Thegreekone
Banned
Ok, first things first: newbie alert. Second, I am hoping for feedback since the praise for these smokes go far and wide and there were some problems despite a great flavor profile.
Ok, as nobody will be surprised to hear, I had to run away from the Tatuaje section. One, I want to try every one RIGHT NOW, and two, I don't want to get in a rut, which is what I do when I find something I like....a LOT!
Couldn't decide on Illusione, La Trivda, or Casa Magna Colorado.....so I went with a Padron 4000. Nice size, not cheap but not a wallet buster either. As I have stated before, I am smoking 1-2 at home a week and 1 at my local B&M, which is over-priced. It's in a ritz area, is beautiful inside, blah, blah, blah..
Anyway, it feel very "rustic" in my hand, solidly constructed, but sort of rough. To my delight, it fired up nicely and burned beautifully about the first 1/4, then it started to have burn issues, which from what I have read on here is the exception and not the norm. (feel free to chime in here) Hitting the last 1/3 it went out and I did not set it down for more than a minute or two that time. Trust me, I was not letting this puppy wait too long and I know I fired it up nicely. Anyway, I am not sure what is major or not. A few weird burns took care of themselves but I had to torch a couple times.
ANYWAY, I like to save the best for last and the good news is that the flavors were good and deep with a lot of nice smoke. The more I smoke this stick the more it evolved profile-wise. First smokey leather, then some unsweetened dark choc, and finally some espresso at the end. Never got too hot to handle and the flavor never dipped or became bitter at the end. Matter of fact, the exact opposite. The cigar was hitting its stride and then NUB.
Btw, this smoke lasted a good 90 minutes and I was going at it pretty good. Not over-smoking, just trying to "figure it out."
Any recos for my next Padron?
Thanks!
Ok, as nobody will be surprised to hear, I had to run away from the Tatuaje section. One, I want to try every one RIGHT NOW, and two, I don't want to get in a rut, which is what I do when I find something I like....a LOT!
Couldn't decide on Illusione, La Trivda, or Casa Magna Colorado.....so I went with a Padron 4000. Nice size, not cheap but not a wallet buster either. As I have stated before, I am smoking 1-2 at home a week and 1 at my local B&M, which is over-priced. It's in a ritz area, is beautiful inside, blah, blah, blah..
Anyway, it feel very "rustic" in my hand, solidly constructed, but sort of rough. To my delight, it fired up nicely and burned beautifully about the first 1/4, then it started to have burn issues, which from what I have read on here is the exception and not the norm. (feel free to chime in here) Hitting the last 1/3 it went out and I did not set it down for more than a minute or two that time. Trust me, I was not letting this puppy wait too long and I know I fired it up nicely. Anyway, I am not sure what is major or not. A few weird burns took care of themselves but I had to torch a couple times.
ANYWAY, I like to save the best for last and the good news is that the flavors were good and deep with a lot of nice smoke. The more I smoke this stick the more it evolved profile-wise. First smokey leather, then some unsweetened dark choc, and finally some espresso at the end. Never got too hot to handle and the flavor never dipped or became bitter at the end. Matter of fact, the exact opposite. The cigar was hitting its stride and then NUB.
Btw, this smoke lasted a good 90 minutes and I was going at it pretty good. Not over-smoking, just trying to "figure it out."
Any recos for my next Padron?
Thanks!
