Reviews
Date Added: Friday 11 June, 2010
Not as strong as expected, which suits me. Excellent if medium strong and quite nutty is your taste.
Date Added: Tuesday 01 June, 2010
A friend of mine, who is far more of a cigar connoisseur then I, told me that this is one of his all time favourite cigars. To an extent I can see why. It is a good manly looking size but won't quite take the commitment that a double corona or churchill might take. It has a good dominant flavour whilst not being too strong. For me the underlying taste notes were rich coffee beans in a cloth sack and probably would make a fine companion to oily dark expresso. For me though there was perhaps a little too much of the bitterness/sourness in this cigar which many others may like, but it is the only reason why this cigar for me does not have 5 stars. I acknowledge the fact however that I have a habit of making this last comment about some cigars because I smoke them too 'young' and will be the first one to edit or re-write this review once I have aged the Magnum 50's for a little longer... I am certain that should you like the bitterness of rich dark coffee's then ths cigar will match up just perfectly for you.
Date Added: Tuesday 01 June, 2010
At my first try of one of these I felt disappointed...probably because I was expecting more intense flavour from a name like Epicure Especial. However my first impression was wrong. I have just taken the time to try one of these again and approached it this time with a more open mind... I think the first time I was especting a punch in the mouth of flavour while not remembering that this after all was a Hoyo. Hoyo are more of a light to medium flavoured cigar and this one is no exception. The Epicure is a very smooth cigar, there is no bitterness here, for what is quite a young cigar. It has definite old but light tanned leather undertones coupled with what recognise as a taste of a subtle honey blossom, great for a english summer afternoon smoke. This is an easy smoke, a real relaxer, rather then a smack in the mouth of flavour... And now I have let my Epicure lay for a short time I am convinced they will probably just get better with age.
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Date Added: Friday 28 May, 2010
I decided on one of these based on the reviews below, as a late substitute for a Unicos in my Vegas Robaina sampler pack (Cgars didn't have any Unicos left!) & I'm glad I choose this fine fat fellow.
Nothing more to add that hasn't been already said, except halfway through smoking it, it did start to leave a thin line of wrapper behind the burn. It didn't seem to affect the flavour at all as it still smoked beautifully, full of strong, woody, leathery flavours.
This is everything a cigar should be... especially at the price! 10/10
Date Added: Friday 28 May, 2010
If you get a good one this is a great smoke, nicely balanced but on the stronger side, smooth... a very nice Cuban all round... Though I have had one or two that were very tight on the draw...
Date Added: Saturday 22 May, 2010
Wow! What a cigar! From the magnificent presentation of the cigar itself with its finely rolled outer shell, double golden labels, triple cap, to its sparklingly aroma of creamy chocolate and coffee. The length and gauge is just perfect, which reflects the overall taste! The draw was not too easy and not too strenuous, with the ideal amount of white smoke being bellowed out. The construction is well packed and holds itself even towards the final 1/3 of the cigar! The ash holds for around 2cm. The taste as I said is wonderful, with it starting off a little strong on the palette but eventually mellows down to a medium roast of chocolate and coffee. It took 80 minutes to smoke this bad boy, and boy was it worth it!
