Lancero fever - catch it!

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Originally Posted by lvfcrook1503

@DogRockets I told you before....give me your credit card and I'll have you smoking lanceros for the next couple of years.

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You've put me in a touch spot Jimmy. You want to buy all these lanceros for me but you also want me to quit my job to smoke these insanely long cigars. So I'll have time to smoke them after I quit but I won't have any money to buy them! A true cigar paradox if there ever was one.

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Originally Posted by DogRockets

You've put me in a touch spot Jimmy. You want to buy all these lanceros for me but you also want me to quit my job to smoke these insanely long cigars. So I'll have time to smoke them after I quit but I won't have any money to buy them! A true cigar paradox if there ever was one.

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Find new job where you can smoke on the clock.....problem solved

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Originally Posted by lvfcrook1503

Find new job where you can smoke on the clock.....problem solved

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The ultimate fix to your problem. I sure wish we could smoke in the control room. Would make life much more enjoyable 12hrs at a time. Lol

Reno

Smoked a CAO LX2 Lancero just a bit ago. Might just be a budding lance fan...

My sig-line says much, LOL. Probably my top-3 tasties right now would be Asylum's 99 problems, CAO's Flathead Piston, and Illsusione's HL.
Oliva V is a solid, consistent choice, and I get them from time to time. Lesser known, and lesser cost, is Estilo Cubano's lance. I am also fond of El Credito's El Perritos, and Parodi's Kentucky Cheroots.

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Originally Posted by LAN CERO

My sig-line says much, LOL. Probably my top-3 tasties right now would be Asylum's 99 problems, CAO's Flathead Piston, and Illsusione's HL.
Oliva V is a solid, consistent choice, and I get them from time to time. Lesser known, and lesser cost, is Estilo Cubano's lance. I am also fond of El Credito's El Perritos, and Parodi's Kentucky Cheroots.

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Looks like we're pretty aligned. I agree with all your Yeas that I've tried - Asylum, La Riqueza, HL, Serie V, and El Triunfador.

I haven't had the lancero version of the Kristoff Sumatra, but I sure didn't like the toro/robusto size I had of that one. My Herrera Esteli petit lancero wasn't great either, nor was the Fratello corona I tried. I've still got a NAS from the original release almost 2 years ago that I haven't tried, which reminds me I need to give it a whirl.

You people are such enablers...because of all this talk, and since I hadn't tried any yet, I went ahead on stopped by Dion's shop after work Friday and grabbed a couple of Illusione HLs...a natural and a candela...after some rest we'll see if I enjoy them much or not...

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Originally Posted by Cardinal

You mentioned the PDR Capa Madura, but have you tried the Capa Oscuro? I've only smoked one of those but it was pretty good and I don't think they're super expensive.

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Originally Posted by Ilroy

You people are such enablers...because of all this talk, and since I hadn't tried any yet, I went ahead on stopped by Dion's shop after work Friday and grabbed a couple of Illusione HLs...a natural and a candela...after some rest we'll see if I enjoy them much or not...

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Bill, I have found smoking Lance's slow makes them a much better smoke. The Holy Lance is a very good one, but I have never tried the candela. Enjoy!

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

Bill, I have found smoking Lance's slow makes them a much better smoke. The Holy Lance is a very good one, but I have never tried the candela. Enjoy!

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I agree with Steve on this one, slow. I do prefer the Lancero version 90% of the time

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Originally Posted by Old Smokey

Bill, I have found smoking Lance's slow makes them a much better smoke.

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To quote advice given me long ago by He-Who-Herfs-On-Turf, a lancero should always be on the verge of going out.

Nuts 'n' bolts of that is:

1) draw less per puff than you would with a larger RG cigar. Maybe as little as half as much.
2) draw more slowly with each puff than you would with a larger RG cigar. About as slow as you can draw without letting it go out.
3) wait plenty of time between puffs. Go toward the long end of the 30-60 second standard.

If you get all those balanced, you'll get maximum enjoyment from your lancero. Not every cigar will stay lit well enough if you take all three steps to their maximums. IMO, they are listed in order of importance. That is, shorten the rest time a little bit before speeding up the pace of your draw, and only increase the amount of your draw as a last resort.