White97Jimmy
Expresso - Frickin' 81
I know a lot of BOTL/SOTL's aren't into the cigarillo sized sticks, but I don't always have time to smoke a full size stick, and don't want to waste $ on smoking 1/3 of a full sized stick, then throwing it out. My solution: I've been experimenting with different cigarillos. I have found these great on the way to and from work, or hanging out with friends who smoke cigarettes.
Here is a review of the recently tried cigarillos:
(I am not posting my opinion about pre-draw or burn draw since they are all pretty much the same draw as a cigarette)
Montecristo cigarillo:
Good toasty flavor. Medium bodied with decent amount of smoke (on a good long draw, it could produce nice heavy smoke). This is about a 15 minute smoke. On a few, I let it sit too long and it went out, otherwise a good steady burn with no problems. Towards the end, it would get a bit spicy. $10/box of 8 (MSRP)
Macanudo Minatures
I didn't really care for the smell of these initially, but I got used to it eventually. Another toasty flavored cigar, with peppery finish. I would compare this closely with the Montecristos, but I like the Montes better. ~15 minute smoke. $5/box of 8 on cBid (I believe MSRP is about $10)
Macoba Classic
I really like the construction of this cigarillo. Every one looks perfectly the same in the box. They are a very sweet smelling pre-light, with lots of hints of chocolate. It produced a very creamy and buttery flavored smoke, with a hint of coffee/chocolate. I found the construction to be better than the Montes and Macanudos. It did burn faster than both, but it may be because I took draws more often because it tasted good. Never peppery, this is a mild smoke. ~10 minutes burn time. $7/box of 100 on cBid (unsure of MSRP). At $0.07 per smoke, this is definitely a good smoke for mild/java lovers.
Meccarillos Filters
This looks very much like a cigarette with a cigar wrapper. It does have a filter on the end (invisible unless you look at the end of it). This was a bland flavor, but may have also been covered up by the Macoba I smoked right before it. Not sure I liked the idea of a filter on the end of it. Towards the end, it started to get a bit more flavorful, but nothing stood out. I am going to smoke the rest of the pack and give another review of this. ~10min smoke. $7/package of 200 (cBid). At 3.5 cents per smoke, this isn't particularly that bad. I've paid dollars for really unflavorful full size sticks, and would rather pay $7 to smoke 200 of these.
I have some more at home to smoke and review will be added soon. Pics to follow also (I'm at work right now).
Here is a review of the recently tried cigarillos:
(I am not posting my opinion about pre-draw or burn draw since they are all pretty much the same draw as a cigarette)
Montecristo cigarillo:
Good toasty flavor. Medium bodied with decent amount of smoke (on a good long draw, it could produce nice heavy smoke). This is about a 15 minute smoke. On a few, I let it sit too long and it went out, otherwise a good steady burn with no problems. Towards the end, it would get a bit spicy. $10/box of 8 (MSRP)
Macanudo Minatures
I didn't really care for the smell of these initially, but I got used to it eventually. Another toasty flavored cigar, with peppery finish. I would compare this closely with the Montecristos, but I like the Montes better. ~15 minute smoke. $5/box of 8 on cBid (I believe MSRP is about $10)
Macoba Classic
I really like the construction of this cigarillo. Every one looks perfectly the same in the box. They are a very sweet smelling pre-light, with lots of hints of chocolate. It produced a very creamy and buttery flavored smoke, with a hint of coffee/chocolate. I found the construction to be better than the Montes and Macanudos. It did burn faster than both, but it may be because I took draws more often because it tasted good. Never peppery, this is a mild smoke. ~10 minutes burn time. $7/box of 100 on cBid (unsure of MSRP). At $0.07 per smoke, this is definitely a good smoke for mild/java lovers.
Meccarillos Filters
This looks very much like a cigarette with a cigar wrapper. It does have a filter on the end (invisible unless you look at the end of it). This was a bland flavor, but may have also been covered up by the Macoba I smoked right before it. Not sure I liked the idea of a filter on the end of it. Towards the end, it started to get a bit more flavorful, but nothing stood out. I am going to smoke the rest of the pack and give another review of this. ~10min smoke. $7/package of 200 (cBid). At 3.5 cents per smoke, this isn't particularly that bad. I've paid dollars for really unflavorful full size sticks, and would rather pay $7 to smoke 200 of these.
I have some more at home to smoke and review will be added soon. Pics to follow also (I'm at work right now).
