docbp87:What are they like? Oily leather, sweet Christmas spice, and a fair amount of body for a CC. This is when they are on. When they aren't at their best, which lately has been my experience, perhaps due to large production numbers, they lack balance, and the bold flavors that I think of as quintessentially Partagas. The Shorts and 898v are more consistent in my experience.
Steve2010:I've been smoking them for a few years now and haven't really noticed any drop off in flavor profile or consistency. Definitely an under-rated CC compared to the Cohiba IV.Soul, check your inbox.
oldsoulrevival: I've heard the no. 4 is the best, and it is a smaller vitola as you mentioned.
docbp87: oldsoulrevival: I've heard the no. 4 is the best, and it is a smaller vitola as you mentioned.It is definitely sort of a gateway cigar for those looking to get into Habanos from NCs. Partagas and Bolivar are the two marcas that I always think someone used to smoking strong Nicaraguan cigars should look at early on when trying CCs. Ramon Allones would probably be third on the list, RASS specifically.
oldsoulrevival:Has anyone ever had one of these? It's pretty much my most desired cigar, but I don't have any idea how to get them, and so, I have to rely on tales from BOTLs and SOTLs to fuel my enjoyment of them lol (woe is I)... Seriously, though, what are they like?
dowjr1:+1 on rzman's comments...I have had some of the PSD4s and was underwhelmed...fairly mild and while relativley tasty, it did not have the richness I would like in a ISOM. I need more body and this was just not it.
dowjr1: I need more body and this was just not it.
Bucking W:I absolutely love the things. One of my favorite. I have series 2 and D. To me they are like smooth silky chocolate with a little nutty flavor to it. One of my favorites I keep loaded in my humi.
rzaman:Great collection BW. partagas Serie P no. 2 is a cigar for experienced Cuban cigar smokers. It is the fact that Vuelta Abajo produces some of the best Cuban tobaccos. World famous Robian's firm is in this area. The original Corojo seeds came from Rodriguez's firm in Vuelta Abajo. This cigar used five years aged tobaccos which is not very common in Cuba unless we compare with Cohiba Siglo VI gran reserva. This is a gem. I am a huge fan of Vuelta Abajo tobacco.
docbp87: rzaman:Great collection BW. partagas Serie P no. 2 is a cigar for experienced Cuban cigar smokers. It is the fact that Vuelta Abajo produces some of the best Cuban tobaccos. World famous Robian's firm is in this area. The original Corojo seeds came from Rodriguez's firm in Vuelta Abajo. This cigar used five years aged tobaccos which is not very common in Cuba unless we compare with Cohiba Siglo VI gran reserva. This is a gem. I am a huge fan of Vuelta Abajo tobacco. I gotta be honest. I'm kind of confused by some things in the post. First, most all of the great Habanos marcas are blended using tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo (From Upmann and Cohiba to smaller brands like El Rey Del Mundo and Quai d'Orsay). Second, the PSP2 is a regular production cigar. It definitely does NOT contain 5 year old tobacco... When Habanos SA sells a product that uses tobacco with almost ANY age statement attached to it, they make a really big deal about it (the Gran Reserva, and Reserva lines, the wrappers for the Edicion Limitadas, etc.). They certainly don't use aged tobacco in a regular release cigar with large productions numbers like the PSP 2.
