Reviews
Date Added: Monday 16 May, 2016
Padron 2000 Robusto Maduro Cigar - Box of 26
by Michael
If I have a "go to" cigar this is the one.I can’t speak highly enough of it.Rustic looking and not the prettiest thing you'll ever see,for sure,but that's an irrelavancy here.Always expertly constructed and always very,very flavourful.As has already been said,it does have a very loose draw so you must baby it somewhat but you're well rewarded.
Spicy pepper in the opening which settles in to chocolate,coffee,an occasional note of things like cinnamon and even a caramel creaminess in there sometimes.The absolute definition of a satisfying smoke that you can just kick back with and relax after a hard day’s work and the one cigar that I make sure to never run low on.
It'll be something that the Cuban "snobs" would have me up for as a heretic but,to my tastes at least,Nicaraguan tobacco and the best of their cigars (the puros) has caught up to a lot of what's coming out of Cuba just now and in some cases even surpassed it!!
The range of QC amongst Cuban cigars is still far too large.You really do need to have a good relationship with a quality merchant or you risk getting a box
Date Added: Saturday 09 April, 2016
Not a big fan of New World cigars however this one is lovely, a real 'desert' cigar with lots of dark chocolate and sweet spice. Always a very light and airy draw so helps to take it easy so as not to overheat it. Looks a bit rough to the eye but never judge a cigar by its wrapper, very consistent, will have a few of these in the humidor when I fancy something a bit sweeter.
Date Added: Friday 04 March, 2016
Very pleasant for the money. Good value, better than a Bolivar junior. Would recommend.
Date Added: Friday 01 January, 2016
lovely cigar with cream and light spice flavours down to the third third when a hint of cedar pops in.
Date Added: Wednesday 30 December, 2015
Punch Coronations Tubed Cigar - 1 Single
by Thomas
great draw, smooth sweet nutty taste all the way to the band. Light to medium body. Not much nicotine. Only gets four stars as its not very complex and there are much better petit coronas on the market for the same price for example the Juan Lopez petit corona and Cheaper ones like the por larranaga petit corona. The Mrs liked it too an nicked it a few times lol
Date Added: Sunday 20 December, 2015
cigar looked very rough, very toothy and veiny. The foot was loosely packed with stem like parts poking out. When I cut the cap it produced lots of dust and chunks that kept getting in my mouth right through the smoking. The draw was very loose. Very high smoke production which smelled lovely. Started off peppery with no other real flavours, after a few draws it became apparent that there was an very loosely packed bit running right through the center of the cigar. A little sweetness and coffee did show up for a couple of draws but was overshadowed by hot bitter taste. Tried to smoke as slow as possible but I guess the build quality totally ruined any flavours I might have got. Hopefully I just got a bad one but I won't be buying another to find out. Burn was all over the place. I thought Padron were meant to be a higher end non Cuban but it looked more on par with a Jose l Piedra.
