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Quick review Maria Mancini

keinreis

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Found this buried in one of my humis. Has to be about 4 years old. I know nothing about them. Construction seems good, no soft spots. This was a torpedo and the first draw had notes of cedar. This quickly left and all I got was bitter and sour tasting smoke. I tried to tough it out hoping it would get better but after a bit over an inch and a half I tossed this puppy in the back yard and went in to gag! I have not checked the price point on these but if they are more then a quarter a piece that is too much. Almost bad enough to make a man quit smoking cigars.
 
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I tried one a month or so ago and it wasn't too bad. I wasn't impressed but for $4 I couldn't complain. Thanks for the review, sorry about the bad experience.
 

SkinsFanLarry

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Sounds like something from the dregs at Thompsons.
Actually Dave it's a JRCigars product. It comes with a EMS or Maduro wrapper. I smoked a ton of them several years back. When they were released they were considered to be a rather hearty cigar because of the Habano 2000 wrapper.

Here's a little background info on them from the JRCigars website....

Maria Mancini is a traditional Cuban-style blend of Honduran leaf handcrafted by master cigar maker, Señor Nestor Plasencia in Danli, Honduras. Carefully fermented long-leaf tobaccos are hand selected to create this creamy, full-flavor liga. The recipe is a balanced blend of seco, viso, and ligero designed to provide a rich, lush smoke that remains smooth and bite-free. Each bunch is finished with either a Cuban-seed Habana 2000 wrapper, which lends a spicier edge to this cigar's flavor, or an oily, dark Costa Rican maduro wrapper, which produces a mellower, chocolate-like flavor.

Upon rolling, each cigar is gently trunk pressed into a cuadrado-style square shape and packed in a 20-count presentation cabinet. Priced economically, Maria Mancini remains one of the best overall values available for any handmade premium cigar. The combination of their fine construction, excellent flavor, and exceptional value pricing has made the Maria Mancini one of the most popular cigars with our customers.
 

whodeeni

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Hey Larry,

Do you have any of them aging, and what's your take on them now?

Actually Dave it's a JRCigars product. It comes with a EMS or Maduro wrapper. I smoked a ton of them several years back. When they were released they were considered to be a rather hearty cigar because of the Habano 2000 wrapper.

Here's a little background info on them from the JRCigars website....

Maria Mancini is a traditional Cuban-style blend of Honduran leaf handcrafted by master cigar maker, Señor Nestor Plasencia in Danli, Honduras. Carefully fermented long-leaf tobaccos are hand selected to create this creamy, full-flavor liga. The recipe is a balanced blend of seco, viso, and ligero designed to provide a rich, lush smoke that remains smooth and bite-free. Each bunch is finished with either a Cuban-seed Habana 2000 wrapper, which lends a spicier edge to this cigar's flavor, or an oily, dark Costa Rican maduro wrapper, which produces a mellower, chocolate-like flavor.

Upon rolling, each cigar is gently trunk pressed into a cuadrado-style square shape and packed in a 20-count presentation cabinet. Priced economically, Maria Mancini remains one of the best overall values available for any handmade premium cigar. The combination of their fine construction, excellent flavor, and exceptional value pricing has made the Maria Mancini one of the most popular cigars with our customers.
 
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Bummer on your bad experience...I've never had a cigar that made me feel that way, and was bad enough to throw away that quickly. Hey you win some, you lose some

-Dave
 
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