Live partagas Serie D 4 Review

[El Presidente]

Morning/evening gents.

Let's do a review of the Partagas Serie D No 4. If you have one, prepare to light it up and we will review them on this thread.

Mine is a D4 MOA NOV 09

Good looking D4. Well rolled. Nice tobacco coffee aroma at cold.

Will light it up in about 10 minutes.

[Habanakane21]

I got mine....MOA OCT 09

[El Presidente]

Draw just a touch easy. Not too bad. sweet toasted tobacco at cold on draw.

Bunch

Ayala fingernail cut

[CanuckSARTech]

Sorry, no "live" picture. Mine is from a June 2008 "PUB" box. Picture of the sticks in my thread in the FOH Pictures of my "collection".

Pre-light: beautiful colour and wrapper (only one point off for a small water spot). Excellent aromas of brown sugar / molasses, and bitter dark chocolate. Mrs. Canuck smelled it, said it seemed "yummy". We're sitting on the back deck, just after sunset now (9:14pm) and just lit up, listening to the crickets, playing "Scrabble" with my wife on the back deck, while I have my cigar and chat on the laptop.

Opening: oh crap. Draw is extremely open - I don't think I've had a D4 like this before. No resistance AT ALL. Too open. But, the flavours are there. Damp leather, earth, dark chocolate. Flavours are lovely to open.

[investandprosper]

I'm loving mine, from a MAY '09 box. I'd have to check it again for the factory code. Perfect construction and draw. A bit of spice, just a touch over medium for me. Getting notes of cherries & cream through the nose. Picture courtesy of my iPhone 4

[Habanakane21]

Draw just a touch easy. Not too bad. sweet toasted tobacco at cold on draw.

Bunch

Ayala fingernail cut

Pretty easy drawer. I can tell this will be a winner.

The wrapper is nice and silky and oily...Right off the bat...first few draws are on the spicy side..peppery.

[Habanakane21]

Yeah, just over medium for me. I'm getting creaminess and bit of cinnamon..This is going good

[El Presidente]

Excellent start.

medium bodied. Cream whisked with smoked paprika. Just a touch of white pepper through the nose. Balanced. Plenty of smoke and draw not as problemsome as expected. Touch of citrus peel. good aftertaste of some quality toasted tobacco.

[CanuckSARTech]

Draw is definitely open on this end.

Ayala's fingernail cut?!?!? Geeesh.

[CanuckSARTech]

Pairing with a nice "dollop" of Captain Morgan Tattoo rum w/ Coke.

[CanuckSARTech]

Done my first third.

Burn is a bit all over the place, had to correct once so far - probably from being so open.

Medium to medium full body. I do see a bit of charred wood / almost a burnt cinnamon touch in there. Very nice flavour combo at play, the smoke is dense and velvety. Fairly loose ash. But, turning out quite nice.

[mbrody]

I was sooooo going to joing you guys...but this just stared back at me when I opened the humidor...sorry!

[Habanakane21]

I was sooooo going to joing you guys...but this just stared back at me when I opened the humidor...sorry!

Not hatin'!!

[CanuckSARTech]

Loner.

[Habanakane21]

1st third done. All about the volume of smoke and the toasty creaminess me. Still pushing medium. Perfect burn..perfect ash. Stellar so far

[laficion]

Great thread Rob and the guys

I'm sorry that I can't join in the tasting this time , for the moment,

I don't have any robusto in the house plus it's 3.41am.

Keep them coming, Ciao

[El Presidente]

Well I can't fault the burn. Very well constructed. Have not touched up the burn once.

Just over medium bodied now. Sweetness of the cream given way to a slight charred woodiness. smoked paprika lingering on the edges. Touch of capsicum/ bell pepper.

[Habanakane21]

Half way in getting in medium-full now. Sweet spice and I'm getting a hint of green pepper. The burns a little uneven now...probably because it's been in the low 100's here and I have the ceiling fan on high!

[Habanakane21]

Well I can't fault the burn. Very well constructed. Have not touched up the burn once.

Just over medium bodied now. Sweetness of the cream given way to a slight charred woodiness. smoked paprika lingering on the edges. Touch of capsicum/ bell pepper.

Glad you got the bell pepper... I thought I'd be the only one!!!

[olotti]

Sorry a little late to the party but I had to join in. Mine is MOA OCT 09.

Ugly SOB. rough wrapper but nice dark color. This is from an HQ box.

Feels light in the hand and a little soft but the bunching at the foot is spot on.

Upon cutting the draw reveals one that is a littel looser than I like, doesn't have that cuban pull to it, but it is not a wind tunnel. Taste is of cinnamon and tobacco and the smell from the foot smells like sweet chocolate.

First third is med maybe a touch above. Light spice through the nose and I agree with you guys, a touch of creaminess with a little zing, like jalepeno, capsicum maybe and good tobacco with a little woodiness/cedar.

Sorry no pics, I'm not that tech savy.

[CanuckSARTech]

Done 2/3's.

Touched up the burn twice more - very loose ash, and got a bit of the dreaded "inverted cone".

However, it's not burning hot at all, smoke and flavours are still spot on surprisingly. I just wish it had that "bit" of resistance.

Flavours are medium-full to full. Great profile. Starting to have those dark chocolate / brown sugar tones evolving a bit. Almost have a tone of charred molasses / burnt caramel - kind of like those little, hard molasses-laden caramel squares for halloween candies.

Also getting a slight spice note.

But very smooth, dense, and woody.

[Habanakane21]

Sorry a little late to the party but I had to join in. Mine is MOA OCT 09.

Ugly SOB. rough wrapper but nice dark color. This is from an HQ box.

Feels light in the hand and a little soft but the bunching at the foot is spot on.

Upon cutting the draw reveals one that is a littel looser than I like, doesn't have that cuban pull to it, but it is not a wind tunnel. Taste is of cinnamon and tobacco and the smell from the foot smells like sweet chocolate.

First third is med maybe a touch above. Light spice through the nose and I agree with you guys, a touch of creaminess with a little zing, like jalepeno, capsicum maybe and good tobacco with a little woodiness/cedar.

Sorry no pics, I'm not that tech savy.

Mine's the same factory code and month. You're review is almost exactly like mine...good to know!! Expect I thought mine wrapper was good

[investandprosper]

I was sooooo going to joing you guys...but this just stared back at me when I opened the humidor...sorry!

Man, you really chew on your sticks!

[El Presidente]

Just into the last third.

Medium full now. Black pepper through the nose, two tier palate of savory spices and charred BBQ. Has certainly delivered a change of pace. Capsicum/bell pepper sweetness on the edges.

[olotti]

1st third is done and the flavor has started to melt together. Cedary and alot creamier than the couple others I've had from this box. There is still some spice through the nose but not overpowering and every couple pulls yield a sweet spice taste in the mouth. Still med-med full. I will say I'm smokin this one outside and the couple wafts of smoke I've gotten were really nice, reminds me of a chocolaty sweetness with cedar mixed in. Nice mouthfeel too. Long finish.