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All the talk about the Camacho PE. Questionably my favorite cigar. I bought one of the 5 packs forever ago when ccom had the sale and should have bought fifty more at that price, lol. I still have two left after a few very special occasions this summer. I hope another special occasion comes up so I can smoke one!
damn you Rob, you were too slow... lol. I actually locked in a box of each for 70 bucks each and free shipping with 2 chistles. I wish Ccom had some in stock as I would have ordered here but I figure the 10 dollar difference covered the shipping. My shop has the regular for about 17ish, but they didn't have any oscuro's. Seemed to be hard to find, that's why I had to order both wrappers. I wish they came with 10, but oh well. Have you heard or had of the ligero IV? I saw some at the shop and didn't know squat about it.....
hmm, I feel the same for the RP summer 09, a good stick. Never got the 08's. The la aurora's, have you had any others? I'm thinking about picking up the sampler.
I was going to get a sampler of them auroras to see which one's I like. They are really nice looking btw. I like the barrel aged, though the robusto's are more up my alley.
Picked up a 10 pack of the Padilla 68 Oscuro Salomons. I really like the salomon shape and tend to absolutely LOVE oscuro wrappers. Everyone's got their thing. Pre-light, this cigar smelled of barnyard and tobacco. A light sheen covered the dark, almost black wrapper and the triple band (standard Padilla 68 double-layered band and a secondary Limited Edition 09 band) made this cigar absolutely beautiful to look at. After lighting, I didn't get as much spice, pepper or umph as I had expected. It was actually a very mellow, toasty barnyard/tobacco taste. I can't put my finger on all the notes I found in this cigar, just that I really loved it. Draw, burn and taste were all excellent. Kinda wish I picked up more...
Picked up a 10 pack of the Padilla 68 Oscuro Salomons. I really like the salomon shape and tend to absolutely LOVE oscuro wrappers. Everyone's got their thing. Pre-light, this cigar smelled of barnyard and tobacco. A light sheen covered the dark, almost black wrapper and the triple band (standard Padilla 68 double-layered band and a secondary Limited Edition 09 band) made this cigar absolutely beautiful to look at. After lighting, I didn't get as much spice, pepper or umph as I had expected. It was actually a very mellow, toasty barnyard/tobacco taste. I can't put my finger on all the notes I found in this cigar, just that I really loved it. Draw, burn and taste were all excellent. Kinda wish I picked up more...
I think you sent me a few, I enjoyed it. I think it will be better with some rest. after the first ash, it got a little harsh and went out two times. Still a good cigar.
Been wanting to smoke one of mine, great write up there Rob. Hey if you want to lose those other 4 hit me up, I would love to add a couple more to my humi! hehe... I am supposedly getting a box of lost city opus's so maybe we could work out a trade...
thanks. And thanks again for the cigar(s). Even with the bitterness, I really enjoyed the cigar up to that point. Seems like it may age out in time, but still a solid stick as is.
I had a Diesel last week and picked up the flavors you did as well. I really loved the sweetness to the cigar that helped to balance out the powerful flavors. Mine was perfect to the nub, though. Think I only have two or three left... gotta get more!
You guys seem to pick up the same flavors I do, though I wasn't all that impressed with it. I'll have to give it another run in a bit. I have 2 left I think.
Just finished a Gurkha Triple Ligero Special Edition 2002 (not sure if the SE 02 means anything as I haven't looked into it enough). The cigar started out with a well balanced bouquet of bold flavors of cedar, earth and a touch of leather with a dry, papery aftertaste. Half way through, a strong bitter note began to dominate the profile and eventually left a very ashy (think cigarette ashtray) aftertaste. Overall, not as impressed as I had hoped or was in the first few inches of the cigar.
It was given to me in a trade, so I can't say. I have one or two more from trades as well. I'll probably re-visit it before I completely dismiss it as a bad cigar, but I have a feeling it was just the blend that I didn't really like.
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