kuzi16:7-8-09 been in humi since 7-17-08 Montecristo Media Noche Edmundo (5 x 55) Wrapper: Connecticut Broadleaf Maduro Binder: Dominican Republic Filler: Nicaragua, Peru, Dominican Republic First off, thank you, Madurofan, for sending this cigar to try. Sorry it took so long to get to. Before taking the cigar out of the cellophane I can tell that it has some tooth to it. the cigar is very firm and the cap is very flat. The cigar feels oily to the touch and has a light tobacco smell to it. when licked before the cut, the cap as a bit of spice that fades quickly. Cut with a punch. The draw is very good but on the easy side and has a coco cream taste to it. The first few puffs have a bit of a woody coffee taste to it with a tiny spice on the finish. As the cigar settles from the light, an earthy undertone develops, the coffee lightens, and the overall flavor picks up some depth. There is still some spice through the nose. By the time the first ash falls at just over an inch a light nutty taste enters the mix. This is an interestingly blended cigar. For a maduro it is surprisingly not sweet. it is good but is definitely an atypical maduro. At the midpoint the nut flavor has developed more and a white pepper shows up on the finish. Everything plays well together. I keep water with me when I review a cigar, but this time I don’t seem to need it. I feel that this cigar is making my mouth water as if I were about to eat a well prepared meal. The burn is not perfect but is mostly self correcting. The final third brings out a warmer smoke and again the coffee comes out. This is the type of complexity that I tend to like in a cigar. Every puff has a multitude of flavors but also they change seamlessly throughout the cigar. Burn to the burn Time: 1 hour 35 min. Burn: 9 Draw: 9 Taste: 9 Aftertaste: 9 Appearance: 8 Construction: 9 Balance: 10 Feel: 9 Overall: 9 4 smoke rings -- an above average cigar
Lasabar:... but I'm afraid to smoke it for the cost of these guys do NOT make it an everyday smoke
kuzi16:it wasnt BAD. i just feel that when you compare the AVO maduro to any other Davidoff product, it just lacks the complexity and subtle nuances that Davidoff is best known for. in general i prefer a cigar that is complex from start to finish but i am very ok with cigars that are not; for example in the past week or so i have smoked a 5 vegas series A, a free cuba churchill, RP vintage 90, monticristo media noche, and a sancho panza double maduro. only one of these is truly complex from start to finish. yet im still ok with the others. given the reputation and price point of Davidoff products, i expected more from the AVO maduro.
kuzi16:i think that the churchill would be more complex of a cigar over the length of the cigar because of how a cigar is bunched. you will get a more distinct difference from start to middle to finish because there are longer chunks of leaves in there. the nutrient distribution is different throughout the length of the leaf. at the same time i feel that the over all flavor profile wont be that far off. if you are going for most flavor and most impact from the wrapper leaf then i would suggest the no.3. the 44 ring may do wonders to the cigar. it may bring out more of the sweet that is usually in a maduro and was very played down in this cigar.
kuzi16:the aov domaine and the media noche are both in the neighborhood of $12 a stick. the complex through out the stick one was the Media Noche
laker1963:The AVO's are NOT like the Media Noche's
laker1963:The AVO Domaines in the #30's are listed at $10.90 here at C.COM. I ordered a 5 pack of these the other day and they were cheaper then that. Fourtotheflush you should give C.COM a call and see what they will do a "fiver" for, I think you may be pleased. The AVO's are NOT like the Media Noche's but they are one of my top 5 favorites. That's from the top five that don't change. Not those other five that change failry regularly :)