Inka Secret Blend Red Cristales Cigar - Jar of 25

Date Added: Monday 08 January, 2018 by Hitesh

Hi all. Bought 2 of these before Christmas, the first was a delight smooth draw easy light and nice flavours, but when I smoked the second cigar after new years I was confused. It lit ok but the draw was so terrible, due to the fact that there were m2 really big stalks in the cigar it totally ruind the experience. The draw was so tight I was hassle getting any smoke and had to relight 6 times. I then decided that I should cut more off the top' to my dismay that did not help as the stalks ran to the halfway point, and I could feel them as I tried to doctor the cigar. At the end I ended up throwing the rest of the cigar away and thought to myself what a waste of time when I could have had a Cuban or Nicaraguan out of 1 of my humidor, which I ended up doing to salvage some of my "my time". All in all not consistent, not the best or under par build quality and wasted my time. I hope to get a refund for 1 cigar that nearly ruined my evening, upon someone from Cgars ltd reading the review. I will not be buying these again. But the rest of the order was decent.

Date Added: Sunday 24 September, 2017 by rhys

Nice cigar for beginers like myself. Very reasonably priced, smooth and quite mild, easy to smoke. The wrapper was coming undone a bit near the foot ( i blame the postman) but quickly devoloped into an even burn all the way down to the last draw. I will be ordering more soon. For the price its a bargain

Date Added: Sunday 20 August, 2017 by Adam

I was looking forward to trying this cigar, especially as it seems to have nothing but glowing reviews here. Unfortunately, the draw was so tight that the usual enjoyment that I get from smoking in the evening was a frustrating experience. A real shame as the flavours were good; sweet, nutty, almost suede-like. I'm sure I just received a bad example, but at this stage I wouldn't purchase again.

Date Added: Sunday 16 April, 2017 by Samuel

After having a bad experience with another member of the Inka family I went in to this cigar with an open mind and am so glad I did, this is a fantastic cigar. After cutting the cap did start to unravel but on the plus side the construction was excellent and uniform, it felt like a high quality cigar and held its ash extremely well. The draw was a little looser than I'd normally like but it did not hinder the experience. The burn was good, it did start to tunnel on occasion but always returned to an even burn. Where the cigar really shines is the flavour profile, it consists of a silky smooth and prominent sweetness with tangy and toasty/roasty notes and a hint of nuts, these flavours combine to create an almost floral/citrus character in the background. The aftertaste is divine; subtle sweet, tangy and nutty characteristics linger on the palate for a long time. Words don't do the taste of this cigar justice. Unfortunately it started to rain heavily just as I was getting to the final third, I quickly clipped it and am confident that despite being previously smoked it will still be an excellent smoke. Even with the slightly loose draw and the cap unravelling slightly I cannot rate this cigar any lower than 5/5, you would be fooled in to thinking you paid double for this beauty and I intend to add this to my list of go-to's. I would recommend using a punch instead of a cutter for this however.

Date Added: Wednesday 12 October, 2016 by Tony

I didn't find it good on lighting it was a struggle not much draw on it I was looking forward to enjoy this cigar but was halfway before the draw got better the experience was sadly ruined didn't think much to the taste. I get better from Cubans but I like to try different blends of cigars so I would say about this cigar been there and done it thank you

Date Added: Sunday 08 May, 2016 by Adam

Just finished one of these this evening. For the price I will say it was good, however others in this range are much more pleasing. The ash dropped about half way through, but the draw was not as easy as I'd expected. For the first half I felt like I was nursing this cigar rather than enjoying it. Not much smoke coming from the cigar and not much to taste. Once the ash dropped it became slightly easier to smoke, but I feel the first half set the tone for the experience. The cap ripped slightly while I clipped it, which also hindered the experience.