Partagas Serie D4 2000 Reserva

[Bill Hayes]

Cigar: Partagas Serie D4 2000 Reserva

Year: 2000

Purchased as a single so only know the year.

Cold, the appearance was dark and striking with a rich aroma of cedar and chocolate. the construction was near perfect, smooth with just a few veins. The wrapper was dark and oily with a slight sheen. It was a touch spongy and moist which may have led to the cigar going out a few times, even though the draw was just on the slow side of perfect. The taste was rich, smooth Lindt chocolate throughout, right to the end. Subtle pepper hints came through as well as dark roasted coffee, but mostly smooth chocolate. A very different unique cigar experience with a lingering aftertaste that you want to go to bed with and even wake up in the morning with. Overall, one of the best cigar experiences I have had. I would have liked just a touch more complexity, but that would be cigar nirvana and the search would be over. So I've left some room in my score for something better.

Score: 93

[strayvector]

Thanks for the review Bill. I've got a couple of these in the humidor, one from the Prez and a single bought in Rome. Waiting for that special occasion to light 'em up. The regular release of the psd4 is my favorite robusto, so I've got great hopes for these and glad to see that your experience was a good one.

[cf2112]

I've smoked a few of these and they are great, but I've heard 5 yr old PSD 4 might be as good. I'll never know though as mine seem to disappear to fast:-)

[Ginseng]

Ahhhh, an even more refined and powerful version of the PSD4 that I love? Heaven. I guess the only thing holding me back is availability and price.

I do love living vicariously through you gentlemen though.

[ironman]

Very nice review...one of the Limited cigars I have not had the pleasure of trying....might need to work on that!!!

Ironman

[Colt45]

» It was a touch spongy and moist

Great info. Do you feel it has potential for more complexity, given that it was on the moist side, and that this usually results in muted flavors?

Does anyone have a side by side comparison of this one and the regular SD4?

[Bill Hayes]

» » It was a touch spongy and moist

» Great info. Do you feel it has potential for more complexity, given that

» it was on the moist side, and that this usually results in muted flavors?

» Does anyone have a side by side comparison of this one and the regular

» SD4?

That may be the case. But I haven't really got enough experience to tell. But I do find cigars on the moist side to be very moorish which I love. I keep my humidor at 70. I read on another thread that many have theirs on 62-68. It does seem to make sense that more woody and toasty flavours would come through with drier cigars. All I know is that this cigar was so moorish I felt like I could eat it. I guess that's a pretty good sign. I'd recommend it as it's unlike anything else I've tried. I think I'll just have to try another just to reconfirm of course. :-D

[Ginseng]

» That may be the case. But I haven't really got enough experience to tell.

» But I do find cigars on the moist side to be very moorish which I love. I

» keep my humidor at 70. I read on another thread that many have theirs on

» 62-68. It does seem to make sense that more woody and toasty flavours

» would come through with drier cigars. All I know is that this cigar was so

» moorish I felt like I could eat it. I guess that's a pretty good sign. I'd

» recommend it as it's unlike anything else I've tried. I think I'll just

» have to try another just to reconfirm of course. :-D

I also prefer my cigars on the 68-70% side of things in general. I don't know what "moorish" means, but for me, those 5% brings out the earthy, textural qualities. The lighter bodied smokes get a few weeks in a step-down humi to allow their particular assets to show through. That'd be 62-64-ish %