Macanudo Hampton Court

biodarwin

I just bought a Macanudo Hampton Court which is a tubed cigar with a cedar wrapping. Should I remove it from the tube and keep the cedar wrap? I also heard a lot of bad reviews, but wanted to try it none the less. I remember smoking one of these before I was "aware" and now interested it going back and trying it with an open mind and palette, not to mention a smaller ring size. Are these as bad as people make them out to be?

skweekz

"Good" and "bad" are completely up to you. No one can tell you what you like. I don't mind the Hampton Court. Some will hate on it. My wife's uncle smokes them exclusively, box after box. Smoke what YOU want and figure out what you like. Don't let someone else's review of a smoke influence your opinion on it until you've given it a fair shake yourself.

kaspera79

skweekz:

"Good" and "bad" are completely up to you. No one can tell you what you like. I don't mind the Hampton Court. Some will hate on it. My wife's uncle smokes them exclusively, box after box. Smoke what YOU want and figure out what you like. Don't let someone else's review of a smoke influence your opinion on it until you've given it a fair shake yourself.

I have smoked many Macanudo cigars, and always have a couple in my humidor. They are well made, consistent in taste and body, AND very popular among American smokers in general. ( just not here it seems). I have never been disappointed with them and would gladly smoke one any day. It has it's time and place and you should get a favorable experience out of it.

webmost

Roberto99

biodarwin:

I just bought a Macanudo Hampton Court which is a tubed cigar with a cedar wrapping. Should I remove it from the tube and keep the cedar wrap? I also heard a lot of bad reviews, but wanted to try it none the less. I remember smoking one of these before I was "aware" and now interested it going back and trying it with an open mind and palette, not to mention a smaller ring size. Are these as bad as people make them out to be?

I've found that several cedar wrapped cigars have come to me at time of purchase with mold growing on the wrapper so I check underneath the cedar for this. Some people will take the cedar off and keep it off for this reason.

biodarwin

webmost:

A palette is a board with a thumb hole which a painter uses to mix his colors. A palate is a developed sense of taste. So long as you are trying to develop the one, might as well not refer to it as the other.

Thank you for the correction. I am one of those weird combinations of highly intelligent but poorly educated so I really do appreciate you pointing this out. and yes, they are a great obsession

biodarwin

Roberto99:

I've found that several cedar wrapped cigars have come to me at time of purchase with mold growing on the wrapper so I check underneath the cedar for this. Some people will take the cedar off and keep it off for this reason.

Thanks for the heads up. I guess it does make sense. If the cigar gets to humid in the tube, the combination of the cedar and the tube causing a lack of air flow would create the proper condititions for a mold to grow. I double checked mine and removed in and stored in in my humidor. I do get worried about damaging the wrapper when they are "naked". Can you buy cigar like cello to wrap cigars in this scenario?