This is a limited edition Graycliff, only available in the robusto size. It starts off peppery with some hints of cocoa. This is a strong peppery stick with nice flavors for something so stout. It is definitely the heartiest robusto in my humidor. It smooths out a little midway through. This is an excellent smoke, just be prepared for something with some kick when you pick it up.
This is a 2009 vintage Litto Gomez Cubano, the robusto sized stogie in this blend.
The cigar is perfectly constructed and has a unique prelight aroma. It starts off spicy and peppery with a nice draw.
This is a hearty smoke with nice tastes of espresso, ginger, and leather. It is fairly consistent witha perfect burn. This is an excellent cigar with well aged tobacco, and has a nice nicotine punch.
This is a flawless cigar with one of the most even burns I’ve ever seen. It is medium bodied with nice hints of cedar and coffee, leaving a pleasant finish on the tounge. Definitely one of the best cigars I’ve tried.
I just found these at The Tinder Box in Lakeside Mall and thought they looked interesting. These are odd shaped beliclosos, shaped like the Wahington Monument.
Starts off great, with a full bodied earthy flavor and develops nicely with some hints of leather and black licorice. This is an excellent cigar.
This is a hearty robusto from Litto Gomez, the creator of La Flor Dominicana. It is full flavored and smooth. I have not seen any good deals for these, they seem to run around $10 a stick everywhere. They are excellent cigars though, and every now and then I pick one up from Don Juan.
La Flor Dominicana’s ligeros and double ligeros have always been some of my favorites. I think these are right on par with the double ligeros as far as strength goes. I don’t recommend smoking them on an empty stomach.
These were so cheap (around $4.50) and from a respected brand, so I had to try them. I got the robusto sized “Brillante” and a slightly smaller ring gauged “Stellas.” I smoked the Brillante last night. It was mild to medium bodied, and pretty good. It didn’t knock my socks off, but for the money, it’s a great smoke. Here is a look at the cigars on EP’s website: http://www.epcarrillo.com/products/9
A while back Cigar Aficionado had rated these a 94, so I picked up one from my local cigar shop to give it a try. It seems like CA only gives out a few 94+ ratings per year, so whenever they do I usually try one. It was great, and I ordered a box. The one I smoked last night reminded me that I need t write about these. These are a torpedo shaped smoke with a dark wrapper. They have a complex earthy flavor with some nice spicy pepper to them as well. The box has been pretty consistent so far. I would say that they are medium to full-bodied. Definitely worth trying and keeping a few on hand if you like the medium to full bodied smokes.
I finally got around to installing the WordPress app on my Samsung Captivate android phone (which I like much more than the iphone I posted from previously). So I should be doing some more reviews again soon.
During the interim, I have ordered quite a few boxes of some great cigars. I really like the Oliva Serie V’s and I never seem to get tired of their full, complex flavor. I’m on my 4th box, and I’ve tried the figurados, churchills, torpedos and belicosos. They are all awesome. I’ve never been dissapointed by their construction or flavor.
I recently got a box of Romeo y Julieta cedro deluxe no.1, and these too have been some of my favorite cigars the past few years. They are medium bodied, with a really nice cedar aroma and flavor. The price is great too, when you can get a box from famous-smoke.com for around $80.
The Lito Gomez cigars are awesome, powerful smokes that you should definitely try if you like full bodied ligeros. I’ve purchased quite a few singles, but there doesn’t seem to be any deals floating around on boxes of them.
I tried the Montecristo platinums, which were peppery and full bodied, but I wasn’t much impressed because they seemed pretty one dimensional.
The Graycliff blue labels were a recent medium bodied smoke I liked, but I can’t think of anything else recently that stands out.
I smoked EP Carillo’s Inaugural Edition, and it was incredible. I was a little disappointed in the Short Run, but the Rgalias Real was exceptional. It is a peppery, medium to full bodied cigar with complex flavor that left me wanting more at the end. Perfect burn from start to finish. I highly recommend these.
The construction on these things is unbelievably poor. Every one I’ve smoked is riddled with hard and soft spots throughout. One felt like it had a branch in it, and this one spouted a blow hole about an inch back after being lit. I’ve actually never seen a cigar do something like this before. It was erupting like a BP welhead.
The flavor is pretty one dimensional, earthy.
If you’re looking to save some money on some ligeros, like I was when I decided to try a 5 pack of these, you’ll do better waiting for some premium cigars to go on sale.
Trying to clean out the humidor of some smokes that I don’t normally reach for, I came across this Helix which had been given to me. I was pleasantly surprised at its good construction and flavor. It was medium bodied, with a slight minty taste and good flavors of wood and tobacco. Not a bad smoke at all.
I decided to try this particular Fuente because I had seen it at the top of Puff.com’s list of “top 100 affordable cigars” for some time now. I was pleasantly greeted with a nice peppery start with tastes of honey and wood. The smoke has a nice spicy scent when inhaled too. Tastes familiar in fact, to some of my favorite Fuentes, the Opus X, but at a much better price point. This is my second ff 858, and both have had perfect construction. Both really nice flavor and burn. I would definitely call them full bodied. This is a definite candidate for a box purchase for every day smokes. It is an excellent cigar.
This is a well constructed Montecristo with a wrapper slightly darker than their normal wrappers. It burns very nice and even, and starts off with a nice mild to medium flavor of chocolate, coffee, and hazelnut. There is a definite creaminess to it, and it finishes off nicely, as most Montecristos do. This is a great cigar.
This is a well made cigar that starts off full bodied with a woody flavor and hints of chocolate and espresso. The burn wavers a bit, but evens itself out. It has a some spiciness and pepper when inhaled through the nose. It is a great full bodied cigar.
This is the PLR that comes in an attractive glass tube with the Partagas logo painted on it. The cigar starts off smooth, sweet and creamy, with an even burn. It has an easy draw with good volume of smoke and tight speckled ash. It has a touch of the tea like aroma I noticed in the older PLR I reviewed. It finishes off nice and is an excellent cigar.
This is a really nice mild robusto with tastes of creamy vanilla and almonds. It had a perfect burn. I forget how I acquired this cigar, but I think it was in a free sampler. The Cuvee blanc has a unique flavor, and may be a good choice for those who like milder smokes.
This cigar sat in my humidor a few months, and I took it out today to give it a try. Expecting it to be mild (based on some larger sized Upmanns I’ve had in the past), I was surprised at the full flavor this small corona had. It was creamy with hints of leather and coffee. A little pepper noted also, but really nice when inhaled through the nose. The burn was perfect, and I would definitely buy one again. This was an excellent cigar.
The first one I had was a tight draw, but this second one draws nice and seems well constructed. I didn’t write my review on the first one because I figured it was probably not the norm, and Cain’s cigars are usually well constructed and consistent in that regard. This cigar has a bit more of a flavor profile than the regular Cains. It is earthy with hints of leather and a fruity flavor. Also noted is some licorice taste. It is full bodied, and the ligero filler packs some nicotine. This is an excellent cigar.
This is an incredible cigar that was given to me by a friend. The prelight draw has tastes of cocoa amd nutmeg. It starts off very smooth and with a medium body and sweet spicy smoke that is delightful when passed through the sinuses. It has a complex flavor of cocoa, caramel, and spice. Midway through I taste some hazelnut and coffee flavors, and the cigar is more full bodied. It finishes off with some more pepper and full bodied. This is truly am exceptional cigar that I highly recommend. I am going to be looking for a box of these soon.
Strong prelight aroma of honey and aged tobacco. Starts off peppery with a nice aroma and spicy full flavor. The first third is very good, and reminds me of an OpusX. It stays consistently flavorful throughout and develops a little licorice in the second half. The burn was perfect throughout. I’d say this cigar definitely lives up to the hype surrounding it. It is well worth the price and if you’re an OpusX fan, you will love it. They are limited in number and may be difficult to find, so grab one at your local shop if you see them.
I smoked one of these tonight after taking the family out on the Lake for a little boiled seafood and fishing. This is one of my favorite cigars, in fact, it was the first one I ever reviewed on this blog. This cigar was the one that really turned me on to ligeros. They have a uniquely smooth but full flavor that gives a powerful nicotine buzz. These, the Oliva Serie V, and CAO Criolo’s are some of my favorite ligeros. If you know of any other good ligeros, please post them in the comments.
This cigar starts off full-bodied with an earthy, woody flavor. Slight pepper and spice to it. About midway through it smooths out a little more and picks up a nice spiceiness that is somewhat aromatic and sweet. This is a good cigar, it didn’t knock my socks off, but good, and at the price I paid well worth the money.
This cigar is perfectly constructed and starts off with a woody, earthy taste and medium to full body. Around halftime it has a nice licorice flavor with some swetness and a nice aroma. This is a maduro, and those who like full bodied maduros should like this cigar.
This restaurant rocks! I just had an awesome experience with my wife. This is about as close to the caribbean you can get in the continental US. I can’t guarantee you will be able to smoke a stogie here without interruption, but you should either go really early or late to catch it when the outside seating is sparse or the crowd is too drunk to notice. My wife and I went early and sat outside listening to Bob Marley while having some awesome Caribbean food. I had the jerk chicken, and she had the mahi salad. Both were out of this world. The Magazine Street atmosphere is incredible. I asked the waitress if I could smoke, and was delighted when she brought out an ashtray with the most beautiful mango sorbet I’ve ever had. It had chopped papaya and whipped cream on the side. Who would have known that the Padron 1964 Anniversary Exclusivo pairs perfectly with mango sorbet and reggae music? I had a truly transcendent experience at this place, and I hope to repeat it many times over. God I love the city of New Orleans!!!
This is a very minty cigar that starts off mild to medium bodied and gains some strength towards the end. For all you white ash fans out there, this cigar burns very well with a remarkably tight white ash, although ashes do little for me. It is a well constructed cigar, but I was a little disapointed because the clerk at the store lead me to believe it would be full bodied and it wasn’t at all in my opinion. It was a great cigar though, and had my expectations been more realistic I might have enjoyed it more.
This is more of a toro length cigar that starts off with a medium bodied flavor of coffee and cocoa. It is really smooth and creamy in flavor throughout. I would say it finishes off medium to full in body, and is an excellent cigar.
Starts off peppery but quickly subsides to more of a honey and spice flavor, some earthy notes, and some cedar. The flavor really opens up after the first third and is delightful. The flavor is very complex. The final third has a smoother flavor that is rich and fruity at the same time, with hints of butter. Overall this is an excellent cigar. Medium to full in body.
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