Partagas Serie D No. 4 Cigar - 1 Single

Reviewed by Shawn Leventhal (November 2000) I can't tell you all how psyched I was when I opened my mail box and found three beautiful Partagas Serie D No. 4. I definitely don't feel qualified or experienced enough to be doing this, but I welcome the challenge with very open arms and great thanks to Cgars Ltd for giving me the chance. Ok, on with the reviews: First: After a nice steak dinner, I went to a great cigar lounge with some friends and broke out my first tester. The robusto had a very smooth feel, but not too oily. A nice rich chocolate color, and the construction was very good with some veins being apparent throughout the body. Unfortunately, during shipping most likely, the cap was slightly cracked, which only worsened when I applied my bullet punch cut. This tends to be the cut I like the most, especially with a robusto. I had been enjoying the aroma of the cigar since I received it. It had a great "cuban cigar" scent, that just screamed to be smoked. I took a few pre light draws and noticed a very spicy flavor. To pair with this smoke, I ordered a Glenmorangie 18 on the rocks. Upon lighting, I noticed a slight toughness to the draw, which was a bit disappointing. Not too tough a draw that I felt it was plugged, but enough to notice with each draw. This cigar immediately imparted a very medium to full bodied flavour (spelling for our British friends :) ), with a spiciness that continued throughout the smoke. It went well with the scotch, which was a great treat unto itself, but that's another review. The ash was a dark grey and burned well and mostly even throughout. Towards the middle, I noticed hints of leather with increasing nuttiness towards the end. Overall a good cigar, but not among the best I have smoked. Second: While I was enjoying my robusto, my friends were smoking churchill sized cigars, so there was ample time for me to light the second. I had a glass of cool water in between, and once my palate seemed cleansed, I took out the second. This one also had a beautiful aroma and great, smooth feel. Very similar if not exactly like the first one, in colour, and apparent veins. This one also had a split cap. The pre-draw again imparted flavours of spice. With this, I decided to go with a cognac, and ordered a snifter of Delamain, Vesper. A great cognac, and went much better with the Partagas then the scotch did. Much to my delight, this one had an easier draw. The same dark grey ash and even burn as the first, but noticed a bit more earthiness as it smoked down. The spiciness was the same. I don't think I mentioned it above, but both cigars had a long finish, and got much stronger as I smoked it. The spiciness definitely stayed on my palate each time. Third: After dinner with my girlfriend, we went back to the same cigar club I had smoked the other two at (might as well be consistent with setting I figured :) ). This last cigar was much smoother to the touch than the other two, and had a slightly darker chocolate color. There were no veins on this one unlike the other two. The construction was near perfect, and the cap was exceptional. not a single crack or chip. This time I let the waiter cut it with a scissors. Great pre-draw flavors, which imparted the same spiciness as the others, but also had a much sweeter taste, of which I think currant comes closest to describing. Subtle, but very noticable (does that make sense?). I decided to go with an Armangac this time, and ordered a snifter of Busnel. I used a cedar splint to light this one, and the draw was exceptional. By far the best draw of all three. Perhaps it was the cut, perhaps the cigar ( I think the later). This one also proved to have the best combination of flavors. A bit more complex then the other two, it added a nice creamy finish, with hints of cocoa and possibly coffee. The ash of this one was a lighter shade of grey and burned perfectly even. As it smoked, the cigar imparted earthy and wood flavors with undertones of nuttiness. Spicy throughout, but the earthiness and wood became more overpowering towards the end, and about 1.5 inches above the band, became a bit harsh. I put it down shortly after. The Armangac has a great spicy/sweetness that went absolutely wonderful with this cigar. This was hands down the best of the three. There you have it. I hope I did not make a fool of myself :)

The serie d4 has got to be everyone's go to cigar! It's up there with the monticristo no4 for consistency, construction is great and the cigar is always filled to the brim with tobacco. The aroma is a faint hay but don't let it fool you. Once lit this cigar is a power house delivering lots of rich smoke and yet once you take a draw and set it down there is virtually no foot smoke the only fault I have with the construction is the burn line as this stick has a tendency to burn very wonky,( a quick touch up will fix the problem) flavour wise from first light you get a real deep earth and a slight nutmeg taste, if it wasn't for the shade of wrapper you would think it's a Maduro due to the amount of power it delivers second third is a nice introduction to a coffee and coco that mixes very nice with the nutmeg and finished off with that deep earth. In the final third primarily the same flavours coffee is More proment with the coco dying out other than that same flavour profile as before also a strength increase in the final third. All in all a fabulous cigar and one that should be in everyone's humidors

As a lover of partagas cigars particularly the petit coronas especial,I decided it was time to revisit the sd4 which I always respect as it is big in flavour and nicotine,however I feel that these cigars are starting to suffer the same fate as the Monte no2 and no4,they are so inconsistent these days. Its true that you will still get a real good one most of the time but the bad ones taste cheap,the demand for these is definitely affecting the quality

WOW! this is a hearty cigar, strong earthy tones with a hint of spice, definitely a dominating flavour... i had this with a Laphroaig 10yrs being perfect for a winter smoke... This is not for the faint hearted, enjoy slowly with care after a nice roast dinner xD

Just had one of these in the garden on a cold winter evening and found it very not bad,although Cohiba is my brand of choice this robusto sized stoge was my first with this brand and I received a great smoke, very well put together,brought a smile to my face in the dark evening,ive got a few more but if this is anyrhing to go by very impressed