C1garfan 01:59 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 02:18 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 07:05 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 07:06 PM 12-24-2011
 
Mine are still in the mail...   
:-)  But they will be here on Tuesday!  
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SMITTY66 09:06 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 07:36 AM 12-25-2011
 
Can't wait to torch one. Gonna be hard to do.
		
		
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schollianmj 09:02 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 05:07 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 08:00 PM 12-25-2011
 
where can they be purchased as singles or 5'ers?
		
		
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maninblack 08:06 PM 12-25-2011
 
I bought mind from Ol Times Cigars.
		
		
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kelmac07 08:23 PM 12-25-2011
 
ZachF88 09:16 PM 12-25-2011
 
Both retailers are sold out!
		
		
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jsnake 09:56 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 11:04 PM 12-25-2011
 
One of Viajes best! If it gets better aged it will be off the scale.
		
		
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Blak Smyth 11:18 PM 12-25-2011
 
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 07:14 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 08:49 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 10:25 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 05:16 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 
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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 05:21 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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