New release, new blend, been in the works for a while, and frankly every time this cigar comes up in discussion, all I can do it *** about the dumb decision made to change the artwork. The original artwork had a stag's head instead of a lion's, which made so much more sense for a cigar named after the (Greek name for Diana) Goddess Artemis, who held Deer sacred. That said, it is a box pressed, medium bodied cigar, made at Raices Cubanas, using Aganorsa tobacco. I'm not a huge fan of Padilla cigars (there are a few that are the bomb, but for the most part, there are a few too many bombs in the line, bombs, not THE bomb, and too many cheap contracted name cigars that kind of suck), but the Artemis is one I am looking forward to trying. I also highly recommend buying a 5er or 10er of Dominus, and hiding them in your humidor for a year or two, during which time they mellow out into a stick of pure, oily leather, and rich black pepper (not overly spicy after a year, but black pepper flavor in spades)
I've been wanting to try these since first reading of their release.
"Any cigar smoker is friend, because I know how he feels." Alfred de Musset "A fine cigar is just like a woman. If you don't light it up just right and suck on it with a certain frequency, it will go out on you."Unknown
“A pipe is to the troubled soul what caresses of a mother are for her suffering child.” Indian Proverb
Is it weird that I have some kind of grudge against this stick? It's not reasonable by any means, but I can't help but feel that this is taking the Series '68's place (this stick coming out this year while the 68 has been discontinued as far as I understand it). It's like this stick is trying to replace a parent or something. I'm sure I'll give it a shot, and who knows, perhaps it'll be a sound replacement.
Is it weird that I have some kind of grudge against this stick? It's not reasonable by any means, but I can't help but feel that this is taking the Series '68's place (this stick coming out this year while the 68 has been discontinued as far as I understand it). It's like this stick is trying to replace a parent or something. I'm sure I'll give it a shot, and who knows, perhaps it'll be a sound replacement.
Padilla actually has cancelled several sticks this year... but they are releasing several new ones in place of them.
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"Any cigar smoker is friend, because I know how he feels." Alfred de Musset
"A fine cigar is just like a woman. If you don't light it up just right and suck on it with a certain frequency, it will go out on you." Unknown
“A pipe is to the troubled soul what caresses of a mother are for her suffering child.” Indian Proverb