Padilla Habano

wwhwang

Rob1110

I've heard of people referring to "meat and potatoes" types of cigars, but I don't think this is what any of them ever meant. Interesting review. I've only had the Habano Burberry and it is quite a nice smoke, though very mellow with almost no spice.

wwhwang

Rob1110:

I've heard of people referring to "meat and potatoes" types of cigars, but I don't think this is what any of them ever meant. Interesting review. I've only had the Habano Burberry and it is quite a nice smoke, though very mellow with almost no spice.

Strangely enough, I wasn't expecting the potato flavor. I know what people refer to when they say it's a "meat and potatoes" cigar, but yeah...I checked some reviews after smoking it to see if I was just going insane, but two out of three guys on WBFiller said they tasted potatoes too, on the Habano. I'm still curious as to whether this is the AJ blend or the Oliva blend.

docbp87

LOL!

AQUADGIO1200

I just got a 10 pack of these sticks..had one the other night...this was my 3rd Padilla...i had a good experience.....i had an even burn all the way through with good tasty creamy smoke. Now i want to try the Miami and '68 series.

bigharpoon

I'd guess you had the new Oliva one because I've had several of the older AJ ones and there was no blast of pepper or spice at any point. Everything about the AJ habano is subtle and smooth with a slight sweetness to it, as I recall.

undulac

I think I sent you a Padilla Habano in a PIF. If this was the one that I sent you, I apologize for the burn issues because I've had a ton of these and have never had a problem. Just my luck to gift the only bad one. I love this stick. I'm not one of those guys that can pick flavors. I can just say that I love it, like it, or dislike it. In this case, I love the cigar. It is one of the few that I will buy a box of because I can't get board with it.

The Sniper

You can e-mail the Beard and he will be able to tell you which of the two blenders made your Habano.

wwhwang

undulac:

I think I sent you a Padilla Habano in a PIF. If this was the one that I sent you, I apologize for the burn issues because I've had a ton of these and have never had a problem. Just my luck to gift the only bad one. I love this stick. I'm not one of those guys that can pick flavors. I can just say that I love it, like it, or dislike it. In this case, I love the cigar. It is one of the few that I will buy a box of because I can't get board with it.

Haha. No need to apologize, undulac. It might've been the way I was storing it. I'd definitely get more of these. This is the only cigar I've ever had that had mashed potatoes in the flavor lol. Very interesting. Not sure if I'm just going insane, but some of the other guys at WBFiller say they taste potatoes too.

Fourtotheflush

wwhwang:

undulac:

I think I sent you a Padilla Habano in a PIF. If this was the one that I sent you, I apologize for the burn issues because I've had a ton of these and have never had a problem. Just my luck to gift the only bad one. I love this stick. I'm not one of those guys that can pick flavors. I can just say that I love it, like it, or dislike it. In this case, I love the cigar. It is one of the few that I will buy a box of because I can't get board with it.

Haha. No need to apologize, undulac. It might've been the way I was storing it. I'd definitely get more of these. This is the only cigar I've ever had that had mashed potatoes in the flavor lol. Very interesting. Not sure if I'm just going insane, but some of the other guys at WBFiller say they taste potatoes too.

Has anyone been able to answer which blender makes the mashed potato cigar?

jship079

Not to Knock your review or anyone review but I think people are getting a bit crazy with the flavor profile discreptions hay, grass, must, pototos WTF just my opinion. I am much like the blenders of past sweet, spicey,sour,bitter,salty you know the ones that were always used until people started finding out what leather tasted like. BUT I WILL SAY GREAT REVIEW WWHWANG VERY DETAILED the flavor profile thing is just my opinion.

docbp87

jship079:

Not to Knock your review or anyone review but I think people are getting a bit crazy with the flavor profile discreptions hay, grass, must, pototos WTF just my opinion. I am much like the blenders of past sweet, spicey,sour,bitter,salty you know the ones that were always used until people started finding out what leather tasted like. BUT I WILL SAY GREAT REVIEW WWHWANG VERY DETAILED the flavor profile thing is just my opinion.

Hay, Grass, and Must are all flavors regularly described and profiled in cigar reviews everywhere... from CA to the lowliest review blogs...

Renaissance_Man

I actually agree about the potato flavor... I have often gotten baked potato... And remember - this doesn't mean that the cigar really tasted like potatoes - it just means it evoked that memory in Wayne's mind! We are complex machines that remember flavors and smells very well and our mind constantly tries to makes sense of the new and/or different, etc... So it associates a particular flavor in the tobacco profile with potatoes... so what? I don't see a problem.

jship079

This is kinda my point, I am saying this has the potential to get crazy. Like I said this is not knocking any ones reviews, palets or saying my palet is not developed. My point is that MY PERSONAL OPINION and from what I have read ALOT of the old blenders opinion. I just don't understand all of these complex discreptions that associate one thing to another or making conections in time past or using a word like leather as a discripter of something that resembles something eles. All I am saying is stick to the basics; it was good enough for the the men of old and was a hell of alot easier to understand for those who are looking for something they like.

docbp87

jship079:

This is kinda my point, I am saying this has the potential to get crazy. Like I said this is not knocking any ones reviews, palets or saying my palet is not developed. My point is that MY PERSONAL OPINION and from what I have read ALOT of the old blenders opinion. I just don't understand all of these complex discreptions that associate one thing to another or making conections in time past or using a word like leather as a discripter of something that resembles something eles. All I am saying is stick to the basics; it was good enough for the the men of old and was a hell of alot easier to understand for those who are looking for something they like.

I guess I totally disagree. To me it seems like more detailed descriptions of flavors would make it easier to find something you like, not broad vague ones. I don't like everything that is sweet, but I love dark chocolate, for example.

j0z3r

docbp87:

jship079:

This is kinda my point, I am saying this has the potential to get crazy. Like I said this is not knocking any ones reviews, palets or saying my palet is not developed. My point is that MY PERSONAL OPINION and from what I have read ALOT of the old blenders opinion. I just don't understand all of these complex discreptions that associate one thing to another or making conections in time past or using a word like leather as a discripter of something that resembles something eles. All I am saying is stick to the basics; it was good enough for the the men of old and was a hell of alot easier to understand for those who are looking for something they like.

I guess I totally disagree. To me it seems like more detailed descriptions of flavors would make it easier to find something you like, not broad vague ones. I don't like everything that is sweet, but I love dark chocolate, for example.

Agreed doc. To me, the whole point of a cigar review is how a particular cigar was experienced by a particular person, and some people pick up on certain notes that others don't. I like that aspect because it gives something to look for the next time I smoke that cigar.

Renaissance_Man