Monte Cristo Edmundo and draw problems

[pharmgator]

Has anyone smoked these, and if you have have you noticed a really, really tight draw? I'm thinking about sending mine back.

 

[GuyMcBeerdrinker]

not me. montecristos are drawing consistently well for me. I just got some montecristo no. 2s earlier this week and they have a most wonderful draw.

 

[Wasch_24]

An Edmundo with a tight draw? I never thought I would ever hear or read that!

 

[smokem94]

An Edmundo with a tight draw? I never thought I would ever hear or read that!

I agree....I have had a couple boxes and they were notoriuos for being underfilled.

 

[Fox]

Just smoked one last weekend and the draw was a bit on the light side. It was a good smoke though.

 

[ehdg]

The one's I've had have always had a very nice easy draw the only problem I've had with one was that it just kept tunneling on me for some reason.

 

[Fox]

pharm, I was just wondering if they might be a little "wet"? It can wreak havoc with the draw sometimes.

 

[pharmgator]

pharm, I was just wondering if they might be a little "wet"? It can wreak havoc with the draw sometimes.

I was thinking this myself.

 

[owljones]

Has anyone smoked these, and if you have have you noticed a really, really tight draw? I'm thinking about sending mine back.

I think you got yourself a keeper. Ditto on the loose draws that others have complained about.

 

[pharmgator]

I think you got yourself a keeper.

I will smoke one more, and if it is too tight, then they are getting shipped back. Nothing ruins the enjoyment of a cigar more for me than a cigar rolled too tightly.

 

[alfredo_buscatti]

50% of the cigars I smoke suffer from a stiff draw, which varies from needing to take a firm to a very firm draw to get a viable amount of smoke. To paraphrase Steve Saka, you have to fight the cigar.

My tobacconist says that this is because the roller twisted a leaf, and with a draw correction tool probing into the cigar, you can find this obstruction, and after perforating it, the draw will be eliminated. I bought such a tool but have yet to find such obstructions. The tool has worked 5% of the time. It also has ruined the wrapper twice such that it entirely unraveled.

I wonder what any of your experience is in this matter.

BTW, I quite usually smoke handmade cigars in the $5-$7.00 range and thus am not inclined to think that cigar quality is the issue.

 

[PLUSH]

No, are these current? Have not smoked any, send me one and I'll let you know. :stretchgr

to give is Divine! :bouncetau

 

[Bass man]

I actually prefer a cigar with a SLIGHTLY tight draw. Forces me to smoke slower. Only Edmundos I ever had was the initial release in 04 & that was rediculously underfilled.

 

[PAvetteguy]

Never had a draw problem with any Monte. Always a great smoke. :cbig:

 

[Don Andres]

I agree....I have had a couple boxes and they were notoriuos for being underfilled.

I would agree. They have not been known to be over-filled. This might be a first time I heard that reported.

Cheers
Drew P

 

[icehog3]

The reports of the tight draw on the Edmundos is 5 years old.