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[ReV]

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#1, the longer stick was a Carlos Torano Noventa ~$11
#2, the shorth light stick, was a Gispert ~$3

[WOXOF]

Reviews for smokes sent by JJ Westbrook

Cigar #1

This was a very well constructed cigar with a natural shade wrapper. It looked to be a robusto size (maybe a toro) but I didn't break out the ruler. I sparked this one up for a walk with my son. The cigar lit up nicely with no touch-ups required. It started out with a perfect burn. The draw was a little tighter than I like but not so much that it bothered me. The initial flavor was what I was expecting. It was a mild nutty flavor, nothing special. The perfect burn continued through the first inch. The ash was very light gray and firm. About an inch into the cigar I began to pick up some spice (maybe white pepper) and the draw lossened up a bit. At about an inch and a half the cigar was at it's best. I lightly tapped the cigar to remove the ash, which revealed a perfect cone shaped cherry. From this point on, I didn't notice any further changes in the cigar. It remained just on the mild side of medium with a hint of pepper. Absolute perfect burn. It was a pretty enjoyable smoke for the walk through the neighborhood.

Cigar #2

Well I finally got to cigar #2 tonight. The smoking activity for the night was watching Casino Royale. This cigar was a robusto, about 4.74 X 50 ish. It looked like a natural wrapper. The construction was average with no large veins. It was a little soft on the squeeze test. Prelight draw was surprisingly tight. It lit up without a hitch. I only had to do a slight touch up at the beginning. The flavor started out rich with a good tobacco flavor. Not much spice to this one but a good medium flavored cigar. Within the first inch the burn evened out and stayed consistant. At about the inch mark the ash fell off unexpectedly, but I recovered. It's not the first time I've had hot ash in my lap. The draw remained just a little on the tight side. The smoke remained one dimensional for the remainder of the cigar. It was what I would call a medium bodied cigar at best. Nice flavor to it but nothing that piqued my interest. It finally quit on me with about two inches left, leaving me wanting more. I grabbed a PSP2 to finish out the movie.

Both of these cigars were good. Based on the construction and quality of cigar #1, I would have to say it was the more expensive of the two. Cigar #2 actually had more of the flavor profile that I prefer, it was just missing a little spice.

[Kass]

Review for smokes from WOXOF

Cigar#1
This cigar had a dark wrapper, well constructed, box pressed and around 6x48 I'd guess. Predraw was good, had a nice earthy taste. I'd say it was a medium (light side of medium) smoke with lots of flavour. It started off with a nice earthy flavour, got a little sweet and creamier after the first few puffs. The ash fell off after around an inch and a bit. Then I started to taste some chocolate flavours along side the earthyness. Only had to do a couple minor touch ups on the burn. This flavour stayed pretty constant until about 2 inches left and it got a bit stronger. At an inch left it started to get a stale taste to it, plus the wind was picking up quite a bit so I let it down to rest. I really enjoyed this smoke, it was much to my liking. Wouldn't mind having a bunch of these in my stash.

Cigar#2
This cigar looked very similar to cigar #1, same size and very well constructed. I think it was a bit darker though. It cut well, but the cap came loose and was hanging off, so I ripped it off and it didn't cause any problems, no unraveling of the wrapper. Predraw seemed a little tight and had a nice sweet earthy tatse. I lit it up and it was pretty mild with some nice earthyness. Draw was a bit tight until it got burning a bit but then it was perfect. After a few puffs it became sweet and a bit nutty. Ash fell off before an inch, and I could tatse some chocolate nutty earthyness flavour. With about 2.5 inches left the flavours became a bit stronger and I think I could taste a bit of woody flavour, along with the chocolate/nutty flavours. This smoke burned perfect, no issues at all. I nubbed it. I really liked the last 2.5 inches of it.

Man... its hard to tell which one was the most expensive. Both were great smokes.
I'm gonna go with #2 being the better one, because of the great burn and it tasted great until I nubbed it. Although I personally liked how cigar #1 was a bit heavier.
I wouldn't mind having a box of each.

So how'd I do?

[WOXOF]

Review for smokes from WOXOF

Cigar#1
This cigar had a dark wrapper, well constructed, box pressed and around 6x48 I'd guess. Predraw was good, had a nice earthy taste. I'd say it was a medium (light side of medium) smoke with lots of flavour. It started off with a nice earthy flavour, got a little sweet and creamier after the first few puffs. The ash fell off after around an inch and a bit. Then I started to taste some chocolate flavours along side the earthyness. Only had to do a couple minor touch ups on the burn. This flavour stayed pretty constant until about 2 inches left and it got a bit stronger. At an inch left it started to get a stale taste to it, plus the wind was picking up quite a bit so I let it down to rest. I really enjoyed this smoke, it was much to my liking. Wouldn't mind having a bunch of these in my stash.

Cigar#2
This cigar looked very similar to cigar #1, same size and very well constructed. I think it was a bit darker though. It cut well, but the cap came loose and was hanging off, so I ripped it off and it didn't cause any problems, no unraveling of the wrapper. Predraw seemed a little tight and had a nice sweet earthy tatse. I lit it up and it was pretty mild with some nice earthyness. Draw was a bit tight until it got burning a bit but then it was perfect. After a few puffs it became sweet and a bit nutty. Ash fell off before an inch, and I could tatse some chocolate nutty earthyness flavour. With about 2.5 inches left the flavours became a bit stronger and I think I could taste a bit of woody flavour, along with the chocolate/nutty flavours. This smoke burned perfect, no issues at all. I nubbed it. I really liked the last 2.5 inches of it.

Man... its hard to tell which one was the most expensive. Both were great smokes.
I'm gonna go with #2 being the better one, because of the great burn and it tasted great until I nubbed it. Although I personally liked how cigar #1 was a bit heavier.
I wouldn't mind having a box of each.


So how'd I do?

Cigar #1
Rocky Patel Vintage '90 toro, around $6.75 each

Cigar #2
Sancho Panza Double Maduro Cervantes, around $2.25 each

Nice reviews. If you go for a box of the R.P. Vintage, sample a '92 first. I enjoy them a little more than the '90s. You almost have to buy a box of the Sancho Panza Dbl Mad. For less than $50, it's a good box of smokes.

[Kass]

Thanks for the smokes Chris, I haven't tried either one before. Haven't seen either of them locall either, although I saw a RP vintage '92 at one place, selling for $16/single

[JJ Westbrook]

Reviews for smokes sent by JJ Westbrook

Cigar #1

This was a very well constructed cigar with a natural shade wrapper. It looked to be a robusto size (maybe a toro) but I didn't break out the ruler. I sparked this one up for a walk with my son. The cigar lit up nicely with no touch-ups required. It started out with a perfect burn. The draw was a little tighter than I like but not so much that it bothered me. The initial flavor was what I was expecting. It was a mild nutty flavor, nothing special. The perfect burn continued through the first inch. The ash was very light gray and firm. About an inch into the cigar I began to pick up some spice (maybe white pepper) and the draw lossened up a bit. At about an inch and a half the cigar was at it's best. I lightly tapped the cigar to remove the ash, which revealed a perfect cone shaped cherry. From this point on, I didn't notice any further changes in the cigar. It remained just on the mild side of medium with a hint of pepper. Absolute perfect burn. It was a pretty enjoyable smoke for the walk through the neighborhood.

Cigar #2

Well I finally got to cigar #2 tonight. The smoking activity for the night was watching Casino Royale. This cigar was a robusto, about 4.74 X 50 ish. It looked like a natural wrapper. The construction was average with no large veins. It was a little soft on the squeeze test. Prelight draw was surprisingly tight. It lit up without a hitch. I only had to do a slight touch up at the beginning. The flavor started out rich with a good tobacco flavor. Not much spice to this one but a good medium flavored cigar. Within the first inch the burn evened out and stayed consistant. At about the inch mark the ash fell off unexpectedly, but I recovered. It's not the first time I've had hot ash in my lap. The draw remained just a little on the tight side. The smoke remained one dimensional for the remainder of the cigar. It was what I would call a medium bodied cigar at best. Nice flavor to it but nothing that piqued my interest. It finally quit on me with about two inches left, leaving me wanting more. I grabbed a PSP2 to finish out the movie.

Both of these cigars were good. Based on the construction and quality of cigar #1, I would have to say it was the more expensive of the two. Cigar #2 actually had more of the flavor profile that I prefer, it was just missing a little spice.

I just realized that my response, with the picks, did not come through. So, I will try this again.

#1 = Romeo y Julieta Medallas de Oro 1875 = $5.27

#2 = Quorum (Nicaraguan handmade) = #2.00

Good reviews. I hope you enjoyed.

[borovy3488]

Review for #1 from Kass.

OK, I'm not going to lie to you guys, these aren't going to be the best reviews in the world, but hopefully they'll work. Today I smoked the #1 cigar I got from Kass. The wrapper looked OK, a little rough with a small hole at about the center part of the cigar. The prelight aroma was good, and the prelight draw was a little tight. The taste of the cigar after light, to tell the truth, wasn't the best in the world. To me, it tasted like, well tobacco. Not much of a flavor to it. The ash was more black than anything, white here and there, but mostly black. Didn't produce that much smoke. I had to touchup the burn probably 4 times. This cigar at best was OK. So far, I would say that this is the cheaper one. #2's prelight aroma is excellent, cant wait to smoke it. Hopefully tomorrow.... How'd I do?
MORE TO COME!!

-Wayne

::By the way, I'm still working on my end. I think I've got the right combo to send out, it will go out tomorrow, if not, the next day. Going to Dan in NY!

[borovy3488]

OK, just got done smoking cigar #2 from Kass. Excellent cigar. Construction was pretty good, just one little imperfection on the cap, but thats it. Prelight aroma was excellent as I said in my last review. The prelight draw was a little tight, but once it was lit, the draw was great. Burned evenly, no need for a touchup, at all. Didn't produce that much smoke, but just enough. The ash was a little grayish-black at the beginning, then it evened out to a solid white/gray. The smoke itself had a nice earthyness to it. A lot of spices, especially near the end. I nubbed it. Great smoke, what was it??? Can't wait to hear back from Kass. By the way, this guy hooked me up. He threw a couple of extras in there with the reviews.

Now, hurry up and tell me what they were!!!!

-Wayne

[Kass]

So I'm guessing you're calling No.2 the more expensive cigar?

Cigar 1 - Montecristo No.4 isom EDIT: It was actually a petit tubos.. if that makes a difference..?
Cigar 2 - Private stock No.5

Nice reviews. The MC no.4s I got are not pretty looking and construction is not what I would expect from such a popular cigar; although if you look at some reviews, this cigar is often poorly constructed. But I do like them better than you did.

[cls515]

Cigar 1 - Montecristo No.4 isom

Price to quality ratio, this is my favorite cigar. creamy and woody, then to dry and spicy, that's the typical evolution I usually see in the cigar.

Time for one tonight.

Edit: Best cigar I've had in months