cv
05-07-2001, 05:43 PM
Dear LLGs,
I smoked one of these out of the Serie S all-sizes sampler. The cigar looked great, the wrapper was dark and oily, and the construction was perfect, no soft/hard patches; the draw, pre-light, was a bit tight and the cigar was tasting spicy and promising.
Lighting was just a bit difficult, it took me a few but I was outdoor and it was quite windy.
Burning was almost perfect, really even, it never needed correction or relights, and I smoked it all the way through outdoor in a mild-to-cold Istanbul evening... The ashes were light grey and firm, not falling down after more than a inch, while the draw was very good despite the "tight" feeling I've got before burning.
The taste, was really nice; at the beginning, good tobacco taste, medium-to-full bodied, never getting to really full but showing some spices and some hints of coffee around 1/3 down to the band.
The last 1/3 was good as well as the rest of the cigar, and I didn't let me with any bad aftertaste...
Power was not so strong and it gave me no buzz (factor, 6...).
I enjoyed the smoke, and I hope you will as well! My overall rating, 7.5 to 8, price around 5/6 bucks a stick.
cv
I smoked one of these out of the Serie S all-sizes sampler. The cigar looked great, the wrapper was dark and oily, and the construction was perfect, no soft/hard patches; the draw, pre-light, was a bit tight and the cigar was tasting spicy and promising.
Lighting was just a bit difficult, it took me a few but I was outdoor and it was quite windy.
Burning was almost perfect, really even, it never needed correction or relights, and I smoked it all the way through outdoor in a mild-to-cold Istanbul evening... The ashes were light grey and firm, not falling down after more than a inch, while the draw was very good despite the "tight" feeling I've got before burning.
The taste, was really nice; at the beginning, good tobacco taste, medium-to-full bodied, never getting to really full but showing some spices and some hints of coffee around 1/3 down to the band.
The last 1/3 was good as well as the rest of the cigar, and I didn't let me with any bad aftertaste...
Power was not so strong and it gave me no buzz (factor, 6...).
I enjoyed the smoke, and I hope you will as well! My overall rating, 7.5 to 8, price around 5/6 bucks a stick.
cv