Partagas D4 MUL 14 (OFRW)

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I have loved reading the reviews of others for this review weekend.  The reviews themselves have been interesting and insightful but, from a 20,000 foot point of view, it’s really a meta-review.  That is, “hey everybody, what is go-to reliable cigar?” And the variety of the answers has been illuminating!  I would have expected others to have similar “go-tos” but I just love how everyone’s sense of faithful and reliable is totally different. 
 

For me, the Partagas D4 is, in theory, “old faithful.”  They make a lot of them, they’ve made them for a long time and everyone has had them.  Lighting this D4 up was a fantastic reminder why it may have been a bad choice for this review.  Unlike the SCDLH Principe, for example, the D4 while readily available, does have great variation.  
 

First half.  
Lovely night.  Great time for a cigar.  This one was darn pretty and from a box that appeared to be ready.  Cold draw was fabulous.  On first light, I got cedar, forest floor and..... menthol.  
The menthol was pervasive throughout the experience.  Normally I would cut the review in thirds but in this case, it took until the second half to get past the Newport-life.

second half 

Once the menthol subsided, there was a lot of fruit interwoven in the wood.  I love the smoke production on this stick and it seemed to behave throughout.  Grey ash was flaky but sturdy and the entire smoke lasted about 1.5 hours.  I’d give it an 85 but I have hopes for the rest of the box.

[Cairo]

Thought I would comment on this old review since I have been working on this same box code obtained from our host last year.

It has been quite a ride so far.

Some of the smokes were nothing special.

Some of the smokes were totally amazing,

There were only a couple that were in between the extremes.

 

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Keep me apprised on this box.  I have liked it.