Reviews
Date Added: Tuesday 07 August, 2018
When you read in the description of a tobacco "perfect for blending with flavoured tobaccos" you know it's not going to have much of its own. I occasionally substitute this for my favourite straight Virginia, Royal Yacht, just for a change. It is an ok tobacco, mild, cool smoking and definitely benefits from a few drops of Bourbon to tweak what little flavour it has.
Since it is sold loose and because the quality does seem to vary somewhat it is fair to say that when fresh it merits four stars. Alas, this month's delivery was a bit dry and at best deserves no more than three.
-27676.png "Ritmeester Royal Dutch Miniature Blue - 10 Tins of 10 (100) Bundle Deal")
Date Added: Monday 06 August, 2018
A nice good quality short smoke, far better value than others of the same size.
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Date Added: Sunday 05 August, 2018
The construction on this cigar was nothing short of phenomenal, the draw was perfect, the burn was razor sharp and the ash held on for just over an inch at a time. I was taking long deliberate draws about once a minute and this cigar easily gave me 45 minutes of enjoyment, but Im quite a slow smoker because Im such a lightweight when it comes to nicotine. The flavours under the description are fairly accurate; a nutty-ceder from start to finish, quite subdued and quite palatable for a rookie smoker like me, on the retrohale the ceder came in much stronger but not so much that it overwhelmed me or burnt out my nostrils. The one I smoked this evening was probably more on the light-medium side, the flavours are pretty basic and there is no real complexity or development to speak of but for the price I feel like I got tremendous value and enjoyment. A great budget stick in my opinion.
Date Added: Sunday 05 August, 2018
Put them in the humi for a year or so and tell me if they are not the best small cigar you’ve had!
-30064.png "Montecristo Linea 1935 Dumas Cigar - 1 Single")
Date Added: Sunday 05 August, 2018
Montecristo Linea 1935 Dumas
It’s not often that you get to try an entirely new cigar, especially one from a range as hotly anticipated as the Linea 1935. I am a fan of Montecristo in general and as I have matured as a cigar smoker, I have always found myself relying on the old stalwarts like the No2. Having tried the Open series and enjoyed them, but not ‘loved’ them, I was really looking forward to a chance to smoke a Linea 1935.
I ordered two of each of the Leylanda and Dumas and they were delivered a couple of weeks ago, by the team at CGars. I would normally put my cigars away in the humidor for at least 6 months before I smoke them, but the anticipation was killing me and I was unable to wait that long. I picked a Dumas, as this is the size closest in size to a robusto, my favoured smoke.
Construction is almost as good as it ever gets, a truly lovely wrapper, nut brown but with with an oily sheen and some darker depth to it. The cap was beautifully constructed and almost looks seamless from a distance, but when you get close you can see real precision to the workmans
Date Added: Sunday 05 August, 2018
Bought this a while back and let it sit in the humidor for about 6 months. Maybe this helped but honestly I couldn’t see the issues that the other reviewers have had! For under £5 it’s not a bad stick, I think there are far superior sticks for the money I.e Quorum shade grown series. Taste wise it was about a 4 or 5 certainly wasn’t unpleasant but again like other cigars at this price point suffered from being a bit of a meh experience. I’d say it’s a nice cigar to enjoy when walking the dog or mowing the lawn but other than that I think you could do a lot better for your cash!
4/10
