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[sammis]

Hmmm

Well as it's been said, I now have another cigar to look into and it's the cheaper one

Do you have some suggestions on where to find the Santa Clara? I really did like that one!

I tried to open up the Trinidad with a makeshift skewer but I couldn't get it all the way through. I'll have to look into the Henry Cigar Tools to be ready for the next time I get a plug. This was my first one.

It's weird about the taste though since I thought the #2 tasted kinda like a Trinidad

sammis

[Maduro Man]

Hmmm

Well as it's been said, I now have another cigar to look into and it's the cheaper one

Do you have some suggestions on where to find the Santa Clara? I really did like that one!

I tried to open up the Trinidad with a makeshift skewer but I couldn't get it all the way through. I'll have to look into the Henry Cigar Tools to be ready for the next time I get a plug. This was my first one.

It's weird about the taste though since I thought the #2 tasted kinda like a Trinidad

sammis

JR Cigar on line sells the whole line of Santa Clara cigars. I can also pick a box of em up for you next time I go down to Mexico. I'll let ya know...

[Lukeman8]

So after recieving two large (both 7-8 inches 45-52 ring gauge about) review these cigars, and three other of my favorite cigars from sammis, I got to reviewing.

Smoked #2 mid week last week, and I enjoyed the hell out of it. It was the larger of the two, about 8 by 52 maybe. Smooth maduro wrapper, no flaws what-so-ever. Perfect cut, perfect light, and only relight once or twice two due to several conversations where I forgot to smoke. Was fairly sweet throughout, to my enjoyment - reminded me of a rosado, but didnt look like one. Finished about 2 hours later with and inch and a half left. Quite nice.

#1 was smoked a couple days after. This one was about 7inches by 48ish. Perfect on a nice spring evening before my 710-940 class. The wrapper was maduro again, and had one minor flaw, but nothing consequential. Had a nice earthy flavor, characteristic of any maduro. I thought I was going to have to put it out early because I didnt leave enough time to smoke it all before my class, but while walking there I saw my professor walking away from the class. I stopped him to ask if class was canceled, to which he replied yes. He apparently is also a cigar smoker, and recommended an Opus X to me (go figure). So, I continued walking around campus, and smoked it all the way through. Another good cigar.

I'm quite torn to pick which one is more expensive because I enjoyed both, but I'm going to go with my gut and say #2 was the more expensive stick. Thanks again, sammis! I'm anxious to figure out which one is which.

[sammis]

Hi Lukeman8

I'm glad you enjoyed them. They are both in my top 5 list

Cigar #1 Sancho Panza Double Maduro Escudero

Cigar #2 was a Padrón 1964 Anniversary Monarca

So you are correct with your selection. Congratulations!

sammis

[bigwhiteash]

Reviews of Cigars submitted by ashauler

Since Saturday was an absolutely Beautiful day, I decided to smoke these two fine cigars pretty much back to back. Nice big glass of Southern Sweat Tea, folding chair, and hanging with my new smoking buddies!


Cigar #1

This is a 5 X 44 corona wrapped in a nice rosado wrapper, fairly firm, with a slight give to finger presure. A few toothy veins are present, along with a nicely executed triple cap. One minor issue, there is a crack in the wrapper just above where the band would normally be, but this never became an issue. Cut with the new Xikar, and lit with a Colibri torch, no problem!

This one started off with a pleasant grassy note, seemingly on the medium side of mild. perfect draw, and a great burn, leaving a flaky gray ash that fell off every 3/4" or so. after about 1-1/2 inch this cigar started a trend of building in flavor and strength that I found outstanding! I think this cigar had a bit of age on it. Very reminiscent of Montecristo and Bolivar isoms.

Picture says it all, (forgive the focus, my camera wanted to focus on the scenery, instead of the cigar.)



Cigar #2

This one is another corona, slightly larger at 5-1/2 X 45, looks loke a criollo wrapper. Very firm with no give, smooth with virtually no veins showing, and a nice double cap. Same cut and lighter, leaving again a perfect draw. Burn was again as straight as can be, flavors were a nice tobacco with faint orange peel, green tea essence. Medium bodied, with a nice white ash. Another nice cigar until there was about 1-1/2 inches left, then it started showing it's youth, getting a bit of an ammonia bitterness going on. This one reminded me of the RyJ 1875 line.




These were both enjoyed on a fantastic day, but I'm going to have to say #1 is the more expensive cigar, right down to the NUB!

Thanks Jamie, for the great cigars!

[ashauler]

Nice reviews Dennis!!

#1 RyJ en cedros #3 isom
#2 RyJ cetros deluxe #2

You nailed it my friend!!

[ashauler]

I'll review these in the order that I smoked them. Both cigars accompanied with cold, clear, H2O.

#2
This is a robusto sized cigar, approx 5 x 50. Very dark, toothy wrapper with little veining. Very solid construction and firm feel with good heft in the hand. Nicely applied double cap that took the cut with no issues. Pre-light draw was sweet tobacco and just to my liking...not too easy, not too firm.

This was a sweet, thick, maduro'ish smoke from start to finish. Consistent flavors of leather and earth with some chocolatey tones thrown. The cigar built in intensity through the first third then remained pretty consistent on the fuller side of medium to the end. I nubbed this one and enjoyed it very much.

#1
This is a toro sized stick, approx 6.5 x 50 with a lighter brown, bumpy and more veiny wrapper. It is somewhat softer than #2, with some lumps evident along its length. It appeared to have at least a double cap, perhaps a triple......I just couldn't tell and I didn't have my glasses with me to really inspect it closely. The pre-light draw as a bit looser than #2, but still fine. I couldn't really detect any flavors on the pre-light draw, simple tobacco....though not as sweet and deep as #2.

I enjoyed this smoke, however, while the flavor was consistent and the burn and ash characteristics were very good, I found the flavor less robust and "deep" than #2. Leather was the predominant flavor that I could detect and it never went much beyond that for me.

I'm going to guess that #2 was the more expensive stick.

Thanks to Jfellows for these two fine cigars, I appreciate the opportunity.