Reviews
Date Added: Friday 17 April, 2009
Now, this came as one hell of a surprise given the low price tag, but only based on other, bad 'cheap' experiences. Don't be fooled by the low cost Chinchalero, it's a pleasant and remarkably flavoursome smoke. Admittedly it's a long way off from any true Cuban, but as a stand alone it is more than capable of holding its own. Lasted around 40 minutes, during which I had hints of floral, light earth, and tea. Managed to take it down pretty much to the nub and behaved impeccably, with no lip burn and minimal bitterness. Makes a pleasant post meal, midweek lighter smoke, delivers all you could ask from a stick in this price range, and earns itself a place in my humidor as a definite 'why not?'
Date Added: Monday 13 April, 2009
I found this cigar very hard work, and for little gain. The flavour was lacklustre, and the second half was both too hot and too bitter for my taste. I'm not sure that this stick quite warrants the typically high cohiba price of its colleagues.
Date Added: Saturday 04 April, 2009
Wasn't expecting too much from this smoke, which is fortunate because it didn't really give too much. Very loose, burning quite hot and tarry, especially in the second part, and required a lot of liquid refreshment to kill the lingering taste after every draw. Pulled easily enough, maybe a little too easily, but it's biggest downfall was the lack of anything decent on the flavour front. Probably a great smoke for a drunkard, but not for day to day appreciation. Not my cup of tea, I'm afraid!
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Date Added: Wednesday 25 February, 2009
I bought a 3 pack of these in malaga for 15 euros and let me say this is a king amongst smokes. This is what all habanos should work from because of the uncany resembalance to one another because i was smoking with my father and we were both smoking the monte 4s and he placed his cigar on my side of the ashtray and i didnt even notice that it was a different cigar!! next time i will order in larger quantitys because this one is a true finger burner.
Date Added: Wednesday 07 January, 2009
Thankfully cigar humidification is at last moving with the times and making use of the best available technology. Basically if you are one of those people who rely on distilled water to humidify your precious cigars then you should stop and think about the science of your chosen humidification method, because it is essentially flawed and you could be ruining your precious Cubans. Why? Well distilled water has no mean (average) rate of evaporation. It simply evaporates and delivers humidity to the atmosphere at an erratic rate. Propylene Glycol (PG) however, maintains a constant relative humidity of 70% - which is about what your cigars should be kept at. And it does this in an easy, convenient and functional manner. In this case, simply unscrew the top and place the jar in your humidor, job done! When the PG evaporates and the crystals (which carry the solution) shrink, just add more PG solution, it's that simple. I have a Xikar 100 count humidor (EXCELLENT item) and so I personally use this in conjunction with the PG based humidifier located in the lid. This ensures I maintain a con
Date Added: Monday 08 September, 2008
I bought five singles of these, two have been very pleasant but unfortunately the draw on the other three has been so tight it made smoking them was a disappointment. The two good one’s were very nice –mild and spicy, I’m undecided as to whether or not I will be buying these again due to their inconsistency.
