Thompson's 21 Gun Salute Review...

[Quasimoto]

Your review of Cohiba LRD and and it's final rating seem to contrast.

Otherwise this is a cool endevor keep it up.

[DieselEater]

#15

HOYO DE MONTERREY Excalibur 1066

This was a very good cigar especially at the end. Started out mild and just good, but towards the middle to end got nice and medium in strength. At this point I got the tingles and flavors that I was hoping for.

RATING = GREAT





#16

PARTAGAS 1845 robusto

Was hoping for more here too......!? Just ended up being a mild to medium cigar of which blended in with all the others in the OK/GOOD category.....As stated above by Quasimoto....This was on the border of OK/GOOD, so I rounded up because it wasn't bad in any way just did not blow my skirt up.....Hope that explains what I meant?.......LOL

RATING = GOOD






Just a few more to go.....Stay posted.....LOL



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[DieselEater]

I guess I forgot a review somewhere in the beginning......Here it is:

#17

INDIOS special maduro....

This was a huge cigar!!! Started out mild to medium for the first third with nothing fancy, but stepped it up a notch towards the middle. Had medium to full flavor and good tingles on the tongue and nose. I was gonna rate this as GREAT.....But the average first half brings it down a notch.

RATING = GOOD



Tonight the BLACK PEARL.....stay tuned.


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[wolfmonk]

Hey Diesel - thanks for taking the time to rate those - good job!

[DieselEater]

I haven't taken the time to respond to everyone that has commented on this post thus far......But, don't hang me just yet!!! I'm trying like heck to convince the wife that smoking cigars and rating them saves us money in the long run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL...LOL...LOL

Anyway, I will post a summary to this madness in just a couple days when I'm done. At this point I would like to say I have at least tried "a lot" of the good stuff out there. I know there are THOUSANDS of smokes out there, and hundreds that are "GREAT" but the wallet only stretches so far for a newbie.

With that said here is the review for the Black Pearl....




#18

LA PERLA HABANA Black pearl robusto

Ahhhhhh yes, finally a name brand that costs alot, and is actually worth it!!!! Started out just like all the GOOD/GREAT cigars in this post. Then about mid way began to show why it is a smoke to buy! Super tongue tingles and flavors galore. Though it was not WAY ahead of some of the other GREAT rated smokes in this post is was noticably better. In the coming summary post this will surely be in my top 5 cigars ever tried. I will have only tried 40ish hand made long filler smokes by then.....LOL. Anyway....

RATING = GREAT





Tonight the LA GLORIA CUBANA robusto.........stay tuned!


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[DieselEater]

#19

LA GLORIA CUBANA.....robusto

Well...We have a new leader of the best cigar to date challenge. This cigar was the first I've had that blended spicy with smooth, and still maintained its medium strength! It displayed many new flavors, that I have not been able to recognize as of yet.....My daughter even said "I smell chocolate?" I loved every hit off of this, and WILL be buying more in the next few days!

RATING = GREAT!!!!!!



Tonight we have another GURKHA....not sure of sub brand, but is in a half cedar sleeve, and churchill in size.




stay tuned....Tomorrow will wrap up this brand name taste test by the newbie...LOL

Last in line is the LA FLOR DOMINICANA double ligero wedge!!!!!!



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[DieselEater]

#20

Gurkha churchill with cedar sleeve?

This was a medium bodied smoke with descent flavors, and a hint of cocoa. Did not blow my skirt up though....good smoke, but not worth the price to me.

RATING = GOOD




#21

La Flor Dominicana.....double ligero wedge

This one was saved for last by recommendation on this thread. I found the wedge to be easy to cut, but a bit odd to smoke. Medium in strength and overall great to the taste. Very flavorfull and rich. While this cigar will be rated great...it was not any better than the other greats in this thread.

RATING = GREAT





Overall I would have to admit, being a newbie does not make me a very good cigar taster! LOL

However, I now have a better idea of what I like, and what I don't. From here I will look back at what I have rated and search the entire gamut of info available on the net. From this info I will purchase a box of the cheapest GREAT one. I will still continue to sample stuff I have not yet tried, but use my choice as my daily smoke. Thanks to you all for your feedback, and I hope to post more as I become more experienced.

Have a great night all,


Adrian Flores

[6clicks]

Great thread. Nice job