Brick House Connecticut Toro
Three months in the humidor. Aroma on the foot was leather, like the smell of a brand new car with leather interior. Cold draw was hay and floral notes. Pretty mild cigar with hay, leather, cedar, some nuttiness, a floral note and dusty earth finish. The flavor profile remains constant with some occasional sweetness. The draw is very good. A little uneven burn that self corrected. Good breakfast cigar.
Alec Bradley Tempus Natural Toro
In the humidor for one year. Barnyard aroma on the foot and dark fruit on the cold draw. Starts out with cedar and pepper. The burn is very uneven and two touch ups does not stop the canoeing. DOA next up:
Nub Maduro by Oliva
Six months in the humidor. Coffee on the foot and cold draw. Perfect draw. Notes of dark chocolate, espresso bean, kitchen spices, sweet cedar and a very mild black pepper finish. Solid ash looks like stacked quarters. Smokes slow and cool with the spices picking up intensity as the cigar nears the end. Tasty and smooth.
Really thought Alec Bradley construction issues were all taken of, years ago. Seems not. I recall they switched factories 12-14 years ago to fix the issue. First release of these was incredible, and they then ramped up and “killed” the line, IMO.
Need to revisit Nubs, smoked them upon release, but that large gauge just didn’t work for me in the end. They have a few new blends, including Maduro, since, maybe time to order a bunch and re-visit. Nicaragua was my favorite back in the day. And I think they have Nub Cain now as well. Thanks for the note.
Rocky Patel Royale Toro
At least one year in the humidor. Light barnyard aroma on the foot, raisins on the cold draw. Starts out with leather and earth. Espresso notes and sweet kitchen spice build through the first third. By mid cigar, notes of cedar and chocolate start to build. Earth moves to the finish. The final third is sweet chocolate with cedar and spice, finishing with real light white pepper. Smokable dessert.
Fuente Don Carlos Robusto
I actually started with a new brand of cigar but the knot in it made it unsmokable even after using a spike, so, I’m treating myself to a Don. Earthy with rich tobacco flavors accented by espresso notes, cedar and caramel sweetness. Cigar nirvana.
Randomly found a couple boxes of these in a B&M in the middle of nowhere last Memorial Day. Not sure why I only bought five. It’s a beautiful cigar. More towards lighter cedar and woodsy flavors.
got these two to enjoy tonight for the mma event, my go to 1964 and a 1926 serie 6
Very nice!
J
What in the wild world of sports is that? It’s a Fuente?
Jason
Love it. The Belisco is one of the very few boxes I buy. I have one on the top shelf for next week.
Jason
Yes. You can see the incognito Fuente Fuente on the band (upper, right). “Destino al Siglo”. Some sort of tribute for an anniversary, maybe Randy or someone else knows more.
Okay. Found the website and Half Wheel right up on it Arturo Fuente Don Arturo Aniversario Destino al Siglo Double Robusto (Prerelease) | halfwheel Not sure what you paid but it looks they are $25+ a stick.
I am sure Randy or Greg could have some input.
Jason
I don’t remember it being that much but something in the $15-20ish range sounds about right.
These come in boxes of 13 in $320-350 range depending on size, so if you paid in the $15-20 range consider it a great buy 
I think Fuente started this originally as a one off release to celebrate 100th Anniversary, but since then decided to keep it a separate line going forward. For those wanting something different than Opus X.
Please post a TN
Thank you Greg. It certainly had a different profile than an OpusX. Lighter flavors and body, more cedar and dried fruit flavors. Constructed in order with a premium cigar, though the draw was a bit tight.
Partagas Serie D No. 4
Gift from a long time customer. Hay on the foot and cold draw. Started out real peppery. The pepper faded to the finish, revealing sweet cedar, roasted nuts and kitchen spices. The draw was a little tight at first. At mid cigar there is a smooth creamy core with caramel highlights and spice accents. Subtle changes add complexity and bring you back to chase the flavors from hay to coffee to nutmeg. This is a WOW cigar.
Randy
I always liked that cigar. When I had my shop a gentleman who was apart of the Intel Cigar Club would bring these in for me.
Good smoke!
I haven’t had one of those in years, but had many of them 20 years, or so, ago. I remember them as perhaps the strongest cigar I ever had.
This one smoked at medium plus, softened to medium and those puffs I had as my fingers blistered were strong.