Popular Post Rye Posted August 3, 2014 Popular Post Posted August 3, 2014 Partagas Serie Du Connaisseur no.2 PVC SA OO gifted from brother REASON Gorgeous construction on this 38rg x166mm long panetela. An oily, light Colorado shade wrapper with light veins, a perfect pack, and a rustic, flattened triple cap smells of breakfast baking from the foot, and dusty cedar from the body. I punch the cap with a Remington Magnum 7mm casing and reveal a perfect draw tasting of mild straw and spice. The cigar takes very quickly to my cedar spill and bursts into action on this beautiful Sunday morning. Immaculate balance and flavours of tea and leather greet me, with little to no spice. Cool, thick, coating smoke with every long slow draw I take reveals a retro-hale of ultra-mild floral notes based in green tea, and leads to a long and complex finish. The stacked, nearly black ash drops 30mm in. Hello Partagas! The strength really kicks in going into the second third. Leather and wood come to the forefront after the ash dropped. Full rich smoke with earthy notes replacing the tea in the draw and on the palate, but the tea remains in the retro, while the floral notes are gone, or just overpowered by the increase in strength. There is plenty of bite, but not any pepper, which I find interesting, and it's leaving a mild numbing in the mouth, yet still an ultra-smooth retro. I sip my Cuban Serrano milk coffee at the half, and the finish still lingers long after the drink. Coming into the final, the coffee pairs fantastically and brings out espresso notes, while leather and a dark olive vegetal taste and spice develops as the power continues to increase. In a moment of bliss, I am greeted by a visitor that has no interest in me, but seems thankful that I've planted many more flowers this year. Baking spices come in to the final, and the retro is getting powerful. A charred oaken taste on the layering finish washes well with coffee. Into the end, the power eases slightly allowing me to enjoy the last tastes of black tea and baking spice. I am very grateful to Chris for allowing me to sample such a fine example of a cigar from the past. After smoking a Partagas 898 from 2008 last night, this was really a great follow-up and showed great contrast between the changes in Partagas profile. This was one wonderful smoke, and I don't usually give a numbered rating, but if I had to, this would score a 98 for me. Superb and memorable. 12
StingMeadery Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Nice review Rye, thanks. Love your skull and antler ashtray, you got skillz brother 1
Rye Posted August 3, 2014 Author Posted August 3, 2014 Nice review Rye, thanks. Love your skull and antler ashtray, you got skillz brother Thanks brother!
kidmac Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Very nice review. .. Only smoked one myself and still remember it well. I will find another after this review. Thanks Rye 1
rodrigodeanda Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Thanks for the great review! Love your ashtray btw 1
Rye Posted August 3, 2014 Author Posted August 3, 2014 Very nice review. .. Only smoked one myself and still remember it well. I will find another after this review. Thanks Rye Thank you! This was my first of these, and I truly hope not my last! Great little cigar in an elegant but lost vitola.
airtrade Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Nice review, sweet ash holder. Need a write up on that. 1
REASON Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Glad you enjoyed the experience Ryan great review! 1
PigFish Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Nice review mate. Those are great cigars! I dedicated a box (smoke at least one each year from the box) in memory of another 'infamous thin ring cigar lover' Tampa (Chuck). If it were not for the gravitational pull of the black plume, I would have looked harder for the Chuck Commemorative SdC #2's. It really was my first choice! Oh… and after shooting and hand loading metallic cartridges for more than 3 decades, I never, and I mean ever, thought of making one into a punch!!! Outstanding! Cigars these days, you will need a 458 Win-Mag pretty soon! Cheers mate! -Piggy 1
Rye Posted August 4, 2014 Author Posted August 4, 2014 Oh and after shooting and hand loading metallic cartridges for more than 3 decades, I never, and I mean ever, thought of making one into a punch!!! Outstanding! Cigars these days, you will need a 458 Win-Mag pretty soon! Cheers mate! -Piggy Thanks! A little tip if you plan on making casing punches, and I have now a wide selection of sizes, taper the inside instead of the easier outside. Taper on the outside puts pressure on the shoulder of the cigar, taper on the inside simply puts pressure on the cap piece to be removed. I am shocked about how long the casings hold their edge. I've had to empty them several times each, and they just keep going! 1
Rye Posted August 4, 2014 Author Posted August 4, 2014 guns, again, lol Far from. Making cigar punches, lol 1
BonVivant Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Far from. Making cigar punches, lol good cause! Italians made the same size... is it the same cause?
Bill Hayes Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Great review. I have only a few left from a box from 2001. Wish I had more.
polarbear Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 I love that Ash tray and the text on your spills. Awesome
PigFish Posted August 4, 2014 Posted August 4, 2014 Thanks! A little tip if you plan on making casing punches, and I have now a wide selection of sizes, taper the inside instead of the easier outside. Taper on the outside puts pressure on the shoulder of the cigar, taper on the inside simply puts pressure on the cap piece to be removed. I am shocked about how long the casings hold their edge. I've had to empty them several times each, and they just keep going! …well they make chamfer tools just for that purpose!!! -LOL Pretty funny when I think of all the years and I never even gave the concept a thought! I am gonna' give it a shot!!! Oh, sorry… offensive (politically incorrect) language again!!! If you don't mind me suggesting mate, you should post up a table for caliber verses ring gauge!!! Just be sure to have a crying towel around…! Damn, my little marketing brain just goes crazy with new ideas… HeadShot Punches… You could make a fortune! -LOL Thanks for the review, cool images and ideas! Cheers, -Piggy
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