The Great Habano Tasting Party

urbino

smbrink

Sure urbi Ill play... so when do you think you can get those sticks out to me?

urbino

Heh. Sorry, brink. This one's BYOC.

kuzi16

kuzi16

phobicsquirrel

urbino:

Heh. Sorry, brink. This one's BYOC.

lol, where's the love..... anything habano aye.. well I'll see what I have that are "habano" and add it to the list. I am going to get some of those monte whites though, it's been a few years since I had one, I think I'm going to get a couple. Though what exactly are you looking for urbs? Taste? Flavors? give me something man!!!!!!

urbino

rwheelwright

phobicsquirrel

dutyje

I'm pretty sure that Habano is a generic term that implies a Cuban seed. The info Urby found on the various strains is relevant, but is misapplied throughout the industry. Criollo and Corojo are more specific terms in that regard, and seem to be applied far less liberally.

urbino

urbino

Oh, and while I'm on the subject of things I learned from that site: the bales that tobacco leaves are gathered into to ferment? They're not called bales. They're called . . . wait for it . . . burros.

madurofan

Duty and I discussed this a bit in our long @ss phone call the other night. A REAL Habano is a cigar that has a Habano 2000 wrapper on it. However, the industry calls anything that is cuban seed a Habano. While I love the spirit of your experiment and will probably participate to some degree I think its not as specific as you may believe. You are really talking about a ton of different types of tobacco under the name of Habano. I'd say Habano is almost like saying Maduro.

urbino

madurofan

gmill880

Lots of interesting stuff if you google it.....one cigar that I've seen lately the Carlos Torano Exudos 1959 ....anyone had that ...I'm sure I remember seeing that at a local b&m

madurofan

gmill880:

Lots of interesting stuff if you google it.....one cigar that I've seen lately the Carlos Torano Exudos 1959 ....anyone had that ...I'm sure I remember seeing that at a local b&m

Thanks to agctribefan. there is one resting in my humi.

j0z3r

I've had the Exodus 1959...I remember it being good, but not making a huge impression. I've pulled one out and placed it on the top shelf in my humi, so I might get to it this week to see how some good rest, ~6-8 months, has done it.

gmill880

I think this could be a fun venture just for sh-its and grins and comparisons of tastes and what not. Not meaning to speak for 'Bino but I think thats all he's after ....nothing scientific...

kuzi16

alienmisprint

madurofan

kuzi16:

again like i said, "habano" is a cuban seed wrapper, processed, fermented, and aged in the classic cuban tradition.

You would think this to be true but I doubt it. Most likely it is just true that it is cuban seed and even then thats not ALWAYS true not all habanos are first generation cuban seeds.

madurofan

dutyje

The Regent has a Havana 2000 wrapper.

rwheelwright

kuzi16

madurofan:

kuzi16:

again like i said, "habano" is a cuban seed wrapper, processed, fermented, and aged in the classic cuban tradition.

You would think this to be true but I doubt it. Most likely it is just true that it is cuban seed and even then thats not ALWAYS true not all habanos are first generation cuban seeds.

thats why i previously said:

kuzi16:

i think its more or less just a marketing term to get suckers like me to buy cigars that sound like they will be Cubanesque

phobicsquirrel

urbino

Interesting. I didn't care for the Regent. I've got a fiver of Torano 1959s on the way, now. The "habano" that really knocked my socks off was the La Cuna 85. I can't seem to find out anything more precise about its wrapper. Stoopid googles.

j0z3r

That La Cuna is a dang tasty treat. I'm ever so glad you sent one my way. I'm not sure there is anything more specific about the wrapper, it is a Nicaraguan habano, probably whatever the current and most widely used strain is...I doubt they'd bother to list that info as most people don't really care.

Tumbler

Would you guys quit that - all four humis are full... I know you guys would help me there but...

urbino

Heh. That's just how we roll, around here.

j0z3r:

That La Cuna is a dang tasty treat. I'm ever so glad you sent one my way. I'm not sure there is anything more specific about the wrapper, it is a Nicaraguan habano, probably whatever the current and most widely used strain is...I doubt they'd bother to list that info as most people don't really care.

Yeah, but "habano" in what sense? Is it a Habano 2000 wrapper? A Criollo wrapper that came from Cuban seeds somewhere in its ancestry? Some other leaf that went through a "habano" fermentation process? What is it? 'Cause I'd like to find more of it.