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Non-Habanos Reviews In this section we review any non-Habanos cigar. Types of cigars reviewed are the El Producto Bouquet, Flor De Oliva Madura, Legend Churchill, and the JML 1902 Petit Torpedo. Our reviews are written by the novice, the expert, and everyone in-between. Before dropping money on a cigar, drop by and see what our community has to say.

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Old 06-29-2006, 07:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Review - Thompsons - Victor Sinclair Especiales - 2 - Robusto

DATE: 2006/06/28
REVIEWER: Timothy "Texan_To_The_End" Piper
CIGAR: Victor Sinclair Especiales
SIZE: 5.50 X 50
ORIGIN: Unknown.
WRAPPER: Unknown.
BINDER: Unknown.
FILLER: Unknown.
SHAPE: Robusto
AGE: Unknown. In my humidor since 2006/06/06.
VENDOR: Gifted by RHarris for "Thompson Review Project". (Thanks again!)
PRICE: Unknown.

AMBIENCE:
9:30AM Wednesday; warm & sunny, but only slightly humid.

BEVERAGE:
None.

APPEARANCE:
Lumpy veiny non-oily wrapper. The foot showed that the filler was very poorly rolled. I even took an extra picture so y'all could see what it looked like. There were several really soft spots on the cigar also.

PRE_LIGHT:
Smelled vaguely of cocoa, but not much scent at all.

DRAW:
Fair draw, but a bit too loose for my taste.

FIRST_THIRD:
Underlying taste was sort of cocoa, but a very bitter taste from the wrapper overwhelmed it completely. Doesn't taste good at all so far.

SECOND_THIRD:
Took the whole first third for the bitterness to fade out and some of the natural flavors came through at last. It was like cocoa and just a bit buttery, but sort of on the bland side.

FINAL_THIRD:
Stayed the same to the bitter end except for getting a bit harsh also.

BURN:
Rather uneven burn with a big canoe in the middle.

ASH:
White fluffy ash which blew all over the place.

SMOKE:
Lots of white smoke but almost tasteless.

STRENGTH:
Bitter turning mild turning harsh.

FLAVOUR:
Bitter cocoa? Is that a flavor?

FINISH:
None at all, fortunately.

SMOKE_TIME:
40 minutes, and I didn't finish it either.

IMPRESSION:
This looked like it was a "practice roll" by some beginner roller, not a finished product that I'd ever offer for sale.

RATING:
2 out of a possible TEN wooden matchsticks.

COMMENTS:
I really wonder where Thompson's gets these cigars from. Job lots bought on a dock in Singapore? I do *not* recommend smoking one of these, even if it were free. (The things I suffer to get good information to Club Stogie...)

PICTURES: http://tinyurl.com/omaxh -&- http://tinyurl.com/n7e9k
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Re: Review - Thompsons - Victor Sinclair Especiales - 2 - Robusto

thanks for the heads up ill try and avoid lol
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I am sorry that you had to suffer through that experience, but what were you expecting from a Thompson Cigar?

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Old 06-29-2006, 10:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I am sorry that you had to suffer through that experience, but what were you expecting from a Thompson Cigar?

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But the really good news is that I only have TEN more Thompson's House Brand sticks to review and then I'm done...
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I am waiting for the Corojo Cubano's review...
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But the really good news is that I only have TEN more Thompson's House Brand sticks to review and then I'm done...
I would smoke all at once to avoid waisting ten days on this impending nightmare. Good Luck

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I would smoke all at once to avoid waisting ten days on this impending nightmare. Good Luck

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I am waiting for the Corojo Cubano's review...
Already did that one...

http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26964
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Just found it....
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I would smoke all at once to avoid waisting ten days on this impending nightmare. Good Luck

If you noticed, I do space them out, only having one every two or three days. Besides, part of the deal was that I promised I'd review what people sent me...
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