Liga Privada Unico Serie L40

[SteelCityBoy]

Glad you finally gave it a shot Scott! I love your insight into this stick and really do take your feedback seriously. I love this stick and want to make sure I get all the enjoyment I possibly can out of it. I was worried when I heard that some of the DE Liga line may not age well. I would be heartbroken if three years from now all my DE Liga stuff went mild and didn't pack the same chocolately goodness end to end as these sticks do.

Either way, I still love them and think I always will, and if nothing else smoke them up faster! Glad you gave it a try brother! Great review!!!!

[shilala]

Originally Posted by SteelCityBoy

I was worried when I heard that some of the DE Liga line may not age well. I would be heartbroken if three years from now all my DE Liga stuff went mild and didn't pack the same chocolately goodness end to end as these sticks do.

Ken, the work has already been done, and both JDrew and Brooks have found they don't age well at all. You can count on it. You have a couple choices:
1.) Get your heart broke.
2.) Sell some stuff and keep buying freshies, refilling as you go.
Ask yourself if you really, honestly believe that five years from now you'll be smoking these sticks. Use the evidence you've seen in droves here, everyone's tastes change.
These sticks will not remain htf for long. They're bringing too much coin and they need to get them out there to make money while the sun is shining. I'd look for the price to tank (were these not 7 bucks at release?). They're already becoming a lot easier to find. It's the standard progression of this profile of stick.
JJ maduros were around $240 a box a few years ago. Now they're $100. Same profile. Blends fall out of favor as new ones appear.
I've made the mistake of overstocking sticks that don't age well, don't get your nuts caught in that vice.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by shilala

Ken, the work has already been done, and both JDrew and Brooks have found they don't age well at all. You can count on it. You have a couple choices:
1.) Get your heart broke.
2.) Sell some stuff and keep buying freshies, refilling as you go.
Ask yourself if you really, honestly believe that five years from now you'll be smoking these sticks. Use the evidence you've seen in droves here, everyone's tastes change.
These sticks will not remain htf for long. They're bringing too much coin and they need to get them out there to make money while the sun is shining. I'd look for the price to tank (were these not 7 bucks at release?). They're already becoming a lot easier to find. It's the standard progression of this profile of stick.
JJ maduros were around $240 a box a few years ago. Now they're $100. Same profile. Blends fall out of favor as new ones appear.
I've made the mistake of overstocking sticks that don't age well, don't get your nuts caught in that vice.

The L40's weren't (I believe they were just released this past October/November), but four/five years ago I could pick up a fiver of #9 Parejos for less than forty bucks, at least around here. Nobody was really buying them but I thought they were a great stick for the price.

[HollywoodQue]

Great discussion guys, I continue to learn a lot from the great reviews....thanks for sharing.

[Stephen]

I smoked my first Feral Flying Pig last night. I liked the flavors it put off, but they never changed. That's not bad for a shorter smoke, but for a cigar that took me the better part of two hours to finish I got pretty bored with it. Who knows, maybe I have cigar ADD? My thoughts? What you see (or in this case smoke) is what you get. You'll know in less than 30 seconds whether or not you're going to like or dislike this cigar, because it doesn't deviate much from there.

I have no doubt that my palate is far less refined than most on here, so I'll defer to someone who knows what they're talking about.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by Stephen

I smoked my first Feral Flying Pig last night. I liked the flavors it put off, but they never changed. That's not bad for a shorter smoke, but for a cigar that took me the better part of two hours to finish I got pretty bored with it. Who knows, maybe I have cigar ADD? My thoughts? What you see (or in this case smoke) is what you get. You'll know in less than 30 seconds whether or not you're going to like or dislike this cigar, because it doesn't deviate much from there.

I have no doubt that my palate is far less refined than most on here, so I'll defer to someone who knows what they're talking about.

I have an FFP on my desk and a couple in the humi. It's too much smoke for the garage, it'll stink up the whole world. I'll give it a try when it warms up a bit.
My guess is that you're right on target, brother.

[SteelCityBoy]

Originally Posted by shilala

Ken, the work has already been done, and both JDrew and Brooks have found they don't age well at all. You can count on it. You have a couple choices:
1.) Get your heart broke.
2.) Sell some stuff and keep buying freshies, refilling as you go.
Ask yourself if you really, honestly believe that five years from now you'll be smoking these sticks. Use the evidence you've seen in droves here, everyone's tastes change.
These sticks will not remain htf for long. They're bringing too much coin and they need to get them out there to make money while the sun is shining. I'd look for the price to tank (were these not 7 bucks at release?). They're already becoming a lot easier to find. It's the standard progression of this profile of stick.
JJ maduros were around $240 a box a few years ago. Now they're $100. Same profile. Blends fall out of favor as new ones appear.
I've made the mistake of overstocking sticks that don't age well, don't get your nuts caught in that vice.

I just think I need to start smoking them then! I am glad that I came across your feedback on this. If I do continue to love the DE LP stuff in the future I will just buy some up since as you say it is likely they will become more available and maybe even less expensive. I wouldn't say I am sitting on a ton of it right now, but I do have a pretty nice collection of all the DE LP line up, all of which are at prime smoking. Time to fire up!