MEGA Review: Carlos Torano Reserva Selecta Torpedo

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| GRADING:... | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | Overall |
| Abyr....... | .A. | .A. | .A. | ...A... |
| ashauler... | .C. | .C. | .C- | ...C... |
| badwhale... | .B- | .C+ | .C- | ...C... |
| buzz....... | .C. | .C. | .C- | ...C... |
| Daigz...... | .B- | .B- | .B. | ...B-.. |
| EGQ........ | .B. | .B. | .B. | ...B... |
| Eville..... | .C+ | .B- | .B- | ...C+.. |
| heftysmokes | .F. | .F. | .F. | ...F... |
| Irish79.... | .B. | .B. | .B. | ...B... |
| Mangyrat... | .B. | .B+ | .A- | ...B+.. |
| Mizicke5273 | .B. | .B. | .B- | ...B... |
| MrPlatypus. | .A- | .A- | .B. | ...B+.. |
| Tdre977.... | .A- | .A- | .A. | ...A... |
| AVERAGE.... | .B. | .B. | .B. | ...B... |

| THOUGHTS:.. | ..Smoke Again.. | ...Buy a Box... | ...Recommend... |
| Abyr....... | Yes............ | Probably not... | Yes............ |
| ashauler... | Probably not... | Definitely not. | Maybe.......... |
| badwhale... | Probably not... | Definitely not. | Probably not... |
| buzz....... | Definitely not. | Definitely not. | Maybe.......... |
| Daigz...... | Maybe.......... | Probably not... | Maybe.......... |
| EGQ........ | Probably not... | Probably not... | Maybe.......... |
| Eville..... | Probably not... | Definitely not. | Maybe.......... |
| heftysmokes | Definitely not. | Definitely not. | Definitely not. |
| Irish79.... | Maybe.......... | Definitely not. | Yes............ |
| Mangyrat... | Maybe.......... | Definitely not. | Maybe.......... |
| Mizicke5273 | Definitely..... | Maybe.......... | Definitely..... |
| MrPlatypus. | Definitely..... | Yes............ | Yes............ |
| Tdre977.... | Yes............ | Probably not... | Yes............ |

LAST WORDS:

Abyr: A pretty good stick, it was really well put together. I'll buy more if I catch them on sale.

ashauler: Remember why I haven't smoked these in quite some time. One of the less stellar offerings from Torano, imho.

badwhale: Hopefully, I had a dud. We'll see what the collective thinks.

buzz: Too mild for me, and boring. This one bummed me out cause I had heard it was a complex stick with lots of different spice/sweet flavors.

Daigz: For a newb this is a great smoke, very mild. I would keep this one around for when I wasn't in the mood for a more full-bodied smoke. Maybe I was being to harsh on this because for what it was, it was pretty good, just not my style.

EGQ: Decent, not great - lots of others I'd like to sample before I'd come back to this.

Eville: I really don't like Connecticut wrappers and this one was no different. Too bitter for me. I would probably not pay more than $3 for this cigar. But for someone who likes Connecticut shades, I can see this going for about $6.

heftysmokes: Wow. That was awful. Best thing I ever did was put it out early.

Irish79: I'd suggest this for a new or casual smoker, or for those times you want a smooth, mild smoke.

Mangyrat: For a milder cigar it was not bad at all.

Mizicke5273: Medium bodied that was good but not complex and not a real strong flavor. Still it was a really good smoke that I enjoyed.

MrPlatypus: Very mild, and very mellow, but didn't have a lot of flavor that I could detect anywhere. However, there was something about the smoke that I really do like. Not sure what it is about it that makes me like it, but I like it.

Tdre977: Really nice flavors for a mild stick, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Although I probably wouldn’t invest in a box of em', I'd scoop up a 5er to keep on hand.

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EDITOR’S NOTE:
The Reserva Selectas came beautifully packaged in a hinge top box with a cedar separation tray. Each cigar was sealed in a glass tube with a cedar sleeve and I noticed no damage to any of the cigars. A nice looking cigar with consistent construction. They had a nice even burn and good draw with just a couple exceptions. The grading varied widely on this cigar, most likely due to differences in everyone’s tastes, but I suppose there could have been a couple bum sticks in the box too. Only two participants, however, said that they would smoke another one.

-Buzz

[badwhale]

Straight Fs across the board from Hefty....LMAO!!!!

I don't think I had a bum stick, but that just wasn't anywhere's near my idea of a light body smoke for flavors. I'm not a big 5 vegas fan, but I think the gold label kicks this one's ass.

Will