Wardjrz
28-10-2011, 05:01 PM
Hi all
Just back from a fortnight in the Cayo's. The weather was a little disappointing but we knew it could be unpredictable at this time of year.
On this trip I was planning to further my cigar smoking education by trying cigars that I have read about on here but not had the opportunity to smoke.
My list for the holiday went as follows:
Cuaba Distinguido - Fantastic
Montecristo No.4 - Suffered through poor keeping I think
Partagas Mille Fleur - Superb
Cohiba Siglio II - Surprisingly easy draw, maybe this had become a bit dried out
Belinda Coronas Tubos - Surprising for a cheap cigar
Sancho Panza Belicosos - Brilliant, smoky and full of aroma. a 2 hour smoke!
La Flor de Cano Coronas - Disappointing, but could have been how it was kept
Partagas Series D No.3 Tubos - Brilliant
Punch Manuel Lopez - Fell apart, literally
Bolivar No.2 Tubos - Good but expensive by comparison to others I smoked.
Trinidad Fundadores - A waste of money, the most expensive I bought and the worst I smoked.
Punch Punch - A great cigar
My comments relate to taste, whether I had to relight them (and in some cases how many times I had to relight them) and the aroma.
I think some of them could have been better looked after in the store but there were some fantastic smokes.
I did make notes about each cigar but I wouldn't call them tasting notes – they will help me in future.
The only one I wanted to try but didn't was one from the Jose Piedra range, for some reason the shop wouldn't sell singles and a pack of 5 worked out quite expensive (this is by comparison – they aren't really expensive).
I will take pics of what I bought and post them in the "New in the Humidor" thread over the weekend.
Just back from a fortnight in the Cayo's. The weather was a little disappointing but we knew it could be unpredictable at this time of year.
On this trip I was planning to further my cigar smoking education by trying cigars that I have read about on here but not had the opportunity to smoke.
My list for the holiday went as follows:
Cuaba Distinguido - Fantastic
Montecristo No.4 - Suffered through poor keeping I think
Partagas Mille Fleur - Superb
Cohiba Siglio II - Surprisingly easy draw, maybe this had become a bit dried out
Belinda Coronas Tubos - Surprising for a cheap cigar
Sancho Panza Belicosos - Brilliant, smoky and full of aroma. a 2 hour smoke!
La Flor de Cano Coronas - Disappointing, but could have been how it was kept
Partagas Series D No.3 Tubos - Brilliant
Punch Manuel Lopez - Fell apart, literally
Bolivar No.2 Tubos - Good but expensive by comparison to others I smoked.
Trinidad Fundadores - A waste of money, the most expensive I bought and the worst I smoked.
Punch Punch - A great cigar
My comments relate to taste, whether I had to relight them (and in some cases how many times I had to relight them) and the aroma.
I think some of them could have been better looked after in the store but there were some fantastic smokes.
I did make notes about each cigar but I wouldn't call them tasting notes – they will help me in future.
The only one I wanted to try but didn't was one from the Jose Piedra range, for some reason the shop wouldn't sell singles and a pack of 5 worked out quite expensive (this is by comparison – they aren't really expensive).
I will take pics of what I bought and post them in the "New in the Humidor" thread over the weekend.