Review These - Reviews

**Maduro Man** · 03-03-2008, 09:55 PM

Cigar #1…Pre light, on first appearance this stick seemed like it may have had little mold dots all over it. Upon closer inspection It turned out to be just signs of a well seasoned stick. This stick was a true Maduro.(Thanks Spiffy)After toasting this baby it lit perfectly and the first few draws were great. Lots of thick white smoke! I enjoyed this stick with 3 fingers of crown on the rocks. What an ice pairing for a great smoke.
The stick burned even through out and the taste kept changing from spice to mellow wood back to spice.(Never made me sweat) and was mellow for the pallet. All in all I enjoyed this stick. Will smoke and review stick #2 tomorrow night. In addition to posting my opinion as to what stick was the better smoke and what stick was the more pricier.

Thank again Spiffy for the pleasure of enjoying this stick.

**spiffykyle** · 03-04-2008, 06:46 PM

Thanks bigwhiteash for the sticks. Here is the review for cigar #1.

This was a toro sized stick with a dark smooth wrapper. It felt solid, didn't give too much, and in general looked of good construction.

I enjoyed a Dr. Pepper with this smoke.

After the cut the pre-light draw was just a tad loose for my liking, but the flavor was right on.

It lit up very easily and once lit, the draw was pleasant as well. First thing I noticed is that this seems to be a rather mild smoke, maybe at the milder end of medium. I'm not seeing as much smoke coming off the cigar as I am used to. I don't know if its because it was chilly outside today or what. The cigar didn't change much throughout, just a steady mild, woody flavor.

Slight burn issues but nothing that effected the experience.

I would probably enjoy this as a morning smoke with some coffee.

Review #2 should be up tomorrow.

spiffy

**spiffykyle** · 03-09-2008, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by spiffykyle

Thanks bigwhiteash for the sticks. Here is the review for cigar #1.

This was a toro sized stick with a dark smooth wrapper. It felt solid, didn't give too much, and in general looked of good construction.

I enjoyed a Dr. Pepper with this smoke.

After the cut the pre-light draw was just a tad loose for my liking, but the flavor was right on.

It lit up very easily and once lit, the draw was pleasant as well. First thing I noticed is that this seems to be a rather mild smoke, maybe at the milder end of medium. I'm not seeing as much smoke coming off the cigar as I am used to. I don't know if its because it was chilly outside today or what. The cigar didn't change much throughout, just a steady mild, woody flavor.

Slight burn issues but nothing that effected the experience.

I would probably enjoy this as a morning smoke with some coffee.

spiffy

Review for cigar #2 from bigwhiteash

Another Toro sized, maybe a little bit longer. Dark, slightly toothy wrapper. Not quite as firm as #1 but not squishy at all. I thought I felt a little plug a few inches in though.

Smelled nicely of sweet tobacco. The pre-light draw was tight, probably due to the plug.

After lighting it was indeed a tight draw. It was very windy outside today, hopefully this won't cause burn problems.

I paired this stick with an Arizona Sweet Tea. This was another mild/medium cigar, perhaps closer to medium than #1. One I worked my way past the plug the draw became tolerable. The cigar crept steadily towards medium as I went along, so by the end I could definitely taste some spiciness.

Another breakfast cigar in my book.

I enjoyed both of these cigars and would probably keep a few in my stock for those mornings that I have time to enjoy one. Its difficult for me to decide which is the pricier one. I am going to say that #1 was the more expensive stick.

Thanks bigwhiteash! How'd I do??

spiffy

**bigwhiteash** · 03-10-2008, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by spiffykyle

I am going to say that #1 was the more expensive stick.

Thanks bigwhiteash! How'd I do??

spiffy

Well... you did just right! Very nice reviews

Cigar one was a Gurkha G3 Toro, about $7.50
Cigar two was a Diably Pimiento, about 2 bucks.

Sorry for the plugged Diablo, I have had a few of them like that, but generally they're a nice medium cigar.

~Dennis~

**Maduro Man** · 03-28-2008, 02:29 AM

Ok...So I sent the review sticks out to Sammis...Looking forward to seeing what he thinks of them.

**sammis** · 03-28-2008, 07:30 PM

Hi All

I passed the Fedex guy on the way out from my house when I was leaving for work.

Looks like I'll be working on these this weekend

sammis

**sammis** · 03-29-2008, 09:45 PM

Hi All

So Maduro Man, being true to his name, sent me two maduro wrapped cigars

I'm still working on getting familiar with sizes and shapes so this is a guestimate.

Cigar #1 is a BIG cigar, I'd say a Presidente based on the ring size.

Cigar #2 is a smaller cigar, Toro size.

Both are box pressed.

Well I just finished cigar #2.

This cigar reminds me of a Padron or Trinidad based on the flavor profile. Nice dark wrapper with a fine tooth texture, no defects. Very smooth draw. Very nice tobacco taste with just a bit of spice, very smooth finish. It generated a very good quantity of white flavorfull smoke. The ash dropped every 1 1/4 inch.

It gave me a nice hour and 15 minute smoke.

I really liked this one. I look forward to finding out what it is

I'll be smoking the #1 cigar tomorrow afternoon.

Good night all!

sammis

**Maduro Man** · 03-05-2008, 09:29 PM

Originally Posted by Maduro Man

Cigar #1…Pre light, on first appearance this stick seemed like it may have had little mold dots all over it. Upon closer inspection It turned out to be just signs of a well seasoned stick. This stick was a true Maduro.(Thanks Spiffy)After toasting this baby it lit perfectly and the first few draws were great. Lots of thick white smoke! I enjoyed this stick with 3 fingers of crown on the rocks. What an ice pairing for a great smoke.
The stick burned even through out and the taste kept changing from spice to mellow wood back to spice.(Never made me sweat) and was mellow for the pallet. All in all I enjoyed this stick. Will smoke and review stick #2 tomorrow night. In addition to posting my opinion as to what stick was the better smoke and what stick was the more pricier.

Thank again Spiffy for the pleasure of enjoying this stick.

Stick #2 from Spiffy… Well I’m not going to bore everyone with a long story about a stick I did not like so, that’s just it…I did not like this stick. This stick looked good upon inspection and smelled nice out of the box. It was a square pressed Maduro. I was really looking forward to the taste this baby was going to give off. Gave her a light and then it happened…It turned on me…A lot less smoke then I am used to and the taste was very strong and over powering. I kept smoking it in hopes it would mellow a bit but it never did. It stayed overpowering from start to finish. The burn was very uneven and to put it simply I just didn’t like it.

So my guess is of the two sticks I had…# 1 was the more $$$ Stick and #2 was the cheaper one…Once again Spiffy I really want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to try both of these sticks. Loved #1 but #2 left me blue.

**spiffykyle** · 03-05-2008, 11:09 PM

Sorry for the dud there MM, kind of threw you off I guess. #2 was the more $$ one, a RP Vintage 1990. #1 was an Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Maduro. But at least you know you like a cheap cigar now

spiffy

**Maduro Man** · 03-07-2008, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by spiffykyle

Sorry for the dud there MM, kind of threw you off I guess. #2 was the more $$ one, a RP Vintage 1990. #1 was an Indian Tabac Super Fuerte Maduro. But at least you know you like a cheap cigar now

spiffy

Shows you how much I know.

At least I know what I like and what I dont like. Thanks again spiffy for hooking me up with the sticks.