Papas Fritas disappoints
jadelt
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Had my first one the other day. I was expecting a lot more out of it. It was just OK. Probably a 2 or 3 on my 5 scale rating. All related to flavor. Burn was fine, good rich smoke. Maybe it was my attitude. Very blah to me. I heard a lot of good things. It was right out of the B&M so it had no time in MY humidor but I would have thought it would be good to go.
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I tried the one I got from Trident (Thank You) and thought it was better than I was expecting. Good smoke. Yes it didnt match up to the LP 9 but thought it was an enjoyable smoke nonetheless. I would smoke again but as with all LP stuff, I'm not going out of my way to pick any up,, they pretty much have to fall in my lap.
I really enjoy the Undercrown, and one of the best sticks I ever had was a Feral Flying Pig, but then the setting was with Rain on a nice afternoon.
I do also love the Tatuaje Miami Noellas. One of my favorite go to sticks.
Ive actually had Gurkha with less issues lately..... Other then UC I have had some burn issues...
Also the cabaiguan and la riqueza are completely different than normal tats and dpg's IMO, very earthy and not at all to my liking. Not saying they aren't good but they are so different.
Finally I used to LOVE the MX-2 its a different cigar than it was, since CAO was bough by the evil empire I believe most of their cigars have lost something. Maybe it's my changing pallete but the MX-2 used to have something more, I could taste the coffee and chocolate over a nice bourbon, now the bourbon drowns them out.
I believe the La riqueza and the Cabaiguan were not merely a Pete Johnson blend manufactured at My Father cigars more of a fusion of tastes by Pete and Jaime,, Probably why they are different from his usual profile. I may be wrong. Im sorry you dont like those two cigars but Im sure theres many cigars that I like that you do not. and vice vers.. I was giving MY opinion.. and you are entitled to yours,, I've always liked CAO cigars, though the MX2 has never been a favorite.WHat do you think about the CAO Black VR?????
I didn't mean the fact that I didn't like the Cab and LR to be argumentative I was just stating I'm a big tat and Garcia fan and neither of those cigars remind me of anything else they do. I don't care for them but that's not saying they are bad or your wrong bc you like them. I just disagreed with them as a representation of tat or DPG or Jaime even. The flavor profile is soo different.
Never cared for the Black nor Black VR. They're fine and if someone was a Romeo or Macanudo smoker I'd definetly recommend the Black or the VR but they are mild in body, strength and flavor to me.
Next up in my humi is a Flor de las Antillas. Look for my usual short and simple review.
By their very nature they are going to be inconsistent. The two I tried were different, one being pretty okay and one being very meh. If these sold at what they should sell for, around $2 a stick, I could see picking some up now and then. At over $5 a pop, no way. Look at the Tatujae P series. They can be had for around $3 a stick, less if you hunt for deals on them. And every one of them I have smoked has been a good cigar. The flavor profile varies a little from stick to stick, but they are always enjoyable. And they never have construction issues. Somewhere along the way, DE got really money-hungry. On top of that, their quality control has completely gone to crap. Out of the last 7 or 8 UC's I've had, three had construction issues. One straight blew up on me about an inch in, the other two were plugged so badly I couldn't get anything out of them. I have to agree with Catfish on this one, Drew Estates is going the way of Gurkha.