Johnny O thread

Given all the attention and hubub around here with Johnny O smokes, I feel John deserves his own thread dedicated to the blends and reviews. I searched for many reviews, and it is pretty tough...so one thread shoudl help some of the guys looking for tasting notes. Out of respect to CCom, I would ask that any inquiries with these be done via PM. This is my first review, and honestly I will not go into crazy detail, jsut what I noticed.

Mag47 "World Famous" Shagfoot 6x47 ***Dark*** wrapper

I'll be honest, the draw was horrid...but it was 2 hours ROTT so I am not surprised. First third I got a hint of pepper, vanilla, cream and musk. Draw was still bad through the first inch, but the flavors stayed consistent in my opinion and piqued my interest. Another inch in, it started to open up a bit and I noticed a dark cherry note, something unlike any other cigar I've had honestly. Third inch, still tight draw and heating up a bit but I powered through and staye the course. The cream was coming back, but citrus complimented the cherry. Halfway through, this thing turned into a smoke bomb and opened up. While it was a bit hot, it never got bitter and i had to smoke it to the nub. Strong cedar and earth arrived, but not overpowering. The citrus hung around to the nub and the cream was still there with a return of musk and pepper.

Honestly...normally I would rate a cigar poorly with draw and related burn issues, but not in this case. I was compelled to smoke it to the end....and it was worth it. I would buy a bundle if i cuold, store them, and wait a year for a mouth orgasm. This was a complex cigar well above my palate. Highly recommend, and I cannot wait to get to the rest of these. I am not one to take notes, but this is how I remembered it...and it was worth it.

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90+ Irishman

catfishbluezz:
danielzreyes:
j0z3r:
danielzreyes:
j0z3r:
jliu:
scarlin:
Smoked the Mag47 (had some mold which is why today) and wasn't thoroughly impressed (I think it is in the dead period already), but the construction was flawless. Never had I had a smoke burn so evenly when never put down or rotated. Had a canoe starting at one point, but it re-evened itself out.
how do you know when those johnny os are in the 'sick' 'resting' period?
You'll know...just trust me on that.
Before or during you smoke it?
Well...definitely during. A bit harder to tell without smoking, that's why I'm adopting the "better safe than sorry" approach and will just let them sit.
I guess I'll just wait till I'm an old man till I smoke the ones that were gifted to me. ugh.
FYI...they were rolled early March Daniel, probably 1st week. Zach jsut had one last weekend that I sent out at the same time as yours and fell in love. You might have time... Jsut drybox for s days, he said that was the key.

Like Joe said, you'll know and it's only when you are smoking them unfortunately. But honestly 12 months isn't all that long to age a cigar considering that many feel that true age doesn't start until around 5+ years of age; the fact that these go from awesome to I just crapped my pants good in 12 months is really pretty lucky I feel. I'm sure that dryboxing it works well enough, but I can also say that if you just hide it from yourself till next spring it'll change you entire perspective on how smooth and complex a cigar can be... just my two cents is all.

catfishbluezz

Had the light wrapper Cazadores today with 24 hours dry box. Teh dry box made a difference, but draw was still a bit tight. This cigar was like smoking a jar of creamy peanut butter, with a bell pepper tossed in kick it up slightly. This was by far the strongest mild cigar i have ever smoked and KO'ed me without nic sick. I was stoned an inch in...and stoned the whole time. It reminded me of the candela's I used to roll in college lol. Another great smoke, glad I ordered ten, and more will be ordered soon.

jliu

catfishbluezz:
Had the light wrapper Cazadores today with 24 hours dry box. Teh dry box made a difference, but draw was still a bit tight. This cigar was like smoking a jar of creamy peanut butter, with a bell pepper tossed in kick it up slightly. This was by far the strongest mild cigar i have ever smoked and KO'ed me without nic sick. I was stoned an inch in...and stoned the whole time. It reminded me of the candela's I used to roll in college lol. Another great smoke, glad I ordered ten, and more will be ordered soon.

hahah. i bet you rolled some big ol gordo candelas back then. come to think of it, some were having lanceros from way back in the dayzzz. haha. PM to you dude.

chemforever

Thanks for the stick catfish, this was a mag47 I believe. After two day dry box draw is great and its flavorful. Burn is pretty even too. At the beginning I got hot pepper that has now faded a bit and more creamy now. Have to think on what else I'm picking up. The hot pepper does pick up for random draws though and I just got some hints of maybe anise.

Rob1110

Finally ordered my first sampler of Johnny-O! cigars. Can't wait to try these.

j0z3r

Rob1110:
Finally ordered my first sampler of Johnny-O! cigars. Can't wait to try these.

Cool. I really enjoy them fresh, they offer something very unique...to me, they're not particularly complex or smooth when fresh, but if I wanted that I wouldn't be buying fresh rolled cigars. Hope you enjoy them.

CvilleE

Just wanted to jump in and say I will try one after I dry box it for a minute, but the rest r sitting for a bit. You guys kill me with this shite.....I trust you so...you convinced me to get um...willbe back to tell the tell...look forward to something different though..!

Toombes

CvilleE:
Just wanted to jump in and say I will try one after I dry box it for a minute, but the rest r sitting for a bit. You guys kill me with this shite.....I trust you so...you convinced me to get um...willbe back to tell the tell...look forward to something different though..!

Eric, you won't be disappointed. I had one of the Shorts on the way home Sunday and it was awesome! Rich peaty earth, a mellow citrus tang, and just a hint of what I can only describe as Chippotle pepper lingering in the background.

CvilleE

Toombes:
CvilleE:
Just wanted to jump in and say I will try one after I dry box it for a minute, but the rest r sitting for a bit. You guys kill me with this shite.....I trust you so...you convinced me to get um...willbe back to tell the tell...look forward to something different though..!

Eric, you won't be disappointed. I had one of the Shorts on the way home Sunday and it was awesome! Rich peaty earth, a mellow citrus tang, and just a hint of what I can only describe as Chippotle pepper lingering in the background.

Glad youi liked it...my is out...will smoke it soon..

Toombes

CvilleE:
Toombes:
CvilleE:
Just wanted to jump in and say I will try one after I dry box it for a minute, but the rest r sitting for a bit. You guys kill me with this shite.....I trust you so...you convinced me to get um...willbe back to tell the tell...look forward to something different though..!

Eric, you won't be disappointed. I had one of the Shorts on the way home Sunday and it was awesome! Rich peaty earth, a mellow citrus tang, and just a hint of what I can only describe as Chippotle pepper lingering in the background.
Glad youi liked it...my is out...will smoke it soon..

Liked is an understatement!

Direwolf

I seriously got to pop on a sampler

asianbiker8

From all the talk about johnny o cigars, Alex should try to pick these up for the site.

BigT06

asianbiker8:
From all the talk about johnny o cigars, Alex should try to pick these up for the site.

That's impossible... gov't might have a little issue with it...

asianbiker8

BigT06:
asianbiker8:
From all the talk about johnny o cigars, Alex should try to pick these up for the site.
That's impossible... gov't might have a little issue with it...

Why? I dont know anything about johnny o, or the business side of cigars to know about this.

catfishbluezz

asianbiker8:
BigT06:
asianbiker8:
From all the talk about johnny o cigars, Alex should try to pick these up for the site.
That's impossible... gov't might have a little issue with it...
Why? I dont know anything about johnny o, or the business side of cigars to know about this.

They come from an island....that is south of say....Louisiana or Miami

asianbiker8

catfishbluezz:
asianbiker8:
BigT06:
asianbiker8:
From all the talk about johnny o cigars, Alex should try to pick these up for the site.
That's impossible... gov't might have a little issue with it...
Why? I dont know anything about johnny o, or the business side of cigars to know about this.
They come from an island....that is south of say....Louisiana or Miami

Ah, gotcha. Nuff said. I had no idea! Forgive my ignorance, then how do enough people around here get their hands on them?

y2pascoe

catfishbluezz:
asianbiker8:
BigT06:
asianbiker8:
From all the talk about johnny o cigars, Alex should try to pick these up for the site.
That's impossible... gov't might have a little issue with it...
Why? I dont know anything about johnny o, or the business side of cigars to know about this.
They come from an island....that is south of say....Louisiana or Miami

You mean, CUBA! :0

CvilleE

Here is my first experience with the Short (4.75 X 43). It had a flawless burn from the get go. It held just a little past the halfway point before it fell off. After that it wouldn't hold ash, but seemed to me to get better as I neared the nub. Gotta say this was a different experience for me, but could really taste the freshness of it. I'm used to smokes that have already been aged before they hit the shelf, so this was a trip. I had it out for awhile yesterday, but couldn't get to it due to some bad food from taco bell. Set it out this morning to try again, so it had around 12 hrs to drybox.

All in all this had a very mild greeny, grassy taste that somehow turned to a caramel flavor as the smoke shortened. I'm really excited now based off my first one, to see what it is like next spring! Definantly glad I listened to you guys and picked some up. I'm not good at lengthly reviews, but I do know I'd like to have this one in my humi for years to come.

j0z3r

Got my J-O humi up and running.

I'll try and take pics with a better camera sometime, my phone just doesn't cut it in low-light situations.

taythegibs

that is AWESOME!

j0z3r

Unfortunately for me, I have a good 12-18 months before I can enjoy most of those.

taythegibs

yeah, but it will be worth it. Just think about how awesome every one of those cigars is going to be

scarlin

Jozer what is your favorite vitola of these? I take it you have had a few in the past..

j0z3r

scarlin:
Jozer what is your favorite vitola of these? I take it you have had a few in the past..

That's hard to say. They're not all made by one person, so there is quite a difference between some of them. Based on what I've had, of the "world famous" vitolas, I think I've enjoyed the Cazador the most, and of the other "farm rolled" vitolas, I really enjoyed the Canonazo. There are several that are factory-rolled as well, and those are as different from one another as any cigar brands.

j0z3r

taythegibs:
yeah, but it will be worth it. Just think about how awesome every one of those cigars is going to be

Quite true, I've had the pleasure of smoking a couple that were past their sick period and they were very rich and tasty, the development you see in only a year's time is astounding.

Hayblet

Jonny sent me two of those lovely smokes with the carton of Cohiba's I ordered (sorry couldn't resist Cuban Cigarettes) I'm dying to fire one up yet unsure if I should wait or not

j0z3r

Hayblet:
Jonny sent me two of those lovely smokes with the carton of Cohiba's I ordered (sorry couldn't resist Cuban Cigarettes) I'm dying to fire one up yet unsure if I should wait or not

So how are the Cuban cigs?

BigT06

j0z3r:
scarlin:
Jozer what is your favorite vitola of these? I take it you have had a few in the past..
That's hard to say. They're not all made by one person, so there is quite a difference between some of them. Based on what I've had, of the "world famous" vitolas, I think I've enjoyed the Cazador the most, and of the other "farm rolled" vitolas, I really enjoyed the Canonazo. There are several that are factory-rolled as well, and those are as different from one another as any cigar brands.

I agree that the Canonazo is the best of the factory rolled ones, although the Genio is VERY good too. My favorite of the "world famous" rolled ones is the Sublime.

but there are several factory rolls and world famous rolls that I haven't had the pleasure of smoking YET... so there is always the chance that a new fav could pop up at any time.

j0z3r

Actually Todd, just a minor point, but the Canonazo and Genio aren't factory, hence the distinction I made. Not that it matters, they're just excellent.

catfishbluezz

I can't wait to try the shorts and corona extra... Those will be my next purchase... And I have no problem being patient until next summer for what I have now