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Johnny O thread
catfishbluezz
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Given all the attention and hubub around here with Johnny O smokes, I feel John deserves his own thread dedicated to the blends and reviews. I searched for many reviews, and it is pretty tough...so one thread shoudl help some of the guys looking for tasting notes. Out of respect to CCom, I would ask that any inquiries with these be done via PM. This is my first review, and honestly I will not go into crazy detail, jsut what I noticed.
Mag47 "World Famous" Shagfoot 6x47 ***Dark*** wrapper
I'll be honest, the draw was horrid...but it was 2 hours ROTT so I am not surprised. First third I got a hint of pepper, vanilla, cream and musk. Draw was still bad through the first inch, but the flavors stayed consistent in my opinion and piqued my interest. Another inch in, it started to open up a bit and I noticed a dark cherry note, something unlike any other cigar I've had honestly. Third inch, still tight draw and heating up a bit but I powered through and staye the course. The cream was coming back, but citrus complimented the cherry. Halfway through, this thing turned into a smoke bomb and opened up. While it was a bit hot, it never got bitter and i had to smoke it to the nub. Strong cedar and earth arrived, but not overpowering. The citrus hung around to the nub and the cream was still there with a return of musk and pepper.
Honestly...normally I would rate a cigar poorly with draw and related burn issues, but not in this case. I was compelled to smoke it to the end....and it was worth it. I would buy a bundle if i cuold, store them, and wait a year for a mouth ****. This was a complex cigar well above my palate. Highly recommend, and I cannot wait to get to the rest of these. I am not one to take notes, but this is how I remembered it...and it was worth it.
Mag47 "World Famous" Shagfoot 6x47 ***Dark*** wrapper
I'll be honest, the draw was horrid...but it was 2 hours ROTT so I am not surprised. First third I got a hint of pepper, vanilla, cream and musk. Draw was still bad through the first inch, but the flavors stayed consistent in my opinion and piqued my interest. Another inch in, it started to open up a bit and I noticed a dark cherry note, something unlike any other cigar I've had honestly. Third inch, still tight draw and heating up a bit but I powered through and staye the course. The cream was coming back, but citrus complimented the cherry. Halfway through, this thing turned into a smoke bomb and opened up. While it was a bit hot, it never got bitter and i had to smoke it to the nub. Strong cedar and earth arrived, but not overpowering. The citrus hung around to the nub and the cream was still there with a return of musk and pepper.
Honestly...normally I would rate a cigar poorly with draw and related burn issues, but not in this case. I was compelled to smoke it to the end....and it was worth it. I would buy a bundle if i cuold, store them, and wait a year for a mouth ****. This was a complex cigar well above my palate. Highly recommend, and I cannot wait to get to the rest of these. I am not one to take notes, but this is how I remembered it...and it was worth it.
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They are all different, though. It's not one line with several vitolas. Every vitola is a completely seperate blend from one another. So you really just have to try em all to know what you are going to prefer...
That being said, my top 3 so far are the folloing:
#1 Canonazo
#2 Torpedo
#3 Genio
None of them are anything less than enjoyable. All of the ones I have smoked have been SUPER fresh. I can't wait to lay them down for a couple years and see what kind of magic happens!
Oh, and Catfish, I taste Graham Cracker in a lot of Johnny O! cigars, pretty frequently :P
thank you Todd pm'ed you
If you want to split up a sampler or something with me, I'm all in Zach.