Black over the White.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

OK, so we agreed to a friendly trade...you all know how this goes.

https://i.imgur.com/Vy4uHWd.jpg?3

https://i.imgur.com/g1qRcP7.jpg?2

Yeah, all sorts of "way out of proportion".

Thanks, Dave!

Peace of the Lord be with you.

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Way To Go, Dave! Enjoy, Todd!:D:banger:noon:tu

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Very nice Dave! :D

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

nice trade :D nicely done

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Glad you got the package Rev. I enjoy all of those cigars and hopefully you will find some you like as well.

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The Rev returned fire!!! Only two I have experienced.

Great trade Rev, this was great. I look forward to savoring each cigar.

https://i.postimg.cc/7ZTdwq5m/2-AF74...-C2820-FD7.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/T2CZc78q/2-C9-B...5604-A2-B1.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/28tMs1S1/6-F095...A5845847-B.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Ght6gFd0/C5-A38...FA60459269.jpg

Re: What is your present favorite NC?
 

Fantastic Trades, My Friends!:D. Enjoy!:noon:banger:tu

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By the way, the unbanded one without a label of any sort is a Cigar Federation Whipped Cream from 2020.

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It was fun watching you two smack each other good! :D

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I'm sure that Christmas $$ has been spent by now, but here's some of my favs.
1. Plasencia Alma Fuerte Eduardo I or Sixto I
2. Sinistro Mr. White Gold Edition
3. Illusione La Grande Classe Rex
4. Illusione Allegria
5. Rojas Street Tacos Carnitas
6. Ponce Sumatra
7. All Saints St. Francis Colorado
8. Illusione Singulare Origen
9. Stolen Throne Three Kingdoms
10. Stolen Throne Call to Arms
11. AJF New World Dorado
12. Pier 28 Habano(if they are still making them)
13. Plasencia 149 Cosecha
14. Davidoff Yamasa
15. BLTC Memento Mori
I'll stop there.:r:tu