Reviews
Date Added: Saturday 05 November, 2016
Vegueros Mananitas Cigar - 1 Single
by Staff
This small cigar 4" x 46 is in my personal opinion a fantastic short full bodied cigar, perfect for this short breaks this cold winter.
In the first part you can find lots of strong leathery notes from the beginning, smooth and creamy full body taste with hints of black pepper.
The second part is mildest in comparison with the first part, more creamy and lots of woody notes and hints of sweet but full flavour white pepper.
In the third part the strength is coming back with spicy black pepper and hints of ginger notes. Creamy and spicy. Lovely combination.
This cigar is getting popular in this cold days, a fresh ginger tea or a slightly peated Stalla dhu Islay whisky is perfect to enhance this spicy flavours, or you can have a lovely sweet Stalla dhu Speyside for a more balanced experience.
Date Added: Thursday 03 November, 2016
The Primo Maduro had a nice deep aroma pre-light with a nice sheen to the wrapper. Excellent light and superb even burn throughout, and a lovely white ash that held well. The first 2 thirds stayed mainly the same with a nice cut grass flavour accompanied with a hint of sweetness. The final third had a surprising peppery spicy kick to finish. Smoking time for a small cigar was a decent 40 mins. An excellent way to relax at the end of a hard day.
Date Added: Wednesday 02 November, 2016
I smoke these on a regular basis and have noticed that recently they go out more easily than previously. I'm surmising that the manufacturer is using less tobacco. In other words it's inflationary. Has anybody else noticed this?
As a caveat I'm not blaming CGARS as I normally buy them from a well known supermarket.
Date Added: Wednesday 02 November, 2016
Very good smoke had quite a few packs of these good construction, with only one or two out of a few packs being slightly tight, due to a narrowing at the tip! But if roll it in your fingers it pulls though nicely, pretty good for machine made lovely chocolate taste that's not to sweet for the seasoned smoker lasts right down to the nub! Am smoking one now yum.
Date Added: Sunday 30 October, 2016
Montecristo Open J Cigar - 1 Single
by James
I don't have much to compare this to, but it was a very enjoyable smoke; lasting around 40-50 minutes. Fairly mild smooth smoke, not sure I could pick up much in the way of distinct flavours, except maybe some almonds (marzipan) about 2/3's in but that faded quite quickly and was replaced with straight tobacco taste.
Date Added: Saturday 29 October, 2016
Quite a subtle sheen to the wrapper and smelt fairly light and sweet pre-light. Having read the description on CGars I was surprised that the initial few puffs were reasonably strong and leathery, however after smoking for just a few minutes this strength gave way to a very sweet, honey, caramel flavour which was a lovely surprise. The sweetness lasted down into the final third, where the strong leathery flavour then re-appeared. There was a slightly uneven burn in the first third which sorted itself out by the second third. White and streaky grey 'toothy'ash which seemed to hold better as the cigar evolved. Burn time of around 40 mins. My first Por Larranaga but I would definitely give this brand another try in future.
