Review These - Reviews

**Shagaroo** · 10-31-2005, 01:22 PM

Ok. Second review. Cigar marked #1.

Nice stick. Stronger than the first, a bit spicy. Lots of smoke. I liked it. I nubbed this one. Nice looking wrapper. I would smoke one of these again.

Ooops. Forgot this part.. I would guess this is the more expensive stick.

**Mazeman** · 10-31-2005, 01:40 PM

OK, here are the cigars' identities.

To review:

Originally Posted by Shagaroo

Cigar marked #1.

Nice stick. Stronger than the first, a bit spicy. Lots of smoke. I liked it. I nubbed this one. Nice looking wrapper. I would smoke one of these again.

Ooops. Forgot this part.. I would guess this is the more expensive stick.

Cigar #1 was actually the less expensive. It was a Camacho Havana Toro (made in Honduras). I paid $3.70 for it (a little higher than my own rules) and got it mainly to match the size/color of cigar #2.

Originally Posted by Shagaroo

This was the cigar marked #2.

It was a nice, firm stick, the wrapper was a little rough. It smoked well and produced a lot of smoke. It tasted, well, like tobacco. Didn't come across very strong, but not overly mild either, At about the halfway mark it got a little bitter. I pushed on and it mellowed out again.

It came across to me as an everyday stick, not as something special. It's didn't do enough for me that I was inspired to sit out in the cold and nub it.

Cigar #2 was a Graycliff Blue Label PGX (Profesionale). Same size as cigar #1 at 6X50.

**TheSilentChamber** · 10-31-2005, 05:31 PM

How much was the greycliffe?

**Mazeman** · 10-31-2005, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by TheSilentChamber

How much was the greycliffe?

I forget. Got a fiver in an auction at Famous-Smoke. Definitely over $10.

**ggiese** · 10-31-2005, 08:20 PM

Those Greycliff's are WAY over priced... Not a bad smoke, but not worth the money they charge for them....

Good setup up, Maze!!!

**SuperChuck** · 11-06-2005, 06:04 PM

Mystery Cigars from Shagaroo....

Cigar #1

This cigar had a nice, dark wrapper with one really big vein running the length of the cigar. The wrapper was a little crumbly and was constantly flaking off in several locations on the cigar. The draw on this cigar was quite tight, which is not to my liking, and the flavor was light and not quite to my liking... It reminded me of wet leather or something.

Cigar #2

This cigar was a little lighter, without any major veins. The construction was great, no flaking or crumbling. The draw was much looser, much more to my liking. The smoke had a good flavor to it, with just a hint of spice, and the smoke was copious. It's not the best cigar I've ever smoked, but it was very nice. I'm going to go out on limb and guess it might be a Romeo y Julietta.

How did I do?
(Now I'm starting to second guess the order in which I smoked them)

**Shagaroo** · 11-06-2005, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by SuperChuck

Mystery Cigars from Shagaroo....

Cigar #1

This cigar had a nice, dark wrapper with one really big vein running the length of the cigar. The wrapper was a little crumbly and was constantly flaking off in several locations on the cigar. The draw on this cigar was quite tight, which is not to my liking, and the flavor was light and not quite to my liking... It reminded me of wet leather or something.

Wet leather.

Cigar #1 was Saint Luis Rey Reserva Especial Toro. Cheap stick. The Belicoso is a nicer stick but they are still hit and miss and I keep these for yard gars or folks that think swishers are real cigars.

Cigar #2

This cigar was a little lighter, without any major veins. The construction was great, no flaking or crumbling. The draw was much looser, much more to my liking. The smoke had a good flavor to it, with just a hint of spice, and the smoke was copious. It's not the best cigar I've ever smoked, but it was very nice. I'm going to go out on limb and guess it might be a Romeo y Julietta.

Opus X Perfecxion X. This has been sitting in my humidor since December of last year. Glad to hear it aged well.

bigpoppapuff · 10-31-2005, 08:36 PM

in case you didn't know...the camacho havana was the first cigar to use a criollo wrapper....
criollo means "indigenous"...as in, to havana (seed).....in my opinion the camacho havana is a terrific cigar...

**QuietC** · 10-31-2005, 08:47 PM

Guess these reviews will help to show that higher price doesn't mean higher quality. Not with every case of course. Not with each person either. Interesting to see that he went with the "lower end" cigar.

**TheSilentChamber** · 11-01-2005, 09:25 AM

Its a pitty too, you'll be hard pressed to find anything cheeper than $8 at the local shop here, so I offen go without trying some of the cheeper things.

**ReV** · 03-04-2007, 04:12 AM

Ok here goes: keep in mind that I'm new at this.

Side by side they both look nice enough, but something about stick #2 just feels better. I dont like the feel of stick #1 (if that makes sense) as much as the 2nd.

Stick #1:
This was a small light colored stick. Looked decently constructed; the bouquet was nice. The prelight was kind of bitter. It cut kind of odd, but that could have been my fault. As far as smoking it, it lit easy enough and had a nice draw. It burned a little lop-sided. The flavor was very mild all the way through the smoke and went out once toward the end. Overall, not a terrible smoke but not the best either.

Stick #2:
This cigar was longer than the first and a darker color. It looked pretty well constructed and had a stronger bouquet than stick #1. It lit easy, burned even the whole way through and had an easy draw. The flavor started off mild but started picking up spice a little ways into the smoke. By the end, there was a decently bold flavor to it, and while not my favorite taste, was overall good. I think this guy was the more expensive smoke, but i had assumed that from first looking at them side by side so i may have gotten my mind stuck on this assumption.

Conclusion: Stick #1 is cheaper stick. Stick #2 nice stick.

**chefchris** · 03-04-2007, 12:16 PM

Alright ReV, great reviews!

Cigar #1 Was an Indian Tubac Cameroon Legend
Cigar #2 Was a Gurkha Signature '101' Maduro

And you were right, #2 was the more expensive cigar.

I really like those Cameroon Legends. Good cheap smoke.