foursite12 Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 Looking for a splurge box. Never had either one of these and am considering them as candidates. I've read mixed reviews--including those posted here in the past--and seen everything from "one of my desert island cigars" to "no way worth the coin". Among those of you who know either or both I'd appreciate your thoughts, especially if you've had either one recently. "Neither" remains an option in the value equation. Thanks in advance!
El Presidente Posted July 17, 2016 Posted July 17, 2016 Peanut........,Sabrosos Stonefruit.....Pacificos Work out which profile appeals more to your palate and go with that one. 2
cigaraholic Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 The Pacificos box I'm working thru still hasn't opened up, so I'd say Sabrosos, lots more going on there. I'd take the JL #4 over both of them!
PapaDisco Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 I'm running out of both, and El Pres' summary is spot on. I also find the Sabrosos sweet if you smoke them slow.
jdo2110 Posted July 20, 2016 Posted July 20, 2016 Can you guys compare those two cigars to the Punch Punch and the Regios. PP has peanut and Regios has stone fruit, imo. Do the above cigars mirror them or are more pronounced flavors? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Lant63 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Neither, go with the punch LE 2013. The best LE ever. I am a regional whore, and the Sabrosos did not wow me. The Pacificos is a good honest cigar, but idk if its worth the extra coin. Or, Punch Punch 50 cab. Cabs are special too. 2
Lant63 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 Also, if you're dead set on a regional, encantos is your stick. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
PatrickEwing Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 I've enjoyed both, but I've been bowled over by a few of the Pacificos. Stonefruit indeed.
CigarAsh Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 14 hours ago, Lant63 said: Also, if you're dead set on a regional, encantos is your stick. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That's exactly what I was thinking too. One of my favorite regionals I've tried. Not sure they're available anywhere now though. I bought the last box from another vendor just a few months ago. Rob keeps saying that he won't be seeing anymore of them most likely.
billh1 Posted July 21, 2016 Posted July 21, 2016 On July 20, 2016 at 0:25 PM, cigaraholic said: The Pacificos box I'm working thru still hasn't opened up, so I'd say Sabrosos, lots more going on there. I'd take the JL #4 over both of them! ^^^Ditto...
foursite12 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Posted July 22, 2016 On July 21, 2016 at 9:51 AM, Fugu said: I'd always go Sabrosos..... Haha! Nice but...
Dimmers Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Thread jack! Smoked another SLR Pacificos on the weekend, and noticing a worrying trend - tremendous stick the first 2/3rd's, then falling over itself into muted notes and bitterness that final third. This was a standout box during 2015, every example then was stellar! By comparison, the handful of examples this year have followed the pattern as stated above, moving into crap that final third. Hopefully this is just start of a sick period and needing some sleep only. Storage conditions unchanged. Anyone else noticing this ? 1
PatrickEwing Posted August 22, 2016 Posted August 22, 2016 Dimmers, Unfortunately I might agree. Earlier in this thread, I mentioned how great a few Pacificos had been for me. The couple since have been very solid, but lacked that step up to the next tier and became muted. Perhaps (hoping) they were poorer examples... However, I definitely noticed this in a JL4 the other night. Was a really good, not great, cigar until the last third where it lost its way. Gave up on it soon after. That being said, it was a bit on the ROTT side, so it could just have been out of form. I have a fair bit of time off coming up and was planning on doing a Sabroso v Pacifico v JL4 lineup to put my own personal thoughts to rest. Will let you know how it goes
Dimmers Posted August 23, 2016 Posted August 23, 2016 Cheers big fella. Scared to hear might be JL#4 as well, as also love this stick. Re Pacificos, yeah could be down to dud examples, but checked my notes and same occurred for each of the last 4 sampled this year. yikes! Might dry box both Pacificos+JL#4 soon to see if any variation, though Im sure this is not because they are too wet. Also look forward to your Sabroso v Pacifico v JL4 deathmatch! Never picked up a cab of Sabroso at the time, though sorely tempted. However ive a lonely single somewhere in the humi that I need to find and burn. 1
Sunsmoke Posted August 23, 2016 Posted August 23, 2016 I have only had one of each but preferred the Sabrosos
Charltonc Posted August 24, 2016 Posted August 24, 2016 SLR Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk
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