Partagas Lusitanias SOU JUL 20 (VVRW#3)

[justince]

First one out of the box which I picked up a few months back. They're already smoking like a dream.

Has a little bit of wrapper damage, but I don't personally care for cigar aesthetics. But outside of the damage, it's an extremely handsome rosado wrapper with minimal veins.

First light, draw is superb. Classic Lusitania airy smoke; not much in the texture department, but the flavors are outstanding. Floral, woody notes with a nice kick of spice, moreso than most Lusitanias I've had in the past. I'm certainly not complaining. Medium + in body. Cigar is burning a little faster than I'd like, but that seems to be the case with most Lusitanias in my experience. They tend to underfill them just a tad. The benefit of this is a fantastic draw.

As the cigar continues, I get a hint of sweetness as the floral notes tone down a bit, replaced by an earthy, woody flavor. That spice on the finish remains nice and strong. I needed zero burn touch-ups and the stick held ash like an absolute champ.

Whoever else has some SOU JUL 20 Lusitanias, I recommend you give them a go. This has been an outstanding smoke.

9.5/10

[Mickey D]

I just received an EOU DIC 20 yesterday. ^^^^ Lusitania, I’ll let them rest a few months before giving one a whirl.

 

[FlyingGlass]

7 hours ago, Mickey D said:

I just received an EOU DIC 20 yesterday. I’ll let them rest a few months before giving one a whirl.

Right there with you. Only have one “ready” stick left of the Lusitanias so I’ll just have to be patient and rest the DEC 20s a bit.