Cuaba Divinos \'05

[SeanGAR]

I have a soft spot for perfectos. So you can tell I gravitate towards the Cuabas. These were from the 5/boxed version. Box inside a box inside a box. I felt like I was reading Poe. I didn't have my cutter with me so ... and I apologize in advance here guys ... I cut the cap with the little sissors on my Swiss Army knife. Worked surprisingly well.

I usually cut both sides on perfectos ... I hate the slow start and uneven burn that you can often get just lighting that tiny tip. Since I was winging the cutter, I lit it without the extra cut.

Took a bit to get started, but once it did the smoke was pretty nice. Decent volume of smoke, medium body, I really liked the taste although I wouldn't characterize it as smooth or refined. I don't really know how to describe the taste .... nice twang but a different sort of Cuban character than I find in most habanos. Some people say the Cuabas taste salty ... hmm .... maybe the virgins were sweating that day? I never notice anything like that. In any case, I thought the taste was excellent until I got to the last half-inch ... at that point purging didn't bring back the nice flavors and I put her down.

I find these interesting smokes ... not something I'd reach for every day, but for a change of pace a nice cigar. I'd rate then ~84. Certainly there is no reason to smoke Fuente Short Stories if you have these around (for those of you who can access those smokes).

[idesign]

My favorite part of smoking Cuaba's, is that burst of flavor you get when it opens up......

[jkr]

Sounds interesting. I have yet to try one of these.

[El Presidente]

The best of all the Cuaba IMHO.

A great Divino needs a little time but it should be rich, satisfying and full. You can get some absolute crackers which will rock your world.

[lazygaloot]

i loved these little guys when i discovered them last year -- back in '04, i guess that is now.

they hadn't been in stock for almost a year, i think, but then heard from a friend that they were back.

ordered a box at the beginning of the year, and must say that this batch wasn't as good. the draw was very, very tight. took a lot of massaging to get them to open up. good taste when they finally do, but man a lot of work.

perhaps i needed to let them mature a bit before smoking, but i just couldn't wait.

to be honest, they are worth the work required. a great size, when you don't have a lot of time. usually about a half hour smoke for me, but i can milk them for about 45 minutes, if i take my time. great for walking the dog at the end of the night.

[dysfunctional]

I have smoked these rcently and they have become my go to smokes when I have a half hour or so to kill before dinner or......

I love the rich flavours and I find them creamy and a little chocolate... They are quite a little power house in my opinion. Yes...had some draw problems but nothing tweezers cant fix...noticed that they tend to have a few stems that will make the flavours bitter but once you pull these out...problem solved and taste great.......

[grateful1]

» I have a soft spot for perfectos. So you can tell I gravitate towards the

» Cuabas. These were from the 5/boxed version. Box inside a box inside a

» box. I felt like I was reading Poe. I didn't have my cutter with me so

» ... and I apologize in advance here guys ... I cut the cap with the little

» sissors on my Swiss Army knife. Worked surprisingly well.

»

» I usually cut both sides on perfectos ... I hate the slow start and uneven

» burn that you can often get just lighting that tiny tip. Since I was

» winging the cutter, I lit it without the extra cut.

»

» Took a bit to get started, but once it did the smoke was pretty nice.

» Decent volume of smoke, medium body, I really liked the taste although I

» wouldn't characterize it as smooth or refined. I don't really know how to

» describe the taste .... nice twang but a different sort of Cuban character

» than I find in most habanos. Some people say the Cuabas taste salty ...

» hmm .... maybe the virgins were sweating that day? I never notice

» anything like that. In any case, I thought the taste was excellent until

» I got to the last half-inch ... at that point purging didn't bring back

» the nice flavors and I put her down.

»

» I find these interesting smokes ... not something I'd reach for every day,

» but for a change of pace a nice cigar. I'd rate then ~84. Certainly there

» is no reason to smoke Fuente Short Stories if you have these around (for

» those of you who can access those smokes).

I had a friend gift me 10 of these...they were GONE in a week. I had to order some! What a great smoke...and they can be milked for 45min - or smoked in under 30...if you don't want to enjoy it!

thanks,

Gary

[Tave1225]

Nice review. Never had a Cuaba. Heard good and bad things about them. Wil have to try one to make my de:-D termination.

[Stuck in Alaska]

I love the perfectos. The Divinos is a great small smoke. Very intriguing flavors and a fun cigar to smoke.