Lanceros - Why not?

[seanbeer]

if there is only one cigar I can smoke until i die, its gonna be the lanceros.

love it!

[Puff Scotty]

Hi Nic,
great choices, always been a fan of the lancero & fundadore Trinidads. Obviously the 'gold band' are aged sticks & that IMO is what contributes to a fine smoke;
also the aging reduces in some instances the draw problems associated with some of these sticks.
Not heard from Arf in a while but I think he's going to do a 'head to head' with lanceros in the summer,
I'll look forward to that.

[Puff Scotty]

you need to do the "suck test" sometimes to assess the draw before you buy.

Hi M69, what's this suck test?

[Gary]

Love lancero's, my favourite size of smoke along with noellas. Got a couple of Trini's of Kdot a while back which I've still to try and with all the good reports on here about them I looking forward to it. Also definately have to try the Cohiba lancero and the Montecristo Especial after here good reports from Alex.

[michael69]

The recent thread about Cohiba and a recent trip to Cuba has got me thinking.

I have to say that when I have the time a Lancero is my favourite cigar. The Cohiba is great, the gold banded Trinidad Fundadores is phenomenal and as Canadian Mike mentioned the Lanceros rolled by his friend at the Commodoro Hotel in Havana is very special indeed.

So why is it that this great puro is so unpopular?

For me it's the perfect cigar, I admit unlike our correspondent from deepest Kent, I do not enjoy being 'beaten up by a cigar' and the size and strength of a Lancero suits me to a T (when I have the time).

So thought people out there in UK Cigar Forum land...why are Lanceros regarded by so many as yesterdays cigar?

couldn't agree more Nic.... the 2 you mention are absolutely the greatest of all cubans in my humble opinion; refined, sophisticated, massively flavourful etc etc.

you need to do the "suck test" sometimes to assess the draw before you buy, plus if they feel too much like dowels, you know to steer clear!

[Turbo]

I sat out with Lanceros yesterday and have to say it is my best cigar of the year so far!

Perfect in every way. I do smoke a few Fundy's and this was a nice change and a totally different profile.

[monkey66]

Just a tip for the thinner guage cigar, keep them a little drier & this should minimise draw prblems (as long as they are not actually plugged). I keep mine in the cave at around 65%, rather than in my humis @68%, with my ready to smoke stock.

Top tip

[Simon Bolivar]

Just a tip for the thinner guage cigar, keep them a little drier & this should minimise draw prblems (as long as they are not actually plugged). I keep mine in the cave at around 65%, rather than in my humis @68%, with my ready to smoke stock.

[joeray]

I also enjoy the Trini Fun. gold label. The draw is not perfect but not bad either. It just needs a bit extra effort when smoking it.

[spirit_of_will]

So I think this should be officially declared National Lancero week. I'm off to enjoy my Deutsches Bolivar this afternoon, get back atcha after that...

Just as well I smoked my first Fundi last Friday! Very nice & 4 left...

[Simon Bolivar]

I did have that de Espana, will post on Tues thread

[monkey66]

I do have a bundle rolled by Santos, I'll give these a go in a year or two and see how they are doing. They look incredible.

[monkey66]

A good lancero is great but if it is plugged there is no where to go. The old Fundi's are lovely and the KoS I had was truly great.

http://www.ukcigarforums.com/showthread.php?8199-King-of-Spain-Diplomatic-Release-Lancero

[Kdot]

hey kam,
as i said, the montecristo especial no.1 is a firm favourite of mine!!! it's pretty cheap compared to the cohiba, trinidad and bolivar RE (?16 here in belfast for H&F 'vintage' 1997's, which are heavenly IMO)!!! the trini is ?24...... i've never saw a cohiba lancero, let alone had one!!

anyway, check this out:
http://www.cigars-review.org/Laguito-No-1-Size.htm cohiba lancero, monte especial no.1
http://www.cigars-review.org/Laguito-Especial-Size.htm trinidad fundadores
http://www.cigars-review.org/Delicados-Size.htm partagas serie de connoisseur no.1, bolivar especial no.2 RE

hope this helps,

alex

Thanks for that Alex, guess I need to get me some monte and partagas lancys to add to the fold.

[nicwing]

So I think this should be officially declared National Lancero week. I'm off to enjoy my Deutsches Bolivar this afternoon, get back atcha after that...