habanablue Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Smoked one of these New Year's Day. What a waste of time. Best I can say about it is that it had a great draw. Would have prefferred the Santa Damiana's I flicked to my brother in laws who joined me for a smoke. Not sure if any amount of time in the Humi can improve these.
Sutton Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Yeah I had one of these guys & found it very plain until the last 3rd and then the Partagas flavours finally came out but it did not last wrong. I think it probably is worth laying down for atleast a couple months and then trying again.
BolivarSmoker Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Yeah I had one of these guys & found it very plain until the last 3rd and then the Partagas flavours finally came out but it did not last wrong. I think it probably is worth laying down for atleast a couple months and then trying again. Smoked one back in the summer and thought it was ok. Pulled out another while on vacation last week and thought it was a terrible waste of time. I would take the D4 over these all day long.
mb55317 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I've had two of these in total, the first i thought was excellent and the second just ok. They're very young still so maybe given more time they'll improve
bassman Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I've been off ELs for a couple years. Last one I got was the Cuaba Piramide. Terrible smoke when fresh, but now really turning into a good cigars. I liked some of the early ELs- Party Piramides & MC DC especially good. But lately, IMHO, ELs are overpriced mediocre cigars.
shrink Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I've been off ELs for a couple years. Last one I got was the Cuaba Piramide. Terrible smoke when fresh, but now really turning into a good cigars. Yes, the Cuaba EL was pretty bland when young, but they're gaining in intensity and complexity. I've enjoyed a couple of 'em recently.
habanablue Posted January 6, 2011 Author Posted January 6, 2011 Yeah I had one of these guys & found it very plain until the last 3rd and then the Partagas flavours finally came out but it did not last wrong. I think it probably is worth laying down for atleast a couple months and then trying again. Interesting...after my recent rant I went back to a review I did on my blog back in June and found a similar experience, it only 'came alive' in the last third. This one I had on New Year's Day offered nothing throughout.
riderpride Posted January 6, 2011 Posted January 6, 2011 The two I've had have been pretty boring; vegetal with a highly muted Partagas taste on the final third. Burns have been pretty poor too.
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