San Lotanos by AJ Fernandez

suneet21

Anyone get a chance to smoke these cigars? I think there was a special promo on these guys buy cigar.com. A friend and a split a Maduro and Habano sampler as we are both fans of AJ Fernandez (him more so than me). I tried the Maduro first. I do enjoy box presses cigars and went with a regular cut instead of hole punching it. I found the draw to by very light and airy, and the construction a little loose. Well balanced but not a lot of complexity/depth to it, and it was mild enough to cycle through the nose without getting that itch to sneeze. I still have plenty more of the sampler to try and wanted to see if anyone else had tried it yet and what their experience was.

lilwing88

I had a similar experience with the Maduro. I think I'm letting the rest take a nap for a while. The Habanos are awesome in comparison.....

boydmcgowan

j0z3r

My experience with the maduro was nothing like that, I've had two so far. Don't know what to say beyond that.

t_evan50

I've got a 5r of the maduros resting can't wait to try em. It sounds like im gunna have to get some habanos too.

Russ55

Haven't tried the Maduro yet. One of these days/weeks when I feel like having a maduro I will try it. The Habano is fantastic.

boydmcgowan

Russ55

I did try the Maduro today. I wasn't too impressed. It wasn't bad or anything, but I'm not a huge maduro fan and it didn't really stand out in any way to me. It was just a maduro. I think I will sit on the other 4 I have for 6 months to a year and try them again.

j0z3r

Russ55:

I did try the Maduro today. I wasn't too impressed. It wasn't bad or anything, but I'm not a huge maduro fan and it didn't really stand out in any way to me. It was just a maduro. I think I will sit on the other 4 I have for 6 months to a year and try them again.

Hey Russ, I had formed a similar opinion based on the first SL maduro I had and in hindsight I think I made my judgement relative to the habano, where I feel the maduro falls short in that respect. However, with the second and third ones I smoked, I tried to evaluate the cigar on its own merits and not as a comparison to any other cigar, namely the habano version, and what I found is that, taken on its own, the maduro is a good cigar that does have something to offer unique from the habano. Of course different palates will interpret the cigar in their own way, so I hardly expect anyone to feel the same way, but I thought I'd mention it and maybe give a different perspective on the cigar.

Hays

I smoked the maduro this evening. I felt like it was a decent cigar, but overall kinda boring. Considering the breadth of options out there, I don't think it's really a re-buy for me.

dennisking

I don't know why anyone isn't talking about the Habano yet.

laker1963

I am still waiting to try these. I have some of the other AF releases coming but I forgot to include a few of these. They will be on the next order for sure. Sounds like the natural is preferred over the Maduro. Have to try a couple of each I guess.

Russ55

j0z3r:

Russ55:

I did try the Maduro today. I wasn't too impressed. It wasn't bad or anything, but I'm not a huge maduro fan and it didn't really stand out in any way to me. It was just a maduro. I think I will sit on the other 4 I have for 6 months to a year and try them again.

Hey Russ, I had formed a similar opinion based on the first SL maduro I had and in hindsight I think I made my judgement relative to the habano, where I feel the maduro falls short in that respect. However, with the second and third ones I smoked, I tried to evaluate the cigar on its own merits and not as a comparison to any other cigar, namely the habano version, and what I found is that, taken on its own, the maduro is a good cigar that does have something to offer unique from the habano. Of course different palates will interpret the cigar in their own way, so I hardly expect anyone to feel the same way, but I thought I'd mention it and maybe give a different perspective on the cigar.

I totally compared it to the habano. I had just had one a few days before the maduro too. I think it would have been impossible for me not to compare them. You're right though, on it's own it's not a bad stick. It's well made, the aroma is nice, but the flavor's a bit light. Just not being a huge maduro fan I need one that is really going to stand out for me to be interested.

suneet21

hey all - just had the Habano this weekend and it is pretty damn good. Much better in my opinion compared to the maduro. Tighter draw on this one and a lot of strong flavors of dried fruit (raisins/apricot/honey) and citrus. Very good cigar...have one more in the humi, think I will age it a bit b/c I think the fruit/citrus flavors could use a little more balance a little more depth. Still, a very enjoyable smoke - something different from AJ.

Fourtotheflush

I just got in a single Habano Toro!. I think Im gonna give it the mandatory waiting period before smoking it.