Newbie Review #13 Don Kiki Brown Label

[The Korean]

Ok, so I got a box of these a couple months ago, and at first I loved them. I hadn't smoked any in a few months until last weekend. It had bad burn problems, flavor wise I was happy, but had to keep touching it up, and about 2/3 of the way in I set it down and moved to yard work. I had another one today, and had the same problems. Is there something I should be looking at. I have them in my cooler with 65%...any thoughts.

[COMB2]

I had one about 2 weeks ago. Every thing was fine except it tasted like a dog turd!

Not that I know what a dug turd taste like

[HersheyWalker]

Being that "The Don" is my main man, I thought I'd chime in.

First off, the rollers for the DK's are varied in skill level. One third of the sticks you'd recieve are a bit too loose and are smoked in just under 25 minutes. Another third are too tight, especially if your humi is well hydrated. And the last third are just right, perfect pull and burn nice and even all the way down when well humidified.

The way I deal with the three types of DK's are as follows: If loose, simply enjoy what you got: a well humidified smoke with an easy pull, count your blessings. If tight, cut the stick and check the pull. If it's so tight you can't get a good draw, let it dry out a bit outside of your humi for 6 hours or so: when you you come back to it, it'll pull solid smoke and will last a solid 50 minutes. If perfect, sit back and enjoy a nice 40 minute smoke which will leave you feeling halfway drunk for the next two hours.

So in conclusion, the DK's are tempermental and vary from stick to stick even within boxes, but they are cut from a quality tobacco which burns very slow and packs a solid punch to your noggin. I don't have a sophisticated enough palate to pick out flavors and scents from smokes, but when it comes to "The Don's", I can confidently say that they are a fairly flavorless smoke that has a spicy fullbodied flavor with hints of little else. If you are looking for a smoke to give you a lasting body buzz that will allow you to watch the movie of the night without being your normal cynical self, grab a Don. Gets the "Hershey Seal of Approval".

[HersheyWalker]

Korean, I would suggest you take the sticks out of thier singles wrappers so they can hydrate without obstruction. That should work out your burn issues.

[Kenyth]

My biggest problem with DK cigars is the inconsistency in flavor, burn, draw, etc. The brown labels in particular seem to have flavor consistency issues. If you get good ones though, they're a damn fine deal! Then again, I have the same problem with almost all economical cigars. The exception is the "5 Vegas" sticks from CI. So far, they have all had good consistency and quality. Though I wouldn't rate Carlos Torano cigars as "economical", they too have great consistency and quality for the money.

[HersheyWalker]

The DK Brown is the best cigar under 8$/stick.

[The Korean]

Korean, I would suggest you take the sticks out of thier singles wrappers so they can hydrate without obstruction. That should work out your burn issues.

Per your suggestion, I tried this, and it worked out wonderful. I just had one, it didn't burn dead even, but even enough for me to be very satisfied. Thanks for the tip

[HersheyWalker]

Glad it worked out for ya!

[boomshay]

i've got a box of botellas and agree that they are hit and miss.... a few months does seem to help them out considerably though

last one i had was perfect