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| Lou Rodriguez Premier Blend Churchill | December, 2011 | 89
CG Rating |  | | Written by Cigar Geeks Member: mountedshriner | | A mild to medium cigar with a medium complexity that won't disappoint whether you are a novice or a ... Read More | | Lou Rodriguez Premier Blend Churchill | December, 2011 | 71
CG Rating | | | Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Christopher (Voexum) | | The cigar was very one dimensional, and produced very light flavors of cedar, grass, some spice and ... Read More | | Lou Rodriguez Premier Blend Churchill | December, 2011 | 73
CG Rating | | | Written by Cigar Geeks Member: David Robinson (gitfiddl) | | All in all, it was a decent cigar, but I was hoping for a little more from it. The burn i... Read More | | Lou Rodriguez Premier Blend Churchill | December, 2011 | 90
CG Rating | | | Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Justin Bonnette (Juicestain) | | A well constructed medium strength cigar. Not the most complex cigar by any stretch but the flavors ... Read More | | Lou Rodriguez Premier Blend Churchill | December, 2011 | 85
CG Rating | | | Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Dave (dwig) | | This cigar sat on the top shelf of my go to humidor for about three weeks after I received it, so it... Read More |
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| Romeo y Julieta Viejo E |  | cmmayo | 1/27/2012 11:42 PM | I've had exactly two cigars of this blend. The first was great, but the second was below average. This one starts off with good flavor, including a sweet earthy note along with slight leather. It reminds me of some Padron Alts I've had before.
Not much else happens with this cigar. It might as well call itself a Padron Alt and be done with it.
Low to medium 3.5 stars.
| | La Floridita Limited Edition Robusto |  | Kckodiak | 1/27/2012 10:39 PM | | Got this as part of a sampler pack. Well constructed, lit and burned well. Flavors varied from hints of leather and coffee to strong kicks of pepper, epecially at the end. Had a good draw. Nice cigar, not my favorite but a good cigar none the less | | Cuba Libre One The Brute | | lubrix | 1/27/2012 10:18 PM | | A sold feel to this stick.Light sheen on the seamless and vein less wrapper.The firsts were bready tastes and baking spices.At a half in down this gain some sweetness and carried on.The mid's were flavors of dark coffee earth and spice that slowly turned in cedar tastes with oak and white pepper at the finish.Nice smooth flavors.The draw was great,the burn needed two touch-ups to keep even.Medium-full in body. | | Gurkha Special Ops | | Joel B | 1/27/2012 10:15 PM | | I actually got 20 of these when my wife accidentally bought the travel humi/knife/challenge coin on cigar monster's name your price option. She was trying to see how much they sold for. How could I be upset? The cigars are surprisingly good. I thought they might just be a gimmick but they have all burned well and have great flavour. Not a huge amount of complexity, but full off sweet tobacco flavour mixed with a bit of hickory. Recommended. | | Gurkha Titan |  | cmmayo | 1/27/2012 10:11 PM | Wasn't sure if I could identify this huge Gurkha cigar without a DNA sample, but, luckily, the measurements led me to this CG entry. This is an attractive big ol' stick with the typical over-the-top cigar bands. Kinda wish Gurkha would chill on the bands and focus on the actual cigars they produce.
It took until the end of the first inch to even taste anything. Vanilla and lightly sweet cedar are the most recognizable flavors early on. I understand that 60 gauge sticks are going to have a low smoke to puff ratio, but I barely feel like I am smoking a cigar due to the lack of flavor.
Let's be honest, I really have a bad attitude toward Gurkhas, but occasionally I find one that is OK. This isn't one of them. 3 stars. | | La Riqueza No. 3 Corona Gorda |  | cmmayo | 1/27/2012 8:06 PM | I loved the last La Riqueza I smoked, so I thought I would break out this vitola for an early Friday night smoke. The wrapper color is not very uniform, so the seams really show, but it's still a nice looking cigar. The cold draw is full of cedar.
The flavors are fantastic and have a definite Cubanesque slant. The nasal exhale is lightly floral, with cedar on the finish. There are lightly sweet notes that compliment the cedar well and a fruitiness to the smoke. The second half develops a touch of sweet cocoa. It's a tasty cigar, full of flavor without being full strength. The spice builds but never gets to be heavy on your tongue.
Construction is very good, with the soft box-press that is also very "Cuban." The burn is good--not perfect--and the ash is only moderately solid.
Deserves a low to solid 4.5 or about a 91-92 on the 100 point scale. | | Paul Garmirian Gourmet Connoisseur | | Hot Stuff x | 1/27/2012 4:13 PM | | I got this cigar back in August 2010 from Wescat (Thread Here) and it has been resting ever since. I had it labeled "Nov 08", and I can't remember if Kevin let me know the age of this cigar when he sent it to me. Anyway, I broke it out today and fired it up. It's a great looking maduro cigar with a dark brown wrapper(with a slight red tint to it). Burn and draw were excellent. Ash was a little flaky and not all that solid, but no big deal to me. The flavor was great--smooth and creamy, with nice cocoa notes and a bit of baking spices. Fairly complex all the way to the nub, but without any major flavor transitions. A lot less "earthy" than many other maduros, with I liked about this cigar becuase I don't really care for the dirt flavor found in some other maduros. This is a fine, relaxing cigar, paired really well with a cafe latte. Wish I had some more of these in the humidor. Thanks Kevin! | | Rocky Patel Edicion Unica |  | Reubus | 1/27/2012 12:25 PM | I'd give this an overall of 93. Tasty, smooth, not too mild, tasty, burned razor sharp, tight ash, and did I mention tasty? The first RP Decade I had took me completely by surprise; it was the first RP I'd had at that point, and it was spectacular. (I must say, I've had a number of Rocky Patels since that first Decade, and they never cease to amaze me, but the Decade remains my favorite RP.) The Edicion Unica is right up there with the Decade (though considerably cheaper, strangely), but I'd probably give the Decade a slight edge, only because it seems, er, creamier... I had an Edicion Unica last night, and it lasted well over an hour; had about a half inch nub when I finally had to let it go... I was a little sad.
I'm fortunate enough to live in SoCal, and lucky enough to have found a B&M with a box of the Rocky Patel Edicion Unica. I keep going back and grabbing a couple at a time, even though I'm pretty broke at the moment and my humidor's overflowed into a couple of Tupper-dors. | | 601 Serie Blue BP Maduro Robusto | | ntanner | 1/27/2012 12:15 PM | | nice looking stick with some small viens and a nice dark wrapper. firm through out with a nice draw. this one has a nice rich earthy flavor profile. lots of chocolate and leather, vanilla and wood with some sweet caramels. burn is good and each puff left me wanting more. i had heard these were good and after trying one i must agree. this is definantly a smoke worth trying. | | Ashton VSG Eclipse Tubo | | billy82 | 1/27/2012 3:48 AM | Rested for 123 days.
Trade with H8W8IN.
Per Light smells of leather and cedar. Dark oily maduro wrapper with no soft spots nor vines. The draw is perfect and taste of cedar, leather and hay with white pepper that lingers on the lips for a bit.
First taste of pepper, spice and leather. After an inch the pepper of more in the back round, Notes of oak, toast and coffee. Leathery core. The body is full from the start. Notes of nuts around the 2nd half. Though the nose vanilla, spice and pepper that lingers.
Overall: I enjoy the VSG’s a lot. Nice complex smoke from start to finish. I like the Leathery core.
| | CAO Brazilia Gol! | | billy82 | 1/27/2012 3:43 AM | Rested for 8 days
from sullivan8078 (Secret Santa)
Per Light Seamless dark maduro wrapper with no soft spots or vines. Smells of coffee, cedar and hay. The draw is perfect and taste of leather, pepper and spice.
First taste of leather, wood and spice. After an inch deep notes of coffee and chocolate. Full in body. Though the nose spice and white pepper. Had to fix the burn. In the 2nd half still getting pepper and leather with notes of earth.
Overall: Love the leathery and spicy though out the whole cigar. I had one before were I did not like it because it was rolled way to tight and could not smoke the whole cigar. This 2nd one is a winner in my book. I can’t wait to get some more.
I give this a 4.25 | | Jaime Garcia Reserva Especial Toro | | billy82 | 1/27/2012 3:41 AM | Rested for 35 days.
Cigar Pass I Disagree. Put in by DonM.
Per light Dark oily wrapper with no soft spots and one small vine at the foot. Smells of hay and chocolate. Draw is perfect. Taste of leather, cedar and white pepper in the lips.
First taste of sweet leather and a punch of white pepper. After an inch the pepper is more in the back round. Notes of spice and earth. Though the nose punch of pepper and some spice. In the 2nd half is getting more pepper with notes of leather and spice. The burn is good, I had to fix it two times. The body is full. Smoke is heavy and cool at the nub.
Overall: Full body smoke from start to finish. The core is leathery and spicy. I got a buzz off of this. A must try.
| | Alec Bradley Tempus Quadrum Maduro | | billy82 | 1/27/2012 3:38 AM | Rested for 244 days.
Per light Dark oily coffee dark maduro wrapper. No Soft spots, two small vines. Smells of Leather and wood. Draw is perfect and taste of strong leather and wood.
First taste of leather, spice and white pepper. After the first inch leathery core with notes of spice and pepper in the finish. Burn is a little uneven. Body is nice and full. Though the nose strong pepper with sweet nutty finish. At the half way point the burn fix itself. Ash stays on for over an inch and a half. Picking up notes of coffee, cocoa and earth.
Overall I’m a huge fan of the Tempus, the maduro IMO is a lot better than the Habano wrapper. There was nice complexity throughout the whole smoke. I really enjoyed the coffee and cocoa notes.
| | J. Fuego 777 Maduro Robusto | | 87North | 1/27/2012 1:40 AM | | I was pleasantly surprised by this cigar and while I didn't expect a bad cigar, this easily surpassed my expectations. These are really nice looking sticks, with a very shiny, perfectly applied wrapper with slight veins. It had a pronounced barnyard smell cold and after cutting nicely provided an unusual nuts/leather cold draw. It lit easily and burned perfectly throughout, all the while providing a nice complexity of flavor. It began with a pronounced espresso flavor and some Nicaraguan pepper through the nose. After about a half inch of this, some dark fruit came into play before another half inch added the leather and nuttiness that I detected in the cold draw. It continued in that fashion until a little past the half before some dark chocolate came in and the espresso flavors returned and came to the fore. Each draw from there yielded a different combination up until about the last inch where the fruit flavors became more easily detectable with the espresso remaining in the lead. All in all a quality cigar that I'll be looking to acquire more of in the future. | | Rocky Patel Honduran Classic Maduro Toro | | bmac7754 | 1/26/2012 7:24 PM | 1. Very nice looking cigar, no veins, cracks , dark oily wrapper.
2. Near perfect burn throughout down to the nub.
3. Easy draw, great amounts of smoke, and full flavor in every puff.
I Give this a 3.5 out of 5 stars, would definitely smoke again. |
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