LONSDALE love!

[borndead1]

OK, so the lancero thread is still going strong after quite a while, so let's start a thread for the lancero's slightly fatter cousin...the LONSDALE.

Tonight, I smoked a Siboney Reserve lonsdale. This is a Famous Smoke Shop exclusive line made by Casa Fernandez.

Great smoke. Medium 'strength' throughout, with a nice baking spice flavor present through most of the cigar. A bit of a crooked burn that required several touch ups, but all in all a good cigar. And at the auction price of around $5/stick with shipping and taxes, the Siboney Reserve lonsdale is a winner.

[Wharf Rat]

I like the SR lonsdale, too!

I’ve got a long relationship with the Oliva Connecticut Reserve lonsdale. It’s sorta a Sunday afternoon tradition with me. A little mellower than the O, which is regular rotation for me.

[icehog3]

I love lonsdales. Unfortunately as a 90%+ Cuban smoker, the regular production choices have become super limited in the last decade+.

I do like some of Caldwell's lonsdales, and a few other NC ones as well.

That being said, think I may smoke a Ramon Allones 898 for Xmas.

[RevSmoke]

Oliva Connecticut lonsdale is very good.

[Chainsaw13]

Been working my way thru a box of Herrera Esteli Miami lonsdales.

[Buckeye Jack]

H.Upmann Lonsdale.....I have two (I think) left from 97.......beautiful stick

[icehog3]

My last RA 898.... another lonsdale box bites the dust.

[Buckeye Jack]

Originally Posted by icehog3

My last RA 898.... another lonsdale box bites the dust.

A tear just ran down my face......

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Jack

A tear just ran down my face......

Ain't it the truth, Jack....

[sigsauer]

icehog3 thats a beautiful cigar

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by sigsauer

icehog3 thats a beautiful cigar

Thanks Tom, She's just a memory now....

[borndead1]

Originally Posted by icehog3

My last RA 898.... another lonsdale box bites the dust.

Damn...that's one of those pictures that is both beautiful and sad. Hope it was an epic smoke.

[borndead1]

Originally Posted by RevSmoke

Oliva Connecticut lonsdale is very good.

They are indeed a nice smoke, and can be had for under $4/stick on both C-Bid and Cigar Auctioneer.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by borndead1

Damn...that's one of those pictures that is both beautiful and sad. Hope it was an epic smoke.

Thanks Mark, it was amazing.

[borndead1]

Guardian Of The Farm Apollo Seleccion De Warped Natural


This 6 X 44 dandy is a nice smoke indeed. Rich and medium 'strength' with that recognizable flavor that I call Nicaraguan Spice. Long finish that lingers on the palate between draws. Mellows a little at around the halfway point and the flavor profile changes. Dominant flavors are still the same, but the nose exhale has taken on a woodsy flavor, with a nice anise flavor on the finish.

[borndead1]

Mucielago Rabito (6.5" X 46)

Having tried and enjoyed the Murcielago toro and lancero, I was pleasantly surprised to find a lonsdale size on the Famous auction site. Snagged a fiver and have had one nekkid and in the low RH humi for a couple of months now.

A bit less bite in the nostrils than the lancero, more prominent coconut flavors than either the lancero or toro. Solid medium "strength" in the first half, kicks it up a notch around halfway.

Like the other sizes I've tried, no major twists and turns in this cigar. But it was very enjoyable.

[Snook]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Jack

H.Upmann Lonsdale.....I have two (I think) left from 97.......beautiful stick

I have a handful left from a '00 box. Unfortunately most have suffered from tight draws. But when the draw is just right, it's an amazing smoke with several flavor transitions.

[borndead1]

Puros Huerfanos by Drew Estate lonsdale (6.5" X 44)

This is a 10-pack bundle cigar that I believe is a Famous exclusive.

Good construction. I have very rarely encountered a DE cigar with poor construction. Even La Vieja Habana, their short filler line, have always been well constructed in my experience.

Nice floral/tobacco smell to the wrapper. Good draw. Again, I have very rarely had a DE cigar with any type of construction issues.

First 1/3...pleasant but fairly typical medium-bodied, Habano-wrapped Nicaraguan cigar flavors. The floral aroma from the wrapper does start to come in after the first few draws, though. A few minor burn corrections. The aroma coming from the foot is woodsy.

Second 1/3...similar flavors and aromas are still dominant, but a nice anise flavor has crept into the finish. Honestly I'm digging this cigar so far. Burn has straightened out.

Last 1/3...woodsy flavor has become the dominant flavor through the nose, with the anise still in the background.

Toward the end...woodsy flavor is still dominant, but the finish has gotten a bit harsh (ammonia...y'all know that flavor). I let 'er die around 1.5".

Final thoughts...this was pretty damn good for a $3 bundle cigar. I can see myself buying 10+ bundles of these things and just burying them in the humidor.

[Wharf Rat]

Originally Posted by borndead1

Puros Huerfanos by Drew Estate lonsdale (6.5" X 44)

This is a 10-pack bundle cigar that I believe is a Famous exclusive.

...

Final thoughts...this was pretty damn good for a $3 bundle cigar. I can see myself buying 10+ bundles of these things and just burying them in the humidor.

I had some of these when they were $5 or $6 each and thought I’d rather spend my money another way. At the $3 sale price, they’re a great deal.

[borndead1]

Room 101 Farce lonsdale (6.5" x 42)

Blech. Didn't even make it 1/2 inch into this turd. Lousy draw, heavy chemical aftertaste right away.