What are your thoughts on...(Padron, Drew Estate, LGC Content)

[Dirty Dee]

The La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro No.4 is in my opinion a very powerful cigar. It's overall constructions is fair. Some are well constructed. Others well, let's just say look like toilet fodder. Every one that I have tried have produced huge amounts of sweet smoke. The taste has been strong yet pleasureable.

The Padron line of cigars have been like other BOTL's have said, consisent. This cigar brand seems to have the prefect cigar mold that they grind up all the tobacco, mix it with water and drop it in the mold for that flawless shape. One of the best constructed cigars made today. The taste of a Padron has been one that I am not thrilled about. Too uneventful or just bland for my liking.

The Vieja Habana Cedar Chateau No. 2; this is one of the ugliest cigars that I've seen. The constuction appears loose but it isn't. The preconcieved flavor and aroma of this cigar seem as if it is gonna rock your world, but it doesn't. I found this one to be very inconsistent. One cigar is mild, very aromatic and sweet tasting. The next one will be flaky and harsh. I can't figure this one out. I don't know if I hate them or love them. /

The best thing is that you get to experience these cigars for yourself. Thanks for asking my opinion, but what's good to me may not be good to you and vice versa.

I know long ain't it?

Hell, he did ask for our opinions.

[TechMetalMan]

Dirty Dee, that was exactly what I was lookin for.

Thank you everyone for your words! I am going to let all these cigars sit for a week or two before smoking, and I bought two of each so the others will have a longer resting time.

Sorry for my stupidity, but does "vitola" just mean shape or cigar or what?

[Dirty Dee]

Right from http://www.reference.com

Cigars are commonly categorized by the size and shape of the cigar, which together are known as a vitola. The most common shape is the parejo, which has a cylindrical body and a round cap.
The parejos include the following vitolas (from shortest to longest):


Robusto (aka Rothschild)
Panatela
Petit Corona
Corona
Lonsdale
Churchill
Toro
Corona Gorda
Double Corona

[TechMetalMan]

Thanks again DD!

[ca21455]

I liked the La Gloria Cubana Serie R Maduro, but as stated before you have to look for one with good construction.
Have not tried the others.