Reviews
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Date Added: Wednesday 25 October, 2017
Not a lot in the pre light fragrance. Upon lighting the initial draw was very light and reminded me of a hamlet. Slight sweetness, a bit of a light leathery taste. As the first third continued these tastes got stronger and the sweetness levels reduced. By the end of the first third the sweetness was gone and the taste was slightly bitter. The burn was good and even for the first third.
No surprises in the second third: the taste of leathery tobacco continue. The burn remains even and for the size of the cigar the ash hold together well. One thing that I noticed was that there is not a lot of smoke output from this small cigar.
Into the final third and this cigar has quite a strong leathery taste, the bitter notes are a bit more prevalent. I decided to end this in the final third, I think I could have gotten another 5-10 minutes from it had I persevered, but there wasn't enough taste to make me want to burn my fingers.
Overall this was an OK smoke, the cigar smoking time was exactly 25 minutes for me. It is a bit bland on the flavours, a mild cigar that did get a bit bi
Date Added: Tuesday 24 October, 2017
Having read the tasting notes on these with promises of coffee, dark chocolate, nuttiness and wood this seemed to be right up my street.
Upon opening these were square shaped, machine rolled cigars. A lovely dark wrapper but a bit light on the pre light nose, no particular scent other than just a bit of tobacco, but this wasn't strong.
The burn was even and the ash held together well throughout the first third: however I can't comment on the final two thirds as I didn't get that far. This tasted harsh. Sadly I got a bit of earthiness but it was simply harsh tobacco. None of the promised flavours came through and I could feel it affecting my throat after the first third I decided not to persevere. OK, I'm aware that this wasn't ever going to compare to a high priced hand rolled cigar, and if I'm being honest I didn't believe that I would get all of the tastes promised. However I did expect it to be palatable and smokeable, but it wasn't.
This was a shame as I wanted to like these, but I simply had no desire to carry on or even try another. I gave the remaining 4 away so there
Date Added: Tuesday 10 October, 2017
I tried one of these as a birthday treat, but I was left very underwhelmed.
they are beautifully rolled and burn well, it was the flavour that left me cold.
for a full gauged cigar I was hoping for a full flavour but it never changed from start to the finish.
the taste was a bit odd, I tried to work out what it tasted off, but my taste memories just kept reminding me of a what a well cleaned public toilet smells like.
not unpleasant just very clean.........................if that makes any sense.
Date Added: Wednesday 27 September, 2017
Date Added: Tuesday 26 September, 2017
Not bad but not great the taste was mediocre with very little aroma that being said I found the standing smoke to be quite excessive compared to other cigars I have smoked, I think a big give away of the reduced quality starts with the label/band as this feels more plasticity that what you would find on something like the Regius 200thanniversary edition however do not compare the smoke if these cigars. If you are new to smoking and want a cheap alternative then give these a try as they aren't terrible for the price and might be what you are looking for, if you are an experienced smoker used to premium cigars what are you thinking even looking at these.
Date Added: Monday 18 September, 2017
A very big vanilla hit from the get go which I loved, almost a butterscotch taste with a slight alcohol twinge in the back somewhere. The aroma is amazing, a very strong vanilla. It leaves the room smelling like a vanilla scented candle. This will always be one of my firm favourites.
