Just finished an Oliva Serie O Maduro Robusto - 2 months in humi, 16 hour dry box
VERY nice stick - started out chocolatey with mild pepper on retrohale, then morped into leather/coffee in the second half, while the retrohale totally smoothed out - rich tobacco flavors the whole way.
A solid A- (90 pts) - have two more which I'll put to rest (if I can resist)
Just took the steak off the grill, after that its a Gurkha Triple Ligero
Great choice...I love my Triple Ligero's!
"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
Already smoked today:
IT Super Fuerte - construction was not good, had a plug and kept burning down one side, cliped it and re-lit it to try to fix plug, yet it persisted. Also, 601 Green Oscuro and RP Vintage 1992
Kristoff maduro my 2nd one ever. Very impressed. Anyone had the criollo?
I have had several and would be willing to trade as I havent tried the Maduro.
Decent cigar, one of my favorites
Has anyone tried the cubao maduro
I love the Cubao maduro. Just went through a 5er of the churchills. Horrible rott but amazing with a couple months.
Yea I think these murcielago's can benefit from some humi time, excellent construction, nice even burn, tight ash (which i am appreciating more these days) started a touch spicy, went into a mellow smooth stick med-full body mild-med flavor.
in the final third now and it turned real bitter, it wacked my pallate, I know I wasnt oversmoking if anything I was smoking too slow. I purged it and it isnt as bitter, its better now, but the cigar is still slightly bitter or my pallete hasnt recovered,, put er down, just wasnt working for me. I usually like to eat an apple to clear my pallate, but ate my last one last night.
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I'm at work wishing I had a cigar.
VERY nice stick - started out chocolatey with mild pepper on retrohale, then morped into leather/coffee in the second half, while the retrohale totally smoothed out - rich tobacco flavors the whole way.
A solid A- (90 pts) - have two more which I'll put to rest (if I can resist)
Later tonight - Gurkha Titan time!
"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
IT Super Fuerte - construction was not good, had a plug and kept burning down one side, cliped it and re-lit it to try to fix plug, yet it persisted.
Also, 601 Green Oscuro and RP Vintage 1992
I have had several and would be willing to trade as I havent tried the Maduro.
Decent cigar, one of my favorites
Smokin my last maduro now, just got 2 criollos or I would.
I love the Cubao maduro. Just went through a 5er of the churchills. Horrible rott but amazing with a couple months.
About to grab another 5er would be happy to send one your way.