After having my fill of many cigars claiming to be full in body, I came across this jewel. The Maximo in a tube by Partigas not only satisfied the craving I had for a full bodied cigar it also quickly moved to the top of my list for favorite routine smoke. I highly recommend this cigar to any who are looking for flavor and richness found not in the claims of others.

I'm new to maduro, and this was only the second that I have tried. The Fuente Maduro I tried before was smoother and better to my personal liking. But onto The Partagas Black! It's apperance and prelight was really nice, with its dark presentation and sweet white pepper aromas. The entire length was wrapped around cedar which infused a pleasant backbone it terms of aroma and flavor. For a 50 ring guage it felt heavy and packed tight, but I was afraid to give it a big cut and unfortunately that paid off with a draw that gripped back too much. Once lit it took about a 1/4 way until some of its filler and binder flavors kicked in but overall it was mostly spicey, salt/bitter, cedar. It's burn temperature was luke warm most of the way through. Overall I found it too strong and burned my throat a little, it required a lot of attention and had to relight several times. I definitely learned that the maduro is an aquired taste, and for the aficionados you wont be cut short of strength in this one.

My #1 Smoke. Draws great, Ash is not as fine as others, But hands down taste and smell I love this Cigar.

Talk about a cigar with character! Beautifully constructed, like a dark bitter chocolate. What a pleasure!

Excellent flavor. Not normally a fan of small smokes, but this one I will keep in supply. This would be my choice for a quick smoke.

THIS IS A VERY GOOD SMOKE- NO IT IS A OUTSTANDING ANYTIME SMOKE. I LIKE IT SO MUCH, I JUST ORDER SOME MORE. SAM