Reviews
Date Added: Sunday 20 August, 2017
I was looking forward to trying this cigar, especially as it seems to have nothing but glowing reviews here. Unfortunately, the draw was so tight that the usual enjoyment that I get from smoking in the evening was a frustrating experience. A real shame as the flavours were good; sweet, nutty, almost suede-like. I'm sure I just received a bad example, but at this stage I wouldn't purchase again.
Date Added: Wednesday 16 August, 2017
Great cigar! Stayed wrapped until the end, ash held for a good 2 cm before falling off, great flavour - what more do you want? Oh its a bargain too!! If you'd given me one and said it was 4 times the price I wouldn't have called you out on it!! Bargain, great little cigar!
Date Added: Friday 11 August, 2017
As rather a beginner, this for me was a brilliant budget cigar - the first low end cigar that provides a really substantial and satisfying smoke.
Well structured with a good even draw and burn. Good rich flavours to relish, and moist freshness. Smokes for 30 minutes or so and gives a real sense of fulfilling satisfaction by the end, and a slight narcotic tranquility.
For me high prices take the fun out of smoking, so a low cost epic like this suits me to the ground.
Date Added: Saturday 29 July, 2017
I don't usually do reviews as my taste is simple and not much help to most people, ( Cohiba is best.), but I felt my experience was worth sharing.
I had one in my quest to fined a good walking home from work cigar, IE under £9 but good enough to relax with after a long day.
Bingo it was a finger burner with a Coffey. So the next day I ordered a box of ten, witch was a bad move, the box is made of some cheep nasty wood witch has tainted the cigars through there cellophane. I just finished one and they are still a good little smoke but i was getting the taste rewind with overtones of pine pitch or leylandii a real shame.
the other nine will be put in quarantine from my other sticks with the hope that a month on there own will purge the pine out.
I will be buying them again and would recommend them to everyone , BUT 1 Don't buy a box ether get singles or a bundle and 2 Mitchell ether burn all the boxes and never order them again or have them made to a higher stranded.
The cigars deserve a 4/5 but the review gets a 2/5 dew to the box.
Date Added: Monday 03 July, 2017
I've had several of these in the humidor, but I've been increasingly concerned about one that was developing a split from the foot end so I decided to smoke it yesterday before it disintegrated entirely. I always use a punch rather than a cutter, and the cap survived being punched well, although the base of the cigar did unravel slowly as I smoked it.
In terms of flavour, this was as good as always, and given the problem with the split the burn was fairly steady most of the way down. However, by the time I reached the band the base of the cigar was also unravelling quickly and it was becoming increasingly difficult to get any sort of draw without putting half the cigar into my mouth. I eventually gave up with about one third left as it was becoming impossible to smoke.
This is the first of these that I've had any sort of quality issue with, and although I'm keeping an eye on the last couple I have in the humidor they are looking fine. Hopefully this was just a one off, and on this basis I'm going with four stars.
Date Added: Thursday 15 June, 2017
Bought one of these a few months back and just gotten around to smoking it. Starts quite spicey and woody and a little bitter but once it settles it turns very nice indeed. Smooth and floral sweetness throughout with a touch of white pepper. Burnt perfectly requiring no attention or touch ups and lasted me the best part of an hour. A very enjoyable smoke indeed.
