Popular Post CaptainQuintero Posted July 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2019 This is the last (I think) stick from a 5-pack Pectas that I picked up around six years ago. To be honest they have lived up to the reputation of cardboard packaged cigars for the most part; quite muted and, well a bit cardboardy. Fingers crossed the last stick will try to win back a bit of honour for his lost friends. First third and straight away it's that lovely herbal sweet cream that Cohiba is famous for. A hint of coffee but nothing much more. There's a tiny bit of cola bean but I'm not sure if it's in my mind or not. Burn is great, draw is great, none of the old 2001 tricks. Second third and the cream has steadily died away and there's a distinct flat note coming in. I'm hesitant to say cardboardy, but it's certainly a thick brown paper of some type. The herbal/vegetal note is still playing along and that hint of coffee is playing around in the background as per the first third. Cola nut decided today just wasn't his day and cleared off sharpish. Ok getting into the final stretch and the journey is pretty much a foregone conclusion. The cigar has lots of what makes Cohiba great, it's just muted; like someone turned the volume down. In itself it's not an awful thing, but there is a definite taste of that dry cardboard you get from ripping up boxes to fit into the recycling bin. Crucially there isn't any richness to the cigar and that is kind of my ultimate test, I've never had a great cigar that didn't have that lush richness to it, regardless of what flavours are in that package. Bit of a sad end to a selection of cigars that could have been great if only they had gone into better packaging. I just don't get the whole idea of Pectas, sure they are a great size for Cuba's crucial Airport market, but why not simply put the cigars into tubes if they are going into a cardboard 5-pack? Oh well, just enough there to be enjoyable buy possibly more valuable as an experiment. 85/100 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucko8 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 At least the ash is looking good in the photo. Sorry to hear that it wasn't as good as it could be. I've not had much experience with the cardboard housed sticks. Seems in your opinion it would be best to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 3 hours ago, Chucko8 said: At least the ash is looking good in the photo. Sorry to hear that it wasn't as good as it could be. I've not had much experience with the cardboard housed sticks. Seems in your opinion it would be best to avoid. I think if they're fresh and you remove them right away then you'll probably be ok, but personally I avoid them. But I know that some have been ok; Spain released a load of Mag 46 in jars that had been sat for donkeys years in Pectas previously and people say they were great, so it's a bit of a toss up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tksamtec Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I think you mean Patecas (packs).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigFish Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Thanks for the honest review. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD Puffer Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 the most elegant looking regular production Cuban imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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