Reviews
Date Added: Wednesday 28 June, 2023
Guantanamera Cristales Cigar - Pack of 5
by Zeeshan
Great cigar, value for money & excellent to join the cigar club in my opinion as this got me into liking cigars. + a very good company!
Date Added: Wednesday 21 June, 2023
I have to say that I was quite disappointed with this sampler, I found the Cristales (the longest cigar) to be the best but it still wasnt great. It burned well and the construction was good but I was deep into the second third of this cigar before any semblance of flavour came through and even then it was difficult to pick up anything from it.
The Minutos (short one with slightly larger gauge) was borderline unsmokeable. It was very spongey and I had great difficulty keeping it lit, I opted halfway through to do a deeper cut but it did very little to help the situation so I found that the majority of the time was spent trying to keep it lit rather than tasting.
Overall I would not purchase this sampler again.
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Date Added: Tuesday 23 May, 2023
Surprised by some of the low scores shown by other reviewers.
Using a xikar double guillotine, the pigtail clipped neatly, but wrapper showed a slight brittleness.
The tapered end took the light well and burned to full width evenly.
Construction and draw were good and the burn even, with a mild to medium flavour developing well as the cigar burned.
Date Added: Saturday 20 May, 2023
This is a great cigar especially for the money. The size is perfect especially if your looking for a classy classic appearance. The flavour is fairly mild with no over all particular notes but very pleasant. I do have to say that the draw is quite light and airflow could be much better, this does slightly effects the experience but not a major annoyance, more of a personal opinion. The cigar smokes for around 45 minutes for to an hour which is lovely but the burn is a bit uneven. Overall this cigar is amazing and the drawbacks are minimal. I highly recommend.
Date Added: Friday 19 May, 2023
This was very much a cigar of two halves. The opening 10 minutes seemed fairly bland and whilst there was certainly nothing terrible about it, I was expecting more. The flavours were almost too mild to pick up on which was slightly disappointing. However as I moved passed half way the cigar definitely changed for the better. It remained mild but became smoother and better in every way. Flavours came through and it really improved as the minutes ticked by. The final few moments were excellent and I felt myself wanting to apologise to what was left of this cigar. You cant lose sight of the price and expectations need to be in keeping with what you pay. This isnt a bad buy at all if you like something mild. The burn was very even and the draw was spot on throughout. All in all it was a nice smoke at this price point.
Date Added: Tuesday 09 May, 2023
After the really helpful Review left by Daryl I thought it would be good to get a 2nd opinion
The Longer Larger Cigar was beautiful - Just what you would expect from a quality Cuban Manufacturer as were the 2 smaller ones which appear in several Samplers
The larger gauge small Cigar from that batch was dry and spongy - so unusual for CGars that I contacted them and their Customer Service knocked me backwards with how they solved the issue
So thanks I really appreciate it
