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Maduro_Scotty
Active Member
Registered: June 2007
Location: Sutton
Posts: 277
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Review Date: Mon July 2, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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I did enjoy the light nutty flavor
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Cons:
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I'd have to say the construction, draw, and flaky ash detracted from the smoking experience.
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This cigar was light brown with a wrapper scent of earth. The scent at the foot was of cedar, I could not detect a noticeable flavor when placing the tongue on the freshly cut end. The wrapper is veiny, and had a variety of slightly darker brown spots. I had a brief disappointment as upon the cut, a good section of wrapper flayed off. The feel of the cigar was consistent to hard. Upon taking a few dry draws, I noticed a creamy flavor that was pleasant.
Upon the initial light up of the cigar, I detected bitter coffee and light ammonia. The scent of the smoke was of a cedary, smoky nature. The feel of it in your hand was hot as it burned very hot. The draw was firm to hard, which was a noticeable drawback. In regards to finish, this cigar gives off a light nutty flavor with hints of tea towards the half-way point. At the end of it, the nutty-tea aspect continued, though was joined by a slight hint that was of a creamy variety.
I did enjoy the light nutty flavor In regards to concerns, I'd have to say the construction, draw, and flaky ash detracted from the smoking experience.
Rating-5
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earnold25
Active Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: Baltimore
Posts: 379
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Review Date: Tue July 3, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Creamy goodness!
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Cons:
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Wrapper crackly-ness!
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Pre-smoke
Scent of Wrapper: This is always hard for me to tell, but a bit hay-ish and woody.
Scent at Foot: straight up barnyard
Appearance: the wrapper musta took a beating during shipping, cuz its falling apart in places. This is the only smoke in the package that is like this, so it appears that its fairly thin. So appearancce fails miserably.
Wrapper: its an "average" brown color. tooty in texture, appears to be a cameroon if I'd have to guess
Feel: I'm afraid to feel it up, as the wrapper is so crackly. Yet, I do, and it cracks further. Shoulda resisted.
Tongue: Gives off a bit of a "baseball glove string" leathery taste
Flavor on Draw: I have no clue. It's fairly indistinct
Smoke
Taste: Initials puffs are creamy! Sooo good. I'm convince this is a cameroon now, and I have a guess to the Brand / Line. I notice a hint of "toast" in there as well. About half way, a bit of ammonia trickles into the flavor, pissing me off. I"d be happy with cream and toast  I purge, but it keeps finding its way back.
Flavor Changes: flavors were fairly consistent, other than the ammonia entering in at about the half way point
Strength: i'd say this was medium body.
Feeling: didn't really give me any buzz or anything like that
Scent of Smoke: i was outside, but it was a bit cedary, rather light smelling smoke
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: not hot at all. i did let it go out with about 1/3rd left, but it didn't ever seem hot
Draw:draw was a little too tough for me. didn't get out the volume of smoke that I usually like to.
Finish: it had a nice finish. nothing overpowering, and it didn't linger on for 8 hours, but it was creamy.
Other Aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience:
a. the wrapper was way too delicate. even cutting the cap caused it to crack further. this make smoking way too difficult.
b. as much as I like the flavor of this cigar, the wrapper ruined it. I'd love to try it again if there was no evidence that it would fall apart on me.
c. ash was flaky and didn't hang on for over an inch.
Final Rating: 7.3
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McFortner
Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Stockbridge, GA
Posts: 443
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Review Date: Thu July 5, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? No |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 3
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Pros:
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Looked good
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Cons:
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No character to speak of, tight draw
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This cigar looked fairly good. Mostly even wrapper color, with only a small vein to speak of. It felt fairly solid except for a soft spot in the center. A plain, light tobacco smell on initial examination.
When I lit it up, however, it was very bland. A little pepper taste started around 1/2 of an inch in, but it never went anywhere. The taste was just too mild.
It tried to canoe at first, but finally evened out about 1/2 way. The draw was somewhat tight at the beginning and got tighter as you went along. I had to work a little with this cigar. The ash was light grey with a few flakes and darker ash spots.
I got what what felt like a pipe smokers "tongue bite" starting up about 1/3 of the way into the cigar. I slowed down my puffing, but it didn't help. It just kept getting warmer in the mouth as it was smoked.
While I got a slight nicotine buzz towards the end, this cigar did nothing for me. I kept hoping that something would develop and redeem this cigar, but it never did. It just teased me the whole way through, with no character to speak of at all.
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Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
(An Eastern Orthodox prayer. I need all the help I can get right now....)
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prophetic_joe
Very Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Cherokee
Posts: 520
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Review Date: Sun July 8, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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No unpleasent flavors, very good draw
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Cons:
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Wrapper was a little torn, very mild almost to the point of being bland.
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Pre-smoke
Scent of Wrapper: Mild smell of cedar with just a hint of coffee
Scent at foot: Same as wrapper with maybe a bit more of the coffee
Appearance: Slightly veiny with a wrapper tear on the foot that could have happened during shipping.
Wrapper: Light brown in color
Feel: Very firm almost hard.
Tongue: Hardly any taste off of it doing this.
Flavor on draw: Slight sweet taste with a little bit of weak coffee and maybe some nuttiness.
Smoke
Taste: Creamy smoke with a bit of nuttiness a slight spice and some coffee undertones, a little bitterness crept in at the halfway mark but it wasn't too noticeable. All of these tastes were extremely subtle however.
Flavor changes: None really except the little added bitterness at the halfway mark.
Strength: Very mild almost too mild.
Feeling: Very relaxed I didn't have to focus too much on the cigar I was able to live the moment without having to worry about the smoke going out or a bad burn.
Scent of smoke: I couldn't quite put my finger on how to describe it but it was definitely not offensive.
Heat on fingers and in mouth: Mine remained cool pretty much the whole time it got a little hot at the halfway point but it cooled down.
Draw: Very good draw again got a little hard at the halfway mark but it straightened itself out.
Finish: Nuttiness on the finish, very mild but smooth.
This cigar burned nice and straight for me, the tear at the foot did nothing to affect how it smoked. This cigar is very mild, would be a very good cigar for a new smoker or for your first cigar of the day. I would say it's a good $3-$4 cigar and if not it's an average $5-$6. Overall I give it a 7 it didn't blow me away or anything but it didn't make me want to scrub my tongue off with paint thinner. I would smoke another one if given to me and might buy a couple if the mood strikes me for a mild smoke.
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havanitascigars
Very Active Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: mission viejo, ca
Posts: 643
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Review Date: Sun July 8, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? No |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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Looked nice
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Cons:
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sort of bland... read on
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The scent of the wrapper was like sweet tobacco. When I first looked at it this cigar reminded of another cigar I could not place. The wrapper had a slight vein and had a greenish tint. The feel was firm. The scent at the foot was of soft leather. When I cut it, the taste at the head was sour and the draw was good and tasted of green wood. Around part of the cut head there was a snow white edge to a section of the leaf.
I lit it and the first draw reminded me where I had seen a cigar like this before... a Garcia y Vega.
As I smoked it it was bitter, green, salty, and sort of like cardboard in taste and rather mild. I tried to smoke this cigar. Honestly, I did. It was just too horrible for me to get past about half an inch. It was just awful. To me it was no better than buying something at the drug store. I had to put it down and go grab one of my other cigars to finish my relaxation time. I would not recommend this cigar to anyone unless they were looking for something to smoke while fishing in order to keep mosquitoes away.
Perhaps I just was not in the mood for this cigar, or my pallate was off tonight.
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"I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I am all out of bubble gum."
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tobacmon
Senior Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 5962
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Review Date: Wed July 18, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Like the Cedar taste and it was rolled nice
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Cons:
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Slight wrapper peel but was not bad
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Pre-Smoke
Scent of wrapper--- Cedar Earthy
Scent of Foot---Earthy
Appearence---Few veins and noted some spots
Feel---Hard, Tight (positive)
Tongue---No taste to speak of
Flavor on Draw---Some slight coffee--I liked
Smoke
Taste---Taste of cedar, kind of creamy
Strenth---Mild
Feeling---Relaxed me and enjoyed the smoke
Scent of smoke---I really could not tell other than maybe Oak
Heat on fingers---No heat until about a 1.5" from the end
Draw---Had a nice draw and was consistant to the end
Finish---Mild cedar finish with notes of oak
Other aspects of the Cigar---I really liked the look, feel, taste, and construction of this cigar. The only thing that was bad was the little raveling and spots on the wrapper.This did not take away from the nice smoke and burn of the cigar.Would probably recommend this cigar. I like a good Mild to Medium smoke and this was one of them. I enjoyed it pretty much.I would put a price on this cigar to be in the $3-$5 dollar range.
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thisone326
Very Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Pittsburgh/Columbus
Posts: 735
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Review Date: Thu July 19, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? No |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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great pre-light qualities
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Cons:
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aweful taste
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pre-smoke:
Great looking wrapper, no problems.
Smell of wrapper: mild smell of cedar
smell at foot: mild cedar and coffee
feel: perfect. not too tight, not loose at all.
toungue press: small spice, nothing else
pre-draw: slight coffee.
smoke: had no taste to me. tastes like straight smoke
smell: slight cedar
feeling: made me uncomfortable
heat on fingers: none for the small part i smoked
draw: very good
finish: couldn't
i got about 2 inches through this before i couldn;t take it anymore. not worth the time. I was so happy at hte beginning cause it looked GREAT! really let me down. i wouldn;t buy this cigar if it was 50 cents.
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Neill
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Ron
Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Harrisonburg
Posts: 119
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Review Date: Mon July 23, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? No |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 2
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Pros:
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Not many.
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Cons:
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I had to toss it before I was done if that tells you something.
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Well I gave this a 2 because I hardly ever give 1s or 10s, but it was probably closer to a 1. I guess I have to give it a 2 since the pre-light scent wasn't bad.
- Scent of Wrapper: Sweet non-descript, maybe slightly woody
- Scent at Foot: Same as wrapper
- Wrapper: light brown one vein but the problems started here with some three splits in the wrapper. My other smokes in my humi are fine and so are the other four in this blind test, so my guess is that this cigar is at fault.
- Feel: Too firm except in the middle it was spongy.
- Tongue: Tingly woody taste.
- Flavor on Draw: No taste and way to tight.
- Taste: You know I really couldn't tell as it reminded me of trying to smoke a thick milkshake, I could hardly get it to draw. After about .5 to .75 of an inch, after light, the wrapper started coming off in chips and unraveling.
- Feeling: I felt great because I didn't fork out any $ for this one but bad because I really detest getting to this point on a smoke.
I hate to say it but I tossed it out after trying to save it by first clipping it off and relighting it - to no avail.
I also rolled it around with slight pressure between my fingers. I have found that sometimes with a hard draw this will "breakup" the clogging point and allow it to draw better, but it didn't work here. Keep in mind the wrapper had already gone away and this started the cigar to really deteriorate.
I was also hard to keep lit before and didn't provide a lot of smoke while it was lit.
I hope this was a real cheapie as it was a very unsatisfactory smoke almost from the first match.
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Ron
B&B Tobacco | TheDoyle.net | DiabetesTalkFest.com | Calvary Chapel Staunton
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SandPiper
Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Central FL Gulf Coast
Posts: 169
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Review Date: Mon July 23, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Lit readily; mellow, cedar like flavor
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Cons:
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A slight bit of a loose wrapper; uneven burn early on
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Pre-smoke
Scent of Wrapper: A very faint cut grass/stored hay scent
Scent at Foot: Similar to wrapper
Appearance/Wrapper: Several small veins; had a very mottled brown/gray appearance; the wrapper telegraphed the bulges from the binder, and the wrapper was loose in a couple of places. Overall, the construction was fair.
Feel: Consistently dense and firm.
Tongue: No spice whatsoever; very little perceived taste at all, actually
Flavor on Draw: Similar to wrapper scent; hay
Smoke
Taste/Flavor Changes: An immediate cedar flavor upon lighting (strange I didn’t pick that up pre-light); the cedar notes were a bit spicy, but not in the peppercorn sense. Pleasant, but mild. The cigar mellowed even more at the 1” mark, and developed a flavor reminiscent of bergamot (for you English tea drinkers).
Strength: Mild throughout
Feeling: N/A
Scent of Smoke: Oak and cedar notes, with an occasional whiff of unground black pepper
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: About average
Draw: Excellent draw (Just ever so slightly tighter than perfect)
Finish: Medium in length; very malty and cedar like in flavor (nice)
Other Aspects of the Cigar Smoking Experience: Early on the cigar had a bit of an uneven burn. At about the 2” mark, however it experienced a miraculous recovery…perfect, razor straight burn from then on out. As I'm typing this in and reading the other reviewers, I have to say mine was not nearly as bad as theirs...it was a decent smoke for me. It didn't set my heart ablaze, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. A solid 6.0
Final Rating: 6.0
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Kip
Somewhere Southeast of Disorder (Central FL)
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Scarecrow
New Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Phoenix (AZ)
Posts: 26
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Review Date: Thu July 26, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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Looked like a Good Cigar
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Cons:
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Construction
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Scent of Wrapper: Nutty
Scent at Foot: Couldnt really say
Appearance: Nice full looking Cigar
Wrapper: Light to Medium brown in color 1-2 veins
Feel: Firm
Tongue: Nutty flavor
Flavor on Draw: Nutty
Taste: Nutty that turns into a little bit harsh or stronger towards the end
Flavor Changes: None
Strength: Mild to Medium
Feeling: Nothing
Scent of Smoke: Hard to say on this one, just like smoke to me
Heat on Fingers or Mouth: None
Draw: A little firm
Finish: Nutty
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ex. Check out NUbCigar.com
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genettim
Military
Registered: May 2007
Location: Fort Hood
Posts: 303
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Review Date: Sun July 29, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? No |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 4
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Pros:
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no heat in mouth or on fingers throughout
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Cons:
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wrapper flaws, extremely bland
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PRE-SMOKE
Scent of Wrapper: Faint Earthiness
Scent at Foot: Almost like wheat
Appearance of Wrapper: Flawed with some spots and small cracks and starting to come apart, possibly from transit? Wouldn't be the first thing damaged on the way through Iraq.
Feel: Uneven, firm towards the ends and a definate soft spot in the middle
Tongue: Nothing notable, not even a small tingle
Flavor on Draw: Raw woody taste
SMOKE
Taste: Very light cedary cream flavor, hint of burnt coffee
Strength: Super mild
Feeling: Left me wanting more
Scent of Smoke: Woody scent, from what I could tell - there wasn't much smoke produced and i had others herfing with me, so that may have overpowered mine
Heat on Fingers and in Mouth: None to speak of
Draw: Tighter than I prefer
Finish: Short cedar finish, faded quickly
FINAL RATING: Four - Far too mild, hard to draw, low smoke volume, and pretty bland flavor. I'd get another only to let it sit for a few months in the humidor and see if that improved anything. The whole experience gave me the impression that it needed some time to age and possibly develop new complexities that just weren't present yet. Not convinced that I'd recommend this to anybody else, but I will try anything at least twice.
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"Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan." --John F. Kennedy
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leojvs
Very Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Australia, the lone ranger
Posts: 679
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Review Date: Tue October 2, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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smooth
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Cons:
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mild almost to the point of being a bit bland
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This cigar looked pretty good. Mostly even wrapper color, with a few small veins to give it character. It felt fairly solid most of the way thru, with no real soft spots.
Taste was a bit of nuttiness & a slight spice. I didn't really get a buzz or anything like that from this smoke, so im going to day it was a mild at best. didn't really give me any buzz or anything like that. This cigar burned nice and straight, with no real need to relight.
Overall, it didnt grab me, but I would smoke it as a yard stick, because it kept on burning, and you could potter around without getting laid off your feet.
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ROR. Raff out Roud
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kass
Very Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: South Korea
Posts: 836
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Review Date: Sun November 4, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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great draw and burn, nice nutty flavour. overall a nice mild smoke
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Cons:
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wrapper cracked as cigar was smoked
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presmoke
scent of wrapper: tobacco
scent of foot: hay
apearance: a few tears in the wrapper, besides that looks good
wrapper: consistent light brown colour, lots of small veins
feel: nice and firm
tongue: nothing
flavour on draw: nutty
smoke
taste: nutty and creamy, with some woody notes. no flavour changes
strength: mild
heat: no heat
finish: nutty
final rating
7
This was an enjoyable mild smoke, with a nice nutty flavour. Wouldnt mind having a few around.
the wrapper cracked while I was smoking the cigar.
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