Havana Heritage Cigars To Sample

[bigluke23]

I can't believe that it took just as long to get from Bloomington to Aurora as it did to Baltimore...doesn't make sense...I guess that's the USPS for you

[matt3-cl]

Nothing yet, Hopefulley they will come today. I'll keep you posted.

[bigluke23]

Hey Matt...did you ever get yours? Anyone have a chance to smoke them yet?

[matt3-cl]

I'm at work right now so, I don't know yet. As of yesterday no I didn't. I tracked the package on Sat. and they said that it was in Forest Park, IL. I'll try to track the package now.

[matt3-cl]

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This is from the screen on the track and confirm for USPS. Doesn't look good. First it started in IL, then was shipped out of state, then back to IL, now it's in MA.

Oh well, sooner or later they will get it right. I'll keep ya posted.

[bigluke23]

I talked to USPS today...I think I'm going to use UPS from now on...the answer I got was basically along the lines of...it will get there when it gets there...sorry!

[GreySmoke]

Originally Posted by bigluke23

I talked to USPS today...I think I'm going to use UPS from now on...the answer I got was basically along the lines of...it will get there when it gets there...sorry!

The only service I use from the USPS is Priority mail its <$5.00 and It gets there in 2-3 days anywhere in the continental US.
It includes a delivery confirmation and tracking (beit minimal)

We have been getting storms up here and I've only smoked one of the two. (it was fairly torn up from shipping bythe way. not a fair review for that one. Bad burn, unwrapping due to several large cracks. So I put the other which is less damaged in the humi to rest.)
Over all I didnt care for the flavor profile of the cigar, leather hay and salty were the flavors I got out of it.
Salty seems to be a common flavor in the Reys's lines at least by my pallet and its one I really dont care for in a cigar. I'll try and get to #2 asap and post a formal review for yaa...

[bigluke23]

Thanks for the review Ben...and sorry the cigars were damaged...I'm new to shipping cigars and thought the bubble wrap would do ok that was already in the envelope. I've heard a couple other people say similar comments about the cigar...it seems that people either love them or hate them, but I certinaly do appreciate your honesty...

Have a good one...can't wait to see you in Peoria...one month from tomorrow!

[matt3-cl]

I got them yesterday. After such a looooonnnng trip from our very own USPS. 1 cigar was pretty badly damaged and the other, while it looks kinda rough is smokeable. I'm gonna let it sit for a couple of days to let it recover from the journey around the country. Then I'll post a review about it.

[earnold25-cl]

Finally got to smoke one today at lunch.

First, I could tell it was a well made smoke. Nice firm cigar, no soft spots. Wrapper seemed to be a little thin, and a small crack was there, as well as a little piece missing so I could see the binder. It didn't affect the smoke though.

It lit up nicely, and it probably could've benefited from a bit more humidity than 65%, as it seemed to smoke a tad fast.

The flavor profile was a bit unique. I don't think I've had a similar cigar to compare it to, although I've never had any other Reyes cigars either (I don't think). I'll have to agree with the above poster and say the dominate flavor was salty. It was interesting to say the least, but i'd have to smoke a few more to get used to it. I also noticed hay, leather, and a bit of a woody flavor.

All in all a good smoke, but I don't know if I'd add it to my regular rotation.

[Coop D]

Man... USPS sucks!!!