Reviews
Date Added: Friday 03 June, 2016
Reviewed by Van Vandermeer (October 2003)
Around Christmas time last year, I bought a sampler of fifty different single Cuban cigars from CGarsLtd along with a great bookshelf humidor.
The other night I pulled from the few remaining cigars of the sampler one that had the H. Upmann red band. At first look, I thought it was a Petit Corona. I took it out to the garage with a glass of Sam Adams Lager, turned on the DVD player ("Punch-Drunk Love" starring Adam Sandler -- give it a miss!) and sat down in my antique rocking chair.
I examined the cigar. It had excellent construction with almost no veins and no hard or soft spots. The triple cap was perfect. The wrapper was just a half shade lighter than they typical Cuban cigar. The cigar had that unmistakeable "barnyard aroma" pre-light.
I clipped the cigar cleanly with my Zino double-bladed cutter. The pre-light draw was ideal -- just firm enough and tasting of great things to come.
I torched the foot of the cigar with my Colibri Edge lighter (perfect for a pocket carry). It lit evenly. My first impression was that this was a
Date Added: Friday 03 June, 2016
Reviewed by Michael Griffith (November 2000)
A few weeks ago I went to check the mail and eureka! A package from my favorite travel book club had arrived. Inside were three H Upmann Connoisseur No. 1s . I wanted to light one right there on the street but decided that about a week in the humidor would give them the chance to settle down a little after their long journey. It wasn't easy. Everyday as I would pick out a daily smoke there they were tempting me. But I was strong and waited until the right opportunity presented itself.
The cigars appeared a little rough, all three having veins down the length of a rich brown wrapper. The pre-smoke aroma was very pleasant yet mild. One of the cigars had a slightly smaller diameter along with a slight reddish hue to the wrapper. I measured all three. Two were identical at 127mm x 19.05mm, the third measured at 127mm x 17.5mm. I assumed they were pulled from different boxes. A very solid construction. The caps were not the perfect triple cap that I have noted on most Cuban cigars. All three cut without a problem.
The first cigar I smo
Date Added: Friday 03 June, 2016
Reviewed by Joe Gellman
A box of cigars was deposited on my desk a few minutes ago. I was not expecting a shipment from C.GARS Ltd for another week and I was surprised by the delivery. I opened the box and was met by 25 dark, rich, cocoa brown wrapped cigars. It did not take me long to notice that this was the box I had been anticipating for over one-month.
When C.GARS Ltd suggested I buy the box I thought their description of the No. 1s was a bit over ebullient but, knowing them, I simply said "Send it."
While the aroma from the box gave the impression of a young cigar, the oils on the wrappers belied this fact. This box looked better than what I was expecting.
The construction of these cigars lacked a little finesse, all showing veins on the wrapper. While this did not detract from the enjoyment of the cigar, I always like to say what a gorgeous finish a cigar has (in my mind it adds to the smoking experience). The cigar I chose was the roughest looking one in the box.
All the cigars measured approximately 48 x 5; the variance in the length of the cigars was mainly d
Date Added: Monday 11 May, 2020
This one arrived in the Cuban mellow mix sampler. Good job it did! Id previously been trying the Upmann tubed corona and found it a bit of a fight with a tight draw but tasted good when you could get it going. This one, the Connoisseur is totally different, very mellow, flavoursome and looks after itself with perfect draw even burn and no effort to get subtle flavours with a light puff. OK its twice the price but worth it. It is now on the wish list for after pay day...
Date Added: Thursday 25 October, 2007
H. Upmann Connoisseur No. 1 Cigar - Cabinet of 25
by ArchivedCgarsReviews
A decent hermoso 4 featuring light strength, a limited range of light flavors in an easy drawing daytime smoke.
written by ca
Date Added: Thursday 25 October, 2007
H. Upmann Connoisseur No. 1 Cigar - Cabinet of 25
by ArchivedCgarsReviews
Very pleasantly suprised by this cigar. I found it more full bodied than the normal H.Upmann range. This was nearer the experience of a Hoyo Epicure No. 2.
Good complexity with nice spice flavours. Certainly one worth trying as a change of smoke, if you normally like the Hoyo Epicures or Romeo Exh No4s.
written by asgard
