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| RoMa Craft Tobac Maquette La Maestranza | January 2025 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: (Dave) (Deener27) | |||
| A big thank you to Chuck (cfickter) for selecting me for this review. This was a cigar that I really enjoyed smoking. The well-balanced flavor profile was refreshing, where I normally enjoy full and... Read More | |||
| RoMa Craft Tobac Maquette La Maestranza | January 2025 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Brian (bstessl) | |||
| Thanks Chuck for the opportunity to give this one a go! Overall a very solid smoke that performed damn near flawlessly and fulfilled all expectations of a RoMa product. Well balanced and strong, but... Read More | |||
| RoMa Craft Tobac Maquette La Maestranza | January 2025 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Neal (ntanner) | |||
| Shout out to Chuck for sponsoring this critique. Good cigar. I enjoyed the hour and a quarter it took to burn this one. The flavor profile was different from what I'm used to but in a good way. De... Read More | |||
| RoMa Craft Tobac Maquette La Maestranza | January 2025 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: (Murphy223) | |||
| Thanks to Chuck and Briesq for allowing me to participate in this month's geek critique. I thoroughly enjoyed this cigar from start to finish. Definitely adding it to my wish list - I know this ... Read More | |||
| RoMa Craft Tobac Maquette La Maestranza | January 2025 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Jared (The Burn Ward) | |||
| Overall a pleasant cigar. The flavor profile didn't wow me but I definitely smoke them again. I'm interested in trying the regular release to compare. This has to be one of the best constructe... Read More | |||
| Casdagli Cigars Cypher 3311 Line "Enigma" | April 2024 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Gary (headfirst) | |||
| Thank you to Michael and Casdagli for sponsoring this review. The few Casdagli cigars I’ve tried I’ve really enjoyed. Unfortunately this particular stick suffered from a tight draw and a stubbor... Read More | |||
| Casdagli Cigars Cypher 3311 Line "Enigma" | April 2024 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Adam (BewareDaPenguin) | |||
| Thanks again to Casdagli Cigars & Cigar Geeks for the opportunity to smoke this cigar, it really was a treat. It has opened my eyes to more of the Casdagli lines as I’ve only previously smoked t... Read More | |||
| Casdagli Cigars Cypher 3311 Line "Enigma" | April 2024 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: (Cfickter) | |||
| While not overly complex there are some great flavor notes and the transitions between those are smooth, three are some surprising pop ins. This cigar has probably the best back story I have run a... Read More | |||
| Casdagli Cigars Cypher 3311 Line "Enigma" | April 2024 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Neal (ntanner) | |||
| Thanks to Casdagli cigars for sponsoring this critique and for giving me the opportunity to try this cigar. This is a large cigar, almost intimidating when you hold it in your hand but after you get b... Read More | |||
| Casdagli Cigars Cypher 3311 Line "Enigma" | April 2024 |
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| Written by Cigar Geeks Member: Jared (The Burn Ward) | |||
| A big thank you to Casdagli and Michael for hosting this GC. The presentation was phenomenal. The taste profile for me needs a good scotch pairing that really sets it over the top. I'd be interest... Read More | |||
| Cigar | Rating |
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| Raymond Pages Hoofty Hellbound |  |
| By: tuck0411 (01/22/2025 04:55 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 105 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 64, foot - 63 Appearance and construction: A few veins, a light sheen, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a single shallow V-cut and PLD was moderately open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of rich tobacco. The light gave a medium/full profile with a spicy retro and notes of rich wood, coffee, and spice. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors staying consistent throughout. No transitions to note but this was very rich and flavorful and pretty close to my wheelhouse for this type of rich Nicaraguan habano blend. Strength was about medium. (32/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced an easy draw, good smoke volume, and an even burn to start. The burn stayed even through the first third with the ash falling at 1 1/4" leaving a small cone. Things were then uneventful down to the nub with draw and smoke output remaining optimal throughout. (20/20) Overall impression: Got a 10-pack of these from Cigar Page awhile back and this was the fourth vitola I've had from this blend. A very similar smoke, flavor-wise, to the previous smokes, and very nice construction as well. Definitely one of my favorite RP blends and one I plan to smoke many more of. (32/35) Burn time: 1:21 Rating: 92 | |
| Carolina Blue Cigars Black Bear Maduro Toro |  |
| By: tuck0411 (01/21/2025 04:48 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 126 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 66, foot - 59 Appearance and construction: A few veins, a light sheen, a pig-tail cap, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a single shallow V-cut and PLD was moderately open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of tobacco. The light gave a medium/full profile with a slightly spicy retro and notes of rich wood, coffee, spice, and a hint of citrus. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors staying consistent throughout. No transitions to note but this was quite flavorful with just enough spice in the mix to keep things interesting throughout. Strength was about medium. (30/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced a moderately easy draw, good smoke volume, and an even burn to start. The burn stayed even through the first third with the ash falling at 1 1/4" leaving a cone. The burn continued a bit wavily but self-correcting through the last two thirds and down to the nub. Draw and smoke output remained mostly optimal throughout. (19/20) Overall impression: This one came from Privada CC as one of their "Brian's Box" selections awhile back. Pretty nice smoke with both flavors and construction getting the job done and I'd definitely smoke it again. (30/35) Burn time: 1:29 Rating: 87 | |
| Carolina Blue Cigars Habano 2000 Pig-tail Toro | |
| By: tuck0411 (01/20/2025 04:48 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 125 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 70, foot - 71 Appearance and construction: A few veins, a light sheen, a pig-tail cap, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a double shallow V-cut and PLD was moderately open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of rich tobacco. The light gave a full-bodied profile with a spicy retro and notes of black pepper, black coffee, dark wood, leather, and spice. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors staying consistent throughout. No transitions to note but this was very rich and flavorful with plenty of spice in the mix to keep things interesting throughout. Strength was about medium or a bit better. (31/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced an easy draw, good smoke volume, and an even burn to start. The burn was slightly wavy but self-correcting through the first third with the ash falling at 1 1/4" leaving a small cone. The burn continued wavily but self-correcting through the last two thirds and down to the nub. Draw and smoke output remained optimal throughout. (17/20) Overall impression: This one came from Privada CC as one of their "Brian's Box" selections awhile back. Pretty tasty, full-bodied smoke with decent, although not perfect, construction, and I'd definitely smoke it again. (30/35) Burn time: 1:30 Rating: 86 | |
| Carolina Blue Cigars Habano Maduro Toro | |
| By: tuck0411 (01/19/2025 05:46 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 124 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 68, foot - 64 Appearance and construction: A few veins, a light sheen, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a single shallow V-cut and PLD was moderately open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of rich tobacco. The light gave a medium/full profile with a spicy retro and notes of dark wood, coffee, spice, and just a bare hint of citrus. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors staying consistent throughout. No transitions to note but this was very rich and flavorful with plenty of spice in the mix to keep things interesting throughout. Strength was about medium or a bit better. (32/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced a moderately easy draw, smoke volume slightly below optimal, and an even burn to start. I quickly gave it a 2nd shallow V-cut on top of the initial cut but this had no immediate effect on smoke output. The burn stayed even through the first third with the ash falling at 1 1/4" leaving no cone behind. The burn continued wavily but self-correcting through the last two thirds and down to the nub. Draw and smoke output finally reached optimal at the end of the 2nd third and stayed there through the remainder. (15/20) Overall impression: This one came from Privada CC as one of their "Brian's Box" selections awhile back. A very tasty smoke but it was a bit tightly packed resulting in reduced draw and smoke output most of the way through. Definitely good enough to smoke again, though. (29/35) Burn time: 1:31 Rating: 84 | |
| Privada Cigar Club Farm Rolled Und. Factory Honduras Habano Toro |  |
| By: tuck0411 (01/18/2025 05:04 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 123 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 64, foot - 64 Appearance and construction: A few veins, an oily sheen, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a single shallow V-cut and PLD was moderately open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of rich tobacco. The light gave a full-bodied profile with a spicy retro and notes of black pepper, black coffee, dark wood, leather, spice, and sour citrus. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors mellowing a bit through the first third and then ramping quite a bit in the last third with the sour citrus note becoming particularly strong. This was very rich and flavorful if not exactly right in my wheelhouse due to the strong note of sour citrus that got quite overwhelming in the last third. Strength was about medium or a bit better. (24/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced a moderately easy draw, smoke volume below optimal, and a wavy burn to start. I quickly gave it a 2nd shallow V-cut on top of the initial cut but this had no immediate effect on smoke output. The burn continue wavily into the first third, then got lopsided and a touch-up was needed prior to the first ashing at 1 1/4" which would have left a cone if not for the finger of ash sticking up on one side. More lopsidedness in the 2nd third and another touch-up and then again in the last third before reaching the nub. Draw and smoke output reached optimal part way through the 2nd third and mostly stayed there through the remainder although it didn't really want to stay lit for very long and needed frequent puffing to keep it going. (7/20) Overall impression: This one came from Privada CC as part of their monthly "Farm Rolled" pack awhile back. A mostly enjoyable smoke, flavor-wise, at least through the first half or so before the sour citrus started ramping and becoming predominant in the last third. Construction-wise, the wrapper on this just didn't want to burn very evenly resulting in a heightened struggle factor what with all the needed maintenance along the way. Coming from Honduras, I'm assuming this stick had a lot of corojo in it what with the very strong citrus flavor, which is what I'm used to getting from a corojo blend. A bit too much of it present here, though. (21/35) Burn time: 1:08 Rating: 60 | |
| Don Pepin Garcia (My Father Cigars) My Father La Opulencia Super Toro | |
| By: ElCid1986 (01/18/2025 02:54 PM) | |
| Number 2 Cigar Aficionado pick of 2018 and I think it deserves the honor. Box press and right away chocolate and baking cocoa notes. Definately woody notes of oak and cedar and the MSA wrapper adds spice. Pushes the upper limits of medium flavor profile. Construction was perfect with no touch ups needed and smooth draw. Awesome smoking experience. | |
| CAO Amazon Basin |  |
| By: olea111 (01/18/2025 01:48 PM) | |
| 2025 Release: There has been so much hype around this cigar, I had totally dismissed it. My local B&M got them in last week, so I decided to try one. I ended up smoking one three days in a row, and ordering a box. The tobacco is super unique, and i haven't been as blown away by the complexity since I first tried the Byron XXI. The cigar is spicy, but not peppery, sweet dark chocolate, raisin, espresso, earth, black cherry, develops and develops like a fine glass of Amarone. Burn them to the nub. | |
| Privada Cigar Club Farm Rolled Und. Factory Nicaragua CT Toro | |
| By: tuck0411 (01/17/2025 12:43 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 122 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 65, foot - 62 Appearance and construction: A couple minor veins, a light sheen, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a single shallow V-cut and PLD was moderately open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of rich tobacco. The light gave a medium-bodied profile with a spicy retro and notes of wood, spice, and a hint of butter. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors staying consistent throughout. No transitions to note but this was quite flavorful with enough spice and that buttery hint to keep things interesting throughout. Strength was about medium. (30/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced a moderately easy draw, good smoke volume, and an even burn to start. The burn stayed even through the first third with the ash falling at 1 1/4" leaving a small cone. Things were then uneventful down to the nub with draw and smoke output remaining optimal throughout. (20/20) Overall impression: This one came from Privada CC as part of their monthly "Farm Rolled" pack awhile back. A very nice morning smoke with typical but tasty conny flavors and excellent construction. Would definitely smoke it again. (31/35) Burn time: 1:24 Rating: 89 | |
| Southern Draw Cigars Ignite 2022 Border Patrol Fallen Officers Crocus | |
| By: tuck0411 (01/16/2025 05:19 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 121 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 66, foot - 66 Appearance and construction: A few veins, a light sheen, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a single shallow V-cut and PLD was open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of tobacco. The light gave a medium/full profile with a spicy retro and notes of wood, coffee, spice, and a hint of citrus. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors staying consistent throughout. No transitions to note but this was very flavorful with plenty of spice and that citrus hint to keep things interesting throughout. Strength was about medium. (32/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced an easy draw, good smoke volume, and an even burn to start. The burn stayed even through the first third with the ash falling at 1 1/4" leaving a cone. Things were then uneventful down to the nub with draw and smoke output remaining optimal throughout. It was a fast-burning stick, clocking in at just over an hour from light to nub. (20/20) Overall impression: This one came from Privada CC as one of their monthly selections awhile back. A fine mix of Nicaraguan Criollo and Corojo leaves, topped off with a habano wrapper, and the result was a very tasty smoke with excellent construction to top it off. Would definitely smoke it again. (32/35) Burn time: 1:07 Rating: 92 | |
| Paul Stulac Miami Style (Privada Cigar Club exclusive) | |
| By: tuck0411 (01/15/2025 04:43 PM) | |
| Humidor time: 120 days Humidimeter reading: Head - 64, foot - 61 Appearance and construction: A few veins, a light sheen, and a moderately firm pack with no soft spots... Gave it a single shallow V-cut and PLD was moderately open. (8/10) Flavor: PLA gave a whiff of tobacco. The light gave a medium+ profile with a spicy retro and notes of wood, spice, and citrus. The spice in the nose faded after a few puffs with the other flavors staying consistent throughout. No transitions to note but this was very flavorful with plenty of spice and citrus in the mix to keep things interesting throughout. Strength was about medium or a bit better. (32/35)  Smoking characteristics: The light produced an easy draw, good smoke volume, and an even burn to start. The burn was slightly wavy but self-correcting through the first third with the ash falling at 1 1/4" leaving a small cone. The burn continued wavily but self-correcting through the remainder with draw and smoke output remaining optimal throughout. (18/20) Overall impression: This one came from Privada CC as one of their monthly selections awhile back. A very tasty habano/corojo blend with pretty good construction and I'd definitely smoke it again. (31/35) Burn time: 1:21 Rating: 89 | |
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