Drazzil and wayner123 Blind Tasting

Cigar #3

Light: Loose draw, raw tobacco. Very spicy.

1st third: Same, straightforward raw tobacco. The smoke fairly billowed from this cigar.

2nd third: Same, slight cedar aftertaste

Last third: Same, slightly more intense. Very peppery.

I would say that this is a bundle cigar, My guess is that this is a Nicaraguan blend and non cuban.

I found the cigar to be very consistantly one dimentional. Not a bad yard-gar.
 
Cigar #5

Light: Sweet, floral cedar notes predominate. The cigar was very smooth.

1st third: Same notes, cream, sugarcane. It starts to open up into other pleasant flavors.

2nd Third Same flavors as before, a slight peppery taste develops, floral notes develop more complexity. There are other very pleasant tastes that I cant identify, there is a slight mint aftertaste .

Last third The notes I mentoned before are still there, only they become more complex. Towards the end the cigar develops a very pronounced cedar flavor.

I believe this cigar to be CUBAN of origin. If I were to guess at make, I'd say Cohiba.

All in all a wonderful cigar.
 
I screwed up on page #2. It was late and I posted a SECOND review for cigar #3 where I meant to post a review for cigar #4 I meant cigar #4 and 5 not three and five. It was a typo. Please take this into account
 
Alright, I have one more cigar of Drazzil's to go, but I'll go ahead and stop the suspense for him on the cigars he smoked.

First off let's review Drazzil's comments and guesses:

Cigar 1: Punch Habano aged a fair amount and that it is most likely cuban

Cigar 2: Perdormo Sun Grown or a Perdormo Cuban Corojo. this cigar is definitely NON CUBAN in origin.

Cigar 3: It was a good cigar, a REALLY good cigar. I am going to go ahead and put this into the CUBAN category. I would say Cohiba, or maybe Bolivar

Cigar 4: bundle cigar, My guess is that this is a Nicaraguan blend and non cuban. Not a bad yard-gar.

Cigar 5: I believe this cigar to be CUBAN of origin. If I were to guess at make, I'd say Cohiba.






So then, let's see what Drazzil smoked.

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Cigar 1: Fundacion Ancestral Pinar del Rio 1941, NON CUBAN

Cigar 2: 2001 Hoyo de Monterrey Epicure No. 1, CUBAN

Cigar 3: 2006 Jose L. Piedra Petit Cetros, CUBAN

Cigar 4: Don Pepin Garcia Cuban Classic, NON CUBAN

Cigar 5: 2007 San Cristobal de La Habana Oficios, CUBAN


So it seems that Drazzil got 3/5 right on CUBAN vs NON CUBAN. He did not identify any Marca correctly though.

My Final Thoughts:

While he did not pass with flying colors, he did get more right than wrong.

I have never seen or heard anyone review the JLP Petit Cetros as a "Really good cigar" especially not with all the flavors he was describing. Furthermore, to put it in the same category as Cohiba or Bolivar. Good news is that you can find these for under $2 and sometimes under $1 on special deals.

On the flip side, I don't think that the DPG Cuban Classic is a yard gar. He did get the Nicaraguan leaf though. Just goes to show that tastes are unique to the individual.

I did not like the side bet that was going on. I personally did not have any wager on the outcome and I wanted to keep the test pure in that sense.
 
Alright, so I finally got to cigar number 5 today.

I must say I was hesitant after the last couple of cigars, but this one was much better. It started off with a good spice blast like a Pepin product. The spice muted after an inch or so and became a somewhat backbone to the overall taste. I thought it tasted like Nicaraguan leaf. There was also a nice creaminess that kept coming and going. Overall a nice cigar.

My guess is a Padilla Habano.
 
I must say, I am truly amazed at the Torano 1916. I had one before and I pitched it about an inch or so in. This one taste much different and I will certainly be looking back into Torano again.

Thanks so much for the great testing Drazzil. :)
 
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