Benzopyrene
BoM June 08
nice review, sorry you didnt likey!-
BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
Review Contest cigar 4!!!!!!
- Thread starter Benzopyrene
- Start date
nice review, sorry you didnt likey!
Benzopyrene
BoM June 08
Last day guys ge your reviews up by 10 tonight!!!!!!!!!!!
I was not a big fan of this one. Though, I choked down a lot of sticks the last couple of days which may have had a role in my review.
This stick looked nice from a distance. Though after looking at it a while, I noticed a couple of flakes of leaf missing and the cap, though a triple, was a little shabby. Had a few peices sticking out but cut very cleanly.
Appearance: 8/15
The predraw was rather bland with earthy tones. Tough I could sence that the draw would be nice. Which it was.
Draw: 10/10
Plenty of smoke from this little sucker as easy as it was to draw.
Smoke:10/10
The ash was flaky and very weak. Didn't take long at all for it to drop.
Ash: 6/10
As for the burn. This lit up without any issue. Though it faught the whole way as it started to canoe and could not regain it composure.
Burn: 7/10
The flavor wasn't too bad. Wasn't all that great either. Tasted earthy/woody all the way and picked up strength at the half way point.
Flavor: 15/20
The finish was short and not so sweet. I could not get down to the end. It was a little too heavy. Again, may have to do with the many smokes I herfed the last few days.
Finish: 11/15
I did not find too much uniqueness to this one. It had a nice color to the wrapper and I liked the size. But nothing special.
Uniquenss: 6/10
I appologize if this may be off a little. I should have added this to the line up that I was smoking to give it a chance. The review kinda snuck up on me.
TOTAL: 73/100
This stick looked nice from a distance. Though after looking at it a while, I noticed a couple of flakes of leaf missing and the cap, though a triple, was a little shabby. Had a few peices sticking out but cut very cleanly.
Appearance: 8/15
The predraw was rather bland with earthy tones. Tough I could sence that the draw would be nice. Which it was.
Draw: 10/10
Plenty of smoke from this little sucker as easy as it was to draw.
Smoke:10/10
The ash was flaky and very weak. Didn't take long at all for it to drop.
Ash: 6/10
As for the burn. This lit up without any issue. Though it faught the whole way as it started to canoe and could not regain it composure.
Burn: 7/10
The flavor wasn't too bad. Wasn't all that great either. Tasted earthy/woody all the way and picked up strength at the half way point.
Flavor: 15/20
The finish was short and not so sweet. I could not get down to the end. It was a little too heavy. Again, may have to do with the many smokes I herfed the last few days.
Finish: 11/15
I did not find too much uniqueness to this one. It had a nice color to the wrapper and I liked the size. But nothing special.
Uniquenss: 6/10
I appologize if this may be off a little. I should have added this to the line up that I was smoking to give it a chance. The review kinda snuck up on me.
TOTAL: 73/100
Benzopyrene
BoM June 08
Still waiting on some reviews guys! Come on you got 2 hours before I post mine!
Benzopyrene
BoM June 08
We only have 5 reviews up!!! Thats freakin lame guys! 2 freakin weeks to smoke 1 cigar???
Benzopyrene
BoM June 08
Im waiting until tomorrow now! If they arent up by whatever time I feel like posting mine tomorrow then thats it...:dunno:
Bill says thanks Luke.. He has been sick all day. He says that he will post it tomorrow. Sorry all, but he has been in bed all day!
BTW, this is Teri!
BTW, this is Teri!
WhiteLightning
This is WhiteLightning!
Hope you feel better Bill!
Benzopyrene
BoM June 08
I believe we are still waiting on Garvey, djs, dpice and angry....and myself of course.
Ok, I am back among the living again. Was sicker than hell for a day, but all is ok today. Thanks for the extra day guys. BTW, I had momma post for me yesterday. She laughed at some of the posts. Having said that, here we go with my reivew.
I smoked this one at work the other night and was somewhat impressed by the look and taste of this cigar. I received several compliments of the scents that were coming off this cigar.
CIgar #4 is a nice petit corona with a triple cap that is well placed. No major veins or defects were noticed on this cigar. Had a nice, firm feel with just the right amount of springiness to it. The wrapper was oily and had a medium toothy feel to it. Scents of medium black pepper, dark chocolate and espresso emitted off this cigar.
After cutting this cigar with my Palio cutter, taste to the tongue was pepper, dark roasted espresso and chocolate. The cigar had a great pre-light draw with just a little restriction, which I thought might become an issue later on. I toasted the cigar and noticed how easy this one took off. Lots of blue/grey smoke plumed off this cigar, as did the peppery flavors.
First third of the cigar provided me with great smoke, a great draw and pretty good flavors. At first the blend was one dimensional. The flavors of pepper, chocolate and espresso were easily detectable and pronounced by themselves. The blend appeared a little off to me. This changed as I went into the 2nd third. Good white/grey ash, which appeared tight on the cigar.
The second third, pepper started becoming more predominant. Not overpowering, but it made the flavor turn into a spicy treat. Still hints of chocolate, but the dark roasted expresso and hints of a minor sweetness crept through. Also, a little floral aroma crept through at times. Still, this cigar had a good draw and great smoke. The ash remained tight and had the appearance of flakiness to it. No touch-ups were necessary, as this cigar was smoking perfect.
Final third, the peppery flavor remained, as did the espresso, licorice (very minor at times) and cedar. The smoke continued to plume huge amounts of smoke from this cigar. The draw remained good with some restriction, but this did not take away from this cigar. The ash was still tight.
Overall, this cigar was pleasant. It had a nice, creamy finish with not harsh aftertaste. In my opinion, this is a young cigar and needs some more age to allow the blend to meld together more. It had a good amount of smoke, a good draw and no construction issues. I never had to touch this cigar up at all, so no burn issues were noted. I enjoyed this cigar, even though it was young, but this would not be one of my top ten cigars to smoke yet.
As a guess of the origin of this cigar, I am leaning towards Nicaragua and believe this cigar might be an Illusione. Guess We will find out soon enough.
Ratings:
Appearance: 14/15
Ash: 9/10
Draw: 9/10
Burn: 10/10
Smoke: 10/10
Flav/Blend: 14/20
Uniq: 9/10
Finish: 12/15
Total: 81/100
I smoked this one at work the other night and was somewhat impressed by the look and taste of this cigar. I received several compliments of the scents that were coming off this cigar.
CIgar #4 is a nice petit corona with a triple cap that is well placed. No major veins or defects were noticed on this cigar. Had a nice, firm feel with just the right amount of springiness to it. The wrapper was oily and had a medium toothy feel to it. Scents of medium black pepper, dark chocolate and espresso emitted off this cigar.
After cutting this cigar with my Palio cutter, taste to the tongue was pepper, dark roasted espresso and chocolate. The cigar had a great pre-light draw with just a little restriction, which I thought might become an issue later on. I toasted the cigar and noticed how easy this one took off. Lots of blue/grey smoke plumed off this cigar, as did the peppery flavors.
First third of the cigar provided me with great smoke, a great draw and pretty good flavors. At first the blend was one dimensional. The flavors of pepper, chocolate and espresso were easily detectable and pronounced by themselves. The blend appeared a little off to me. This changed as I went into the 2nd third. Good white/grey ash, which appeared tight on the cigar.
The second third, pepper started becoming more predominant. Not overpowering, but it made the flavor turn into a spicy treat. Still hints of chocolate, but the dark roasted expresso and hints of a minor sweetness crept through. Also, a little floral aroma crept through at times. Still, this cigar had a good draw and great smoke. The ash remained tight and had the appearance of flakiness to it. No touch-ups were necessary, as this cigar was smoking perfect.
Final third, the peppery flavor remained, as did the espresso, licorice (very minor at times) and cedar. The smoke continued to plume huge amounts of smoke from this cigar. The draw remained good with some restriction, but this did not take away from this cigar. The ash was still tight.
Overall, this cigar was pleasant. It had a nice, creamy finish with not harsh aftertaste. In my opinion, this is a young cigar and needs some more age to allow the blend to meld together more. It had a good amount of smoke, a good draw and no construction issues. I never had to touch this cigar up at all, so no burn issues were noted. I enjoyed this cigar, even though it was young, but this would not be one of my top ten cigars to smoke yet.
As a guess of the origin of this cigar, I am leaning towards Nicaragua and believe this cigar might be an Illusione. Guess We will find out soon enough.
Ratings:
Appearance: 14/15
Ash: 9/10
Draw: 9/10
Burn: 10/10
Smoke: 10/10
Flav/Blend: 14/20
Uniq: 9/10
Finish: 12/15
Total: 81/100
I am so sorry guys, but I have miss placed my notes. I smoked this about 2 weeks ago and did not post my review right away as planned. So I will say this:
Looked great, lit great, burned great. Smoke was full and creamy with lots of flavors. Perfect size and a nice finish. I had very nothing bad to say at all. I won't score it because it seems unfair since my original notes ore gone.
If i can lose this cold in the next day or two, I'll smoke #5 and be the first review up. Sorry again but it was a great smoke.
Looked great, lit great, burned great. Smoke was full and creamy with lots of flavors. Perfect size and a nice finish. I had very nothing bad to say at all. I won't score it because it seems unfair since my original notes ore gone.
If i can lose this cold in the next day or two, I'll smoke #5 and be the first review up. Sorry again but it was a great smoke.
Thanks, but thank Teri for putting up with me yesterday.. hehe. I am not a good patient!!!
I'm tired and I still have a headache. So I hope you enjoy this non-review review....
This past Saturday night, after an impulsive alcohol influenced decision making session, a friend and I decided to buy plane tickets, hotel, and game tickets for Major League Baseball's Opening Day in the Washington Nationals' new stadium. What is better than the National Pastime?
Needless to say, the wife was none too pleased.
I woke up Sunday morning, packed a small duffel for our 24 hours in DC, and made sure I put cigar #4 in one of my two three-cigar cases. We boarded our plane 9am Sunday and off to DC we went. Unfortunately (or fortunately) we started drinking on our Chicago connection.
We arrived in DC, checked into our hotel (The Mayflower in honor of Eliot Spitzer's demise). Off to watch basketball, more drinking, and an attempt to find a place to smoke.... With no luck. Ozio's, the one place we thought we would be able to enjoy cigars in DC post-smoking ban is closed on Sundays.... But we did find someplace to drink and watch basketball!
By this time we're hammered and off to the ball game via the metro -- within 30 minutes we were at Nationals Park. We bribe some people to let us cut in line to bypass the hour wait for security, get in the park, and more drinks (gotta love a full bar at a baseball game). There's the president, there's an exciting game, and then there is us being way more intoxicated than we should have let ourselves get.
But that doesn't stop us. We're going to find a place to smoke -- the strip club, right? Take a cab to the Camelot Show Bar, arrive somewhere around 11pm. Guess what? Lot's of beautiful naked women. Lot's of expensive alcohol and lap dances, but no cigar....
It's 2am, the place is shutting down, and we stumble to a cab. Everything from there really is a blur. I remember getting into the cab, but not actually arriving at the hotel.
And then I wake up this morning to a 7:30am wakeup call so we could make our 11:00am flight -- passed out in my clothes, laying on top of the still made bed, smelling of stale alcohol, cigar smoke, and stripper smell (don't lie, you know stripper smell). According to Jim we sat outside of the Mayflower smoking a cigar and I was giving people walking into the hotel a cigar to celebrate. Celebrate what, I have no idea....
So I may have smoked cigar number 4 last night, I do not know. I do know it's gone. So is the Cohiba Maduro, Illusione #2, and the three Sharks I took with me. Some people around DC are enjoying some nice cigars.....
So my review is a perfect 100 score for our cigar #4. This smoke was the perfect finish to a crazy day -- and it will be a cigar I will (almost) remember forever.
Cheers.
This past Saturday night, after an impulsive alcohol influenced decision making session, a friend and I decided to buy plane tickets, hotel, and game tickets for Major League Baseball's Opening Day in the Washington Nationals' new stadium. What is better than the National Pastime?
Needless to say, the wife was none too pleased.
I woke up Sunday morning, packed a small duffel for our 24 hours in DC, and made sure I put cigar #4 in one of my two three-cigar cases. We boarded our plane 9am Sunday and off to DC we went. Unfortunately (or fortunately) we started drinking on our Chicago connection.
We arrived in DC, checked into our hotel (The Mayflower in honor of Eliot Spitzer's demise). Off to watch basketball, more drinking, and an attempt to find a place to smoke.... With no luck. Ozio's, the one place we thought we would be able to enjoy cigars in DC post-smoking ban is closed on Sundays.... But we did find someplace to drink and watch basketball!
By this time we're hammered and off to the ball game via the metro -- within 30 minutes we were at Nationals Park. We bribe some people to let us cut in line to bypass the hour wait for security, get in the park, and more drinks (gotta love a full bar at a baseball game). There's the president, there's an exciting game, and then there is us being way more intoxicated than we should have let ourselves get.
But that doesn't stop us. We're going to find a place to smoke -- the strip club, right? Take a cab to the Camelot Show Bar, arrive somewhere around 11pm. Guess what? Lot's of beautiful naked women. Lot's of expensive alcohol and lap dances, but no cigar....
It's 2am, the place is shutting down, and we stumble to a cab. Everything from there really is a blur. I remember getting into the cab, but not actually arriving at the hotel.
And then I wake up this morning to a 7:30am wakeup call so we could make our 11:00am flight -- passed out in my clothes, laying on top of the still made bed, smelling of stale alcohol, cigar smoke, and stripper smell (don't lie, you know stripper smell). According to Jim we sat outside of the Mayflower smoking a cigar and I was giving people walking into the hotel a cigar to celebrate. Celebrate what, I have no idea....
So I may have smoked cigar number 4 last night, I do not know. I do know it's gone. So is the Cohiba Maduro, Illusione #2, and the three Sharks I took with me. Some people around DC are enjoying some nice cigars.....
So my review is a perfect 100 score for our cigar #4. This smoke was the perfect finish to a crazy day -- and it will be a cigar I will (almost) remember forever.
Cheers.