Trusty_Patches Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 This thing looks and smells amazing. What's the experience with this brand for you guys? Hit or miss?I don't know the year of it (forgot to ask)but i Can't wait to try this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSXCIGAR Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 These are generally well received. Haven't heard much about recent production and for some reason this isn't a cigar that has a lot of feedback. What feedback there is has generally been good, as I say. Recent Distinguidos have been excellent, not that that's much of an indicator but I think you'll likely find it a good smoke and maybe even a great smoke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickbangdoh Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Have not had a ton of experience with this marca, but just from my personal sampling, this seems to be one that shines in larger formats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimalia Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Haven't had any, but I'm interested in trying them. Seems like a nice cigar to have a 10er of lying around for when you want something big and out of the ordinary. I know the Distinguidos which is a hair smaller gets a lot of love. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ken Gargett Posted May 31, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2018 did you offend him? actually, you'll find it interesting. and i'll be interested in your thoughts. of the regular production cuaba, it would be the one i'd choose (i thought the best was the LE they did a while back. 2008?). but i'm not much of a cuaba fan. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Smoke it and I hope you're amazed! While some may be hit or miss, I smoked a Cuaba Diadema at PJ Hajenius on Father's Day in 2011 that was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cigaraholic Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 You have a lovely father! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverstyx Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I had one a few months ago. Great smoke, lots of nutty flavors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrightonCorgi Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Always a hit. Great fun cigar to smoke. I like all the larger Cuaba cigars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvis Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 You've got a terrific Dad! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick_harmon44 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Elvis IS alive! You've got a terrific Dad!Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickg999 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I have a box from 2008 and one suggestion I have is to have your perfectdraw ready, or dry box it for about 4-5 days. As for flavors, I like it. More mild and nutty with a little fruit. Reminds me of a larger HDM Elegnate with little less sweetness and initial kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RijkdeGooier Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 wrong cigar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 4 hours ago, RijkdeGooier said: wrong cigar leaving aside whether this cigar or not, i saw the review you put up. hugely admire the work that went into it and the care - way more than rob and i manage. and i would also note that having done wines for years, i know we all have our own styles, standards, assessments. so this is not intended as anything critical in any way but i am very curious - you have 15 categories across the three sectors you establish. terrific detail. and each is marked out of five before a final score given out of ten. of the 15 categories, only 3 got a pass and then nothing better than 3/5. the rest all got lower than 50% if you like. now to me, that suggests a cigar that is a complete failure. yet your final score is 9/10. i have to ask, what am i missing here? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Ken Gargett said: leaving aside whether this cigar or not, i saw the review you put up. hugely admire the work that went into it and the care - way more than rob and i manage. and i would also note that having done wines for years, i know we all have our own styles, standards, assessments. so this is not intended as anything critical in any way but i am very curious - you have 15 categories across the three sectors you establish. terrific detail. and each is marked out of five before a final score given out of ten. of the 15 categories, only 3 got a pass and then nothing better than 3/5. the rest all got lower than 50% if you like. now to me, that suggests a cigar that is a complete failure. yet your final score is 9/10. i have to ask, what am i missing here? or are those scores merely reflecting the strength of each category so a 1/5 means very little of that evident? this would make more sense if that is what is intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RijkdeGooier Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Dear Ken, Back when I did more reviewing I was also reading the reviews of others and talking a lot to the blenders both Cuban and non-Cuban. Although I really enjoyed the floral prose, there was very little available in terms of actual scoring of the strength of the various flavors. So after speaking to a few of the professionals, I decided to try my hand at actually scoring the presence of each flavor element on a scale of 1-5. So for example Montecristo (depending on the espresso or cappuchino wrapper) I'd expect a score for black coffee taste of 3/5 to 4/5 on that element. Younger cigars wouls invariably exhibit more white pepper, while older cigars would provide more sugars in their taste profile. The final score reflects my own personal enjoyment of a cigar, heavily influenced towards the flavor side, since I care little about appearence, my smoking style usually ensures good burn and most construction errors can be corrected with a firm hand. Does this answer your questions? (they stll can be seen at my FB page at ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 18 minutes ago, RijkdeGooier said: Dear Ken, Back when I did more reviewing I was also reading the reviews of others and talking a lot to the blenders both Cuban and non-Cuban. Although I really enjoyed the floral prose, there was very little available in terms of actual scoring of the strength of the various flavors. So after speaking to a few of the professionals, I decided to try my hand at actually scoring the presence of each flavor element on a scale of 1-5. So for example Montecristo (depending on the espresso or cappuchino wrapper) I'd expect a score for black coffee taste of 3/5 to 4/5 on that element. Younger cigars wouls invariably exhibit more white pepper, while older cigars would provide more sugars in their taste profile. The final score reflects my own personal enjoyment of a cigar, heavily influenced towards the flavor side, since I care little about appearence, my smoking style usually ensures good burn and most construction errors can be corrected with a firm hand. Does this answer your questions? (they stll can be seen at my FB page at ) many thanks. it does, and it makes way more sense than my initial interpretation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 20 hours ago, Ken Gargett said: many thanks. it does, and it makes way more sense than my initial interpretation. ....what have you done with Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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