great LGC --box codes?

[RichardW]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Check the bottom of you Pepin boxes. Most, if not all will have date stamps. No code just a straight date stamp. Cuban cigars are the same, although they do have some additional letters on boxes from recent years noone has been able to come up with a code of any consistency. As for NC's 99% of them are made in the same factories so I see no reason for factory codes.

Agreed -- the Pepin stamps are straight forward. La Flor Dominica has a more complex code that is discussed elsewhere. And yes, no need for a factory code in most cases. LGC, however, is one company that rolls both in the DR and in Miami, so a "country" code comes in handy. There may be others. I asked only about LGC , but many of the other cigars by General (Partagas, Macanudo, etc.) have similar box codes, which followed a predictable pattern until several years ago.

[RichardW]

BTW --- Fuente, Padron, and a lot of NCs do not have any age-dating codes, but this thread describes the details and companies that do:

http://tinyurl.com/pvqtxh

[TOB9595]

I would love to see plain dates on boxes for packed date..is good..
Gives me a reference as I age sticks...boxes
Tom

[RichardW]

Originally Posted by TOB9595

I would love to see plain dates on boxes for packed date..is good..
Gives me a reference as I age sticks...boxes
Tom

That's what it is all about. A few -- Pepin and some of the JR boxes have plain dates (for example ERDM). If anyone has a recent box of ERDMs (or some of the other JR brands, perhaps we could crack the General code.

My last box of ERDM rectangulares is dated before the paradigm shift

[JJG]

Originally Posted by RichardW

That's what it is all about. A few -- Pepin and some of the JR boxes have plain dates (for example ERDM). If anyone has a recent box of ERDMs (or some of the other JR brands, perhaps we could crack the General code.

My last box of ERDM rectangulares is dated before the paradigm shift

a few years back I ordered a box of ERDM Tinos from JR. It must not be a popular size because the date code put them at over 6 years old.

possibly the tastiest NC box I've ever purchased

[RichardW]

Originally Posted by JJG

a few years back I ordered a box of ERDM Tinos from JR. It must not be a popular size because the date code put them at over 6 years old.

possibly the tastiest NC box I've ever purchased

and you didn't re-order Guess I'll just have to pick up another box of ERDM and crack the code