Padilla Edicion Especial 2006 revisited

[donp]

I did a review on these back on April 2, 2007:
>>While they are not as full or maybe even as complex as some of Pepin's other blends, for the price these are excellent. During the final third I tasted a ginger bread sweetness to it, and I found the draw loosened up during the second half. Not a bad smoke at all; medium/full and well constructed. <<

I had 2 left (before last night) and now I have one. I had them in my humi for over 3 years, after buying a 10 pack of them from CI. The extra time at rest did some good for them. They seemed to have gotten stronger or, the flavors became more pronounced. Definitely a Pepin smoke. But, less complex than all the rest of his stuff. But, these are better than average smokes. All that I described above ocurred last night but, only more. When this last one is gone, it will be the end of a pretty good smoke, and I am glad I had the opportunity to sample one of Pepin's defunct brands.

[tx_tuff]

Thats funny, I smoked the last one I had in my humidor the other night. I guess I have had them between a year and half to two years. I was not impressed with them at all when I first got them, and in fact can't ever remember smoking any of them and thinking "I need to get me some more of these". But this last one was pretty damn good, but I think the flavor went away in the last third. Thanks for the review.