Showing posts with label cigar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cigar. Show all posts

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Isla Del Sol Toro by Drew Estate Review (Cigars)

My first infused cigar ever......



Bought this not knowing to was a infused cigar. Wasn't good and wasn't awful. I ended up hating the sweetened tip though. Burnt pretty straight. Bummed this was my first cigar after not having cigars for a long while. Won't buy again. Pretty decent aftertaste.

Notes: Harsh earthy tobacco, Sweetness from the tip, classic tobacco, sweet coffee syrup

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Alec Bradley Sun Grown Robusto Review (Cigars)


My first review in a while. Funny how a small amount of time can go by and change your whole life....





This is my first Alec Bradley cigar in many years. I also can't really remember the last one I had. The construction was impressive. The cold draw had a light sun grown tang to it mixed with a light black pepper. While smoking the smoke output was really wispy and light, the flavor doesn't linger all that much. Half way it got a little kick but never went full (stayed med almost mild most the way) Burn line was decent all the way through though. Nothing to write home about. Not bad though. I will have to try some more Alec Bradley cigars in the future.

Notes: Sun Grown Tangyness, Light Black Pepper, Deep Tobacco.

Rated 6.5/10


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Jose L. Piedra Cremas Review (Cigars)

Another cheap Cuban





This cigar was ugly. It had an caramel colored wrapper that barely stayed together at times. The price is right though. I dry boxed it for two days (forgot about it). It started off mild/med and turned to a strong tobacco flavor with an med/full ending.


Notes: Mild Tobacco, Bitterness, Harshness, Hidden Vanilla, Slight Creaminess, Black Pepper, Savory Tobacco

Rated 8/10

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

La Tradicion Cubana's Jose M Losa 1902 Torpedo Review (Cigars)


Damn this was a great cigar. I smoked it after a couple cups of coffee and had nothing while smoking it.




Construction was top notch. Wrapper was beautiful. It's an very strong cigar. It's blend is amazing though. I hate when really strong cigars don't have good blends. This has been my favorite cigar of the year so far. It's pretty syrupy with a thickness on the throat. I would drink something next time I have one. I recommend this cigar if you like Dominican cigars or strong cigars in general. I was impressed.




Notes: Spice, Caramel, Bold Coffee, Bitterness, Black Pepper, Red Pepper,  Syrupy Chocolate, Molasses, Chocolate Fudge Pop

Rated 9.5/10

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Arturo Fuente Curly Head Natural Review (Cigars)

Budget cigar review.






Having smoked quite few Curly Head Maduro's in my time, I thought I would try the Natural tonight. Construction was good for a 3 dollar cigar. Draw was perfect and smoke output was really good. At the half way point the tar started to build up at the tip so I ended it with two inches left.

Notes: Cedary Woodyness, Bitterness, Creamy, Nuttyness 




Rated 7/10

El Titan De Bronze Redemption Maduro Toro Review (Cigars)

I have been waiting a while to try this cigar.



When I finally did I was a little disappointed. This cigar was GOOD and almost great. The first thing I noticed was the wrapper was pretty damn ugly. The caps held on every well but they were also ugly. It had a nice change at the half way point. The flavors mixed together and the cigar got alot stronger. Taste's like alot of cigars that are on the market.

Notes: Bitterness, Cedar, Woodyness, Slight Cream, Coco, Spicy Chocolate


Rated 7/10

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Daily Smoke: Intemperance BA XXI Ambition (Cigars)




I dry boxed this cigar 24 hours. Draw was stelller. I feel bad about reviewing the sampler without trying this cigar first (I thought I had). This cigar was pretty damn great. Notes: Citrus, Yeasty Dark Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Black Liquorice. The flavors at the end really married together nicely.

I wanna buy a five pack now haha..


Rated 8/10

Monday, March 26, 2012

ROMA Craft Tobac's Intemperance Volstead Sampler Review (Cigars)




Being a major fan of ROMA Craft Tobac's Cromagnon line I was really looking forward to this new line of cigars. I have also tried they're Adrian's line and really enjoyed it. I wanna review this as a sampler and not each cigar. (I did not let these cigars rest, burn lines were decent so I didn't think they needed it)

Construction on both lines was top notch as with all ROMA's products. The draws were mostly good except a couple had tight draws which I ended up clipping a little more and they were great after that. These are a hand made product after all.

The (Ecuador Connecticut) line was in the Medium range while the (Brazil Arapiraca) was more of a Full smoke. The (Ecuador Connecticut) line was a nice change of pace from the Dark/Full cigars I mostly smoke.

The (Ecuador Connecticut) line also had a tad sweetness on lips from the wrapper and once and a while I would get an citrus like tang while smoking. There was also some cinnamon in there too which was refreshing. Most of the notes are the same in the two lines. Construction on both lines was top notch as with all ROMA's products


 The (Brazil Arapiraca) lines had a little bit of saltyness on the lips do to the gorgeous wrappers.







Notes: Buttered Toffee, Leather, Pepper on the throat, Milk Chocolate


These cigars are really good and almost great. The (Ecuador Connecticut) line is great if you want a change of pace from alot of cigars on the market currently. The (Brazil Arapiraca) line is worth trying if you want something premium but, Not that different from other cigars on the market (the chocolate, pepper and leather).

I was honestly hoping for something a little more from these guy's. I guess that's mostly cause I loved the Cromagnon line so much (give it an try if you love full cigars). I did really enjoy both lines alot though and I would reccomend them to an  friend or somebody at a cigar shop. I'm gonna buy more for sure. For the price point they're are at it makes them a good cigar to try out.

Rated 8/10

Oh and by the way here's my Cromagnon face haha (Not my real face)



Saturday, March 24, 2012

Liga Privada Undercrown Robusto review (Cigars)




Everybody I know told me to try this cigar. When I did it was a decent let down. The first thing I noticed was this really cool smell on the wrapper. It was what I like to call "cold earth". It to me smelled like an piece of dirt (good dirt) infused with menthol. The whole time the cigar was lit it smoked a shit ton which at times was annoying. I would shift in my chair or get up from my chair and smoke would go up my nose.



Every once and a while I would get a good taste of the wrapper and it tasted much like it smelled. The draw was a little on the tight side. Notes: Chocolate , Cedar, Sweetness, Mild Tobacco. It was almost mild for me. I was impressed with the No.9 and Dirty Rat. Sadly not this cigar though. I will smoke another one in a week or so and see if I like it more than.

Rated 6/10

Montecristo Puritos Review (Cigars)



After seeing tons and tons of bad reviews for these little guys I was surprised when I
finally got to try one.



The tiny cigar had an amazing draw. The wrapper was real ugly and at times I was surprised that the wrapper held together. The taste was great all the way through. Notes: Wood, leather, Tasty tobacco. This just goes to show you that sometimes you just gotta try things yourself.

In closing: Is it worth the price? No. Should you try one if you get the chance? Always whenever you have a chance to try an cuban cigar you should.

Rated 7/10

Viaje Super Shot 12 Gauge Review (Cigars)



I was pretty excited to try this cigar cause I thought it would be a full on powerhouse. I really liked the closed foot on the cigar I wish more companies would do that these days. Really gives you an nice taste of the wrapper to start things out with. The first inch was pretty damn good. The strength kinda built up and surprised me. There was a bit of pepper in the throat. Notes: Spice, Charred meat, Burnt coffee, Bitterness, Pepper. The second inch of the cigar was a let down as it was kinda mild in comparison to the first inch. (My cigar had an crack from shipping didn't effect the wrapper a bit)



In closing: The cigar is not worth the money. I felt like if somebody handed me the cigar and told me it was a Tatuaje I would believe them. I was hoping for something that didn't taste like everything else on the market right now and I was let down. I will admit this is my first Viaje I have had. This cigar seems to be more hype than its worth. I smoked this one after and hour of getting it, I will smoke one after some rest to see if its a little better.

I wish Viaje would come out with an .30-06 with the full power the whole time you smoke it.

Rated 7/10