La Palina Mr. Sam

[MadMax]

So I have seen a lot of people searching for these cigars. I bought 2 of them a while ago and I haven't smoked them yet. Do any of you guys know much about these cigars? Are they really that rare or are they just not easily accessible?
Thanks in advance guys!

[ak2000]

Limited release from La Palina, supposedly never to be made again. So far La Palina has not re-released any of their LE cigars, which makes them all truly limited. The Mr Sam is my favorite of the last three LP LEs by a large margin.

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[CooGAR]

Only 850 boxes of 10 cigars made - thus only 8500 cigars.  Compare that to 2500 boxes of Goldies, or 25,000 cigars. 

While I haven't tried (or seen) a Mr. Sam, the reviews I have read were so-so.....but YMMV.

[mpeter15]

I have tried it and much like the reviews, I find it to be so so. As to the rarity, although the 850 was the number reported I am not so positive that is the case. For instance I was visited by the manager of a well known online boutique cigar dealer in November(whom I don't want to out publicly) and he told me that their parent shop in the LA area received 200 boxes of the Mr Sam. Granted they sold through them, but I doubt that one shop would've received 1/4 of the total distribution.

[josephbuck]

Had one, and quite enjoyed. Last year I had the Classic in a Robusto, and was impressed as well. They are firing on all cylinders, and would love to tracks down a box of Sams, to go with some #2s I am sitting on and about to crack into.

[ak2000]

Reviews were great for the Goldie #2, but I thought it was just ok, very one-dimensional straightforward tobacco flavor. Not worthy of the praise IMHO, but hey thats why they make different models.

[mgcrunch]

As others have said, it' was quite a limited production. La Palina's LE are one time runs.

I thought the Sam was outstanding and price considered, I'd smoke this over the Goldie 5. The Sam is a little fuller than the G5, with some pepper in there. Two thumbs up in  my book.