REVIEW: gran habano vintage 2002

[gibson_es]

cigar stats:
size:5"x50 robusto
wrapper:Nicaragua
binder:NA
filler:NA

PRE-LIGHT:
as far as presentation, this wins. you have two bands, a slip of cider, and a little ribbon at the bottom. i give it the 'ol squeeze, and it seems to be the same from cap to foot. a little give but not too much. i love it all ready.

THE SMOKE:
kind of hard to get lit properly. took twice as long as expected. but i finally got it. im surprised to find that theres not really an ash taste starting this one out. the draw is very good, and as for taste. i get a nice wood taste, some ceder and some of another wood i cant quite peg, it's also quite peppery, i assume this is from the wrapper, and a little creamy. the ash seems to be holding on tight. as i will later find it holds on pretty much till the end, the sign of a well made cigar i sapose. as i get close to the 1/3 mark. i notice a very slight hint of liquorish, but it goes away, its so faint. im questioning if i even tasted it. as it gets closer to 1/4 the wood taste starts to get a little more faint compared to the pepper that is getting more pronounced. and every now and then i find that liquorish taste. though its more obvious when i retrohale. once past the 1/4 mark the pepper and wood seems to flip, the wood from the middle til i put out the cigar, progressively gets strong, as the pepper slowly gets lighter in taste, but make no mistake, through out the cigar there both the main flavors you get. and all though the amount does very through out the cigar, the flavor overall stays the same, but thats ok. because its a very good flavor that im not getting tired of. as you can see, it was good enough that i nubbed this one til the smoke was too hot to taste good anymore.


OVERALL:
dont buy one....
.....buy a whole bundle, at $2 a stick (when you get a bundle) its an epic win. i would pay over twice that price for one of these if thats what they whent for. very good cigar.

RATING:
8 out of 10

[LincolnSmokes]

Dang Blake, you're getting quite good at this. And picking the right sticks also, I have one of these sitting in my humi. Now I really can't wait to try it, as soon as winter leaves!

[bilingue23]

Love this cigar, and yes the presentation is great. I also love a slip of cider around my cigar, haha. Great review, cool pics.

[FiveStar]

This sounds just about like my experience with this cigar. Mellow spices, wood, and cream. Really worth filling a Humi full of, cause I'm guessing once they're gone, they're gone for good.

Great review, nice picks, and VERY Impressive Ash on that stick my friend!

[SMOKE20]

This is a great cigar.

[dmisc]

Very Nice Review. I just picked up a 5'er of this.

[ncohafmuta]

picked up a bundle when they first came out, smoked half of them, then just picked up another bundle to split with a friend. great cigar.

-Tony

[Cigolle]

I commend you on your review of the stick. But in doing so you have officially proven that you do not need my camera to do reviews. Therefore stop calling me at midnight to smoke with you, because you need my camera. Bull crap mister bull crap.


You have also proven why I do not keep my humidor at your house, all my sticks would be gone. Like totally gone. Like the scraps of tobacco that sits at the bottom would be gone.

Also why were you in the truck?

[gibson_es]

just wanted a good smoke outside. but wanted the door to help block the wind. and i do need your camera. my phone sucks at taking close ups and what not....this doesnt show the 100 crappy pics i had to take to get htese few good ones.

[jsnake]

Great review! Padron turned me on to these and these are the perfect everyday smoke! I couldn't believe how cheap they are. I just bought a bundle tonight.

[golfermd]

The Gran Habanos are my go to stick for everyday smokes. For the money they are fantastic...

[GranHabano]

Wow - What a heck of a review! I'm glad that you enjoyed the cigar AND took the time to tell everyone of your experience.

Would you mind if we used some pictures and mentioned this review on our next blog posting?

[gibson_es]

Wow - What a heck of a review! I'm glad that you enjoyed the cigar AND took the time to tell everyone of your experience.

Would you mind if we used some pictures and mentioned this review on our next blog posting?

that would be aswome. feel free. i am working on a website for review as we speak. and this is on there. when i get ready to launch the site, i will send that to you as well if you wish. it already has this review on there, and i plan on having more gran habano review by then. next GH up is the corojo that was givin out at "the great smoke". also, tell george i will be doing a review on the G.A.R. LUX that i recieved as well. and welcome to puff!

[Quasimoto]

I was going to get these or the Perdomo Slow Aged I went with the Perdomos because of the cheap lighter deal.

Guess I'll pick up some next month they look great, and this makes them look greater.