Thats good advice, thanks! :thumbsup:That looked like a shit ton of ligero in dans picture! Guys if there is bitterness remember they may be a little wet wich can in turn "wick" tar towards the head and right towards the mouth. At the first sign of bitterness purge the heck out of them with a lit flame on the end!
Thanks for the read.
Wow! I wouldn't have guessed that in a million years. Maybe I smoked mine too fast? I'm normally a huge Padron fan.Cigar B in this series is a Padron Anniversary Maduro - 1964 - Monarcas.
Funny that many people say that Padron Annis are at their peak when they ship and they go downhill after that.I'd figured Padron, but not the '64. Seemed the size was a little off and it looked a little rougher than I'd have imagined.
Dan
Just my two penniesFunny that many people say that Padron Annis are at their peak when they ship and they go downhill after that.
Maybe I just don't pay enough attention to what others say, but I've always enjoyed my Padrons more after some down time and think they get better with age :dunno:
Also, funny that, for a cigar that so many people say is "amazing"...these, in general, seem like some pretty mediocre reviews. For a $10 cigar I want something that will make me go "WOW! Holy crap" not just say yeah "that's a good one for the golf course" or "that was a solid B" ...I can get many solid B+/A- cigars for $3-$4 regularly!!! Like a previous poster stated above...it's funny how you stick a certain band on a cigar and it makes it taste good!
I smoke good cigars on the golf course all the time. What I said was that the flavor profile and strength was perfect for my early morning rounds.
I agree that the band on the stick can certainly have an influence on ones thoughts, which is a big reason I wanted to do one of these blind reviews.
Because of this, I don't really trust non-blind cigar reviews anymore and, also, because of this I am going to trust my own taste buds more and rely less on what other people say about sticks.
I think this is what most of us want or try to do, but sometimes you find individuals that have similar tastes in cigars and it's helpful to get their thoughts on different cigars because it's basically impossible to try everything out there.
One of the reasons that I finally signed up on this site is due to member reviews, blind or not. Over time, I've found that my opinion of cigars is remarkably similar to certain reviewers, whether it was reading that review before or even after I smoked a particular cigar. Ultimately you need to form your own opinion on whether you enjoy a cigar or not, but with all of past cigars that I never smoked and with so many new brands and blends released each year, I see cigar reviews as a valuable resource to help me figure out what I should try next.... just my opinion. Otherwise you would need a lot of time and money to find that next cigar gem.Because of this, I don't really trust non-blind cigar reviews anymore and, also, because of this I am going to trust my own taste buds more and rely less on what other people say about sticks.