Surprisingly, this cigar started off very peppery. The pepper quickly subsided though, and I began to notice the creaminess I had been told this cigar would have. I also noticed some sweetness on my tongue after exhaling. The cigar was great, and a unique flavor, but not to my tastes for the hefty price tag. Others may disagree.
This is a well constructed toro sized tubo that was given to me by a friend that swears by them. Though normally too mild for my taste, this Macanudo has great flavor for a mild cigar. It burns evenly with hints of coffee and nuts that are consistent throughout. I know a lot of other mild cigars that are equally tasteful and not as pricey, like the Ashtons and Avos, but this is an excellent cigar I’d smoke anytime I want a mild stogie.
This cigar has a nice prelight aroma that is chocolaty, and its outward appearence makes me think it is well constructed. It is more of a robusto size at 50 x 5″. It starts off with a spicy full flavor. Halfway through some of the spice subsides and it becomes rich with the distinct aroma of roasted coffee beans. I had some burn issues that neede correcting, but it was likely due to the wind. This cigar had a great earthy flavor as CAO advertises, but I would call it more full bodied than medium-full as they describe it. A top notch stogie in my opinion, and if I see a good deal on a box of these, I will jump on it.
These cigars have a dark, oily Ecuadorian Sumatra leaf wrapper that has a full rich flavor, but leaves a slightly bitter taste on the lips at first. The flavor is full and spicy with hints of coffee and chocolate. It has a perfect burn that doesn’t require touch up. A touch of licorice develops mid way through and the flavor is overall consistent throughout otherwise. This is an excellent cigar.
This is a well- constructed cigar in the perfecto shape. It starts off with a mild to medium bodied flavor that is smooth with hints of chocolate, licorice and leather. The draw is very nice. It gets sweeter and fruity about midway through. The ash holds well, and for a little while it burned uneven, but that soon corrected itself. This is a great cigar for times when you might want a medium bodied smoke.
The nub cameroon is a stout little stogie that never lets me down. It starts off with a great medium body flavor that reminds me of coffee and cream. The construction is perfect in every one I’ve tried. The burn is even as well. I’m about 1/3 of the way through this one and I notice an increase in spice. The cigar is consistently good and great for when you don’t have that hour and a half to finish a smoke.
This cigar has a strong prelight aroma, making me think it will be a peppery full bodied cigar, but boy am I wrong. It starts off with a perfect draw and burn. The flavor is smooth, creamy with hints of chocolate and cedar. It does get stronger towards the end, but never overpowering. A perfect blend of tobacco here. This one is a 10.
Prelight aroma is rich and hearty. It starts off smooth with a sweet woodsy flavor. Draw is a bit tight, but acceptable. The smoke is aromatic with a very pleasant scent; burn is perfect. Halfway through, the flavor is very complex with hints of spice and licorice. Still sweet and smooth overall, but slightly stronger. I remembered the last one I smoked – it finished off so well my fingers were burned and I wanted another right after. This one is exactly the same. The flavor develops so well in the last third that I’m thinking it is one of my favorite cigars of all time. It’s spicy, sweet, and more full bodied toward the end with a flavor that delights the taste buds.
I was able to get a great price on a box of these online, and I paid under $4 per stick. I read reviews on them, and I could tell they would be the type of smoke I usually enjoy. So I ordered the box without having tried one first. They are great to say the least – especially for the price. They are well constructed and consistent. The Rocky Patel cuban blend is full bodied, but smooth and tasty. My only complaint so far is from one I smoked last night that I noticed got very bitter at the end. After smoking about 10 of these that was the first time I noticed that. I will keep an eye out for it in the future; hopefully it was just an anomolie.
This cigar was legally gifted to me. It was very well constructed and had a perfect burn and draw. While the flavor was mild by comparison to most cigars I smoke (I usually go for more full bodied cigars), it had a really nice flavor with hints of cedar, fruit, and coffee. It also got spicy towards the end, but it never became overpowering like many of the more full bodied smokes I enjoy. Tonight I was looking for a mild cigar, and this hit the spot. I was surprised that it actually reminded me of the HDM Excaliburs that I enjoy, which aren’t cuban.
This is a great full bodied, smooth cigar. Great construction normally, although I have bought a few from one dealer where the outer wrapper unraveled on me. I think it may have been due to some poor care though; I’ve never had LFD’s do that before or since. The one I’m smoking now has perfect construction and burn. the flavor is consistent from start to finish, smooth, with hints of coffee and spice.
This is an excellent full bodied cigar that is well constructed. Even burn with no problems during tje whole smoke. Lots of flavor from start to finish, with tastes of coffee, wood, and pepper. very strong at the end, but I like that. Perfect smoke if you like full bodied cigars.
Excellent draw like all other Padrons I’ve smoked. Well constructed with lots of smoke and white ash. The flavor was peppery with chocolate and wood. Full bodied, but not sweet. The price is great and it will be a staple in my humidor.
The Ashton Monarch tubo cigar was a deicious treet. I was fortunate to find these at a great price and purchased quite a few. It had nice dried oil spots on it and a great construction. The pre-light aroma was very pleasant, and once lit remained so. The smoke was very flavourful and sweet for such a mild bodied cigar. The burn was flawless. Perfect mild bodied cigar.
I recently tried my first Brickhouse cigar today, and it was very nice although nothing stuck out to me as exceptional. It was medium bodied with slight pepper, and had a very nice burn.
This cigar had a really nice construction, draw, and burn. The flavor was spicy with a woodsy cocoa taste. My problem is that I’m realizing that I’m just not a fan of maduros. The last few I tried, while feeling that they were high quality cigars, I just wasn’t crazy about them.
This cigar had a nice mild flavor with a little pepper to it. Perfect for a mild smoke while working in the yard.
This cigar did not live up to what I’ve read about it, but was very good. It started off without much flavor but got better as I got about 1/3 of the way through.
This was a mild cigar that burned really well, even, and stayed lit even when put down for a while. It had a nice coffee flavor and got peppery towards the end.
This was a very well aged cigar with full bodied, smooth flavor.
This was a really interesting cigar. It was very well constructed, even throughout, with a dark brown wrapper that was so thick and veiny it felt like a piece of leather. The burn resulted in a tight white ash, and was even except where it slowed down around the thick veins. The flavor was very plain “maduro” at first then got a little sweater as the cigar progressed.
This is one of their short stubby cigars. It was wrapped very loose, and the tobacco had a strange sweet smell that I wasn’t used to before it was lit. This was one of the rare occasions I didn’t like the taste of the cigar at all. It was rather foul, and I put it out after about 1/3 of the way through.
This was a very good smoke for the price. Definite maduro flavor, medium bodied.
Excellent flavor and construction, full, smooth, earthy taste with hints of coffee and wood. This has become one of my favorites, and the Churchill size too is very good. I don’t think there is a better cigar for the price, on the market.
I’m starting this review site off with my favorite cigar so far, the La Flor Dominicana Ligero in the torpedo shape. This is an incredibly rich cigar with a smooth flavor, almost like caramel. I am thoroughly addicted to these.
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