LasciviousXXX
Lucifer
Ok, I am the lucky victim ..... er..... I mean winner of Mr. Slowhand's Holy Grail Contest. Being the lucky guy that I am, Slowhand sent me about 23 of the Consuerga #73 Maduro's. They were not to his taste and he was gifting the rest to the lucky winner of the contest.
Now I had heard both good and bad things about this smoke. Some reviews said they were a decent-good smoke for the low price and were worth getting a box. One reviewer even said that these were "great" after a year or so resting in the humi. However, if you read other reviews you'll see phrases like "AVOID at all costs" & "Worst smoke I've ever had". So as you can see I was a little apprehensive to try these as I knew I was playing Russian Roulette with these sticks and didn't want to end up getting the bullet. So when my package arrived in the mail I let the smokes sit for about a week or so before trying to fire one up.
First impression: upon removing the cello these cigars emitted the strongest smell in a stick I've ever smelled besides the Thompson brand Belmondo I was gifted a couple of years ago. Not strong good either, these have the type of aroma that makes you want to segregate them from your other smokes.
So I took the plunge and lit one up to see which end of the gun I got and............ it turns out there wasn't an empty chamber. WHOA, harsh and hot on first draw..... DAMN. It was like huffing a chimney of an active fireplace. Made me cough and sputter. I decided right then that I wasn't going to inhale any more of this stick and would just stick to puffin'. So I plowed forward trying to give the stick enough time to calm down and smooth itself out. Turns out that the Consuerga had something else in mind. It decided to kick my ass with a nasty ashy taste. I kept going as I'm not one to give up so easily but in the end the Consuerga died with about an inch and a half left. I just couldn't finish. The flavor stayed very consistent throughout..... consistently bad.
However I think I'm going to let 'em rest for a year or so and see how they turn out then. Hopefully they will mellow out and actually present some flavor. They look nice though.
Big thanx to Jason for trying to kill me
I appreciate the contest. Not my Holy Grail either but we'll see if they can turn into a used copy of the King James edition after a year :r
Now I had heard both good and bad things about this smoke. Some reviews said they were a decent-good smoke for the low price and were worth getting a box. One reviewer even said that these were "great" after a year or so resting in the humi. However, if you read other reviews you'll see phrases like "AVOID at all costs" & "Worst smoke I've ever had". So as you can see I was a little apprehensive to try these as I knew I was playing Russian Roulette with these sticks and didn't want to end up getting the bullet. So when my package arrived in the mail I let the smokes sit for about a week or so before trying to fire one up.
First impression: upon removing the cello these cigars emitted the strongest smell in a stick I've ever smelled besides the Thompson brand Belmondo I was gifted a couple of years ago. Not strong good either, these have the type of aroma that makes you want to segregate them from your other smokes.
So I took the plunge and lit one up to see which end of the gun I got and............ it turns out there wasn't an empty chamber. WHOA, harsh and hot on first draw..... DAMN. It was like huffing a chimney of an active fireplace. Made me cough and sputter. I decided right then that I wasn't going to inhale any more of this stick and would just stick to puffin'. So I plowed forward trying to give the stick enough time to calm down and smooth itself out. Turns out that the Consuerga had something else in mind. It decided to kick my ass with a nasty ashy taste. I kept going as I'm not one to give up so easily but in the end the Consuerga died with about an inch and a half left. I just couldn't finish. The flavor stayed very consistent throughout..... consistently bad.
However I think I'm going to let 'em rest for a year or so and see how they turn out then. Hopefully they will mellow out and actually present some flavor. They look nice though.
Big thanx to Jason for trying to kill me
I appreciate the contest. Not my Holy Grail either but we'll see if they can turn into a used copy of the King James edition after a year :r