Reviews
Date Added: Thursday 15 February, 2018
Recommended to me by David at Turmeau’s Liverpool to celebrate the birth of my first child, this is hands down the best cigar I have ever smoked. I was back in the shop within days to pick up some more. If I could give more than 5 stars I would.
Date Added: Wednesday 14 February, 2018
I'm just getting into pipes and this is only the second pipe tobacco that I've tried. I bought a range to see the style that I would like and this was the only aromatic that was in my order. The scent is very strong; the cherry and vanilla pack an absolute punch to the nostrils, they are certainly not subtle. It is reminiscent in fragrance to a Bakewell Tart. Upon lighting up these continue through to the taste, they are certainly pretty flavoursome in the mouth with the vanilla becoming a bit more dominant and the cherry, whilst still there, taking a back seat. As Callum said in his review, this is sweet, very sweet indeed. The closest thing that I could compare it to in terms of cigars was an American stick that I was given as a present a few years ago that had honey flavoured tobacco. If I'm being honest it became a bit sickly and I was looking forward to it finishing. However I also made a major mistake as towards the end; I realised that my puffing may have been a bit on the quick side and it gave quite a bit of bight in the back of the throat, which surprised me given how sweet
Date Added: Wednesday 14 February, 2018
I had a couple of these over Christmas and they are very nice cigars indeed and I don't see how anyone could be disappointed with these. The cigar is very well made with a nice oily wrapper. Burns evenly throughout. There is a pleasant smooth creaminess with dried grass undertone throughout but the overall character changes throughout starting off with caramel, developing to cappuccino/coffee with progressively increasing woody/earthy flavour going toward the end. A delicious cigar and one that you don't have to be a connoisseur to appreciate (I'm not) making it a solid choice as a gift for someone.
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Date Added: Wednesday 14 February, 2018
The draw was way too tight and ended up working so hard at it it wasn't enjoyable and ended up becoming bitter at half-way whereupon I gave up on it a little disappointed. But hey ho, you have to take the rough with the smooth and I don't regret giving this one a go. I'll give it a neutral score because what flavour I was getting out of it to begin with was allright. I won't rule out trying another but it goes to the back of queue.
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Date Added: Wednesday 14 February, 2018
Will be coming back for some more of these! For the money they are difficult to beat. Started off surprisingly mellow but started to kick in with strong nutty tones a third of the way in. Also getting something like orange blossom. Left a rather pleasant tingle on the lips to boot. Very pleased.
.JPG "La Invicta Honduran Robusto Tubed Cigar - 1 Single")
Date Added: Wednesday 14 February, 2018
In terms of value for money these are difficult to fault. It smoked very well with a nice easy draw. Flavour was mild and pleasant but there was no specific note I could pick out. Overall the look, feel and taste of this cigar was, for want of a better word, underdeveloped. Now, I don't have a humidor but plan to invest in one shortly. It seems to me that on the assumption that aging cigars isn't complete hokum then these might benefit from a couple of years on the brew. So I might invest in a few of these and smoke them at different stages as an experiment. But in the interim, spend a fiver and get to look like Schwarzenegger in your local. Win-win!
