Davidoff Aniversario ~ #2

[badwhale]

Smoke: Davidoff Aniversario ~ #2
Drink: Yard’s Brawler & Founders RyePA
Tunes: Oscar D’Leon ~ Assorted
Date Smoked: 03/01/2012

Wrapper: Ecuadorian Connecticut
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican
Draw: Medium
Burn: Excellent
Misc: n/a

Pre-light: Beautiful construction of a Colorado – claro shade wrapper. Smooth with few veins. Nice faint tobacco musty scent. Nice prelight cut sweet tobacco flavor.



Light: Used a cedar splint. Lit easy. Medium draw.

1st 3rd: Oily and slight bitter. Smooth and has a creamy texture. Some woodsy and cedar notes. Light to medium body. Perfect burn. Light sweet tobacco.



Ash: Uniform layers. Tight, yet seems fragile. Medium gray. Holds on for 1 ½”



2nd 3rd: Smooth, woodsy dominant and the oil / bitter has died down. Still a light to medium body cigar. Kinda dry profile. Not spicy yet. Refined, but lacking depth in profile.



3rd 3rd: Woodsy dominant. Slight bitter twinge. Maybe has advanced into a medium body now. One dimensional. If I sense a spice, it’s a residual cinnamon, but not pronounced. Again, smooth and refined, but lacks complexity.



Overall impression: For the price, I would not seek them.

Thank you for this opportunity.

Will

[heftysmokes]

For the price, I would not seek them.

Will

Co-sign. I've had probably a half dozen Aniversario in a few different vitola, and while they were nice, they never--to me--justified the price tag. Maybe my palate just isn't refined enough.

[ggiese]

One of my absolute favorite "go to" cigars (when I want to celebrate something) is the Anniversario #1. Yeah it's overpriced and a splurge, but I've never yet been disappointed.

I'm not sure I've smoked the #2. Interesting review. So - do you think it's "overrated"?

I'll have to pick on up and give it a shot to compare/contrast.

Thanks Will.

[badwhale]

One of my absolute favorite "go to" cigars (when I want to celebrate something) is the Anniversario #1. Yeah it's overpriced and a splurge, but I've never yet been disappointed.

I'm not sure I've smoked the #2. Interesting review. So - do you think it's "overrated"?

I'll have to pick on up and give it a shot to compare/contrast.

Thanks Will.

"overrated"

Ah, I'm not sure what was going on. I really wanted to love it, but just ended up with "this is just ok." Definitely nothing harsh or offensive about it at all, however I couldn't recommend these to anyone when I know a PAM or PAN is probably half the price, and much more complex (to me at least.)

Will

ETA: Comparison by price alone, I'd recommend a Casa Fuente...everytime.

[MoeCizlak]

Nice review. The first couple of Davi's I had I just didn't get. I was used to smoking Tat Browns, Padrons and LFDs and I just couldn't pick out a single thing in the Davi's. I don't know what changed, but the next couple I smoked I really enjoyed. I started to dig that Kelner mustiness that is so pervasive in his cigars. When I had time to really focus on the cigar, I enjoyed the muted flavors much more. Kind of like a girl playing hard to get, you really have to want to find them. I think they are, for the most part, overpriced cigars. But like George said, for a splurge cigar they are great.

[ggiese]

Nice review. The first couple of Davi's I had I just didn't get. I was used to smoking Tat Browns, Padrons and LFDs and I just couldn't pick out a single thing in the Davi's. I don't know what changed, but the next couple I smoked I really enjoyed. I started to dig that Kelner mustiness that is so pervasive in his cigars. When I had time to really focus on the cigar, I enjoyed the muted flavors much more. Kind of like a girl playing hard to get, you really have to want to find them. I think they are, for the most part, overpriced cigars. But like George said, for a splurge cigar they are great.

That's a spot on description of my attraction to Davidoff's. I can never quite put my finger on what I'm tasting, but it seems to be very well blended to the point that I think I really couldn't put my finger on it. I assume it has to do with much of the cigar originating from DR where the tobaccos are not as "spicy" as other locales (Nicaragua, etc.), and Kelner's use of a "neutral" Connecticut shade wrapper.

Regardless - the one thing I'm really struck with is the consistency - consistently every time I smoke one it very much reminds me of the last time I smoked one. And - they are very much consistently well constructed. I have never been disappointed.

But - in a word, I would describe the experience as "elegant".

[CoventryCat86]

Smoke: Davidoff Aniversario ~ #2
Drink: Yard’s Brawler & Founders RyePA

NICE! I'm slowly becoming a Rye fan. I use Old Overcoat (Old Overholt) for mixing (Ward 8s) and Rittenhouse for sipping along with Tuthilltown Manhattan Rye (New York) which is also fantastic.

EDIT: Wait a minute, is your drink a beer or a Rye whiskey? If it's a beer then never mind my comments about Rye. I'm a dumbass....

[badwhale]

NICE! I'm slowly becoming a Rye fan. I use Old Overcoat (Old Overholt) for mixing (Ward 8s) and Rittenhouse for sipping along with Tuthilltown Manhattan Rye (New York) which is also fantastic.

EDIT: Wait a minute, is your drink a beer or a Rye whiskey? If it's a beer then never mind my comments about Rye. I'm a dumbass....

s'okay. Those are both beer. I've had several beers that are brewed with rye, or they add a dash at the end of the process, or whatever. You can definitely taste it more in some than others. I like the ones where the rye isn't quite as pronounced.

Will