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xrundog · 04-30-2018, 12:13 PM

I went through a bundle of these in the Churchill size with the Habano wrapper last Winter. They were dark, strong and heavily box pressed. I liked them okay for a cheap smoke.
I decided to buy a bundle each of the claro wrapper Churchills and Robustos for next Winter. My buddy laughed at me thinking the claro is the green wrapper. I thought it was light brown but just shrugged it off. How bad could they be?
Well they arrived today and are sort of medium brown. The cigars are cylindrical which I am happy about. I was fine with the box press, but it's not my preference. The wrappers are blotchy and toothy and substantial. And that's okay because I don't want a fragile wrapper in the cold. They are rolled nice and tight but have a good draw.
I pulled a Churchill while I was unwrapping all the cigars and putting them in what I now call my Winter humidor.
It was an okay smoke. The burn was straight. The flavor was pretty good. It was a little bitter and a little sweet. Like Chinese sweet and sour.
For less that $2 a cigar these are good. Maybe after sitting until it's cold again they will be a little better. But if not, it's okay.
I'm probably going to lay up another bundle of Honduran bench made Corojos and declare myself stocked up for next Winter.

grtrx · 04-30-2018, 09:18 PM

bitter can be a sign of a damp cigar.... JR used to sell some wet Nics back in the day....

xrundog · 05-01-2018, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by grtrx

bitter can be a sign of a damp cigar.... JR used to sell some wet Nics back in the day....

Yeah, wet cigars travel better. And I smoked it fresh from the bundle. So I expect that several months in the box will probably do these some good.

xrundog · 05-02-2018, 05:11 PM

Gave one of the robustos to my buddy and smoked one myself. The wrapper looked a lot different than the Churchills. We debated what it might be. We decided that the generic EMS is a good description. It may be something completely different that the Churchills. Who can tell? We both agreed though, that it was a pretty good cigar. Nice flavor, straight burn, the wrapper held up. These are good! Even better than the Churchills.

tonycsmoke · 05-10-2018, 10:43 AM

These are all from the My Father Factory. When they originally came out they had 50 or 60 cigars. All in a bundle of 20 for $30. I still have a couple of bundles of the My Father Lancero that cost a little over a buck a pop. I made the decision to start a third cooler when I figured out what it was.

xrundog · 05-12-2018, 10:55 AM

Thanks for the info Tony! I am not surprised. I smoked a Churchill yesterday. It was okay. The robustos are better.

Loyoyo · 05-14-2018, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tonycsmoke

These are all from the My Father Factory.

JR sells Nicaraguan Overruns and Nicaraguan Factory Overruns. I think the Nicaraguan Factory Overruns are made by My Father. I don't know who makes the NOs.

The NOs have been hit-or-miss for me. I've smoked a lot of the NFOs and all have been decent to very good. Unfortunately JR recently raised the price of the NFOs by 50%.

04-30-2018, 12:13 PM	#1
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	JR's Nicaraguan Overruns I went through a bundle of these in the Churchill size with the Habano wrapper last Winter. They were dark, strong and heavily box pressed. I liked them okay for a cheap smoke. I decided to buy a bundle each of the claro wrapper Churchills and Robustos for next Winter. My buddy laughed at me thinking the claro is the green wrapper. I thought it was light brown but just shrugged it off. How bad could they be? Well they arrived today and are sort of medium brown. The cigars are cylindrical which I am happy about. I was fine with the box press, but it's not my preference. The wrappers are blotchy and toothy and substantial. And that's okay because I don't want a fragile wrapper in the cold. They are rolled nice and tight but have a good draw. I pulled a Churchill while I was unwrapping all the cigars and putting them in what I now call my Winter humidor. It was an okay smoke. The burn was straight. The flavor was pretty good. It was a little bitter and a little sweet. Like Chinese sweet and sour. For less that $2 a cigar these are good. Maybe after sitting until it's cold again they will be a little better. But if not, it's okay. I'm probably going to lay up another bundle of Honduran bench made Corojos and declare myself stocked up for next Winter.

04-30-2018, 09:18 PM	#2
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,532	bitter can be a sign of a damp cigar.... JR used to sell some wet Nics back in the day.... __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

05-10-2018, 10:43 AM	#5
tonycsmoke Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: St Louis Posts: 3,330	These are all from the My Father Factory. When they originally came out they had 50 or 60 cigars. All in a bundle of 20 for $30. I still have a couple of bundles of the My Father Lancero that cost a little over a buck a pop. I made the decision to start a third cooler when I figured out what it was. __________________ "Homer, slow down you'll kill us" yelled Marge. "Or die trying" exclaimed Homer.

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05-02-2018, 05:11 PM	#4
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Gave one of the robustos to my buddy and smoked one myself. The wrapper looked a lot different than the Churchills. We debated what it might be. We decided that the generic EMS is a good description. It may be something completely different that the Churchills. Who can tell? We both agreed though, that it was a pretty good cigar. Nice flavor, straight burn, the wrapper held up. These are good! Even better than the Churchills.

05-12-2018, 10:55 AM	#6
xrundog Contributing Editor Herf Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central, Iowa Posts: 9,806	Thanks for the info Tony! I am not surprised. I smoked a Churchill yesterday. It was okay. The robustos are better.