Review These - Reviews

**Lukeman8** · 07-09-2007, 08:51 PM

Nice reviews feldspar! But I have good and bad news for you.

The Torpedo (originally cigar 1) is a Flor de Oliva Torpedo, one of my favorite cheap smokes, at $1.99. I always have these in my humi and smoke them on a regular basis. They are great smokes, and I was knocked on my ass when i bought my first one and smoked it! Glad to see you like them as well!

The other was a Montecristo Especial No. 1, obviously not cuban, but a good cigar also. I paid about 8 bucks for it. Hopefully it wasnt just a dud, but it had been in my humi for about 2 months.

Bad news, you were a little off, but good news is that you found a new smoke that you like and is cheap! Hope you enjoyed both of them!

-Luke

**feldspar** · 07-09-2007, 08:57 PM

Wow. I'm surprised!

I guess this means I'll have to go out and smoke a lot more cigars to hone my palate more!

I'll have to give that Montecristo another try sometime soon, though. I could've just had an unlucky night.

Thanks again for the sticks, man. This was a pretty cool experience.

**JFellows** · 07-10-2007, 01:22 AM

Originally Posted by feldspar

I just took a nice long trip to the park with my two mystery sticks. Here's what I think:

Cigar #1
Unless I got the two mixed up somehow, this one was a torpedo, probably 6 1/4 x 56. I didn't measure it, though. That's just a guess.

Cut and lit just fine. The wrapper flaked a little bit, but not enough to hinder my enjoyment of the cigar. The draw was decent - not too tight, not too loose. Solid construction - nice even burn, nice white ash.

As for flavor, it started off a little mild, but quickly built into a nice medium-full bodied smoke. I'm not much for picking out flavors, but I would definitely peg this one as very leathery, and strong coffee - espresso, perhaps. There was a little hint of sweetness underneath, like a dark chocolate, but that gave away after the first inch or so. The leather and espresso tastes grew in strength as the cigar burned, but they never got too overpowering. The sweetness came back midway, with a very noticeable espresso aftertaste.

This cigar finished off much stronger than it started. It tasted of leather, espresso, and some wood. Overall, I give it high marks for construction and flavor complexity. I wouldn't mind keeping a few of these around.

Cigar #2
Again, I didn't measure, but I'd say it was about 6.5 x 52. Lighter in color than the first, and much firmer. The wrapper was really smooth.

Lit fine, though it burned a little unevenly throughout. Nothing bad enough to warrant a touch-up, though. The draw was not bad, though not as good as the first stick.

Flavor-wise, this cigar was very light - I barely noticed much flavor at all for the first inch or so. It was very sweet - I could've sworn it was sugar-tipped at first.

I didn't notice much of a flavor change throughout. It was very sweet - maybe honey or toasted caramel - and somewhat nutty. Not very complex at all. Pretty one-dimensional. I wasn't too impressed with the flavor, overall.

If I had to guess, I would say that cigar #1 (the torpedo) was the more expensive one. It seemed to be the better-constructed stick, and had a much more complex flavor profile. I hope I'm right about that.

Originally Posted by Lukeman8

Nice reviews feldspar! But I have good and bad news for you.

The Torpedo (originally cigar 1) is a Flor de Oliva Torpedo, one of my favorite cheap smokes, at $1.99. I always have these in my humi and smoke them on a regular basis. They are great smokes, and I was knocked on my ass when i bought my first one and smoked it! Glad to see you like them as well!

The other was a Montecristo Especial No. 1, obviously not cuban, but a good cigar also. I paid about 8 bucks for it. Hopefully it wasnt just a dud, but it had been in my humi for about 2 months.

Bad news, you were a little off, but good news is that you found a new smoke that you like and is cheap! Hope you enjoyed both of them!

-Luke

I think there must have been a mistake here. The Flor de Oliva torpedo is indeed 6.5 x 52, and is, obviously, a torpedo. It definitely has a limited profile, and is extremely sweet (giving off the presence of a sweetened tip). Perhaps either the cigars were labeled incorrectly, or the were reviewed in the wrong order.

**Lukeman8** · 07-10-2007, 01:45 AM

You're Welcome, Feldspar! As for you, JFELLOWS, SIR, (DUDE), I know i labeled the flor de oliva #1, and even so, there is no mistake in recognizing (MAN) a torpedo from a non torpedo. Its a great smoke even though it is cheaper.

**ashauler** · 07-19-2007, 07:06 AM

Cigar #1
5 x 50 torpedo shaped robusto
med brown wrapper with small veining, no soft spots were detected pre-light. Pre-light flavor was not overpowering and presented mainly tobacco flavors with maybe a little leather. The smoke cut and lit very easily with my guillotine and bic.

Flavor on this smoke remained the same the entire way, though the strength did pick up about the mid-point. Though I can't really describe the flavors too well yet, this is a familiar profile, somewhat dry and nutty. This stick softened up dramatically during smoking and by the 1/2 way point was almost spungy feeling.

All in all a good smoke, produced lots of smoke and never got bitter or unpleasant.

Cigar #2
6 x 50 toro shape
Med-brown wrapper, small veins with a firm feel and no soft spots detected. Pre-light flavor was sweet tobacco. Same cutter and lighter as #1 with the same results. The burn on this stick was uneven throughout and required a couple of touch ups. The ash was pretty flaky as well and needed to be ashed a few times before I wanted to. The flavor was pretty good, though it was pretty mild for my tastes.

About half-way through the burn became very uneven and some tunneling started. I killed it about 2/3 of the way through as it was just not an enjoyable experience at this point.

Thanks for the sticks Feldspar, I appreciate the opportunity. I will have to guess that cigar #1 is the more expensive of the two.

**feldspar** · 07-19-2007, 12:08 PM

You got it!

#1 was a Rocky Patel Olde World Reserve corojo, which cost about twelve bucks.
#2 was a Hoyo de Monterrey Governors, which cost $4.50.

Hope you enjoyed `em.

**Lukeman8** · 08-24-2007, 07:56 PM

Finally got around to smoking these things! I lost track of the numbers, but one was incrediblly box pressed and was completely square, and the other was a regular box press.

Not too much to say about either of these, except that they were both great. Cant wait to find out which is which, because which ever one is the cheaper one i'd buy in a heartbeat!

Cigar 1 - Square Maduro Torpedo

Had this one out after a great meal and great live music. Cut perfectly, had two reasonably different fillers (one dark and one medium) and had a great pre/post light draw. To my suprise, the squareness of the cigar fit comfortably in my mouth despite the 'sharp' edges. No special undertones that I caught, just a nice strong cigar with relativly thick smoke. Smoked all the way through with no burn problems or wrapper malfunctions.

Cigar 2 - Boxed pressed maduro

Smoked this one last night with JFellows. Again, perfect cut and pre/post light draw. Had a very nice oily wrapper, and the edges around the cigar fit perfectly in my hand. Thick, blueish smoke; and a lot of it! Also had a nice slow burn, smoked it for nearly two hours. Great flavor throughout, if anything I'd say mocha, but again just had a great madruro tobacco taste.

I enjoyed the hell out of both of these, but I'm going to guess that Cigar 2 (the non torpedo) is the more expensive one. Thanks very much for the great cigars! Cant wait to find out what they are.