Ramon Allones Estupendo ?

[Colt45]

» Hey Colt please do try one. I dont show any signs of mold. Humi is dead on

» 65%. Goin to check my entire box again and see what i come up with.

I will do so , time permitting, this weekend. I did check the single I set aside - it is

very firm, but does not feel overweight. The foot, though, is very tightly packed.

Mel, your boundless generosity never fails to warm the cockles of my heart - I'm

tearing up right now.

And, I may not be as tight as I once was, but I'm as tight once as I ever was.....

[Mel]

» » Hey Colt please do try one. I dont show any signs of mold. Humi is dead

» on

» » 65%. Goin to check my entire box again and see what i come up with.

»

» I will do so , time permitting, this weekend. I did check the single I set

» aside - it is

» very firm, but does not feel overweight. The foot, though, is very tightly

» packed.

»

» Mel, your boundless generosity never fails to warm the cockles of my heart

» - I'm

» tearing up right now.

» And, I may not be as tight as I once was, but I'm as tight once as I ever

» was.....

Double LOL LOL!

[Colt45]

I had time, so decided to give it a go today. As previously stated, my sample showed

a tightly wound foot, and was very firm but not overly heavy.

I had intended to post pics of the foot and head without cap, but did not have access

to my camera. The head looked better than the foot - pre-light draw was very firm,

but not plugged. My goal was to avoid using a skewer unless absolutely necessary.

After lighting, the draw was quite firm, but not unbearable. Smoke volume was wispy.

As the cigar warmed, I lightly massaged it, and smoke volume increased slightly.

But, the wrapper was very thin, and even though I used a light touch, and only

massaged the warm ares, it started to crack. I did not want to end up with a cigar

resembling BigSlick's Part y J :-D , so I abandoned that tack.

At about the two inch mark, smoke volume increased dramatically, and I set aside

all thoughts of using the skewer.

Initial flavors were very interesting - sweet cream, creme brulee, and a finish of

gritty cotton candy sugar. This was soon supplanted by an overall character of

raisin fruit, with a lightly doughy mid, and dried honey finish. There was the light

greenness of youth, but no harshness or bitterness.

At about the midpoint, it became more earthy and toasty tobacco, with the youth

starting to come to the fore. Purging helped slightly, but the youthfulness prevailed,

and I set it down with a bit less than two inches to go.

I'm not suggesting that the members who are having problems aren't already, but

I would say show this one some patience, keep them stored at 65% or a bit lower,

and give them time.

A few final thoughts:

Glad I have a box? Yes.

Worth the added premium? Not 100% sure, but lean toward yes.

Should this become a regular production cigar? YES!

I'm not sure what direction these will take in time. While I imagine the fruit character

will remain, I have no guess as to what the secondary characteristics will be, but

I look forward to finding out. Sorry for the long post.

[Mel]

Dear Colt thanks for risking so much of your stash to give us your most valuable opinion on this cigar. Overall it sounds like the construction issues nearly ruined the cigar, I hate a tight smoke with whispy amount of tobacco. I would expect with time the draw could improve but that can not be counted on. I had some 6 and 7 year old cigars that were still to tight and I had one bloke say they needed time. Screw that, if a cigar can not be smoked at age 6 I do not want any part of the bastard. You hope the fruity stuff remains but I bet that at five years it will be less. You mail me back it six years and LMK.;-)

[Colt45]

Mel, no question this was a tightly rolled cigar. The draw, while firm, was acceptable

for me. Had the smoke volume remained wispy as it was early on, it would have

probably been a bust, even though the flavor was there to be had.

The first half of this one was a gem. Before smoking, I had high hopes, now I have

high expectations.

P.S. Mel, feel free to set aside a couple of Estupendos (and some CoRos too), and if

we ever meet up, I'll be happy to smoke them with you. I'll bring the Punch Churchills.

[Mel]

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» P.S. Mel, feel free to set aside a couple of Estupendos (and some CoRos

» too), and if

» we ever meet up, I'll be happy to smoke them with you. I'll bring the

» Punch Churchills.

I'll tie strings on them bastards and let the old lady use for tampons cause that's what I think of the Punch Churchills. I've tasted one good Punch Church and had bad luck with draw and flavor on all the rest. If you get out my way I'll show some real cigars not that ***** **** you suck on.;-)

Pick of my stash to ya mate. Have you ever smoked one of the Cohiba Reserva Esplendidos orm the Partagas D4 Reserva? Two of the best cigars ever rolled. Hey Prez. do you like the Esplendido Reserva?

[Colt45]

» If you get out my way I'll show some real cigars not that ***** **** you suck on.;-)

»

You know the old saying - you are what you eat.........

[Mel]

» » If you get out my way I'll show some real cigars not that ***** **** you

» suck on.;-)

» »

» You know the old saying - you are what you eat.........

Oh God I'm a girl! Have you tried the Reserva by either Cohiba or Partagas?

[Colt45]

» Have you tried the Reserva by either Cohiba or Partagas?

No, so put aside a few of those as well :-D

[josie67]

» Just out of curiosity, what number boxes do you guys with the tight sticks

» have? Mine is really low so I wonder if that might have something to do

» with it.

Box 90/266. Yes ALOT of my sticks seem very tight, but I sure hate sending them back and finding out that they were ok had I just tried them.