Tweet
OK, so there wasn't a huge display of interest. But I miss doing it, so here goes: The Cigar Thread is reborn! If Rob would be so kind as to sticky this one, it'd be greatly appreciated.
This actually comes at an auspicious time, since Saturday 5/1/10 is this year's annual CI Cigarfest. That will result in a great story and numerous good reviews, I'm sure. I still haven't smoked all the freebies I got at last year's.
Anyway, to start things off, here as some quickie reviews of new things I've tried since my last posting on the CHUD thread:
Padilla Commemorative 1932. This was a very, very different cigar. I liked it a LOT, but it's clearly not for everyone. It's extremely hearty & full, but smooth. It has strong notes of both black pepper (which is a fairly common nuance in cigar tobacco) and even stronger notes of RED pepper. Heartily spicy, indeed! If you like mellow smokes, you almost certainly won't like this one. But if hearty & full or spicy is your cup of tea, give one of these a try. COnsidering how good these & the Series '68's were, I'm eager to try the rest of the Padilla catalog.
CI Legends Blue Label by Matasa. best of the CI Legends I've tried so far, I think (I have, for the record, tried Green by Puros Indios, Copper by Drew Estate, Gray by Cusano - now discontinued - and White by Camacho, review follows). This one was mellow, and had definite notes of sweet spice. A sharp contrast to the Padilla '32. If you like mellow or sweet cigars, you can't go wrong w/ these, particularly at the price.
CI Legends White by Camacho. Kind of reminded me of a CAO Black, which is a good thing, but not as strongly flavored. Advertised as full flavored, I think they were more of an upper medium, and had notes of vanilla, which made it very enjoyable (but the CAO's are stronger, so it still gets the nod). Again, for the price this isn't a bad choice for mellow/medium or sweet fans.
Gurkha Havana Legend: Stumbled across this one in a rinky dink smoke shop in Green Brook. Never heard of it before. But it was a delightful little smoke. Medium full in body, but tamed by considerable sweetness from the maduro wrapper, and like most Gurkhas, was smooth and refined in character. Another winner from Gurkha.
More reviews to follow as I try new stuff. I also welcome questions from newbies and experienced smokers alike. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!
This actually comes at an auspicious time, since Saturday 5/1/10 is this year's annual CI Cigarfest. That will result in a great story and numerous good reviews, I'm sure. I still haven't smoked all the freebies I got at last year's.
Anyway, to start things off, here as some quickie reviews of new things I've tried since my last posting on the CHUD thread:
Padilla Commemorative 1932. This was a very, very different cigar. I liked it a LOT, but it's clearly not for everyone. It's extremely hearty & full, but smooth. It has strong notes of both black pepper (which is a fairly common nuance in cigar tobacco) and even stronger notes of RED pepper. Heartily spicy, indeed! If you like mellow smokes, you almost certainly won't like this one. But if hearty & full or spicy is your cup of tea, give one of these a try. COnsidering how good these & the Series '68's were, I'm eager to try the rest of the Padilla catalog.
CI Legends Blue Label by Matasa. best of the CI Legends I've tried so far, I think (I have, for the record, tried Green by Puros Indios, Copper by Drew Estate, Gray by Cusano - now discontinued - and White by Camacho, review follows). This one was mellow, and had definite notes of sweet spice. A sharp contrast to the Padilla '32. If you like mellow or sweet cigars, you can't go wrong w/ these, particularly at the price.
CI Legends White by Camacho. Kind of reminded me of a CAO Black, which is a good thing, but not as strongly flavored. Advertised as full flavored, I think they were more of an upper medium, and had notes of vanilla, which made it very enjoyable (but the CAO's are stronger, so it still gets the nod). Again, for the price this isn't a bad choice for mellow/medium or sweet fans.
Gurkha Havana Legend: Stumbled across this one in a rinky dink smoke shop in Green Brook. Never heard of it before. But it was a delightful little smoke. Medium full in body, but tamed by considerable sweetness from the maduro wrapper, and like most Gurkhas, was smooth and refined in character. Another winner from Gurkha.
More reviews to follow as I try new stuff. I also welcome questions from newbies and experienced smokers alike. Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!
Comment