Reviews
.jpg "El Rey del Mundo Demi Tasse Cigar - 1 Single")
Date Added: Sunday 19 May, 2024
Lovely little cigar. Nice oily wrapper when it heated up. Great burn and draw and most importantly tasty flavoured bready smoke. Perfect for a 30 min dog walk in the sun
Date Added: Sunday 19 May, 2024
First off must say I was impressed with the look, feel and overall construction of this stick. Gave it a v-cut and tried the old cold draw, still can?t tease out flavour notes but it was quite pleasant, lol. The draw was easy throughout and the burn was razor sharp. Didn?t have a problem removing both bands and smoked right down to the nub, which is rare for me. Paired it with the Balvenie Caribbean Cask which went well. Definitely will be adding these to my collection.
Date Added: Saturday 18 May, 2024
Real treat of a stick. Well constructed, and the gold leaf is a great touch. Cold draw seemed peppery, nice and loose. Had some difficulty removing the black band but not an issue.
Lots of coffee, dark chocolate as expected from a Maduro. Pepper came towards the end. I loved the smoke. Creamy and thick especially in the middle. Definitely one to get again!
Date Added: Saturday 18 May, 2024
A very nice cigar started off with a bit of pepper slight creamy/ smooth complexion for first half inch. Next part of the development came a small amount of nutty taste then went into dark chocolate about 85%-90% leading to small coffee flavour. The end of the cigar was were it really opened up for me and all the development came together and tasted a bit like a Ferrero Rocher with a hit of coffee. I paired this with a coffee with bit of rum and demerara sugar with maple/cinnamon syrup. The only bad part of the cigar was the out wrapper came apart on me, my wife's didn't as much but did alittle. Was a lovely draw and ash hold great, lasted for about 1h25mins well worth a try.
.JPG "Vasco Da Gama Sumatra Corona Cigar - 1 Single")
Date Added: Saturday 18 May, 2024
I've had this out of the tube, ageing with various new world and cubans for a number of years (at a guess perhaps five years?) so I'd say this is well aged now. Not one single re-light throughout. Medium to mild with hints of spice, but no strong flavour. Smooth and mellow with lots of smoke. A slight bitterness on the aftertaste, and disappointingly lightweight ash, which likes to drop off, a lot! I can't fault it for the price though, but this one and only example I have has no doubt benefited from mingling with better sticks. Loses on point on the ash, and another for being pre-cut.
Date Added: Saturday 18 May, 2024
Gurkha Ghost Shadow - Robusto Cigar - 1 Single
by GENEVIEVE
Smoked this after giving it a straight cut which I am glad I chose over a punch cut as the draw was a little tighter than I would have liked. That said, this is a very well constructed cigar - same as Davidoff standards and the dark brown wrapper could deceive you into thinking this will be a much stronger cigar. The wrapper had an almost fresh, hay like aroma to it with a sprinkling of mint - both of which were present in the smoke itself, alongside an almost leathery finish. The ash held for a solid 2-2.5 inches before departing and the flavours were consistent throughout. I enjoyed this for around 60-70 minutes with a coffee. Not quite the thick plumes of smoke I enjoy with other cigars but an enjoyable cigar and one I would plan to have on hand in the humidor.
