I just finished smoking one of these and I have to say I really didn't like it. I got it from a friend of mine who purchased it from CI after reading the glowing description. I have done a search on the cigar and came up with random comments and even more comments on CI's advertising descriptions but wanted ask the masses what they thought. I am new to cigars so I'm not too keen on picking up on subtle flavors in some cigars but I the only thing I tasted was a whole lot a pepper. I try to make it to the last 2 inches on a cigar but I tossed this one when it was about half way through because I just wasn't enjoying it. I'm very curious to see what you all thought.
Cuba Libre...Opinions?
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I got a 5er of the coronas and enjoyed them so I bought a box and have put them to bed. I thought they were a good cigar for the money. Good flavor and excellent construction.:2
I got another 5er of a larger size, chairman I think, and those weren't as good.
You can score a 5er pretty cheap on C-Bid if you want to try 'em before springing for a whole box.
I got another 5er of a larger size, chairman I think, and those weren't as good.
You can score a 5er pretty cheap on C-Bid if you want to try 'em before springing for a whole box.
They do sound pretty tasty ....
Cuba Libre is a positively delicious Honduran premium layered with robust yet balanced flavors. Its toothy Cuban-seed Corojo wrapper conceals a feisty recipe of Cuban-seed, long-leaf tobaccos grown in the fertile soils of the Jalapa Valley. After 8 months in Nestor Plasencia’s aging rooms, this flavorful mixture exudes a hearty core of earth and leather with a toasty influence. Each vitola pumps out voluminous, soft clouds of voluptuous, silky smoke that linger pleasingly on the palate before dissolving into a peppery-sweet finish with pronounced notes of pleasant spice through the nose. Buttery smooth and perfectly balanced, it’s medium in strength but a few clicks shy of full-bodied. I love this cigar. Not to get too far over the top, but Cuba Libre offers the ideal juxtaposition of disarmingly lush, intense flavors with classical, finely-tuned structure.
Course, they said nice things about Cremosas too ... I think the guys that write this copy must laugh themselves to sleep every night.
Cuba Libre is a positively delicious Honduran premium layered with robust yet balanced flavors. Its toothy Cuban-seed Corojo wrapper conceals a feisty recipe of Cuban-seed, long-leaf tobaccos grown in the fertile soils of the Jalapa Valley. After 8 months in Nestor Plasencia’s aging rooms, this flavorful mixture exudes a hearty core of earth and leather with a toasty influence. Each vitola pumps out voluminous, soft clouds of voluptuous, silky smoke that linger pleasingly on the palate before dissolving into a peppery-sweet finish with pronounced notes of pleasant spice through the nose. Buttery smooth and perfectly balanced, it’s medium in strength but a few clicks shy of full-bodied. I love this cigar. Not to get too far over the top, but Cuba Libre offers the ideal juxtaposition of disarmingly lush, intense flavors with classical, finely-tuned structure.
Course, they said nice things about Cremosas too ... I think the guys that write this copy must laugh themselves to sleep every night.
I read it too and thought it sounded pretty good. I've never had a Cremosa before but I can pick up on what you are saying and will scratch it off the list to try.:tu
AggieChemDoc
Young Ape
They're not great, but they're not BAD.
juxtaposition.....jeez. That copy is too high falutin' for my juco educated brain. I'm not smart enough to smoke that cigar.
:tpd:I got a couple in sampler, and thought they were a decent smoke.
:tpd: They have Cremosa's in there also and talk them up...nuff said
I bought a box on special from JR Cigar. It came with a really nice humidor and I was more sold on the box then the cigars. Having said that, I've smoked several and find them to be a good every day cigar. Good but not great. Nice flavor but not like some of the recent purchases that I have made. Like I said it is a good every day cigar IMHO. :ss
texasbadbob
Evolving Lead Gorilla
CI closed out the label last year and then they came back at twice the price in a better box?
Put it back on your list, hold your nose, and smoke it. That way, no matter how disappointing any cigar you have in the future is, you can say "at least it wasn't a Cremosa"
Now thats funny!
Now, who actually thinks they're NOT going to promote a cigar? C'mon!
But.... the CI catalog will abuse a brand or two from time to time if you look close enough. The last sentence of the Don Brotto description ($20 Closeouts) reads: "This medium-bodied smoke, despite it's 80-cent price tag, can only be justified if you're knee-deep in the sauce and not thinking straight."
But.... the CI catalog will abuse a brand or two from time to time if you look close enough. The last sentence of the Don Brotto description ($20 Closeouts) reads: "This medium-bodied smoke, despite it's 80-cent price tag, can only be justified if you're knee-deep in the sauce and not thinking straight."
That is too funny!:r:r:r It's on the website too!Now, who actually thinks they're NOT going to promote a cigar? C'mon!
But.... the CI catalog will abuse a brand or two from time to time if you look close enough. The last sentence of the Don Brotto description ($20 Closeouts) reads: "This medium-bodied smoke, despite it's 80-cent price tag, can only be justified if you're knee-deep in the sauce and not thinking straight."
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/prodDisp.asp?item=CS-XCB&cat=3
Amen, brother. I got suckered a time or two before I knew what I was doing. I soon learned not to trust the so-called experts to make choices for me. One big red flag is when CI says they have bought the entire inventory of a certain cigar maker and they are dumping the sticks at bargain prices. Usually it is because the sticks didn't sell because they taste bad. CI likes to throw around words like "creamy" for cigars that smoke like toilet paper. I only buy from them (and Cigar Bid) if it's something I already know that I like, or have a pretty good idea that I would based upon what friends (and fellow gorillas) have told me. I also bought some Rocky Patel Fusions from them because it's about the only way to get them (B&Ms don't get those).
More and more I am putting my trust in my nearest B&M, because the owners are willing to cut deals and they won't jack me around about what is good and what isn't just to make a one-time sale. They know what I like, and they make recommendations based upon that. I was in the store yesterday and I was looking at a new stick they had. Quickly the owner told me I wouldn't like that brand, because it was a line they added for people looking for something cheap without regard to taste.