- H. Upmann Sir Winston and Ramon Allones Small Club Coronas always come back in season around the same time and now is apparently the season. They are popping up in a bunch of spots.
- Monte 520's are making a resurgence as well, after being sort of tough to find the last couple of months.
- Diplomaticos No. 2 are drying up everywhere. This vitola is probably on the chopping block - I have no inside information on this, but they killed the rest of the Diplomaticos line, so who knows. If you enjoy this cigar and its "Monte 2 lite" flavor profile, go grab some while you can.
- The much sought after ERDM Infantes Cuba Regional is available at PuroExpress for a pretty hefty gouge. But if you absolutely MUST have this cigar, you can get it there.
- I removed La Flor De Cano from the list and will probably remove Quai D'Orsay and Rafael Gonzalez the next go around. I just don't think these cigars are popular enough and warrant the extra clicks for me to hunt around the sites for them.
- Noteworthy sales: CUNTINT, COH, BellHop, and iHavanas have some pretty interesting sales going on that all are wrapping up relatively soon.
I think this blog has been having its intended effect, as I have noticed far more price compression among the competitors in the Cuban cigar space. Even though I can't prove it, it's very curious that when site-wide sales across the net / even some flash sales at FOH are posted, they seem to be acutely aware of what the lowest number is and then price just below that.
What am I buying next? I'm so glad you asked. Like many aficionados, I'm looking for early reports on the latest EL and RE crop for 2014 and will probably try to hunt down each vitola in trade before pulling the trigger on boxes. I thought for sure I'd go for the new CoRo, but not at 58 ring - just too large for my liking. Regular production I already have a lot of, but right now I'm in the market for Vegas Robiana Unicos -- each single I have tried has never failed to impress me. Really hoping this will be a good year for them. I've also gotten an itch to pick up a box of Saint Luis Rey Regios - a really under-the-radar cigar that has been fantastic in sampling so far.
That's all for now. Happy hunting!