Frigid Kitty Reviews

[Mangyrat]

Trinidad Maduro
Size 4 x 30
Wrapper: Blackened Connecticut Broadleaf
Binder: Ecuadorian Sumatra
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan and Peruvian
I would have to say they are a medium strength cigar.

They come 8 to a tin, they are a very nicely made cigar.
I really like Trinidad's and this little guy didn't disappoint me much, it lasted around 15 minutes with a decent tobacco taste.
It did get a little "slightly" stronger tasting and bitter on the finish. "when i say finish I'm talking finger on fire i smoked this one right down to the point i had to drop it"
Overall i liked it and will be getting more of them for them cold days or when i just don't have time for a larger cigar.

[Mangyrat]

Onyx Reserve Impulse
Dominican
Strength:Medium
Ring Size : 4 x 30
smoke time around 15 min.

This is another very well constructed cigar and just looks like it would be a damn good tasting smoke.
It started out kind of mild with a little taste but after half a inch or so into it it became a good tasting cigar.
the finish was good with a little peeper on the exhale.

They come in a Tin of 10

[Mangyrat]

Flor de Copan Petite Corona.
Honduras
size: 5 x 42

First one was plugged and got tossed.
2nd one was not plugged but tasted like crap, what little taste it had was bitter.
The construction was sub standard, This was a bundled cigar and i expected it to look like a 2nd rate cigar but it looked even worse than i expected.
The wrapper appeared to have been how should i say it, looked like it had a lot of wear and tear on it.
If you have ever left a beer can in the back of you truck bed for 3 months and it rolled around till the paint wore off thats how it looked.
It did have a even burn and good draw.
I let it go out after 15 min, It just did not work for me.

i have 23 more of them so ill try them again later on maybe some of the others are in better condition, CI sent them to me in 5 packs so they must have been junk left over from returned or damaged bundles.

OK i smoked one more to see if it was any better, this time i picked one out that didn't look like it had rolled around in my truck bed for a week.
Taste was a Little better construction was decent and this one was not plugged. The first 2 ruined my experience so I'm a little bias to them now.
If you can pick them up on C-bid for $9 a bundel then give them a try.

[Roger]

La Aurora Principes - Natural
I just finnished smoking one of these, and I must say I was quite impressed. I don't believe I have smoked anything from La Aurora yet. After looking at reviews for them on a few different sites I noticed how much positive remarks were being made.

These little guys, 4x38 (I think that is right on the ring gauge) was actually quite a tasty stick. It was not too over powering, not mild, but I would say medium body smoke with hints of ceadar and leather. There was a bit of spicyness to the stick, all though not much.

My main issue with the cigar was the draw. It had a medium to tight draw on it. It took a little pinch to loosen the draw a bit and after I did that it smoked much better. The ash held for about 1/2 inch, that was about what I expected since this is a machine made stick. But I really enjoyed the flavor of this one, and if this is any indication of what La Aurora puts out in their regular stock of cigars, I will be very interested in trying some. It was quite the awesome little stick. I will definitely keep this on stock in my humi when I need a short smoke. I would say it took me about 35 to 40 minuets to smoke it with an inch to spare.

[Tdre977]

Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 juniors
size-4X38
Just picked up a tin of 5 as a quick smoke. Now I'm hard pressed to describe them adequately due to my newbie status, but I found it to be a delicious smoke.

[EdgeMan]

I wanted some quick smokes and they recommended these at my local B&M. They are really good smokes. A little pricey but very satisfying. I want to try the bigger ring gauge of the Cubanos now.
I would say grab some of these if you want a quick tasty smoke.

[badwhale]

Well, I had to fire one of these up "right off the truck" today while on a walk with the dog. Perfect for my cold kitty.

Anyway, I can see where Donald was coming from with the "like a fireball minus sweetness" on the spice that's throughout this thing. I had a couple burn issues with it doing a canoe thing, so I touched it up.

The first third is really where most of the spice is. It's nice. It has some leather & oil notes during that part.

Second third, I had to do a purge, as it was getting a little bitter / ashy but it cleared up. Not too much sweetness for me, more on the oily side of the spectrum.

I'm in the third third now, and I'm not thinking that the flavors going to change radically. I'd really like to let these sit for a while (maybe 6 months) to see if some more flavors come out that are maybe masked by the spiciness & to reslove some of the burn issues, but it'll be hard to resist reaching for one, when I'm short on time.

Nice little cigar. Thanks for the split Donald!

Will