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DraKhen99 · 12-05-2005, 06:14 AM

Hey, just wondering if anyone else has tried this cigar?

I had one last night and WOW, was I impressed! It's got a good-sized ring gauge in the middle, and tapered perfectly to each end. I clipped a tiny portion off of the head, leaving about a 1/4" diameter cross section from which to draw on, and never had a draw problem

This cigar has to be one of the smoothest, if not THE smoothest that I've ever smoked, with lots of yummy flavor to go with it!

Just had to smoke one

-John

Nekotaku · 12-05-2005, 06:37 AM

Don't know about this particular model, but I love Zinos. They have such a rich full flavour. The first cigar I smoked was a Mouton-Cadet, and they'll always have a special place in my heart.

DUplayboy · 12-05-2005, 06:59 AM

I've smoked a couple of Grand Masters. They were good but not great for their price tag. Their construction was top notch but I felt they were kinda one dimesional. Flavor was good but again not great!

DraKhen99 · 12-05-2005, 07:12 AM

Is the Grand Master from the Scepter series? This was the Chubby from the Crown series, which retail for $37 here in MD. I doubt I'd buy more of them unless I had gobs of money which *had* to be spent on cigars.

-John

DUplayboy · 12-05-2005, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DraKhen99

Is the Grand Master from the Scepter series? This was the Chubby from the Crown series, which retail for $37 here in MD. I doubt I'd buy more of them unless I had gobs of money which *had* to be spent on cigars.

-John

shit... you're right... i was confusing the two. GM is from the scepter series. I think got them for like $12 a stick.

$37 a stick.. that's just crazy

DraKhen99 · 12-05-2005, 09:35 AM

Yeah, it's nuts, but I didn't have to pay for it

so I'm all good

. It was worth it once though

-John

jjmd · 12-05-2005, 07:42 PM

I agree with DUPlayboy - solid construction but one-dimensional, IMHO. Smooth, mellow, a bit creamy, but not worth the $ by and large......

WG dog · 12-06-2005, 04:32 AM

Zino Platinum Crown Series Chubby = excellent tasty smoke imho. Helps to buy a few of them only when a retailer has a deal on them like buy one get one "free". Bling Bling!

Ringo · 12-06-2005, 01:02 PM

This space for rent.

DraKhen99 · 12-06-2005, 01:39 PM

Only problem with that, Ringo, is that those are in the Scepter series, not the Crown series, which is what I was so fortunate to have. The Crown series is 300% the price of the Scepter series.

-John

12-05-2005, 06:14 AM	#1
DraKhen99 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 755	Smoked a Zino Platinum Chubby - Crown Series Hey, just wondering if anyone else has tried this cigar? I had one last night and WOW, was I impressed! It's got a good-sized ring gauge in the middle, and tapered perfectly to each end. I clipped a tiny portion off of the head, leaving about a 1/4" diameter cross section from which to draw on, and never had a draw problem This cigar has to be one of the smoothest, if not THE smoothest that I've ever smoked, with lots of yummy flavor to go with it! Just had to smoke one -John __________________ The Original Padron Ho! The Copycat MX2 Ho! "He found the edge of the Cigar Cliff and just JUMPED off" - My friend, in reference to my quick escalation from non-smoker to cigar aficianado.

12-05-2005, 06:37 AM	#2
Nekotaku Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ghent, Belgium Posts: 220	Don't know about this particular model, but I love Zinos. They have such a rich full flavour. The first cigar I smoked was a Mouton-Cadet, and they'll always have a special place in my heart. __________________ "I drink, I smoke one cigar after the other and I sleep very little. That's why I'm always 200% in shape." -Winston Churchill

12-05-2005, 06:59 AM	#3
DUplayboy Herf Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,927	I've smoked a couple of Grand Masters. They were good but not great for their price tag. Their construction was top notch but I felt they were kinda one dimesional. Flavor was good but again not great! __________________ Question Everything!

12-05-2005, 07:12 AM	#4
DraKhen99 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 755	Is the Grand Master from the Scepter series? This was the Chubby from the Crown series, which retail for $37 here in MD. I doubt I'd buy more of them unless I had gobs of money which had to be spent on cigars. -John __________________ The Original Padron Ho! The Copycat MX2 Ho! "He found the edge of the Cigar Cliff and just JUMPED off" - My friend, in reference to my quick escalation from non-smoker to cigar aficianado.

12-05-2005, 09:35 AM	#6
DraKhen99 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 755	Yeah, it's nuts, but I didn't have to pay for it so I'm all good . It was worth it once though -John __________________ The Original Padron Ho! The Copycat MX2 Ho! "He found the edge of the Cigar Cliff and just JUMPED off" - My friend, in reference to my quick escalation from non-smoker to cigar aficianado.

12-05-2005, 07:42 PM	#7
jjmd Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 3,739	I agree with DUPlayboy - solid construction but one-dimensional, IMHO. Smooth, mellow, a bit creamy, but not worth the $ by and large...... __________________ Wasn't it Ben Franklin who said: "A Pizza, a Pickle-tickle and a good Cuban smoke, Makes a man happy, sleepy... and broke!" No, come to think of it, I believe it was fitzonelove. -Shrink

12-06-2005, 04:32 AM	#8
WG dog Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 346	Zino Platinum Crown Series Chubby = excellent tasty smoke imho. Helps to buy a few of them only when a retailer has a deal on them like buy one get one "free". Bling Bling!

12-06-2005, 01:02 PM	#9
Ringo Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Downingtown, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,895	This space for rent. __________________ Kark: "Oddvar, maybe you want to go next." Oddvar: "I'm thinking, what's the worst thing that can happen to me if I don't do the attestup? I mean, what's worse than being crushed?"

12-06-2005, 01:39 PM	#10
DraKhen99 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 755	Only problem with that, Ringo, is that those are in the Scepter series, not the Crown series, which is what I was so fortunate to have. The Crown series is 300% the price of the Scepter series. -John __________________ The Original Padron Ho! The Copycat MX2 Ho! "He found the edge of the Cigar Cliff and just JUMPED off" - My friend, in reference to my quick escalation from non-smoker to cigar aficianado.

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