Boli Question

[ivo]

So... I've been looking at the Petite Coronas and the Tubos #2. Both are 5.1" x 42.  I've tried the PC's.  Love 'em.  Are the #2 Tubos  similar?  Same?  Crap? 

  Anyone care to share their experience on this?  It may affect a future buy for me.  The source I like has the tubos right now, but hasn't had the PC's for a little while.  And I've been waiting.  Should I keep waiting?  TIA.

[cody5thou]

I have never had the Tubos, but man are those PC's great. I would assume they are similar, but you never no what you are going to get and how long they will need to sit before they come alive in flavor.

[Knuck42]

Excellent question that I hope someone can shed some light on.  I too have enjoyed many a PC, (and CE, and Imensa, and... well, you get the point).  I have been aging a box of '02 #2 tubos that I'll probably crack in like 3-5 years or so and wonder what their profile is like.

MRN says the following on the subject:
[i]"Packaged in tubes.  The cigar tastes similar to Petite Coronas of the same vitola.  Cigars in tubes might require longer aging time, but the end results are better."  [/i] 

[atomross13]

I have no experience with theses, but I have always heard that cigars in tubes are very similar to the same size non-tube version of the cigar. What cigars I have tried in tubes I have liked. I know that not much help, but even if the one in the tube are 1/2 as good as a Boli PC you will have a good cigar.

[ivo]

Knuck and Atom- thanks for confirming what I suspect.  I know there's someone out there who has experience with these two sticks.  Dammit, man!  Let loose with your information!!!  ;D

[jb]

:twocents:

I enjoy both but find 98 tubos #2 to be far different than 98 PCs in comparing year to year.  The tubos seem to be a totally different animal, more what I would compare to a CE than a PC.  All the cabs I have sampled, I felt the PC were not as strong as other Bolivars, the 98 tubos are strong as anything in the line.  YMMV.

[ivo]

interesting.  thank you.

[cody5thou]

So what did you end up going with? Or what are you leaning towards?

[ivo]

  Figure I'll go with the PC's.  But I'll probably try to post an ISO here, and get a few, along with some others.  Any box purchases I want are going to have to be put on hold for a bit, unfortunately.

[ivo]

Well, a fine BOTL hooked me up with a couple fivers of PC's.  I'm not sure yet- only smoked one so far, but I think I like Bolivar's larger vitolas more-  time will tell.