Xikar HC Series Habano Colorado Toro Cigar Review
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kaelaria
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This 6.5×52 stick offers a dark chocolate wrapper with a firm pack and satin feel. Minimal veins, invisible seams and a peppery cocoa aroma present with a fairly dense heft. The first third starts off on the smooth side, with a touch of aged tobacco taste and richness. The smoke is rich and plentiful with a medium body and soft flavors of slightly sweet earthy tobacco with a big pepper kick. The finish is very long with the black pepper flavors building adding a zing over the tongue. Half way in at the 1:30 min mark, flavors had mellowed out a bit with the pepper coming and going at points. The sweetness had begun to change to a caramel, and the core flavor turned to a soft leather. By the last third, the pepper came back but not quite as strong, and the caramel died down a touch. Total burn time to the nub was 1:50.
http://cigarobsession.com/2010/03/09/xikar-hc-series-habano-colorado-toro-cigar-review/ Comments
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Is it this one that is supposed to be the same as the Defiance or the Corojo? Did you find it similar to the Defiance?
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I never tried the old line.
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any chance that this stick will get picked up by ccom?
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It's not the Colorado that is the same as the Defiance it is the HC Criollo. I've had the colorado and I enjoyed it, but have a soft spot for the Defiance, I liked the HC Criollo a little better than the coloradoalienmisprint:Is it this one that is supposed to be the same as the Defiance or the Corojo? Did you find it similar to the Defiance? -
In my experience, if there's a particular brand you're looking for and it's not listed for sale on the site, shoot an e-mail to The Beard. He may have a few in stock. You never know.......illinoisgolf99:any chance that this stick will get picked up by ccom? -
So, is the Criollo the same cigar as the Defiance then? I only have like 5 Defiances left, but if I can still get the same cigar, I wouldn't be as hesitant to smoke them, lol. The closest I have found to them is the J Feugo Natural, it is damn close, but not quite it. And now they sell neither the J Feugos or the new Xikar series at the closest B&M to me.bbc020:
It's not the Colorado that is the same as the Defiance it is the HC Criollo. I've had the colorado and I enjoyed it, but have a soft spot for the Defiance, I liked the HC Criollo a little better than the coloradoalienmisprint:Is it this one that is supposed to be the same as the Defiance or the Corojo? Did you find it similar to the Defiance?
On a side note, I did get an email from that B&M earlier today that says they just started carrying Tataujes, it is about time. -
According to Xikar, yes the Criollo is the same cigar.
