madurofan:

Where's the LX2 review? I'm curious to see if you had the same take as I.

sorry... been lazy bout that..... yeah. im not sure when ill have time to turn it into the soft copy.

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These Filthy Hands:

sounds like an amazing experience. About how long would you suggest letting it sit for?

that one sat for just over a year. I found that to be a good time frame. YMMV

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kuzi16:

These Filthy Hands:

sounds like an amazing experience. About how long would you suggest letting it sit for?

that one sat for just over a year. I found that to be a good time frame. YMMV

I've heard that a lot with the AF X's and Anejo's. Kuz, you should try another one with 2 years on it and see if it changed any. You seem to be pretty good at sniffing out the flavors..

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kuzi16:

madurofan:

Where's the LX2 review? I'm curious to see if you had the same take as I.

sorry... been lazy bout that..... yeah. im not sure when ill have time to turn it into the soft copy.

I'll be looking for that one. All I know is when I had my lx2 I really didn't get anything off of it. Perhaps it was because I was walking outside while it was snowing. I have one left in the humi that I'll have to try one last time.

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phobicsquirrel:

kuzi16:

These Filthy Hands:

sounds like an amazing experience. About how long would you suggest letting it sit for?

that one sat for just over a year. I found that to be a good time frame. YMMV

I've heard that a lot with the AF X's and Anejo's. Kuz, you should try another one with 2 years on it and see if it changed any. You seem to be pretty good at sniffing out the flavors..

i have a power ranger sitting in my smoking humidor right now. its got about two years on it. im not sure when ill smoke it but since its in the smoking humidor its days are numbered.

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kuzi16:

phobicsquirrel:

kuzi16:

These Filthy Hands:

sounds like an amazing experience. About how long would you suggest letting it sit for?

that one sat for just over a year. I found that to be a good time frame. YMMV

I've heard that a lot with the AF X's and Anejo's. Kuz, you should try another one with 2 years on it and see if it changed any. You seem to be pretty good at sniffing out the flavors..

i have a power ranger sitting in my smoking humidor right now. its got about two years on it. im not sure when ill smoke it but since its in the smoking humidor its days are numbered.

hey kuzi, once they are placed on cigar death row, what is there maximum life expectancy ?

iduno. when i feel like it?

i have a 2-3 year old VSG thats never seen the aging humi

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I just picked up a few of the Anejos for a friend of mine for his B-day so it's good to see that I made a pretty good choice. He was really excited about them. I guess I shoulda picked up a few for me while I was there... Oh well, now I got an excuse to go back to the shop! hehe

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kuzi16:

iduno. when i feel like it?

i have a 2-3 year old VSG thats never seen the aging humi

You are killing me with the LX2 review. Stop being all dramatic and building anticipation and post the damn thing.

its not a big deal. i just havent typed it in yet. ive been lazy and busy for the past few days.

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hmph.

2-2-09 been in humi since 12-6-08
CAO LX2 Robusto (5 x 52)
Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Binder: Honduran
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan

This cigar looks fairly toothy but feels smooth. The wrapper is dark brown. The double bands mingle with each other well. It’s a well presented cigar.

The lick on the cap is a bit bitter and spicy. The cigar is very firm and makes for a difficult cut with the punch. The light however is easy… much like the draw.

The first tastes are a strange “pulpy” earthy thing with some cinnamon. There is a bit of leather on the aftertaste and a very mild sweetness that fades quickly. As the cigar opens up the taste moves to the spicy side. Black pepper is the most obvious. Even with a TINY bit of smoke through the nose it has a tendency to burn. The spice is a fairly complex spice, cinnamon, black pepper, white pepper; but the other flavors are flat thin and not complex at all. It’s a bit of the “pulpy” earth

After an inch or so in when the first ash fell, a nutty flavor developed. Its showing its Honduran side but the “pulp” flavor seems to remind me of Nicaraguan. It’s burning uneven at this point but not causing any problems.

Nearing the midpoint more burn issues come up and the flavor remains the same.

Nothing else from there on in. It’s just the same.

Burn time: 1h 50min

Burn: 8
Draw: 9
Taste: 8
Aftertaste: 8
Construction: 9
Appearance: 9
Feel: 8

Overall: 8.4
3 smoke rings -- an average cigar

I feel that this is the weakest of the “X2” line. I feel that it would be much better after a considerable amount of time in the humidor. Others have told me that all they can get out of this is “spice”
Smoking as slowly as you are able will help this issue a good deal. However, the flavors still aren’t anything special. The Robusto probably is the best size because any longer and it may get boring.

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Nutty aye, well maybe the reviewer! lol, well I'm surprised you got all that stuff from this cigar Kuzi, but hey I have 2 sitting have been for a few months so I'll be sure to give 1 a light again.

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like i said, i think its because i smoke so slow. it was almost a 2 hour ROBUSTO. when i smoked with any speed (hour 15 for a robusto pace) i would get nothing but black pepper. I slowed down to ease the spice.



i mean seriously... TWO HOUR ROBUSTO.


that just aint natural.

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lol.. okay well I'm sure going to take it slow then. I'll report back, perhaps it'll be one of my poker smokes usually is the only time I can ever enjoy a few smokes.

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