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C1garfan 02:59 PM 12-24-2011
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!:-)
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kelmac07 03:18 PM 12-24-2011
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. :-)
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whodeeni 08:05 PM 12-24-2011
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!:-)
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schollianmj 08:06 PM 12-24-2011
Mine are still in the mail... :-) But they will be here on Tuesday! :-)
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SMITTY66 10:06 PM 12-24-2011
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?
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maninblack 08:36 AM 12-25-2011
Can't wait to torch one. Gonna be hard to do.
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schollianmj 10:02 AM 12-25-2011
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.
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maninblack 06:07 PM 12-25-2011
Burned a 2011 today and it was one of the best smokes I've had this year. Bar none. Andre has done it again.
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ZachF88 09:00 PM 12-25-2011
where can they be purchased as singles or 5'ers?
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maninblack 09:06 PM 12-25-2011
I bought mind from Ol Times Cigars.
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kelmac07 09:23 PM 12-25-2011
NHC had 'em too.
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ZachF88 10:16 PM 12-25-2011
Both retailers are sold out!
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jsnake 10:56 PM 12-25-2011
I love the 2010's. Haven't snagged any of these yet. Hopefully they are still out there.
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Weelok 12:04 AM 12-26-2011
One of Viajes best! If it gets better aged it will be off the scale.
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Blak Smyth 12:18 AM 12-26-2011
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.
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jsnake 08:14 AM 12-26-2011
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. :-)
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neoflex 09:49 AM 12-26-2011
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.
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whodeeni 11:25 AM 12-26-2011
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.
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SteelCityBoy 06:16 PM 12-26-2011
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.
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kelmac07 06:21 PM 12-26-2011
Lots of "negative comments" about this years Holiday Blend. Gonna wait awhile before I smoke some of mine.
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