Review These - Reviews

[mauied1101]

c'mon, c'mon now, where's review #2?

can't tell the difference between a swisher sweet and a philly blunt?

[CgarDan]

Sorry for my tardiness I have been running around and interviewing like crazy for the past couple of days. Don't want to be stuck with a budget that will have me afford only swisher sweets and Philly blunts.

Anyway Review # 2

Straight out of the cello I smelt some chocolate flavors on this stick. Wrapper is a great maduro color with some darker sports all throughout. Construction looks great. Pre light pull was a bit tight. Burn was slow and ash was tight - probably tighter than on # 1. This is definitely a stronger cigar than # 1. I think the Ligero ( or some similar blend ) is used too much in this one. It does have some chocolaty overtones but the stronger tobacco makes other flavors hard to distinguish. Gave me a buzz half way through the thing.

If I had to choose which one was more expensive I would probably say #2, although I enjoyed # 1 more. But then again some people see caviar and say AHHH while others grudge in disgust.

Ok since I took an extra day for this one I will try another task and that is to guess the Brands of the smokes

#1 - Sancho Panza

# 2 either RP or Exodus

[mauied1101]

I think you just made one cigar maker very happy and another one not quite as happy...

#1 Padron Anniversario (more expensive)
#2 Indian Tabac Super Fuerte

So..... sorry? Nice reviews though.

[CgarDan]

HUMILITY IS IN THE HOUSE.

By the way I guessed the names strictly by how the cigar looked and what I have encountered or at least I thought I had a picture of in my head. I can say that I have not tried either of these before, but at least my taste buds know what is good

Thanks for the experience Paul !!!!

Now if only Padron Anniversario cost as much as Sancho Panza

[drew_goring]

Well, after much delay, here are my reviews:

#1: Dark Maduro Wrapper, fairly long (~6") 50ish RG. Nice draw. Slightly tighter than average, but that's how I like 'em. Lit it up and intantly got (What I think ) is that Padron taste. Very nice. Medium-full bodied...not experienced enough to pick out the individual flavors, but I am sure that it is a padron. I am guessing the x000 series, whatever is the torpedo.

#2: Darker Maduro Wrapper. Kind of a unique shaped tip for a torp. Cut it and damn...the draw was not unlike a drinking straw. It was fairly mild which suprised me. I just couldn't get into it due to the loose draw. I have no idea what this one is, but I am going to guess that it is a Thompsons bundled smoke.

Thank Dan for letting me do this

[CgarDan]

Well Andrew #1 was the more expensive of the 2 so you got that right, although I have to say boht are great smokes

#1 AVO - 80th
#2 La Gloria Cubana Reserve Figurado

[slcraiders]

StJohnRoe,

Smoked the gars yesterday and here is my take. Thanks again for sending these and keeping the thread alive after someone slacked:

Both smokes were approx in the robusto size range-

#1 was the shorter and lighter of the two with a natural wrapper and decent construction. Nice and firm cigar with a tight draw that loosened nicely as it went on. Hints of cedar, but nothing else stood out other than plain good tobacco. Consistant, but lacking complexity. Beautiful white ash and even burn with a pleasant burning aroma. Reminded me of a Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente Natural. Mild to Med strength. Good cigar all in all, but not the best, imho.

#2 was about a 1/4 of an inch longer with a medium brown wrapper. Noticeable small veigns. This was also a tightly packed firm cigar, but the draw was terrific. The ash was an ugly dark grey, and the cigar released clouds of thick white smoke. Initial hints of leather with a hint of spicieness. The spice picked up as the smoke progressed. Some initial burning issues that quickly corrected. On the Med side of Full. Great cigar that I would definately smoke again. Due to the flavor profile, I would guess this was a RASS.

I am probably wrong, but I would venture to say that #2 was the more expensive of the set???

[stjohnroe]

James,

Spot on for both cigars:
1: Fuente Chat Nat
2: RASS
I bow to your superior senses and taste.

Stjohn

[slcraiders]

Dayam! Very Cool!

[CgarDan]

Wow James that is amazing

[heftysmokes]

Holy shit!
Well done, SLC!

[Newfie]

snip....
I am probably wrong, but I would venture to say that #2 was the more expensive of the set???

You sell yourself short for no reason James. Nice job identifying these 2 smokes.

[WOXOF]

un-fucking-believable!

[SmokinDVM]

We're not worthy, we're not worthy.

[mauied1101]

Well, let's assume that SLC didn't do the last reviews so I don't have a bar to bench against. That being said, smoked the first 'gar today:

Cigar #1:

Light wrapper/Connecticut-shade looking. Smelled great, felt great. Once lit, had a wonderful, full white, almost opaque smoke. Tasted a little nutty, nice mild flavor, got a bit spicy toward the 2/3 mark. Great construction - ash held out for a couple of inches before I felt the need to flick it. Looked and tasted very, very close to a Montecristo White Toro.

Cigar #2:

Alrighty now... cigar had a dark wrapper - wasn't oily, solid construction, slightly veiny. Smelled good, if a bit light. Lit it with my creme brulee torch (lighter of choice) - even burn (very nice), full smoke, not quite as full as cigar #1. Tasted light, as if there was a hint of flavor, but no actual taste. This was pretty consistent through about 1/2 the stick. The smoke smelled fuller (better), but the taste wasn't quite there. Very mild stick. Couldn't tell you what it was.

Gonna guess that stick #1 was the more expensive one. Would love to know what they were.

Cheers

[Ruger1v]

This thread will have me checking back all day every day.... AWSOME THREAD.....

[mauied1101]

Thanks SLC for the sticks to review - just a little post padding to get your attention on responding.

[slcraiders]

Thanks SLC for the sticks to review - just a little post padding to get your attention on responding.

Good work and reviews 1101. You are absolutely right on the more expensive cigar! The smokes were:

#1 Griffin's Special XXI Edition
#2 Ramon Allones Gustoso

[drew_goring]

WOXOF, have you had a chance to review the sticks that Paul sent you?

[WOXOF]

Cigar #1

Prelight - square pressed dark wrapper(maduro) looked great, had nice aroma and average draw.

1st Third - The cigar lit easy with no touch-ups, perfect draw(for me). Very pleasant taste from the first puff. I detected a little spice with some floral notes. It seemed medium bodied to me. Nice medium gray ash and a good worry free burn.

2nd Third - The perfect draw continued along with a great burn. The cigar seemed to pick up a little more spice and become slightly more full bodied(still what I would call medium). Overall pleasant taste and enjoyable with no harshness.

Last Third - Still a perfect draw and no burn issues. The flavor remained the same but seemed to return to a medium bodied smoke. With about two inches left it started quitting on me. I let it die a good death.


Overall a good cigar that I would buy depending on the price.


Cigar #2

Prelight - Dark square pressed same size as cigar #1, about 5 & 1/2". Had a barnyard smell to it. The cap was a little rough but held up after the cut.

1st Third - Easy light not touch-ups, draw was a little tight. It had a woodsy earthy taste with not much spice to it. I would say it was on the lighter side of medium bodied. Nice firm light gray ash.

2nd Third - Good worry free burn, draw was still just a little tighter than I prefer but didn't detract from the cigar. Flavor and strength didn't change much, still one dimentional with some hint of cedar.

Last Third - Same as the first two, it started getting a little bitter towards the end.

Overall an average cigar at best, I prefer a little more spice. The weather wasn't the best so I'm not sure if I smoked this one under ideal conditions.


Final Conclusion

I enjoyed cigar #1 more, I would say it was the more expensive of the two.

Guesses:
Cigar #1 - maybe an I.T. Super Fuerte
Cigar #2 - I'm lost on this one.