Reviews
Date Added: Wednesday 11 March, 2015
Great cigar – first third was cool, smooth and creamy, with a little less smoke output than I like but the second third was when it really took off for me. Very full of flavour, huge smoke output and still very cool. Towards the end of the second third, it started getting more spicy, still with great smoke and very tasty up until half way through the last third. Excellent construction, lit well and burned evenly. No maintenance required, the ash fell off at 1 1/2" and I was smoking this cigar for a solid hour. Ideal strength for me, much better than the Azul Blue range which I found quite wishy washy. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars from me is because I don't give 5 stars easily, and the first third was only a 4 star smoke.
Date Added: Tuesday 10 March, 2015
Lit one of these this afternoon in the sun. Construction was good, it lit and burned well with a good volume of smoke. Draw was a tiny bit firm to begin with but soon eased up. Flavour-wise this cigar didn't do much for me. It wasn't smooth, it wasn't bitter, it wasn't hot, it wasn't cool, it just wasn't really anything. I know that at £5.49 this is a "budget" cigar, but I would much sooner smoke an Independencia 1898 for half the money. I am looking forward to trying more from the Inka range though, next up is a Rojo Cristale.
Date Added: Tuesday 10 March, 2015
This is a lovely tobacco that is really sweet and smells a bit like a pudding.
Date Added: Tuesday 10 March, 2015
As a novice cigar smoker, this was a great starter, i didn't want to go straight into the medium to full flavored monte's, so thought i would start on some mild's, really nice smoke, recommended for any starters, enjoyed with a nice black coffee, took about 20 mins to smoke as i took my time, nice even burn, and that was even smoking outdoors with a substantial breeze!
Date Added: Monday 09 March, 2015
Great little cigar, very cool smoke up until the last third. Lit well, burned well, cool with a smooth and creamy taste. A tiny hint of vanilla and cedar (lit with a cedar strip). Got a bit hot in the final third but still a lot better than some cigars I've smoked at four times the price. Definitely worth a try for the price! I will be getting more to smoke in the workshop.
Date Added: Thursday 05 March, 2015
Excellent cigar.
Treated myself to this for my birthday, along with hefty serving of vintage port, and would recommend it.
For me it seemed like a very smooth smoke, without a harsh edge that even other cigars that I have enjoyed had to a degree. Although this did seem to change into the last third, and I put it out pretty quick, but totally unconcerned by this as I'm fairly sure it had hit the 2hr mark by this point.
Totally deserving of a score over 90, but taking into account the price it should hover near 100, if you're looking for a long smoke and are concerned with value I haven't found anything comparable.
