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BadKarma
Active Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: Branson, Missouri
Posts: 193
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Review Date: Wed April 25, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Best bang for the buck
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Cons:
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None really, never had one I didnt enjoy
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Joel's review is right on. You really cant go wrong with this one.
Medium strength, good flavor. Great intro to ISOM's.
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They don't come any better than my brother terrasco!
Dont worry about life, your not going to survive it anyway.
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cigar_joel
Senior Member
Registered: April 2007
Location: Kansas City, In my humidor!!
Posts: 1788
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Review Date: Sun April 29, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: $2.10
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Cheap, cuban flavor
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Cons:
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ugly, poorly made
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Brand: Jose L. Piedra
MSRP: $2.10
Size: Breva
Box date : NOV 05
Drink Choice: Green Tea
Time of smoke: Early evening
Cut Choice: Xikar
Pre-Light thoughts: Not the nicest looking stick, a bit rough. Nice Grassy flavor. Amazing smell.
The Light: Light well, a fair amount of smoke. Started out with a nice bite.
The Draw: A bit tight but loosened as I went.
First third: Very good, not overly complex but very good flavor. Nice black ash and good burn.
Second third: Starting to warm up a bit, still somewhat one-dimensional. Still ashing very well. Good flavor and strength.
Final third: Starting to get very spicy. A bit of complexity, along with heat. Slightly un-even burn. A bit harsh.
Final note: For $2 a stick, I feel you get a lot for the money. Great burn, nice ash, pretty good draw. I got a lot of flavors, they just didn’t quite seem to sync up. I think this is due to young age. I can only imagine what these would be like with 3-5 years of age. I am hoping to find some with older box codes. For anyone new to ISOM’s this is a great, cheap introduction, IMHO. Defiantly a great stick for the money.
Overall : 7.0/10
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Cigar Lives Por Larranaga and Petit Corona whore!
Hi John!!!
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tobacmon
Senior Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 6039
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Review Date: Tue May 29, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: $35.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Good Aroma , Spicy,Taste & Burn
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Not well made
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I think for the money these are some very good smokes for the buck. I also agree with what Joel has surmised in his evaluation. I picked up a box of 25 ea. for like $35.00 plus shipping from Aro Cigars. I noticed they are now $63.00 for 25. Wow!!! A big increase in the pass year.
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siepattu
Active Member
Registered: May 2007
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 214
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Review Date: Wed June 27, 2007
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Would you recommend this to someone? Yes |
Price you paid? In US$: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Do not get the bundles!
The last two bundles I ordered were a mess, the sticks are pretty much covered with gum, probably because they are machine made.
The sticks were glued together and when I opened them the wrappers broke on almost every single one.
Maybe just bad luck, but my advice:
Get the boxes.
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