Mystery Cohiba - No date stamp or factory code....?

[Guest]

To cut a long story short, my Fianc? Uncle used to enjoy the odd cigar or two. He knows how much I enjoy my passion and is currently helping out on a cedar lining project free of charge.

Anyhow, he said he had a few left, so I asked to see them. This is what was left...

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[lestabantam]

According to Cuban cigar website the dress box of 25 cellophane wrapped Lanceros was discontinued in 1982, so they at least have 30 years on them. I love the box, well cool!

[Ross.Co]

According to Cuban cigar website the dress box of 25 cellophane wrapped Lanceros was discontinued in 1982, so they at least have 30 years on them. I love the box, well cool!

Still 3 of the original Lanceros left!

[ValeTudoGuy]

Are they in smoking condition?

[monkey66]

If the lanceros still smoke they are gold dust!

[tommy]

Very cool. I'm guessing they're dry as a nun's Davis? Well worth bringing them slowly up to humidity and smoking one. Are the others H Uppman? Sweet find in any case. Id give my left nut for one of those Lanceros in smoking condition.

[dvickery]

Diplomatic lanceros ... Still being made ... In cello dates them to a long time ago ... The band ( without a closeup ) dates them '94 to '02 ( I think Trevor's site will give you the exact years those bands were used ) .

derrek

[ValeTudoGuy]

Diplomatic lanceros ... Still being made ... In cello dates them to a long time ago ... The band ( without a closeup ) dates them '94 to '02 ( I think Trevor's site will give you the exact years those bands were used ) .

derrek

Indeed the band is a match and the same site says cello was used until 2000 so that would suggest a 6 year window.

Edit: the box could be a red herring given that it appears to have been used as a storage device for other sticks.

[dvickery]

Pic taken in el Laquito in 2012 ... Just to show these ( diplomatic gifts ) are still being made .

derrek

[ValeTudoGuy]

Box looks different, on the side there's much more white on your photo... Writing is smaller and gold edging is smaller and much closer to the edge.

[dvickery]

Well ... The point wasn't to microscopically examine the box ...we all know hsa changes stuff daily let alone decade to decade ... I was just trying to show that cohiba lancero as a diplomatic gift ... We're still being made .

lestabantam gave a discontinuation date and I was trying to let people know otherwise .

derrek

[ValeTudoGuy]

No doubt, but I'm trying to be helpful to Ross by piecing together the information we have so he can try to narrow down what he has.

[butternutsquashpie]

If the lanceros still smoke they are gold dust!

x2.
Had one from 1982 a while back from a very good Swiss BotL. bloody brilliant cigar with AMAZING development. It made the Cohiba Piramide 2000 I had afterwards taste like tar (not really)!!

The band ( without a closeup ) dates them '94 to '02 ( I think Trevor's site will give you the exact years those bands were used )

x2. mid 90s smokes. The bands pre90s looked like this:
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Pic taken in el Laquito in 2012 ... Just to show these ( diplomatic gifts ) are still being made .

oh wow. That's incredibly interesting.
Got a few on you, Derrek? Are they just like the King of Spains where they taste just like regular Cohiba Lanceros (from everyone I have heard)?

[dvickery]

No doubt, but I'm trying to be helpful to Ross by piecing together the information we have so he can try to narrow down what he has.

fair enough ... The " habanos sa " iron dates them to '94 or younger and the seal dates them to '99 or older .
My guess ( because of the cello ) would be closer to '94 than '99 .

derrek

[dvickery]

Got a few on you, Derrek? Are they just like the King of Spains where they taste just like regular Cohiba Lanceros (from everyone I have heard)?

I wish ... I have only ever seen/had one diplomatic/vip lancero ...smoked it about a month or two ago .

derrek