Partagas Lusitanias

[Colt45]

Tried my first today - single no codes, but I believe fairly recent.

Medium colorado, leathery, with a nice sheen. It felt rather light in

the hand. It did have a draw on the loose side.

Taste - not complex in that the flavor profile did not change much

over the length of the cigar, complex in that it was a flavorful

smoke.

Overall, it was dry cedar, with light fruit and floral notes. Hints of

unsweetened cooking chocolate. The spice component was a light

sweet spice. There was a light earthiness that came and went.

Everything was totally integrated and beautifully balanced. Body was

on the medium side of light/medium - this took me by surprise. This

was the first Partagas that I really, truly enjoyed (I've not smoked a

ton, and none with much age). A very enjoyable cigar.

Based on this one sample, my concerns would be:

1 - the relative looseness of the draw. I think a firmer draw would

have yielded an even more flavorful smoke.

2 - aging potential. The relative lightness of body and flavor make

me wonder if this would gain anything with time, or if it would lose

the flavor it has.

[El Presidente]

Thanks Ross :-)

The Lusitania is not a powerhouse cigar and a good one is Medium Bodied. Unfortunately you were robbed of that flavour intensity because of the loosish roll. Remind me on your next order and I will hand pick a properly rolled 06 so that you can do a comparative review

[jadawin]

ive only had one of the Lusis before, but WOW. I was really impressed, even more so considering it was fairly fresh (i couldnt wait any longer to fire that thing up!) I am definately picking up a few more of these things.

[CWS]

The Lusi is a great mediu bodied cigar for a long evening enjoyment where you don't want your head buzzing from a nic fit. This is my poker cigar,.

[croatan]

I really like Lusitanias and, depending on the year and the amount of age at the time, have had them anywhere from medium-bodied to full-bodied. In any event, it's always a very pleasurable cigar.

[bassman]

I've had 1992 Lusis that were among the strongest & earthiest tasting cigars ever. Sadly, with the post 1995 blend change, they are a shadow of their former greatness. Still good if you like milder cigars, but I wish I still had some 92s.

[bgoodz]

I have one in the box that was a gift along with an 898v. I'm very much looking forward to smoking the Lusi in the newly finished smoking room. Thanks for the review Colt

[Mel]

Buy a cab of them Bastards and you'll have some real smokes!

There is just something about a cab of DCs. They ussually will age a while cause I dare you to smoke-em in a month.

[bgoodz]

» Buy a cab of them Bastards and you'll have some real smokes!

» There is just something about a cab of DCs. They ussually will age a while

» cause I dare you to smoke-em in a month.

Hmmmm a cab huh :-)

[bobsled]

I have only had one of these. While it had nice flavor, it was definitely on the mild/medium side and left me disappointed. I was surprised that it did not pack the same punch or share a similar flavor as the short.

Thanks for the review!

[ThreeD]

» I've only had 2 of these beautiful cigars. Both had perfect draws which for me is just a little effort to draw the smoke. I just like to run the unlit cigar under my nose a few times and enjoy the smell of the wrapper,mmmmm good. The smoke is creamy and plenty of it. I'm going to have to get more of these.