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Connoisseur's Corner, April 2006
Take one cigar from the 1960s, another from the '70s, a couple from the '80s and a pair from the '90s. What do you get? A half-dozen outstanding cigars. The oldest cigar in this gathering is 42 years old, a Don Candido Dunhill Selection torpedo that was rolled just a couple years after Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba. The figurado's remarkable performance shows just how well fine cigars can taste after decades of careful aging. A Dunhill and a Davidoff from 1989 -- Cuba's two most collectible brands -- each scored well, as did a relatively young Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 from 1992. The eight-year-old Dominican cigar on this list is the baby of the bunch, but it, too, showed notable change from its youth.
Reprinted from the April 2006 issue of Cigar Aficionado
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Davidoff 4000 (1989)
94 You have to love a cigar like this. It delivers loads of dried flowers, tobacco and almonds on the palate with hints of spices. It's full bodied and very fresh, complemented by a long and refined finish.
--James Suckling
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La Gloria Cubana Sobrosos (1970)
93 This is a lovely lonsdale, with gorgeous almond and honey character and just a hint of tobacco flavor. It's full bodied, with fresh cedar and milk-coffee notes. Long and caressing.
--James Suckling
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Don Candido Dunhill Selection Suprema No. 504 (1964)
92 This is a small torpedo that shows lovely tea and cedar character with hints of dried leaves and tobacco. Medium bodied and fresh, with just a hint of almonds.
--James Suckling
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Dunhill Varadero (1989)
92 A 17-year-old petit corona that still has plenty of flavor. It shows lots of floral, cedar and light tea aromas and flavors. It's a medium-bodied smoke that is also refined, with a wonderfully long aftertaste.
--James Suckling
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Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 2 (1992)
92 Although this cigar was a little dry, it exhibited fabulous aromas of nuts, almonds and cedar. Full bodied, with spicy flavors, it goes on for minutes on your palate.
--James Suckling
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La Flor Dominicana 2000 series No. 1 (1998)
90 Eight years has served this Cameroon-wrapped lonsdale well. It's very mellow and toasty, with a honeyed, almost buttery character on the finish. Savory, slightly sweet wood dominates the smoke. It tastes completely unlike many modern La Flors, most of which are powerful and leathery.
--David Savona
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