Wow, I'm sorry to hear you had issues with these. I have smoked a Torpedo and Belisico with minor issues. The Belisico had wrapper issues, but smoked fine, and the Torpedo knocked my socks off with flavor. I have a double Robusto and Churchill in my humi for me to round out the line. Maybe it just didn't have enough time resting, since they have been rushing these onto the market. My suggestion is the same as others, don't give up on a stick after 1 bad experience. Try one with more rest, and hopefully you won't be disappointed.
If one turns up in a COTM or a shipment from the trades/games/bombs threads, I'll give it another try. But I don't see me spending my own money on another one. Too many cigars I haven't tried yet.
Wow, I agree with the strength of this cigar. It took me 2 nights to smoke it and it was a robusto. But I found the flavor great, maybe it was the meal and wine that I had before it. I had no burn issues, the draw was somewhat tight. I hope you just got a bad one, it happens. I recommend this cigar to those who like stronger cigars and full flavors. However, i completely aggree with you on the G series, it is my go to smoke now, at least when I'm home to get them. I got married in January and that is the cigar me and my groomsmen smoked. I know its your opinion on here but give the V another chance.
Well, I smoked another Belisico to make sure that I didn't get lucky with a good one, and yep. Fantastic, had to touch it up only once, but that was because I didn't puff on it for over 5 minutes while looking at the new house going up across the street. You could definately feel the strength on it, while I hadn't ate anything in 8 hours.
I'm going to light up one of the Serie V lanceros that I have this weekend just for you urby. I'm hoping you just got a bad one, as I've heard nothing but good up until your review.
I think your chicken blood juju must have worked... either that or you just had a bad cigar as has certainly been known to happen. Not the most complex of cigars, but in my opinion a good straight forward cigar trumps a mediocre complex one any day of any week.
I think your chicken blood juju must have worked... either that or you just had a bad cigar as has certainly been known to happen.
Could be. That'll happen with any product. I have to say, though, that it seems like we find ourselves saying that way too much. There aren't that many active users on this forum, but "maybe you just got a bad one" still gets voiced several times a week. To me, that says there are just too many "bad ones" getting made. Maybe the makers are still working the kinks out of how to produce a traditional, hand-crafted product on the massive scale that the popularity of cigars over the past 20 years demands. I sure hope they're still working the kinks out, because they clearly have some QC problems, IMHO.
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Not the most complex of cigars, but in my opinion a good straight forward cigar trumps a mediocre complex one any day of any week.
Kuzi/ urbino I don't often crack the 10:00 barrier on an untested cigar but there are many that are well worth the price.. Opus, Hemingways, a Graycliff or
two and Davidoff.. The biggest surprises come from the 2-5 dollar range..
where I have found so many cigars that I would pay double and still feel well worth the price..so price is never a true indication of how much you will enjoy a cigar.. only how disappointed and cheated you'll feel out of your investment of time and money..
...so price is never a true indication of how much you will enjoy a cigar.. only how disappointed and cheated you'll fell out of your investment of time and money..
...so price is never a true indication of how much you will enjoy a cigar.. only how disappointed and cheated you'll fell out of your investment of time and money..
Question...the white ash, is that something that shows quality in a cigar? I have heard this before but I'm not sure of the reason that you want white ash.
White ash doesn't say anything about the quality of a cigar, so far as I know, Andy. Some people like the look of it better, but that's all there is to it, I think.
White ash doesn't say anything about the quality of a cigar, so far as I know, Andy. Some people like the look of it better, but that's all there is to it, I think.
I believe so too White ash looks nice but a solid firm ash is an indication of good construction regardless of the color..
Maybe various leaves burn off in different colors because I have see white, gray black, and various combos of all..and in different layers of the same cigar..
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