Review These - Reviews

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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!