Reviews
Date Added: Sunday 20 March, 2022
Plasencia Reserva Original Robusto Cigar - 1 Single
by Christopher
With a slight oily wrapper and delicious vanilla hit on the cold draw, this cigar had promises of luxurious and complex flavours. I found this not to be the case, with the first third being overwhelmed by strong black pepper and leather, and the whole cigar having a generic woodiness that only really developed into a slight cedar note towards the very end. I had two very brief hints of coffee in the final third and I couldnt detect any of the sweetness or vanilla hints I got on the cold draw at all. What it did have in abundance was a consistent smooth smoke that was quite luxurious and the construction and burn was impeccable only requiring a one touch up to realign where the band had been (I have a theory that these huge bands are causing distortion due to imperfect humidification). Overall I wasnt disappointed by this cigar, I suppose I was just expecting a bit more in the way of flavour complexity and this was a bit two dimensional. If you enjoy a very strong wood flavour in your smoke you should give this one a try, it might be what you are looking for.
Date Added: Friday 18 March, 2022
Two unfortunate experiences with these. The first one I tried, the wrapper was crisp, dry and just crumbled and unravelled from the shoulder to the band.. It was also virtually impossible to light, with just a block of black charcoal instead of ash at the business end. Continued attempts to light it resulted in a trumpet-shaped expansion on one side of the cigar foot, and the wreckage was impossible to smoke..
The second one I tried seemed to be burning, but with considerable difficulty and a tight draw. No ash was visible, and the wrapper and binder stayed mostly intact. When the cigar went out, I tried scraping away at the black carbon at the foot and found it went down the centre of the cigar for about an inch and a half, so the centre of the filler had obviously burnt down inside the cigar shell. No ash anywhere, just hard black charcoal.
Although I am new to cigar smoking, I have now smoked several different brands in different shapes and sizes, and have not had any problems with lighting or smoking any of them, so I dont think my lighting or smoking technique was at fault.
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Date Added: Thursday 17 March, 2022
The best machine made cigar available in the UK imo really good flavours and satisfying. Cant understand the 2 one star reviews- these are great cigars and better than many lower hand rolled cigars I have smoked
Date Added: Thursday 17 March, 2022
Nice mild yet flavoursome cigar have always liked these nice aroma also
Date Added: Wednesday 16 March, 2022
Very impressed with these. Smooth and so much cleaner than a cigarette.
Im far from a connoisseur but accompanied with whisky made for an enjoyable evening indeed.
Date Added: Wednesday 16 March, 2022
Oliva Serie G Cameroon Cigar - 1 Single
by Gareth
Although Ive dabbled over the years Im a relative novice but I must say for the price these little beauties are fantastic. Very well behaved cut well, drew well, never went out, a robust amount of delicious smoke. Im not a particularly slow smoker but somehow I got an hours pleasure from this stick. Flavour, creamy warm and mild with just enough bite. What more can I say, these will be my go to regular smoke.
