Ok, I am looking for some insight here from the vast wealth of knowledge here on this forum. Let me know what you like and dislike about Maduros. Thanks
I find them to be just like any other cigar, it all depends. I like the strength some of them have, I like the dark wrapper, sometimes they are more complex, but I do not love the strong/overpowering pepperish flavor that I have got off some of them.
As always kuzi's post is informative and well researched. That about answers your question. However, kuzi, I have to disagree with "you either like them or you don't". Every maduro is different and I do not know many people that like no maduros or like all maduros. Well besides a few snobs that only smoke Davidoffs and Avos.
Every now and then I'll read something that suggests AVOs are all really pricey, but that just hasn't been my experience. The Domaine, which is what I buy, is about $7-8 each, which is in the same range as loads of other cigars.
Every now and then I'll read something that suggests AVOs are all really pricey, but that just hasn't been my experience. The Domaine, which is what I buy, is about $7-8 each, which is in the same range as loads of other cigars.
I agree.. I have always found AVO to be well worth the reasonable price of $7-8, and they are cheaper now than they were ten years ago when crap sold for ten bucks a stick..
I look at a maduro in much the same way that I look at a cameroon wrapper, that is to say when paired with a good blend, both can be excellent wrapper choices, when paired with a mediocre or bland blend, they can be fairly boring and not worth exploring.
The Criollo strain can be documented all the way back to Columbus’s visits to the Caribbean. It is the classic Cuban tobacco. It is rich and round in flavor with a spice to it.
The Corojo tobacco plant is a derivation of the Criollo. It was created in Cuba through natural selection to resist mold. The taste is a bit more barnyard (in a good way) and it still has a spice to it.
Man I hope so...I was so not impressed one bit with the Titan. I'm glad I only paid $6 for it. One of my bigger disappointments of 2008, I wanted to like it, I really did.
Yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed by it, too. Looking at the descriptions on various sites, it's hard to see much difference between the 2 cigars. Same wrapper, Nicaraguan/Honduran filler. My taste buds tell me there is a difference, though.
I too was underwhelmed by the Titan...I didn't find it to be unpleasant, but not great. That wrapper is so oily and thin, I've had two that had burn issues, with splitting and cracking. Very underwhelmed.
I've been trying and trying for the past few days to think of a "con" to maduro cigars and I FINALLY came up with one... I don't have one in my hand burning right now! haha
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