1999 Sosa Pyramide #2's Review

[MocoBird]

This was a cigar from an unopened box that I purchased back in 12/04. The box had been laid down to rest on 6/7/99 by the previous owner, a friend of mine who has slowed down his consumption of cigars and no longer wanted it. As I sit here on this beautiful Sunday afternoon waiting for the plumber to show up and clear my clogged drains I decide to break open this box of Sosa’s and see what my 150 buck had gotten me. At first glance I noticed that the cello wrappers where golden yellow. My favorite color! It was obvious that these cigars had been resting for a very long time. I pick out my victim and proceeded to pull the cello off. The first thing I noticed was the wrapper felt as smooth as the thigh’s that it must have been rolled on.. I seem to find this among many of the aged cigars I have smoked. The wrappers tend to have this smooth velvety feel to them. They just feel nice to the touch. I grabbed my trusty Havana Cigar Cutter and headed out to the patio. As I sat there contemplating the 100 dollars the Plummer was going to charge me for removing one of the girl’s tampons from the pipes I clipped the end of my Sosa and settled in for what I hoped would be an hour of pure smoking pleasure. And that’s exactly what I got!!! What a great cigar! Upon taking my required pre light draw I noticed a slight tingling feeling on my lips and a wonderful taste of cinnamon. I knew this was going to be good. I grabbed my lighter and torched this puppy up. As I took that first draw my mouth filled easily with smooth clouds of smoke. She began with mellow hints of pepper and spice and then about 1/3 of the way in, from one draw to the next she turn to a mellow smooth woodsy taste that was just awesome. This continued to the very end when she came back strong and ended with a nice little kick. I think it was her way of telling me she wouldn’t be easily forgotten. In conclusion….What a great cigar! For all you out there who only smoke your Habanos, you are really missing out. There’s a whole other side to this cigar thing. It’s called aged Non-Habanos. I’m just thankful I have 24 of her sibling sitting over there in my humi..

[IHT]

great review.

[MocoBird]

Originally Posted by IHT

great review.

Thanks, it's my first ever.

[floydp]

Excellent review bird, even the part about the tampon,been there a few times. I've even snaked out to the meter and pulled a few of those suckers out..

[IHT]

really?

i like the reviews with stories attached. the kind with just dimensions, etc, kinda boring. i wanna know what else was going on around you at the time.

got a chuckle out of the 'tampon' comment. i was gonna make a smartass remark about steroids, being that it is a Sosa.

[MocoBird]

Originally Posted by IHT

really?

i like the reviews with stories attached. the kind with just dimensions, etc, kinda boring. i wanna know what else was going on around you at the time.

got a chuckle out of the 'tampon' comment. i was gonna make a smartass remark about steroids, being that it is a Sosa.

Do you remember back to a thread I started asking for any comments on this cigar.....
http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthr...highlight=sosa

Do you remember your comments?

[IHT]

lol... thanks for the memory!
i take it that it didn't taste like cork/sterioids?
i'm just not a S.Sosa fan.

[floydp]

Originally Posted by IHT

lol... thanks for the memory!
i take it that it didn't taste like cork/sterioids?
i'm just not a S.Sosa fan.

I used to be Greg but boy what an ass he turned out to be...

[MocoBird]

Originally Posted by IHT

lol... thanks for the memory!
i take it that it didn't taste like cork/sterioids?
i'm just not a S.Sosa fan.

Maybe I'll send you one so you can sit it next to the Padron and Greycliff I sent you.

[Da Klugs]

Birdman awesome first review. I just bought my first Sosa in columbus yesterday. Not aged but you cant have everything. Whatcha gonna review next?

[IHT]

Originally Posted by MocoBird

Maybe I'll send you one so you can sit it next to the Padron and Greycliff I sent you.

those two are loooong dead. but i could make one ash just like the others...
lol... nah, you keep your good smokes, man. i'm just giving you a hard time (okay, not so hard time).

[MocoBird]

Originally Posted by IHT

those two are loooong dead. but i could make one ash just like the others...
lol... nah, you keep your good smokes, man. i'm just giving you a hard time (okay, not so hard time).

I'm just glad to hear your still offing the domestics over there. From reading your posts I felt that maybe you had gone to the dark side ....for good!

[IHT]

i still smoke "domestics" from time to time. although a few people think i'm some kind of cuban elitist that won't touch a non-cuban, they're wrong.

[pinoyman]

Originally Posted by IHT

i still smoke "domestics" from time to time. although a few people think i'm some kind of cuban elitist that won't touch a non-cuban, they're wrong.

In my non cuban exploration, I was surprised that there is a lot of good cigars out there. Great review Bird! hope you start doing more reviews.

Salud!

[MiamiE]

those Sosa's look great. the yellow-tinged wrapper makes them seem all the tastier!