The Magnificent EL 08 TRIADE

[Mr. Japan]

Finally I got my hands on a D5. So with all three the new LE for 2008, all FFB (Acronym for Far From Box), I have decided to smoke them on this week end for a brief review.

MONTECRISTO SUBLIMES

Sublimes 54*164

Colorado Maduro

Perfect construction. Thick capa.

Espresso coffee aroma, no ammonia at all even if we are talking of fresh cigar.

Loose draw but still enjoyable

Smoking start getting some nice wood flavour always with coffee. Due to freshness of the capa it burns from 2/3 with more difficulties.

Ash is flaky

Medium strength with a little evolution. I expected more from it as I had a good experience with previous two smoked in past months.

Left it almost at beginning of 3/3 .

Different from the Cohiba that has more a mou taste. This is a coffee/cappuccino flavour.

PARTAGAS D. n.5

Petit Robusto 50 * 110

Colorado

The construction is not perfect as there are several veins. Thick capa.

Smell of fresh grass just cut and on the tongue in pre-lighting can feel spices.

Good draw, very regular. Amount of smoke very big,

The cigar grows in flavour, coffee is predominant but also black pepper is predominant.

Ash is flaky

Has a strong Fortaleza from beginning, maybe due to the length of the cigar, ready and good.

I smoke it until last mm. and again I hate who decided to make these cigars too short with such cepo and aromas.

This cigar has impressed me just like the petit edmundo, of course must be re-visited for confirmation.

CUABA PYRAMIDE

Pyramid 52*156

Maduro

Good construction, firm and solid with a velvet feeling. Thick capa.

Strong aroma of pepper and leather a prelude to the great smoke.

Draw is perfect as I cut just 2 mm.

The cigars is strong from the beginning and goes on for all the 3/3ds . Develops a nice chilly-hot flavour.In a blind tasting I would say it’s a Partagas. Develops in leather and toasted coffee. Due to freshness of the capa it burns from 2/3 with more difficulties

Ash is flaky.

Medium to strong strength, ends up leaving a great aftertaste, a cigar that in 3/5

A great pyramid that I believe will be a hit in the future years.

This is been the last smoked but the one that has more impressed me. I look forward to buy some once on the market.

[cigarros]

Good review! Have you any smokin' picks? Wanna look at them!

[shrink]

Nice reviews, Gino.

The Cuaba sounds interesting. I find it intriguing that you would have ID'd it as a Partagas in a blind tasting.

[Tampa1257]

Very nice review Gino, I am surprised by the Partagas like flavors from the Cuaba and hope to sample the PSD 5 one day. Thanks for taking the plunge as the first here to review the 08 EL's good job!

Tampa

[FireDigger]

Sounds like we have 3 winners! Thanks for the review.

[Miami101]

Great review:

Look forward to ording some for myself......

[winemaker]

Hoping to secure a box of the Monti's!!

[Colt45]

Thanks for the reviews, Gino.

[Guest rob]

» Thanks for the reviews, Gino.

Gino, really good to read what you thought about them.

I look forward to sharing some with you when I head to Italy soon.

[Matthew]

Excellent reviews, information and photos.

Thank you!

[bassman]

Great info- thanks. I have yet to smoke a Cuaba that I liked, but ELs often taste completely different from the regular line & that Piramides sounds very tasty.

[ehdg]

Tks for some nice reviews on these and the pics are very nice too!

[Mr. Japan]

I like to point out that these reviews are from cigars not on the market but obtained visiting Cuba and having some connections with factory's. It is quite common , THEY ARE NOT FAKES, but the actual cigar that will be on the market (in the box/cbn) may be different from thse pre-releases.:-D

[Mr. Japan]

» » Thanks for the reviews, Gino.

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» Gino, really good to read what you thought about them.

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» I look forward to sharing some with you when I head to Italy soon.

Give me info on your trip :-)

I attache some photos