Monday 5th May 2025

[mcdee]

Hoyo San Juan for me today.

[PeeJay]

BBF from 2014 when we could still buy from Gesto


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[Vitola]

For me today, a Casdagli (Bespoke) Cottontail - a cracker of a cigar!

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[smokey joe]

Evening sunshine after a cold day with showers. Cigar o’clock with a 2016 Regata. On my 2nd box of these.

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[ha_banos]

Fat Fundy to see out the day.

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[SonicStag]

Fat Fundy to see out the day.

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Are these any good?

[ha_banos]

Are these any good?

Yes is the short answer. Subjective of course.

Very good for me. Worth a try. A medium bodied, flavorful. Smooth. Nice retrohale. Decent finish. Well constructed. Satisfying.

[Simon Bolivar]

BBF from 2014 when we could still buy from Gesto


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A sad day when getting items posted by Gesto's stopped. I managed a little longer in Belgium, than customers in the UK but didn't last long. Did get my last ERDM DT's sans box, protected by cardboard, in a jiffybag. They would have sent the box seperate but I had many empty ones to re-fill.

Shame I never got to visit in person, now a shadow of it's former self, apparently.

[Hookmaker]

A sad day when getting items posted by Gesto's stopped. I managed a little longer in Belgium, than customers in the UK but didn't last long. Did get my last ERDM DT's sans box, protected by cardboard, in a jiffybag. They would have sent the box seperate but I had many empty ones to re-fill.

Shame I never got to visit in person, now a shadow of it's former self, apparently.

Indeed it is - was there last spring, but the aim of Habanos is clear: stop grey market suppliers.


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[Simon Bolivar]

Indeed it is - was there last spring, but the aim of Habanos is clear: stop grey market suppliers.


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I can appreciate that but I was never bothered about chasing ER's from outside countries but Gesto's Vintage stock used to be the best & ebst price around. Even better than Mitch, when he used to sell them on his site, pre-auction days. I bought ERDM DT's from 1990, which were amazing & R&J Pantaela from the same year, lovely machine mades, still have a couple of boxes. And many other buys. Joann leaving was the last link for me.