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Hoyo de Monterrey Le Hoyo du Dauphin
I have recently taken a liking for thinner ring gauge cigars, after smoking some delicious panetelas,lonsdales and coronas. These sizes are no longer considered “favourite” sizes, with Habanos axing them every year to make space for the current fashion, that dictates cigars should have a ring gauge larger than 50. We are being fed with these new releases [...]
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1999 Hoyo Des Dieux
The Hoyo de Monterrey Hoyo Des Dieux is one of the oldest vitolas of the brand. It was released in pre 1960 and it was bearing no band until 2005. Since 2006 it is available only on SLB cabs of 25, with the cabinets of 50 and the 5 packs discontinued in 2006. Like most [...]
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12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 6: Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No.2
The 12 Robustos of Xmas, Day 6:
Hoyo De Monterrey Epicure No.2
The Epicure No.2 is one of the most popular vitolas of Hoyo de Monterrey and one of the most popular Robustos in the market. It happens to be one of my favourite cigars too, but it can be very inconsistent. When you smoke a good [...]
By Yiorgos
The 12 Robustos of Christmas
December 24th 2009
Christmas is a great time for smoking cigars; many of us keep our best stogies for Christmas day and new years day. Being quite indecisive of what to smoke this year, we decided to smoke twelve robustos, one on each of the twelve days of Christmas, and review them head to head to decide which [...]
By Yiorgos
Hoyo de Monterrey Regalos - LE 2007
Four Hoyo de Monterrey Regalos have been sitting on the bottom of my humidor a little over a year now. The first of the five was smoked late in 2007 and did not impress me as it was still too young. With the winter sun slightly breaking the January cold, I decided to put on [...]
Posted in Cuban, Hoyo de Monterrey, ReviewsBy Yiorgos
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