I like the cask as well rob. but having no room isn't an excuse, do what I do, just go get another tup-a-ware! =)

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Garen, mine rested for a few weeks and was great like that, though I could see it being very nice with some age as well. Not overpowering where I'd recommend aging it, but it would probably do well with age. And Squirrel, I'd love to, but I'm also trying to save as much as possible now, so I really can't justify the purchase.

Trying to think back on what I've had recently, but only two new ones come to mind:

Finally tried a Vigilante Sun Grown that was gifted to me, I believe by Laker. Nice cigar. Some spice along with lots of leather and coffee notes on this cigar. My only problem with it was that it remained a little too consistent and I lost interest after a while. May have just been my mood.

Last night I finally got to try a 5 Vegas A. I can't remember the name of the size, but it's a monster of a cigar. Started with some spice which faded in and out from time to time and lots of coffee and cocoa notes. Throw occational wood notes in and you've got a great cigar. Kept me busy for a while and may have made me a little loopy too (it was either the cigar or the southern sweet tea vodka). Damn, I hate those guys at 5V. Now I have 3 cigars that I want boxes of (the A, relic and Cask Strength).

These are some great reviews you put on here. I really liked the A - still need to try the relic.

Sounds like the 'A' Apocalypse, I still have three of them sitting, two in the aging humi and one for whenever I want to smoke it. Very good cigar, 5 vegas is a great line.

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bnccna2:

These are some great reviews you put on here. I really liked the A - still need to try the relic.

Thanks. Hopefully someone finds them useful. The relic is much different from the A, but a top notch cigar either way. I'm currently contemplating boxes of the Relic and Cask Strength II.

Rob1110:

Trying to think back on what I've had recently, but only two new ones come to mind:

Finally tried a Vigilante Sun Grown that was gifted to me, I believe by Laker. Nice cigar. Some spice along with lots of leather and coffee notes on this cigar. My only problem with it was that it remained a little too consistent and I lost interest after a while. May have just been my mood.

Last night I finally got to try a 5 Vegas A. I can't remember the name of the size, but it's a monster of a cigar. Started with some spice which faded in and out from time to time and lots of coffee and cocoa notes. Throw occational wood notes in and you've got a great cigar. Kept me busy for a while and may have made me a little loopy too (it was either the cigar or the southern sweet tea vodka). Damn, I hate those guys at 5V. Now I have 3 cigars that I want boxes of (the A, relic and Cask Strength).

I can't remember if I also sent you a Vigilante Maduro or not Rob, but if I did, then you should give it a try. They are even better then the Corojo's IMO. Too bad they can't be had any more except on rare chance.

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I think you did send me a maduro as well Lake. I'll shuffle through things and see if I can find it. If I do, I'll definitely give it a try soon. Like I said, the sun grown was good and I have a feeling it was probably my mood because I remember lighting it up and for the first inch or two thinking to myself "Damn, why didn't I smoke this sooner."

Just wanted to say I enjoyed the burberry that rob reviewed a little while ago. It looks amazing and smoked rather even and had some good flavor. wish they came in boxes though....

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OK, I've had two that I can think of at the moment, fairly recently.

First was the Macanudo 1968 Robusto. I'll keep it short by saying I wasn't entirely impressed. Slightly more beefed up than a regular mac, but most of the notes seemed flat and sort of dragged out. Overall, I can't say I'd highly recommend it, especially at the price point (I got 3 during their promotion, so they ended up being about 3 or 4 bucks each).

Last night I had a Man-o-War churchill that someone on the boards sent me after I complained about my first MOW experience (my first got lots of tar build up and basically ruined the cigar for me). I have to say, I'm glad I gave it a second shot. While it wasn't a perfect cigar - burn was very wavy, taking quite a few corrections and even going out more than once despite me puffing fairly actively - the flavors were nice. Subtle sweetness along with spice, leather and wood brought this together nicely. There was an occasional ashy, or bitter taste, but for the most part, the flavors were the selling point of this cigar. I would definitely smoke another one (I actually have another from another member of the boards here), maybe on a night that I have more time to spare. This one took well over an hour and I was only about 2/3's through it.

I recently realized that I haven't updated this thread in a while, even though I've smoked quite a few sticks in the last few months. Unfortunatly, I can't remember all of them and worse, my returning post is not a good one.

Just got through my first Padilla Obsidian (Edicion Especial) Belicoso. It had been sitting in my humi for quite a few months calling me, so I finally decided to light it up.....and light it up....and light it up....man, this stick just did NOT want to be smoked!

The initial scent was a barnyard, hay/tobacco note and the wrapper had some spice to it before lighting. On the first few draws, I got a lot of cocoa, espresso bean and some spice and wood notes. I figured I was in for a nice, complex treat of a cigar. A few draws in.....nothing. Not, no flavor, just nothing. No more smoke! So I lit up again. Next puff....nothing. DAMN! Lit up again. You get the idea. The flavors were mostly nice, when I could actually get some smoke. The draw felt ok, slightly on the tight side, but not too bad.

If it weren't for the burn issues, I'd say this was a wonderful smoke. It's just hard to relax and smoke when you have to puff every 10 seconds or relight every puff.

I love the Obsidians, but they can have burn problems. I have found that the more time on them, the better they smoke. You may also want to try storing them a bit drier. The last few I've smoked have burned perfectly now that they have about a year on them.

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Thanks, Zoom. I think I have at least one more laying around. I'll let it rest for a while and saw another suggestion on another review site that someone said let it sit out for a few hours before smoking.

I have had both bad and good experiences with the Obsidian. One burned terribly, and the other one was near perfect. It did have a few months on it so hopefully that did the trick.

I typically love a good maduro wrapper and this is one cigar that I really do enjoy. The burn issues really plague this cigar........it's a shame.

Hugemoose:

I have had both bad and good experiences with the Obsidian. One burned terribly, and the other one was near perfect. It did have a few months on it so hopefully that did the trick.

I typically love a good maduro wrapper and this is one cigar that I really do enjoy. The burn issues really plague this cigar........it's a shame.

The Obsidion is the only Padilla I don't love. I have just had too many bad experiences with them.

Everything from too tight of a draw , to having to relite the bloody things half a dozen times. Too many other good sticks to smoke to torture myself with these. This is all about relaxing, lol.

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