Reviews
Date Added: Tuesday 24 December, 2024
Tried one of these this evening as a Christmas Eve treat. It had a very strong flavour of artificial sweetener, and unfortunately I did not taste anything else. The burn was a little uneven but not too bad. The draw was very loose, but again it could have been worse by being too tight. It's construction was superb, very well made. So just disappointing that I got absolutely no flavours from it until the last 5 puffs where I got a tiny hint of spice.
Date Added: Sunday 15 December, 2024
A fantastic 30 minute smoke, gorgeous cigar, have been smoking these for years.
Date Added: Friday 13 December, 2024
I'm easing my way back into cigars after a on/off 10 year hiatus. I don't smoke anymore so they sort of fell to the wayside and bar a few sticks in holiday over the years I've not really indulged. Since the price of Cubans has gone up quite a lot in the last 10 years I decided to dip my toe in the 'New World' arena of smokes. This cigar was my first try and I was very pleasantly surprised. First off, clearly been stored perfectly. It was springy yet firm to the touch and smelt great. On first light it was quite bitter and I could tell that there was an underlying flavour there but the bitterness was rather over powering. However, after about 5 mins the cigar completely changed and became almost toffee/caramel tasting and really got better the further down I smoked it. The last third was powerful and rich, very woody with hints of earth and tasted like I was smoking nature, which was incredible. I have another one with the darker wrapper which I'll have at a party next week. I only hope it is as good.
Date Added: Friday 13 December, 2024
All I can say is that I must of got a bad one. On the cold draw it was very tight.
After correctly toasting the foot and with it being in my humidor for a couple of weeks at 69Rh, it was nearly impossible to draw.
Full flavoured and medium to full in strength but I persisted with it for 15 minutes it was nearly impossible to draw so I cut of the lit end about an inch and from both ends used my perfect draw multiple times.
One time as I removed the perfect draw it pulled out a very long thick tobacco leaf vein of which I had never seen before.
I persisted with the smoke and the pull was slightly better but still difficult to say the least.
It was only after I removed the band did it start to burn evenly and the draw became how it should of been from the start.
It was when I was encroaching the nub did this cigar become enjoyable, so yes I was unlucky to get such a bad one.
Date Added: Monday 09 December, 2024
I love these. Fabulous cigar. One of the most beautiful presented and with that dark wrapper looks and smokes extremely well. I wouldn’t recommend it to new smokers but more for the seasoned cigar smokers. I’m a huge fan of the Drew Estate brand for the fuller bodied cigars and this one being top tier in that department. The only thing that I don’t like is that they look so good sitting in the humidor that I feel bad to smoke one haha. So they do need to be replaced so if you’re like me. Order more than two at a time.
Date Added: Monday 09 December, 2024
I was a little disappointed with this one. I had high expectations but was really not impressed. I smoked this a while ago and left a very deep impression as I clearly remember thinking that I won’t get one of those again. Maybe I just got a bad one or needed more time in the humidor as I can’t say I enjoyed it as much as I was expecting too. Below to aversive for me this one.
