Hamlet review 2014

[madandana]

This post inspired by great bolt Stogie Lovers post from April “Smoke em or save em “ is delayed because I lost my tasting notes and just found them. I decided to take his advise and finally pull out a Hamlet 56 from a trip that several of us were on with Rob to the homeland. We each received a bundle and I smoked my way through about half of them on the trip. Shortly after Hamlet left Cuba,so his custom rolls are now a little hard to come by. I’ve been hoarding them until now.

I don’t remember what I was drinking that day but I know I was drinking because I wasn’t sleeping????.

Prelight draw  was light and I thought I tasted a little honey.

Yup, by my third draw I knew it was honey because not only could I taste it, I could smell it. Man this is an out standing smoke.

2 nd third was pretty consistent with notes of honey.

3rd third the honey faded to rich tobacco flavor and a lot of complexity. Did I mention outstanding?

Wow,this was awesome and lived up to all of the Hamlet hype. This was 152 minutes of pure smoking bliss. Sorry for the short review but it was so long ago it’s all I could remember.

[Doctorossi]

Nice review- thanks!

[SCgarman]

Wow you smoked that for 2 1/2 hours? Looks like a robusto sized cigar. Anyway, these cigars are now one of a kind never to be replicated. Doubt he will ever be able to roll Cuban tobacco again. But, he is a happy free American and is living the dream life now.

[El Presidente]

He will be back working with Cuban tobacco one day 

Mike, I am speaking to Hammy later today and will let him know about your review. 

[madandana]

17 minutes ago, El Presidente said:

He will be back working with Cuban tobacco one day 

Mike, I am speaking to Hammy later today and will let him know about your review. 

Tell him Dana says hi.?

[helix]

Hey Mike, still sitting on Six of the 2014's . thanks for the review. 

[stogieluver]

4 hours ago, madandana said:

I don’t remember what I was drinking that day but I know I was drinking because I wasn’t sleeping.

Ha!  My favorite part of a great review. ???

That comment & the shots of the ashtray.  Been really enjoying mine. Thanks to you. ?

[Bulldog4]

Mike your lucky to still have some mine didnt even make it off the island? i have 1 salomones left and I'm afraid to smoke it.

[SCgarman]

16 hours ago, El Presidente said:

He will be back working with Cuban tobacco one day 

Mike, I am speaking to Hammy later today and will let him know about your review. 

Not as long as he is employed by Rocky in the USA. Unless he chooses a new employer in another country.

 

 

[Habana Mike]

Still have a couple from that trip as well. Need to take your cue and fire one up this weekend. Maybe with a Negroni!