Hdm hoyo des dieux 2003 (ARW)

[dominattorney]

Gents,

    Got a 5x5 pateca of these a few years back. They needed a long time down before they didnt taste like cardboard and burned right, but they are coming into their own lately. 

Construction feels firm and cold aroma is light toasted tobacco. However flavors are all cream biscuit and spice with very light body. Burn needs to be touched up a few times because these things lived in cardboard for over a decade. All in all, fantastic cigar, though potentially past its prime. 

Final note on this is that it is unlike anything else in my humidor at present. Just creamy and delicious but not overly complex. 91 out of 100

[Habana Mike]

Great smoke. Loved the bandless ones !

[rcarlson]

9 minutes ago, Habana Mike said:

Great smoke. Loved the bandless ones !

Indeed.  I never had a banded '03.  May be a placebo effect, but I do think that cardboard negatively effects CCs over the long haul. 

dominattorney, sorry to hear you thought it lost its shine.  The dearly departed DD was such a rock star.  I

really wish they'd resurrect the DD.      

[dominattorney]

17 hours ago, Habana Mike said:

Great smoke. Loved the bandless ones !

I cant tell the difference in flavor between the ones where I leave the band on and the ones where I take it off. 

 

16 hours ago, rcarlson said:

Indeed.  I never had a banded '03.  May be a placebo effect, but I do think that cardboard negatively effects CCs over the long haul. 

dominattorney, sorry to hear you thought it lost its shine.  The dearly departed DD was such a rock star.  I

really wish they'd resurrect the DD.      

I too wonder about the cardboard placebo effect. I think the cardboard negatively impacts the way the cigar stores and releases humidity, for sure. Not sure that it imparts negative flavors but itbaure effects construction and burn. I would also wager that the cogarsbin cardboard age faster. 

[El Hoze]

I have a 2003 50 cab of Des Dieux that are spot on right now but a few boxes from the late 90s that are starting to taper off a bit. Been smoking through them diligently. 

[rcarlson]

11 minutes ago, El Hoze said:

I have a 2003 50 cab of Des Dieux that are spot on right now but a few boxes from the late 90s that are starting to taper off a bit. Been smoking through them diligently. 

Lucky bastard.  

[foursite12]

There seems to have been a wave of these cardboard packs of 2003 Des Dieux that hit the market maybe 4 years ago.  I went there, too, and experienced the same things described by my fellow member of the bar. I thought they were done 18 months ago. Had one last week, however, and it had been given new life. Smoke 'em up if you got 'em.  I suspect this is the last dance.

[dominattorney]

15 hours ago, foursite12 said:

There seems to have been a wave of these cardboard packs of 2003 Des Dieux that hit the market maybe 4 years ago.  I went there, too, and experienced the same things described by my fellow member of the bar. I thought they were done 18 months ago. Had one last week, however, and it had been given new life. Smoke 'em up if you got 'em.  I suspect this is the last dance.

I would have to agree. I have 12 left and theyll be gone by may

[CampDelta369]

Nice review thanks. Glad they came around.