Reviews
Date Added: Tuesday 14 April, 2026
I received this as my mystery cigar and really enjoyed this, maybe my favourite so far. I'm fairly new to cigar smoking, and this was the first one I got dark chocolate from, which is a flavour i've been wanting. A good dark taste overall throughout, tonnes of smoke output and lasted forever, two hours. It just didn't seem to be going anywhere, but I enjoyed it throughout. It did burn a bit unevenly at times, and just started to unravel at the head right at the end, but it was only a few puffs from being done by that point anyway. I'll definitely be buying this one again.
Date Added: Tuesday 14 April, 2026
I generally rate Plasencias, they are enjoyable and smooth with a good draw. However, in my most recent stick I found a huge chunk of midrib that should never have made it into the cigar. It restricted the draw and made for harsh, bitter flavours. Fault can't be ascribed to Cgars here, but nonetheless, it was a waste of £24.
Date Added: Sunday 12 April, 2026
I received this cigar a few months ago as part of a subscription package. I was carrying out a stock check of my humidor and found it .
So as the weather isn’t great I decided to try it out.
Now I tend to smoke New World - Robusto - Toro’s or Lancero’s, so not my normal smoke .
The construction was OK. and it had been well rested at the correct humidity.
A lot of black pepper on the cold draw and it toasted nicely
Then from the very start, a bitter very bitter and very unpleasant taste that lingered in the mouth after 5 minutes it went in the Bin .
.JPG "Fratello Classico Fuoco Cigar - 1 Single")
Date Added: Sunday 12 April, 2026
This cigar came as my mystery cigar and initially I was very happy about this. I’m not one to judge a cigar by the size as I smoked many smaller cigars that have been outstanding.
Upon first light I smoked through the closed foot which was spicy and woody. I found this pleasant. As I got into the first third of the cigar it already had a heavy bitterness that you may find at the very end of any other cigar. This bitterness increased in intensity as I smoked through the cigar and found myself regularly reaching for my coffee to balance out the taste. I didn’t get many tasting notes from this cigar apart from bitter burnt notes, heavy antique wood notes and the occasional burnt caramel.
One silver lining of this cigar is the construction. I was able to smoke the cigar without ashing it and even managed to stand it up on its ash when I was finished with it.
Overall I was disappointed by the cigar and would not smoke it again.
Date Added: Sunday 12 April, 2026
This cigar is a bit of a mixed bag now. Construction is sometimes a bit hit and miss and rustic. That said, it packs a bit of a punch and has a decent 'cedar' taste. I found a nice, easy draw and easy burn. I bought these on a deal and am satisfied with that, so if you want something at the cheaper end of the market and are not desperately fussy, then get them when on offer. There are far worse.
-63566.JPG "Don Pepin Garcia by My Father Cigars Series JJ Selecto - 1 Single (End of Line)")
Date Added: Saturday 11 April, 2026
An absolute delightful cigar, very balanced and very tasty 10/10
