Viaje Holiday Blend '11

[C1garfan]

Just finished up a petit robusto. Crushed coffee and dark chocolate. Damn these are good. I'd say these are better than the 09's. Glad I got a box!

[kelmac07]

Originally Posted by C1garfan

I'd say these are better than the 09's. Glad I got a box!

Hard to beat the 2009s spicy goodness. Gonna have to light up one of my 2011s tomorrow.

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Hard to beat the 2009s spicy goodness. Gonna have to light up one of my 2011s tomorrow.

I'm smoking one right now! I think these will need about 6 mo's of downtime but they're gonna be awesome!

Mine are still in the mail... But they will be here on Tuesday!

Got mine sitting for a bit...heard that they are better once they have sat for a month or two...anyone hear the same thing?

[maninblack]

Can't wait to torch one. Gonna be hard to do.

Knowing me, I will torch one with in a day or so of getting them in, then I will put the rest into my coolidor and try to forget about them for a while... hopefully... But no guarantees.

[maninblack]

Burned a 2011 today and it was one of the best smokes I've had this year. Bar none. Andre has done it again.

[ZachF88]

where can they be purchased as singles or 5'ers?

[maninblack]

I bought mind from Ol Times Cigars.

[kelmac07]

NHC had 'em too.

[ZachF88]

Both retailers are sold out!

[jsnake]

I love the 2010's. Haven't snagged any of these yet. Hopefully they are still out there.

[Weelok]

One of Viajes best! If it gets better aged it will be off the scale.

[Blak Smyth]

Smoked a 2010 tonight. I honestly had expected more. It was a good cigar but I was expecting it to be amazing. I still may consider looking for another one for next year but I won't save it for a special occasion.

[jsnake]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Smoked a 2010 tonight. I honestly had expected more. It was a good cigar but I was expecting it to be amazing. I still may consider looking for another one for next year but I won't save it for a special occasion.

Crazy undead. You have lost your sense of taste and desire for all that is good. Go on about your evil strange ways now.

[neoflex]

Originally Posted by whodeeni

I'm smoking one right now! I think these will need about 6 mo's of downtime but they're gonna be awesome!

Sadly, this is a common theme for Andre as of late. Most of his stuff has been shipped green as of late IMHO.

Originally Posted by neoflex

Sadly, this is a common theme for Andre as of late. Most of his stuff has been shipped green as of late IMHO.

I don't think it has to do with being "green" per se John. They had a TON of
rain in Nicaragua this year, so EVERYTHING coming from their is wet! If a cigar has be be delivered to the market by 12/11 then you can't release it 6/12 and expect your customers to be happy about it. Probably right now the best thing
would be to dry box it for a couple of days and then smoke it. I'm gonna try that with one, and report back later in the week.

[SteelCityBoy]

Smoked my first Viaje Holiday Blend (2010 version) and must have had it built up too much in my mind because it was a slight let down for me. I though it was ok, probably wouldn't seek it out again unless I try a different year that I end up liking better...just my

Just to elaborate a bit it didn't seem complex at all, not that it needed to be. It just didn't have any of the flavor profile I expected from what's known as a "holiday stick." I thought I would get some pine, or other holiday spice notes of some sort. Again, it was just my expectation of what I thought it would be like...not a bad smoke IMO but not a great smoke either.

[kelmac07]

Lots of "negative comments" about this years Holiday Blend. Gonna wait awhile before I smoke some of mine.