I used to love the Picantes. Anyone have any idea if there are some still floating around? It was a great little smoke with a hint of spice.
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I'm down to my last one or two Diablo....bigger, I think than the Picante, however....I bought 4 boxes during Famous' bogo clearance - must have been about five years ago
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I seem to remember reading a long time ago that the company simply went defunct
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I think that was the beginning of my love affair with dark, heavily fermented Ecuadoran habano wrappers
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I think I have one left in the belicoso size. I smoked one a few months ago, and they are nowhere near as strong as a Punisher.
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I don't remember if there was another cigar with the same or similar name, but the Diablos being talked about here were made by General cigar. They were simply discontinued 7-8 years ago IIRC.
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One Picante left in my humi, must be close to 10 years old.
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I remember that sale very well! I'm down to my last one that I'll probably just hang onto for the memories. I smoked my second to last one about a year ago, and it had lost almost
all of its spice.
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Just smoked my last Picante a few months back. These things were little firecrackers when they first came out.
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I remember getting a few free singles through magazine ad offers. I though they were good.
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Yep, bought boxes of the Picantes (5" x 44) at the closeout BoGo's on Famous.
Still have about 1/2 box left. They still go well with red wine. And ouzo.
But not at the same sitting.
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Did they have black bands with a little red chili pepper on them or something like that?
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Yep, that's them.

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Just dug through the vinos and found one last Picante...it will die a firey death this week. :-)
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I remember those. Had a few years back. Didn't make a lasting impression undoubtedly.
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