kuzi16:

im thinking of smoking the gran habano tomorrow... iduno though, too many cigars to decide from. Maybe the brazilian label i got in my MAW. why dont you all leave me thoughts on this while im at work ALL FREAKIN DAY

Gran Habano 3 Singlos !! One of my new favorites.. Just ordered 3 more to fill an order.. well actually start an order. That was the first one I thought of when placing the order.

13 hours later...

im back for work. and i still havent decided...
that wisnton churhill you sent maddy, may not actually be at 6 weeks yet... lemme check brb... ok you're right. 7+ actually. iduno... so many choices. I guess ill see what i want when I open the humi tommorow.

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Thanks Urbi.

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A little rebellion now and then...is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government.
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to James Madison, 1787
3rd president of US (1743 - 1826)

kaspera79:

kuzi16:

im thinking of smoking the gran habano tomorrow... iduno though, too many cigars to decide from. Maybe the brazilian label i got in my MAW. why dont you all leave me thoughts on this while im at work ALL FREAKIN DAY

Gran Habano 3 Singlos !! One of my new favorites.. Just ordered 3 more to fill an order.. well actually start an order. That was the first one I thought of when placing the order.

I have 5 3 Siglos Churchills right now in their resting phase, I'm licking my lips thinking about them.

kuzi16:

13 hours later...

im back for work. and i still havent decided...
that wisnton churhill you sent maddy, may not actually be at 6 weeks yet... lemme check brb... ok you're right. 7+ actually. iduno... so many choices. I guess ill see what i want when I open the humi tommorow.

I think it'll be a nice change of pace bc its a Davidoff(something neither you nor I smoke regularly) BUT its what Davidoff considers there most full bodied. Also its blended to match what Sir Winston Churchill considered his favorite things about a cigar.

OHHHHHH speaking of davidoff I was chatting with the local B&M owner last night (he had a San Cristobal event with Scotch and chocolate, very good) and APPARENTLY Davidoff has a Maduro coming soon :D!

davidoff maduro... i hope its not a dissapointment like the cohiba black was.

i also heard some grumblings about some cuban brands thinking about maduro. a cuban maduro might be kinda good. bringin out all the sweetness and what not...

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Hmmm an ISOM cohiba maduro. Yummy.

i dont htink it was ISOM cohiba that was giving that a shot but i cant remember who it was.

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Monte? An ISOM Media Noche?

wow... im gunna contemplate that one over a cigar. ill be back in a few hours. (its a bigun)

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kuzi16:

wow... im gunna contemplate that one over a cigar. ill be back in a few hours. (its a bigun)

Report back!

7-25-08 been in humidor since 2-24-07

Cuban Parejo by Perdomo
Corona Gigante (7.5 x 56)
Wrapper: Nicaraguan sun grown Rosado
Binder: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan

This is a large, almost intimidating cigar. It is a reddish brown in color with a bit of sparkly bloom to it. The cello has yellowed a bit. The smell is a bit on the earthy side with maybe a bit of coco. It’s hard to tell. The smell is mild. The wrapper is toothy. The lick on the cap is sweet coco and coffee. It feels a bit oily and it makes my mouth literally water. Cut with a punch. The draw is perfect and has a taste of classic tobacco and maybe coco.

The light is quick given the size of this cigar. The smoke that is given off during the light has an earthy aroma. This is mirrored in the first draw. It’s kind of a sweet earth. The hints of coco are more dark chocolate once lit. It is fairly faint. The burn is cool. After a few minutes a mild spice on the cinnamon side develops.

The first ash fell at about 1 ½ inches. A relight from my own neglect is needed. For once I’m not smoking fast enough. Even though this light is a bit more in haste than the first the flavor remains consistent. This isn’t the end of the burn issues however. Nearing the halfway point t corrective light is needed. One side is burning faster than the other. By the way it is doing so it is clear that it is a construction issue. The flavor is still very good and consistent, given the number of times the torch has hit the cigar.

The finish has not been notable. Its not that it isn’t there, it’s that it doesn’t stand out in any way. It’s easy to forget. It seems to be a very mild nut flavor.

As the cigar comes to an end the draw gets a bit harder but not by too much. The flavor is much of the same with maybe a bit more of the coco coming out. The finish is still short even this far in. the burn issues are for the most part gone.

Burned to just past (where) the band (would be)
Burn time: 2h 10 min

Burn: 7
Draw: 8
Taste: 9
Aftertaste: 8
Construction: 7
Appearance: 9
Feel: 9

Overall: 8.1
3 smoke rings -- an average cigar

Recommended to:
Those who like a medium smoke that doesn’t build in body.
Those who don’t need complexity over the course of 2 hours
Those who have the time to smoke it.

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on a side note...
this is the first cigar in my NEW catalog. i filled the old one up. its not as impressive to look at on the computer as it is to see a notebook with a cigar review on every page.

time for Vol. 2!

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Nice review kuzi, you pretty much captured what I thought of that particular cigar. I liked it, but I think I like the shorter size formats better, the belicoso fino was nice a roughly 90 minute smoke, at 6.5 x 64 it smokes quicker than you'd think.

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i finally got time to smoke the cigar.com Brazilian label. Ill get a review up soon.

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