Cigar Weekly

archmage · 08-16-2003, 05:12 PM

Lately I've been smoking a lot of small cigars, mainly RGPE's and KDT's. Tonight I found myself again looking for a short smoke, and a LLMF Colada F that was gifted to me by a CW brother some time ago caught my eye. Thought it could be nice change of pace. The cigar was marked with "Nov -01".

It was a small (4" x 44) boxpressed cigar, with dark maduro wrapper, quite nice to look at. I cut it and tested the draw, which had almost no resistance at all. Too loose in my opinion, I like to have a bit of resistance in the draw, but better too loose than too tight.

After I lit it, it started with some burnt flavor that I've come to associate with many maduros. I haven't smoked any maduros in long time, so it felt nice to have something different. It also had flavors like coffee and cedar, and some nice spice. It produced clouds of smoke, and burned perfectly. Nearing end, it also produced a slightly nutty flavor, and once I caught a bit of tar too, but luckily it was gone by the time I took another draw. What surprised me, was that it packed quite a nice punch too, I'd say medium-full body. And even though being small in size, it gave me almost half an hour of smoking pleasure.

In conclusion, quite an enjoyable cigar, which I wouldn't mind having more around for a change of pace short smoke. Put to rating, I'll give it ***½ out of 5.

qajariaq · 08-16-2003, 05:45 PM

LL Coladas are good stuff

Nice review!

Pill Man · 08-16-2003, 07:01 PM

I love the LLMF Colada with coffee and the Sunday morning paper!

tmdeguy · 08-16-2003, 09:20 PM

La Luna's are getting harder and harder to find

JohnP · 08-19-2003, 10:38 AM

Nice review. I like this cigar but can't find the maduro coladas in the last few months. I hope the re-emerge.

JohnP

gumby · 12-22-2013, 07:29 PM

I was digging through a coolidor and found that I'm down to about a quarter of a box of these. What a fun find over a decade later. They have a really funky smell to them but knowing how much I loved them I thought what the heck. The cigar was the worst burning cigar I have ever had, with a runner running all the way to the band while the other side barely burned, even after repeated attempts to light it.
The taste was really harsh and frankly I would have tossed it if not for out of idle curiosity wondering how far the uneven burn would go. Well I'm glad that I didn't toss it because the last quarter was really quite enjoyable, with plenty of that old La Luna MF flavor profile that I so cherished.
I'm glad I have some more, I hope they don't take until the last 1/4 to get good.

spiridon · 12-23-2013, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gumby

I was digging through a coolidor and found that I'm down to about a quarter of a box of these. What a fun find over a decade later. They have a really funky smell to them but knowing how much I loved them I thought what the heck. The cigar was the worst burning cigar I have ever had, with a runner running all the way to the band while the other side barely burned, even after repeated attempts to light it.
The taste was really harsh and frankly I would have tossed it if not for out of idle curiosity wondering how far the uneven burn would go. Well I'm glad that I didn't toss it because the last quarter was really quite enjoyable, with plenty of that old La Luna MF flavor profile that I so cherished.
I'm glad I have some more, I hope they don't take until the last 1/4 to get good.

Dang gumby, you're finding ALL kinds of goodies in the bottom of that coolidor. Those Coladas were flavor BOMBS!! Luved 'em!

gumby · 12-23-2013, 05:52 PM

Yes I am indeed. Also found a partial box of erdm robusto largo from 97.

fvfanmc · 12-24-2013, 06:51 AM

All of my LLs are long gone.

CSMAnderson · 12-27-2013, 05:53 AM

I've run out of all my LL cigars. To bad they were really great cigars.

08-16-2003, 05:12 PM	#1
archmage Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 347	La Luna Maduro Fuerte Colada F Lately I've been smoking a lot of small cigars, mainly RGPE's and KDT's. Tonight I found myself again looking for a short smoke, and a LLMF Colada F that was gifted to me by a CW brother some time ago caught my eye. Thought it could be nice change of pace. The cigar was marked with "Nov -01". It was a small (4" x 44) boxpressed cigar, with dark maduro wrapper, quite nice to look at. I cut it and tested the draw, which had almost no resistance at all. Too loose in my opinion, I like to have a bit of resistance in the draw, but better too loose than too tight. After I lit it, it started with some burnt flavor that I've come to associate with many maduros. I haven't smoked any maduros in long time, so it felt nice to have something different. It also had flavors like coffee and cedar, and some nice spice. It produced clouds of smoke, and burned perfectly. Nearing end, it also produced a slightly nutty flavor, and once I caught a bit of tar too, but luckily it was gone by the time I took another draw. What surprised me, was that it packed quite a nice punch too, I'd say medium-full body. And even though being small in size, it gave me almost half an hour of smoking pleasure. In conclusion, quite an enjoyable cigar, which I wouldn't mind having more around for a change of pace short smoke. Put to rating, I'll give it ***½ out of 5. __________________ It is often said that those who smoke slowly, know how to enjoy the fine art of relaxation.

08-16-2003, 07:01 PM	#3
Pill Man Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: 22 Arlington Pk., Canandaigua, NY USA Posts: 877	I love the LLMF Colada with coffee and the Sunday morning paper! __________________ Doug http://home.rochester.rr.com/dougscorner/ "Oh. I had religion Lord, to this very day, but the women and whiskey, well, they would not let me pray." - Son House

12-22-2013, 07:29 PM	#6
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,297	I was digging through a coolidor and found that I'm down to about a quarter of a box of these. What a fun find over a decade later. They have a really funky smell to them but knowing how much I loved them I thought what the heck. The cigar was the worst burning cigar I have ever had, with a runner running all the way to the band while the other side barely burned, even after repeated attempts to light it. The taste was really harsh and frankly I would have tossed it if not for out of idle curiosity wondering how far the uneven burn would go. Well I'm glad that I didn't toss it because the last quarter was really quite enjoyable, with plenty of that old La Luna MF flavor profile that I so cherished. I'm glad I have some more, I hope they don't take until the last 1/4 to get good. __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

12-23-2013, 05:52 PM	#8
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,297	Yes I am indeed. Also found a partial box of erdm robusto largo from 97. __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

08-16-2003, 05:45 PM	#2
qajariaq Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,678	LL Coladas are good stuff Nice review!

08-16-2003, 09:20 PM	#4
tmdeguy Club Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2,980	La Luna's are getting harder and harder to find

08-19-2003, 10:38 AM	#5
JohnP Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hotlanta Posts: 555	Nice review. I like this cigar but can't find the maduro coladas in the last few months. I hope the re-emerge. JohnP

12-24-2013, 06:51 AM	#9
fvfanmc Self Exiled Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 40,584	All of my LLs are long gone.

12-27-2013, 05:53 AM	#10
CSMAnderson Herf God Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 16,356	I've run out of all my LL cigars. To bad they were really great cigars.