What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025

[JoeW]

For Fuente Friday, I’m having a Flor Fina 8-5-8 natural



One year ago, the Friday before Labor Day, my employer laid off around 225 people, of which I was one. Not a fun time, especially with the current job market.

This year I’ll still be employed on Labor Day weekend, and I’ll smoke some good cigars to celebrate.

 

[BenMN]

Fuente Friday, Exquisito

A 50-box of these arrived yesterday, around $110 I think

 

[JoeW]

Fuente Friday, Exquisito

A 50-box of these arrived yesterday, around $110 I think

Very nice! I’m going to try these again over the weekend.

 

[BenMN]

Very nice! I’m going to try these again over the weekend.

I'm really digging Fuente lately, and for $2+ change I think these are great. They also make a Maduro Exquisito, and a Cubanito that I belive has a Cameroon wrapper and is just slightly smaller

 

[JoeW]

I'm really digging Fuente lately, and for $2+ change I think these are great. They also make a Maduro Exquisito, and a Cubanito that I belive has a Cameroon wrapper and is just slightly smaller

I tried both of the exquisitos, but only once each. I enjoyed both, but since they were smaller than the curly heads, yet cost as much (at the local shop), I stuck with Curly Heads. With winter coming and work keeping me too busy for 1+ hour cigars very often, it’s time to reevaluate.

I bought a tin of cubanitos in January, but the draw has been way too tight on all I’ve tried. Last week I read an article at Holt’s blog, which said that the cubanitos will absorb a lot of humidity if you put them in a humidor… which is what I had done. I’m drying out a few now to see if that helps. I hope so: I like the size, and I like the Gran Reserva line in general.

 

[BenMN]

For Fuente Friday, I’m having a Flor Fina 8-5-8 natural

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One year ago, the Friday before Labor Day, my employer laid off around 225 people, of which I was one. Not a fun time, especially with the current job market.

This year I’ll still be employed on Labor Day weekend, and I’ll smoke some good cigars to celebrate.

By the way, thanks for sharing your story. It actually helped me to put a better perspective on my own weekend.

I hope yours is enjoyable!!

 

[JoeW]

By the way, thanks for sharing your story. It actually helped me to put a better perspective on my own weekend.

I hope yours is enjoyable!!

Thank you! I hope that yours is pleasant as well.

 

['olbuzzsaw]

Yesterday's Fuente - A friend from my cigar group hit me with this after I sent him some Stonehaven.

 

[tbradsim1]

Drew Factory Smoke big boy, really nice for a good price, wife cut her Clark Gable late yesterday afternoon, got up early to let Shine do his business, smoked it on the porch after that. Have to be careful, mosquitoes in the fly with all the rain.

 

[pantsBoots]

Yesterday's Fuente - A friend from my cigar group hit me with this after I sent him some Stonehaven.
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Is that the Power Ranger? If so, buckle up - that's possibly the strongest Opus out there, even more than the no4 and no5. Even aged they'll send you tumbling through time and space.

 

[pantsBoots]

The last Picadores from a '14 or '15 box. I got it during a random holiday sale around then for less than $150. Times have changed.

Honestly, I've never liked this vitola, although Por Larrañaga is perhaps my favorite Cuban brand. When it was released, I had hoped it was a resurrection of the Regional Edition robusto. Instead, it was sort of a hybrid of the regular PL blend mixed with the H Upmamm Connoisseur no 1 with its elements of almond toast, musty bookstores, and coffee. Not bad, but not what I like about PL.

Additionally, all of the cigars were bunched a little loosely - as I smoked through the box, I often thought this cigar was missing a leaf. The ash was flakey and with the lax bunching, the draw was far too open for a Havana.

 

[samb]

Rocky Patel sun grown maduro. Never had it, but smells wonderful.

 

[cshubhra]

Oliva Serie V Melanio: I love this cigar so much, I sometimes wonder why I smoke other cigars at all.

#1 and #2 in my favorite list has always been this one, and Padron 1926 Serie Natural. Other favorites change but not these two

 

['olbuzzsaw]

Is that the Power Ranger? If so, buckle up - that's possibly the strongest Opus out there, even more than the no4 and no5. Even aged they'll send you tumbling through time and space.

Yes! i found it reasonable in the strength department. It was the best Opus I've had by mile.

 

[BenMN]

Mil Días Marranitos

 

[dottlejockey]

Heading out into the sun to catch some rays with one of my favorite Fuente offerings, the Hemingway maduro.

 

['olbuzzsaw]

LFD - DL 660

 

[cshubhra]

Oliva Free Will

 

[BenMN]

Oliva Serie V Melanio: I love this cigar so much, I sometimes wonder why I smoke other cigars at all.

#1 and #2 in my favorite list has always been this one, and Padron 1926 Serie Natural. Other favorites change but not these two

I blind bought a box of Melanios based on your endorsement. Went with the #4 size, back in April.


Smoked this one after a surprise party that went real well.

I also had a Nestico on the way to WI for the party. Beautiful day here

 

[cshubhra]

I blind bought a box of Melanios based on your endorsement. Went with the #4 size, back in April.

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Smoked this one after a surprise party that went real well.

I also had a Nestico on the way to WI for the party. Beautiful day here

I hope you will like it as much as I do.