CaptainQuintero Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 So I finally got around to getting my hands on one of these, really wasn't sure about the hype. Me and hype don't normally have that good of a relationship! Cold draw- sweet tobbaco Aroma -mild with a little hint of spice, not much there. Wrapper- To be honest a little rough, nothing bad but not what I was expecting for the price/hype. The opposite side of the cigar was veiny and had 5 frogeyes/waterspots on it. 1/3 Very mild and toast was the opening, the standout feature for me was how smooth this thing is. By far the smooest cigar I have ever had, not a hint of harshness or bitter flavours. Towards the end of the first third little waves of caramel drifted in. 2/3 Things started to change up in the second third, lttle hints of that sour honey that I normally associate with Cohiba made an appearence, the first time this showed that it was related to the marka. Not an unpleasant sourness, just very mild. As things progessed a little earth came in but again very mild. This seems to be the overriding personality of this cigar-mild, nothing overpowering anything else. 3/3 Tapped the ash here and boy did it change up for the final third. As soon as the ash had gone a massive wave of caramel rolled in putting Por Larranaga to shame. This developed into a strong floral flavour that pretty much stayed for quite a while. With not much left I would have ditched it as the floral flavour was turning harsh and wasn't to my liking but with the last poof bread and butter pudding made an appearance for half an inch! The harshness vanished and I was treated to this lovely ending. This cigar oozed class, if it was a car it would be a Rolls Royce. Easily the smoothest cigar I have ever smoked and only wafted up towards medium body a few times during the hour it took to smoke. I was pretty much expecting to be slightly let down due to the hype but if I am honest, it lived up to the vast majority of it. The only issue I have is the size, I went for the 52 and that is pretty much the maximum I can enjoy smoking at. I know the trend towards larger ring guage but a Behike Lonsdale would be pretty spectacular IMO. Even so I would pick up a box of these at some point in the future now, although I probably wouldn't bother trying the larger formats. 92/100 The first two thirds were higher, possibly 94 but the harsh floral profile near the end took it down for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicPac Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice review! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobKincaid Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 That's a great looking cigar and a great looking pooch in the background! A question: given the box prices for these, would you rather buy a box of ten of these or have two boxes of 25 of your next favorite? That's the economic question that enters my mind every time I contemplate a Behike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 That's a great looking cigar and a great looking pooch in the background!A question: given the box prices for these, would you rather buy a box of ten of these or have two boxes of 25 of your next favorite? That's the economic question that enters my mind every time I contemplate a Behike. UK price for the 52 is £25 online about £40+ at B&M so I know what you mean. But it probably works out here that I could have a box of these or just one box of say Monte#3 or Mag 46. To be honest I would probably pick a box of ten of these these up and smoke it over the course of a year? They are a special smoke so maybe keep them for special days. I think they are overpriced, I'm going to come out and say that right away but that is more down to the taxes in the UK. It's probably a good thing that I only like the smallest ring guage because I wouldn't pay for the two bigger ones, they are just oo much are far as I am concerned. I just realised that I'm rambling lol so yeah, I probably would pick a box of these up over a box of my normal smokes and keep them for sepcial occasions. But it's at the limit of what I'm prepared to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david9985 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Watched and read a few of your reviews now mate and seeing that dog featuring is becoming a trend! Looking out for him when you post photos now! Great review: concise and easy to read. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Watched and read a few of your reviews now mate and seeing that dog featuring is becoming a trend! Looking out for him when you post photos now! Great review: concise and easy to read. Thanks. lol it's a she! Although hard to see her under all that fluff! Not mistakeable when she's out walking though, she's half poodle and whenever she sees anyone she prances like a pony lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riazp Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice review CQ! great looking girl you have there my friend! and wow that the sunniest i've ever seen it be in england LOL! no wonder you pulled out a bhk 52 to celebrate the sun, that a rare occasion in jolly 'ol England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice review CQ! great looking girl you have there my friend! and wow that the sunniest i've ever seen it be in england LOL! no wonder you pulled out a bhk 52 to celebrate the sun, that a rare occasion in jolly 'ol England LOL I was thinking about getting a box for each day with perfect weather but not sure if it was worth it to smoke one cigar a year The weather was actually perfect, no wind no humidity and just enough sun to warm you through without getting you sweaty, stayed like tht from 9am till 10pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobKincaid Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 UK price for the 52 is £25 online about £40+ at B&M so I know what you mean. But it probably works out here that I could have a box of these or just one box of say Monte#3 or Mag 46.To be honest I would probably pick a box of ten of these these up and smoke it over the course of a year? They are a special smoke so maybe keep them for special days. I think they are overpriced, I'm going to come out and say that right away but that is more down to the taxes in the UK. It's probably a good thing that I only like the smallest ring guage because I wouldn't pay for the two bigger ones, they are just oo much are far as I am concerned. I just realised that I'm rambling lol so yeah, I probably would pick a box of these up over a box of my normal smokes and keep them for sepcial occasions. But it's at the limit of what I'm prepared to pay. It probably marks me as some sort of obsessive-compulsive loon, but ten-count boxes make me crazy. I tend to grieve every time I light up. Still, I get the "special occasion" idea; it's just that every time I pick up a CC feels pretty doggoned special to me! Nonetheless, I'm intrigued enough that Behikes have made it to my "when-I-win-the-lottery" list. For that matter, though, if that's the case, I'll smoke 'em in Havana! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigcars Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 You have very whisp-like delicate hands, Capt. Quint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 You have very whisp-like delicate hands, Capt. Quint Piano child it could be the photo though, I have a 9 inch stretch between thumb and pinkie finger lol with that ash building up I was being as delicate as possible so it didn't tip too, I had been playing tippy-sideways with it for the last ten minutes before the pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CohibaBehike Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 excellent review and great pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 excellent review and great pictures! Thanks man got a new camera today so thought I should test it out, it's the ultimate lazy man camera lol; auto macro/focus/flash etc and even takes a photo whenever it detects a smile...somehow lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidl Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Nice review, once again bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipyramus Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Excellent review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortigan Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Brilliant review as always Cap! sounds like a very tasty treat there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#2 man Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Great pictures !! Thanks for the review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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