Review These - Reviews

[mills]

You are correct sir. #1 was a Drew Estate La Vieja Habana, about 2-3 bucks. It gets mixed reviews, so I guess you're not one of the fans. #2 was a CAO Black around 8-9 dollars. On CI the CAO Black get an excellent description, but I didn't especially like the one that I tried, so I was curious to see how somebody else would respond, especially blind. I'll have to try it again. I don't think I was quite ready for it in my smoking experience. Glad you enjoyed it, and good job with the reviews.

[spiffykyle]

Sweet!

That was the first CAO I have ever smoked. I've been thinking about trying a few of them or maybe getting a sampler, now I'll definately have to look for one.

Thanks,

spiffy

[Quickbeat]

I got my cigars from Dan this morning, and was excited to get right into reviewing them. I smoked them both today and came to some conclusions.

Cigar 1
This cigar had a decently large ring size, was lighter in color and seemed to have great construction. Pre-light it had a loose draw with an earthy taste. After lighting, this proved true as it had a really easy draw and tasted very earthy with some leather. Overall, the cigar was very smooth and didn't have much spice to it, and produced a lot of smoke. The burn on this one was pretty uneven, and I had to do a couple touch ups; also the ash was somewhat greyish. Overall a decent smoke, but too earthy for my tastes. I have no idea what kind of cigar this was however.

Cigar 2
This one was thinner and longer, and was darker in color. Pre-light it was somewhat spicy and tight. After lighting, it had a tighter draw but still produced quite a bit of smoke. Pre-light was a bit misleading as it wasn't all that spicy. The smoke was pretty smooth and creamy, and my inexperienced palate picked up some wood flavors. This baby burned perfectly and had white flaky ash that held on so long I got nervous and tapped it off. This was a great smoke that, depending on price, I would like to pick up a few more of.

I think due to construction, burn, and overall taste and complexity, cigar #2 was the more expensive cigar.


Thanks for the wonderful experience Dan and also thanks for the stow-aways!

[CgarDan]

Both are great cigars in my opinion. Athough you got the price wrong you will be happy to know that cigar no 2 the one you liked better can be bought very inexpensivelly.

1) Carlos Torano Exodus 59 Gold
2) Sancho Panza Double Maduro

[Newfie]

snip....
2) Sancho Panza Double Maduro

Dem dere some fine smokes!!! What was it Dan, the La Mancha?

[CgarDan]

Dem dere some fine smokes!!! What was it Dan, the La Mancha?

Not sure what was the exact size, but you can't beat SP Double Maduro for the price and the flavor they provide

[Quickbeat]

Wow, great to know! I'm going to have to pick some up soon. I could tell neither of them were cheap, they were both great just the first one didn't suit my tastes.