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Fourtotheflush:Oliva G Maduro - Special G Oliva G Maduro - Special G Oliva G Maduro - Special G 1st Off let me thank Cholmes for this one! Ok so this cigar is 3.75 x 48 Maduro figuerado. It has a fat 48 ring nippled foot that tapers down to a 28 ring approx at the head. The cigar itself looks like a little beat up turd! The wrapper was very toothy & thick! The wrap on the cigar was definately poorly done w\ many rough spots, lifts and pulls. Now I trimmed a little bit of the nippled foot off to light it. Again I used a torch and overcooked the light slightly leading to a little burn problem that self corrected when I went to correct this. This was a nice little smoke - medium body. Maybe just a tad stronger than medium body, but not Med-Full Definately full flavor. I got pepper spice in the first 1/2 inch and a little bit of a punch. After that I got some nice earth and dark coffee flavors (I was drinking coffee too). I would smoke this cigar again given the right ocassion. But I think for a short smoke I will stick w\ a Connie - specifically a Nub Connie. I would rather take the time with a full cigar when smoking a full flavor cigar. Again, Thanks to Cholmes for this one.
Fourtotheflush:RP Signature Series Lancero 7X38 Another quick review This cigar was gifted to me in the games packages. Gotto go, will finish this one later.
Fourtotheflush:Oliva Serie O Robusto 5x50 Another Quick Review This was another cigar gifted to me in a games package. Not sure if it was from Alien, Vulchor or BRSSmith. This was a pleasant stick that was not very complex at all. I mostly got dry tobacco flavor and now know where the description Toast comes from. This was a dry bready/toasty cigar. Not buttered toast, just plain dry toast. Not my favorite flavor profile. I would smoke it again if offered/gifted, but I dont think I would go out to look to buy this one again.
ironhorse: Fourtotheflush:Oliva Serie O Robusto 5x50 Another Quick Review This was another cigar gifted to me in a games package. Not sure if it was from Alien, Vulchor or BRSSmith. This was a pleasant stick that was not very complex at all. I mostly got dry tobacco flavor and now know where the description Toast comes from. This was a dry bready/toasty cigar. Not buttered toast, just plain dry toast. Not my favorite flavor profile. I would smoke it again if offered/gifted, but I dont think I would go out to look to buy this one again. I agree. This is the only Oliva I have had and felt the same way as you did about the taste. I have a Serie V in my humidor, so I am hoping it can revive my opinion of Oliva.
cholmes8310: Fourtotheflush:RP Signature Series Lancero 7X38 Another quick review This cigar was gifted to me in the games packages. Gotto go, will finish this one later. Slacker... you need to get with it and get this finished.
Fourtotheflush:Cuba Libre Unico 6x52 Torpedo Filler - Unknown Binder - Unknown (i havent looked it up) Wrapper - Corojo Origin? In Humi for approx 6 months. This cigar looked great! medium to light brown with no apparent flaws. This cigar felt slightly loose. No soft spots, but the cigar definately wasnt SOLID. I clipped the torpedo head and took a test draw. I immediatel said that this smells and feels and looks like a RP Decade. I called a freind said "I wont be surprised if this was rolled by Rocky" I did some research afterward and indeed this cigar is rolled in the same factory as Rocky Cigars. That is where the comparison to RP Decade ends. I dont mean that in a bad way, but this is definately a budget/value cigar. It has some nice flavors of light spice, sweet and creaminess. I read a review that said that this had full flavors of leather & nut, I didnt get this full flavor. I would put this in the medium flavor, light-medium body. Ovearll I had no burn problems with this cigar. It was good, not great. It is definately worth the money. I have another one resting and will probably try it out in a few months.