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Nothing penciled in?? That would probably be read as HC equals Honduran Colorado, and the numbers signify September 2006. After Nov. 2005 (the last code that I can verify), the code seems to have broken down.

Yeahh -- that did get hijacked :) Thanks for the info, K ... that is a heck of a problem in having old stogies :tu I have just been ripping through a couple of boxes of very tasty Wavells and just got to wondering -- what the heck happened to the codes. I can only guess they jumped a digit (or...

So .... does anyone have a box of JR cigars that has the penciled in box dates (and the three character box code)? They used to have these on JR ultimates and others, such as the ERDM brand.:cb

As I recall, General bought up Villazon a number of years ago and now control many brands such as Partagas, Macanudo, etc. The Villazon style code is on all of these brands. Ernesto still has a hand in the manufacture of LGC. An easy verification was the hand-written dates on many of JRs...

Good one :r

There has been some discussion on other forums about domestic box codes -- referred to as "Villazon decoder". I also saw a thread in CS about Lito Gomez date codes which seems accuarate. The Villazon code worked quite well up to a year or so ago -- I was using it on LGCs -- but it seems to be...

I'm using only 1/3 lb. and having no problems. :tu

The 601 is another of Don Pepin's Nicaraguan blends. I believe you're refering to the the Oscuro (Green) label. It is an interesting smoke, but I prefer the Red label.:)