excitement

kuzi16

Any one else as excited about the JdN Cuenca y Blanco as i am ?

Dr. Alejandro Martínez Cuenca and Sr. José Blanco have been working on this cigar for quite some time. if im not mistaken this will be the first cigar JdN has put out that isnt a Nicaraguan Puro. according to the press release:
"This unique recipe is handmade with aged filler tobaccos including Habano Seed lead from Nicaragua’s Estelí Valley and the volcanic isle of Omtempe, Piloto Cubano from the La Canela region of the Dominican Republic and an aromatic visa from Peru’s famed Tarapoto region. The cigar is expertly finished in a beautiful Grade 1 Ecuador Habano wrapper. "

Cuenca y Blanco will be available in 5 sizes: Corona Real 5 ½ x 46, Robusto Deluxe 5 ¼ x 50, Toro Supremo 6 x 54, Torpedo Especial 6 ¼ x 52 and Lonsdale Club 6 ½ x 44.

i know what one im going for...

Poker Slob

Yes sir!! Where do I sign up for these . I have got to get the Corona Real and the Lonsdale Club.

xmacro

kuzi16:

i know what one im going for...

Yeah, I feel your disappointment that they're not offering a 7x60

kuzi16

xmacro:

kuzi16:

i know what one im going for...

Yeah, I feel your disappointment that they're not offering a 7x60

i simultaneously love and hate you.

bbass2

Poker Slob:

Yes sir!! Where do I sign up for these . I have got to get the Corona Real and the Lonsdale Club.

+1

90+ Irishman

Poker Slob:

Yes sir!! Where do I sign up for these . I have got to get the Corona Real and the Lonsdale Club.

D@MN Tom..... were right in sync to the end bro, those were the two I picked out!

jliu

Kuzi, you must tell us where to look for these. When to look for these.

Russ55

Neat. Anytime JdN comes out with a new cigar I get excited.

kuzi16

jliu:

Kuzi, you must tell us where to look for these. When to look for these.

end of august is the release

jliu

kuzi16:

jliu:

Kuzi, you must tell us where to look for these. When to look for these.

end of august is the release

Sweet. Thank you kind sir.

blurr

Corona Real & Lonsdale here also, can't wait. Always makes me wonder why its clear on every cigar forum i read that robustos, coronas, Lonnies, & Lancies are the most desired sizes for regular smokers, why are so many fat chubber rg's in HUGE sizes released?

bbass2

Bigger=better and better value. *end sasrcasm* We=nerdy minority who care about flavor.

docbp87

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYES! Lonsdale sized JdN/Jose Blanco? I'm already a fan.

rzaman

I have smoked this cigar, I mentioned that to some other thread. Jose is a good friend of mine and I experienced first hand how this blend was developed. I still have couple of the testing samples. I will put some pictures later. He worked on this blend more than a year and went through 32 different blends. I smoked couple of the testing blends. This cigar is nothing like any other JDN cigar but the price will be moderate. It is not going to be an exit from JDN's regular line but definitely a sign of using more tobacco from other countries. When I smoked the 29th blend I gave 7.5 out of 10. Jose was little dissapointed and said maybe this is not for me. Later, he changed some fillers in it. Initially, there was an issue with the filler from Ometepe. I smoked the Toro which is one of my favorite size. This is a good cigar and my final rating was 8.9 out of 10. The cigar is very smooth, with balanced spiciness, mild cocoa, coffee, expresso flavors. It starts with sweet, woodiness and mild leathery note. Releases a lot of smoke. It has wonderful aroma, medium-long finish, it is complex but could have been better, straight medium bodied. I believe it will get the popularity. However, I wish the blend was little more complex. The wrapper came from a famous family firm and the blend has one more extra filler. Of course, blenders never reveal the true secret.

rzaman

These are the two testing blends (JBO 23rd and JBO 30th) during the development stage of the final blend. Jose created 32 different blends before he finalized the cigar. I smoked six different blends before JBO 33. It was a great experience to see how a cigar blend develop with a lot of hard work and dedication.

ndhaon91

Well that finalizes what your vitola choice should be. Looks like the blend was developed as the corona real.