La Vieja Habana Review

[Lopaka]

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Note: This is a "Blind" Review that I did a while ago...I thought you might enjoy..

La Vieja Habana

Size: 6 ¼
Ring: 46
Color: Natural Uneven/Spots

Before smoke- Smell: good nice tobacco smell. Prelight draw, tight maybe a good fight.

First Draw- Good Taste, nice draw.

So far a nice taste although nothing to blow my kilt up. Smoke is plenty. Even burn so far…no problems.

¼ ways through cigar and nothing really special yet. Taste is ok/good…slightly enjoyable.

I’m little past ¼ of the way and nothing really changing about this cigar.

Almost to the ½ mark and really this smoke is not making me to happy. Not horrible. Just smoking regular tobacco and no distinct flavor to say hello to me!

As I got half way down the cigar still had a very bland flavor, something that I would expect out of a Partagas (Domestic) or Macanudo.

As I started to get slightly past the halfway mark the cigar is changing flavor just a little. A little more pleasant flavor, reminding me of a Don Carlos, still; nothing that would make me want to run out and get one of these.

I approached the ¾ mark and this smoke still had very bland taste. Something I would expect from the less expensive smokes or the while-I-golf-I-want-to-look-sophisticated-but-have-no-taste-cigar.

As I started to slightly past the ¾ mark the cigar tries and get a nice flavor to it. A little late, just like the Oakland Raiders in the Super Bowl XXXVII, can’t show up in the last 2 min of the game and expect to win!

Over all, this was a bland cigar until near the end. It tried to give some taste, but the taste wasn’t that exciting at all.

[Ceedee]

Nice review Lopaka. I go along the same lines as you with regard to the LVH's. I've had some good tasting ones, but for the most part, they are more often bland than not. Thanks for sharing nonetheless!

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[cory76044]

This Cigar has its purpose. Dont mind leaving it on the fourth hole tee box, ya know what I mean. Price- Its a steal for the price in my opinion. I have smoked some 2 dollar Cigars that suck hard, but not this one. I will pass them out to some of my less Cigar savy buddies with confidence.