Reviews

Date Added: Thursday 16 June, 2011

Jose L Piedra Cazadores Cigar - 1 Single by Angus

THIS WAS A SUPRISE. I was thinking these were not going to be great shakes. I picked some up in cuba a while ago and brilliant they were. There were fantastically inexpensive out there (£2.50). The burn was nice and even. The burn was very slow for that matter. The ash held on well. Flavour wise they were a bit bitter and grassy (young tobacco) but a pleasant flavour profile followed; light spice, cedar, coffee and weirdly mustard (gave a nice little kick). Buy some, put away for 6 months and they will be ace, authentic, cuban smokes. BA HUMBUG to those cigar snobs who turn there nose up to anything that isn't a cohiba or a trinidad (both of which i tried).

Date Added: Wednesday 15 June, 2011

Romeo y Julieta No. 1 Tubed Cigar - 1 Single by adrian

I'm new to the world of cubans and purchased a box (x10) of these at the duty free. After several months ageing in the humi I have smoked two of these in the last couple of weeks and have been disappointed on both occasions. On the taste side, after initial creaminess in the first 1/3, the cigar progressed to strong hints of nuttiness/nutmeg, wood and a pepperiness that was present throughout. I later tasted almonds and a hint of spice - taste was mostly no problem. My issue is with the draw and burn - on both occasions the draw has been tight, and the burn uneven. I have had to relight on both occasions, the second time after the cigar tunneled out at 2/3 of the way. The amount of smoke was ok, but the taste became foul and bitter towards the end, becoming hot as well. Will be interesting to see if things improve with the rest of the box with further ageing, but having read the larely postive reviews here, begining to think i got a dodgy box..!

Date Added: Wednesday 15 June, 2011

Punch Petit Coronations Tubed Cigar - 1 Single by adrian

I'm new to cubans and enjoyed this a lot. Spicy, woody and with generous amounts of smoke. Good construction, consistent draw and burn. One to note.

Date Added: Wednesday 15 June, 2011

Montecristo No. 4 Cigar - 1 Single by adrian

Being new to smoking cubans i can now see what all the postive noise about this cigar is about. Had my first one a couple of days ago and i have only good things to say. Excellent construction, good consistent eay draw and burn with generous mouthfuls of smoke. Started creamy with chocolate, then progressed to nuttiness for the remainder of the smoke. Overall an excllent intro to the world of cubans, shall always try and keep some in the humi!

Date Added: Tuesday 14 June, 2011

Luis Martinez Tres Petit Corona - 1 Single by Steve

An absolutely cracking little cigar. Really well constructed. Burns slow and beautiful. And excellent medium-strong flavour. Fantastic value for money. As good as it gets at this sort of price.

Date Added: Friday 10 June, 2011

Fonseca Cosacos Cigar - 1 Single by Ash

I actually found that this wasn't quite as nice as its smaller counterpart, the Cadete. Not quite as smooth. But in its own right, not bad at all. Very complex flavours and lasts a good while. 7/10.