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03-20-2002, 09:18 AM | #1 |
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This weeks cigar was donated by Emind56 and netted an average score of 25.4 (18,19,20,32,38), which means 3 stars.
While one of our reviewers found this to be an enjoyable milder cigar, the others did not seem to care for it. The most common thought was that the cigar’s spiciness clashed unpleasantly with the floral scent that the cigar was imbued with. Defining comments: “man i hope this was not the one i sent” “she smells like a French whore” “when this cigar went out with about 2 inches left, I felt somewhat relieved” “It was a little mild for me but I would like to try it again” “This cigar left me filled with bitter resentment” Here are the full reviews: Jojoscigars Const:3 Burn:2 Draw:3 Aroma:3 Flavor:2 Taste:2 Overall:3 Total:18 PreSmoke: 'nice wrapper .tight, little veins somewhat on the dark side as wrappers go. draw ...too easy’ Smoke: 'on the lite up it was very bitter with uneven burn . some hot spots. to tell you the truth i did not finish it . ' Summary: 'did not like at all . man i hope this was not the one i sent .if so maybe all the shipping time had something to do with it .' Grinnin Const:5 Burn:5 Draw:4 Aroma:1 Flavor:2 Taste:1 Overall:1 Total:19 PreSmoke: '6”x 44 This little lady seemed to be beautifully constructed. She was even, firm and great looking! She was wearing a large well-applied chapeau. Her skin was a nice dark ems, close to maduro color, and she must have used lots of lotion, because of her oily sheen and her smell. Though she’s a great looker, she smells like a French whore, ABSOLUTELY GOD-AWFUL! BLECCH, GAK, P-TUI!!! She had a faint grassy tobacco smell that was hard to perceive through the aroma of floral scented soap and hand lotion. (No foolin’ folks that’s what this cigar smells like). When I took off her chapeau, her top was packed very firmly. I cannot believe I am actually going to try to smoke this hideously scented cigar! If I wasn’t participating in this review, I’d send her out the door now, but I’ll try to remain open minded with perverted curiosity. She looked hot but burned cool, and she had a perfect solid light gray ash. Too bad someone put so much effort into the superb construction of this baby.' Smoke: 'Though she was firm, she was mild mannered and light in body. Her flavors were not awful, but tainted with the aroma of her perfume, and just did not go well together. I like cigars with good flavor from the tobacco itself, but this tobacco competed with the additives in this cigar. I’d characterize her flavor as mostly like her aroma, mild soapy, floral, vegetal and unnatural with a bit of grassy bitterness. In spite of all this, strangely smooth, and not as bad as the scent itself. Intriguing, but I could only take her for so long. ½ way through it got the point where I’d had enough. Her soapy quality got to be too much for me. No home run tonight. I had to be truthful with her and myself. I finally kissed her goodbye and sent her out the door. I’m hoping she doesn’t call back.' Summary: 'I have only ever enjoyed one flavored cigar, a Fuente Anejo. Perhaps I am biased, but I like my cigars like my women….natural. I’d need serious beer goggles on to see this lady again. To me this numerical rating system does not represent this cigar accurately. The high numbers for construction burn and draw misrepresent the total experience. I would not recommend this cigar.' Emind56 Const:4 Burn:3 Draw:5 Aroma:4 Flavor:5 Taste:5 Overall:6 Total:32 PreSmoke: 'A well constructed cigar, with a very nice draw. The first two thirds of this cigar burned very well with only very minimum touchups required. the neat cap clipped off cleanly revealing a pleasant predraw of sweet tobacco with hints of green tea. the only burn problems were encountered in the last third, wherein this cigar showed a tendency to go out.' Smoke: 'The first third of this cigar smoked mellow and pleasant with a core of sweet tobbaco tastes, incorporating hints of green tea. IMHO the best part of this cigar was the aroma, sweet tobacco scents. I would bet that if I hadn’t been smoking it, I would have thought that this specimen had nice room presence. Unfortunately the first third was the best third. This cigar never really developed, the flavor stayed the same all the way through. The only appreciable difference was that it became increasingly harsh as the smoke wore on. The finish was practically nonexistent. ' Summary: 'This cigar wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t good either. There are much better $2-$3 cigars out there (hopefully this one isn’t more than $2-$3). In summation let me just say that when this cigar went out with about 2 inches left, I felt somewhat relieved, and had absolutely no desired to relight it. ' Eduardo Const:5 Burn:5 Draw:5 Aroma:3 Flavor:7 Taste:6 Overall:7 Total:38 PreSmoke: 'This cigar was very well made. The wrapper was dark and had a slight amount of oil to it. The cap looked very well made and the pre smoke draw was what I would call perfect. Size was 6 x 45. I didn’t notice much of a scent to it as Bill did.' Smoke: 'Once clipped and lit the cigar produced lots of smoke with each draw. I immediately noticed a spicy peppery taste in the back of my throat. After starting out strong as it did, it mellowed out nicely after the first third and stayed that way until the end. It had a very firm bunch and produced a tight, light gray ash. I had a few problems with the wrapper splitting at the very start but it stopped and burn’t evenly throughout the rest of the smoke.' Summary: 'I gave this smoke a 38. It smoked and burned just about perfect. It was a little mild for me but I would like to try it again once I find out what it was.' Unklebill Const:2 Burn:4 Draw:5 Aroma:3 Flavor:2 Taste:2 Overall:2 Total:20 PreSmoke: 'The first thing I noticed about these samples upon receiving them was their unique aroma. They had a light but very distinct floral & apricot scent reminiscent of the Lars Tetens/Acid lines. This is not a cigar that usually graces my regular line-up, so I was pretty excited to experience this. However after about a week of storage in my desktop, wrapped in an individual bag, the scent had all but disappeared. These nice-sized coronas weighed in at about 6 x 46 with a splotchy dark colorado wrapper that was beginning to separate at the seams. The cigar clipped cleanly to produce a perfect pre-light draw. So far so good! ' Smoke: 'This one was a very light cigar with a light bit of cedar and hints of floral that never really developed. The wrapper produced a mild spiciness on the lips and throat that lingered, however the spiciness was not altogether pleasant nor did it particularly fit with the flavor profile of the cigar. I found myself puffing and puffing, thinking that something more would develop..... but it never did. ' Summary: 'This cigar left me filled with bitter resentment from promise unfulfilled and potential wasted. I really tried to like this cigar but found nothing to catch or hold my attention. I would not smoke this cigar again. ' BILL "Lars: The Joe Camel of cigars" Edited by - unklebill on 03/20/2002 10:23:42 AM
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