Steer clear of the little "Anomaly" though. Little dudes burn hot as hell, no chance to taste the flavor through the tongue bite.
I disagree. My first Series "A" was the Anomaly, and it smoked and tasted wonderful. In fact, I think the smaller size format makes this one quite a firecracker. I find that smaller cigars just have to be given a bit more patience, they have a lot to offer to those who have the patience for it.
Yesterday was a Padilla Miami. I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke. Slightly spicy with a great draw and construction and lots of smoke. Also had a Legends Matasa - my favorite of the line.
Today was a RP Double Maduro Torpedo - this is a great smoke with outstanding flavor. Tonight was an Alec Bradley Harvest Selection 97 - this is a solid smoke and a great value. Just bought a bunch on bid and I believe it will become one of my everyday smokes.
Agree with JOz - I like the little smokes a bunch and usually do one on my way in to the office in the morning. Some of my favorites are the Hemingway Short Story, RP vintages (2nds), Reserva Maxima Petite Coronas, 5 Vegas Miami Petite Coronas, Camacho 1962 Perfectos and CAO VR Mural.
Lassy - It's gotten luke-warm reviews on here, but I really liked the Matasa. I had the toro. I'm not sure what size is included in COTM, which is where I believe most people picked it up.
I just finished up with a Gran Habano #5 Corojo, in the Gran Robusto flavor. This is my second one and I'm just in love with this cigar, just stellar from the first puff to the last drag on the nub some 2 hours later. This one is most certainly a keeper.
This one must of been a churchill from size...but damn, it had a huge ring size, one of the biggest ive ever had, had to be 56 or so.
Back on point though, great burn, even burn, great draw. As for taste...somewhat interesting. From the light to the first inch, i was disappointed. It tasted like watered down coffee, maybe not water, but, almost like it was just air with a few pieces of scent from coffee grounds. Past that though, taste began to develop fairly well, and i was happier with it, the coffee taste began to develop further, and about midstick hazelnut showed up. That taste stayed constant into the final third of the cigar where a toasty taste came in.
Overall, not a bad cigar, probably wouldnt include it in a regular rotation, but, it was ok as it progressed. I think one thing i was fascinated about was that id never had a maduro wrapped stick that was so mild. Normally when i smoke a maduro, it has some spice, some kick, this felt like maybe a notch up from a mild, but not a medium bodied by any means.
I liked it.. not really good at describing them, though. I still like the Obsidian better, this one's a bit milder. It was the weekend special at the place that shares a parking lot with ccom, it's still on sale but no free shipping. CCOM doesn't appear to carry them.
I had a big ol' Camacho '62 torpedo. It was too loose. The flavor was notably different from the perfectos I love so well, but that may have been just a side-effect of the loose roll. Further experimentation required.
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Yesterday was a Padilla Miami. I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke. Slightly spicy with a great draw and construction and lots of smoke. Also had a Legends Matasa - my favorite of the line.
Today was a RP Double Maduro Torpedo - this is a great smoke with outstanding flavor. Tonight was an Alec Bradley Harvest Selection 97 - this is a solid smoke and a great value. Just bought a bunch on bid and I believe it will become one of my everyday smokes.
Montecristo Media Noche
This one must of been a churchill from size...but damn, it had a huge ring size, one of the biggest ive ever had, had to be 56 or so.
Back on point though, great burn, even burn, great draw. As for taste...somewhat interesting. From the light to the first inch, i was disappointed. It tasted like watered down coffee, maybe not water, but, almost like it was just air with a few pieces of scent from coffee grounds. Past that though, taste began to develop fairly well, and i was happier with it, the coffee taste began to develop further, and about midstick hazelnut showed up. That taste stayed constant into the final third of the cigar where a toasty taste came in.
Overall, not a bad cigar, probably wouldnt include it in a regular rotation, but, it was ok as it progressed. I think one thing i was fascinated about was that id never had a maduro wrapped stick that was so mild. Normally when i smoke a maduro, it has some spice, some kick, this felt like maybe a notch up from a mild, but not a medium bodied by any means.