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brooks - 888 candela will be in next monday. -hl- maduro is out of stock. not sure when more will be available. they weren't on this latest illusione shipment from what i was told.
 

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brooks - 888 candela will be in next monday. -hl- maduro is out of stock. not sure when more will be available. they weren't on this latest illusione shipment from what i was told.
Nice!

You have all the great chit :)

Guys, if you are one the fence about buying the candelas, there are just not that many stick out there...not limited per se, but according to Dion, the wrapper is VERY difficult to get in bulk...

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Tried several of the HL candelas and love the fact that unlike most candela sticks I have smoked the blend is much fuller in flavor as opposed to other candelas which are mild blends that leave the wrapper to dominate and taste completely grassy. The candela wrapper on the Illusiones compliments the blend rather than overwhelms which is a good thing. The 888's are better though in my opinion.
 

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Nice!

You have all the great chit :)

Guys, if you are one the fence about buying the candelas, there are just not that many stick out there...not limited per se, but according to Dion, the wrapper is VERY difficult to get in bulk...

~brooks
I just grabbed a single of each of the available sticks from NHC today. Hopefully they're still be some around I I like them! Sad no holy lancers were in stock tho :(


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I just grabbed a single of each of the available sticks from NHC today. Hopefully they're still be some around I I like them! Sad no holy lancers were in stock tho :(
Looks like single ~hl~ candelas are in stock now. I'm tempted to place an order. I love the ordinary ~hl~, but I've actually never tried a cigar with a candela wrapper.
 

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Looks like single ~hl~ candelas are in stock now. I'm tempted to place an order. I love the ordinary ~hl~, but I've actually never tried a cigar with a candela wrapper.
Son of a...I tried to order two of these today with the other 2 singles not even realizing they were out of stock at the time. And now they're back in stock. Damn...
 
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Son of a...I tried to order two of these today with the other 2 singles not even realizing they were out of stock at the time. And now they're back in stock. Damn...
Did they ship yet? If not, email Dan. He's combined orders after the fact for me in the past.
 

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Did they ship yet? If not, email Dan. He's combined orders after the fact for me in the past.
Yep, sadly already shipped. Thanks for the heads up, though. Appreciate it.
 

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This was posted at 1:20PM earlier today....and you tell me "anybody" else that's giving 20% box discounts on a cigar that is that extemely hard to find! :thumbsup:


Got some Illusione Candela ~hl~ 20%off
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hi guys, I just got in few boxes of Illusione ~hl~ Candela. we offering 20% off discount on box purchase. If you like some please call Jamal or Tim (Podman28) at
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I've never smoked a candela before.

Are these a good place to start?
The Illusione ~hl~ Candela would be the best place to start my friend!

The ~88~, ~888~, Camacho Candela and the AF 8-5-8 Claro are good smokes but none of them compare to the ~hl~ Candela in my opinion! :cbig:
 

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how does the candela flavor differ from a rosado?

there seem to be limited reviews on the candela... and the words seem to be sweet, creamy, spicy, cinnamon, etc. add vanilla and almond and you have rosado, right?

...and its either this or the Tat pl... so I'm trying to figure out which way to go.
 

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how does the candela flavor differ from a rosado?

there seem to be limited reviews on the candela... and the words seem to be sweet, creamy, spicy, cinnamon, etc. add vanilla and almond and you have rosado, right?

...and its either this or the Tat pl... so I'm trying to figure out which way to go.
I don't think of Candelas as being creamy at all, in my experience. Not really sweet either. More a dry, grassy, earth flavor, with very defined peppery notes. Not harsh pepper, just very specifically white or black peppercorn flavors. Obviosuly the sharp, fresh cut grass element is key.
 

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Dude, NHC is out of stock on the hl candelas now again! I was about to pull the trigger and bam sold out again!
 

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Burning leaf has them in stock as of tomorrow. As a site sponsor they are running 20% off for botl members(box). May want to run a split here if not a full box.
 
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