Newbie Review #2 La Carolina Corona from Cuban Crafters

[Dru Lee Parsec]

OK, I just had another one today and I've decided that these cigars are not for me. After the first one I was undecided if I actually enjoyed it or not. But now that I've had a 2nd one I'm pretty sure it's not a cigar that I'd buy again.

Ratings so far from the Cuban Crafters sampler on a scale of 1 to 10:

La Carolina : 2.5 Spicy and bitter and not that much else. The 2nd one just stank up my workshop
Don Kiki Green: 3 Good for newbies, not really all that much there though as far as flavor or complexity.
Don Kiki Red : 8 Sweet chocolate goodness. My favorite cigar so far.
Cuban Crafters: Cameroon: 8 My 2nd favorite cigar so far
C.E. Beck & Co : 1.5 Almost a dog rocket

Non Cuban Crafters Cigars:

5 Vegas Robusto: 5 Decent cigar, not unpleasant but there's nothing really outstanding about it.

La Gloria Cubana Wavell : 5 Good newbie cigar but now that I've had better I can see how it suffers by comparison.

Garo Hubana Maduro: 1 A dog rocket with notes of manure and burning trash.


I think my "On Deck" cigar is going to be either a Perdomo Signature Collection or a Don Kiki Brown. I do have 2 R Salezar's from the CC sampler though.

Decisions decisions.

[chefchris]

ya, i've had my eye on the Don Kiki Brown label. Intrested to hear your review, they are very helpful as I, too, am a newb.

[sprangalang]

Thanks for the review. I've been wanting to try some CC's, they look some damn tasty in the pictures. Your review makes me want to try em more. I like the looks of those pyramids.

[Dru Lee Parsec]

ya, i've had my eye on the Don Kiki Brown label. Interested to hear your review, they are very helpful as I, too, am a newb.

I haven't had a chance to try the Brown Label yet. I sure liked the Red Label. The La Carolina and C.E. Beck cigars by Cuban Crafters are NOT to my taste.