I enjoyed the chase.
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So How Do You Score This Years Monster Releases
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dpmrpa
Indiscriminate Bomber
Smoked a Drac two days ago. About one month in the Humi. Much better. More flavor. Goooooooood smoke.
Flame suit on... but I agree...
I have smoked a few Dracs and was disappointed considering the chase and price. (dare I say I would have rather had some Tat browns?) The couple of Boris I had I enjoyed alot and wish I had more. I still have a couple of Dracs to age but it almost seems like they were released to early? (if age doess add alot to them like it may have to the Boris considering the similar/same filler to the Frank)
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mthhurley
BoM December 2011
I really think time will have to tell here for thet Drac at least. I've talked to a few botl's locally that smoked a Drac..I smoked one as well that was about 3 weeks in the humi and all of us were disappointed. I had horrible burn issues and just did not get much from the smoke.
I'm hopeful that over the course of a couple more months, they'll develop. At this point, they're only 2 months old..after the first one that went poorly, I planned on letting these sit for at least 4 months to see what develops. Should an $13 stick be good out of the box? Yep, I believe it should be and require minimal off-the-truck rest. But am I willing to let one sit for a number of months before declaring a true disappointed? Yes I am.
Boris was pretty darn good right away on the other hand.
I'm hopeful that over the course of a couple more months, they'll develop. At this point, they're only 2 months old..after the first one that went poorly, I planned on letting these sit for at least 4 months to see what develops. Should an $13 stick be good out of the box? Yep, I believe it should be and require minimal off-the-truck rest. But am I willing to let one sit for a number of months before declaring a true disappointed? Yes I am.
Boris was pretty darn good right away on the other hand.
I finally smoked one of my Boris sticks. Very enjoyable, good draw and lots of smoke. Spicy on the tongue with wood and leather-like tastes without any bitterness or harshness. Burn time of about an hour, lasted through two stiff Mojitos !
It definately needed some time to rest and stabilize, also time to allow the paint smell to fade, although it was not bad, not nearly as bad as the paint smell that accompanied the red tubos I bought.
It definately needed some time to rest and stabilize, also time to allow the paint smell to fade, although it was not bad, not nearly as bad as the paint smell that accompanied the red tubos I bought.
avid toker
Regulator
The Drac was rather lackluster....the Boris was the better of the two. I still think the Brown label is better than either of them.
njstone
BoM January 2010
The Boris is awesome, no question.
As to the Drac, perhaps not everyone heard but PETE JOHNSON said that these need a lot more aging (I thought I read 6 months) before they are ready. That doesn't mean you might not like them now, but it means that he thinks they need 6 months to be ready. Now, I think Tats almost always need aging after release ... which means that they might need more than Pete's 6 months, since he thinks the Noellas, etc., are ready to release when he sends them out (I think Noellas need close to 6 months).
Now we can all argue the age-old issue of whether or not cigars should be expected to be ready to enjoy right out of the box. But regardless of what you think on that one, Pete said that the Dracs were a special case. Things needed to be rushed because the Monster had to be out by Halloween. A regrettable situation, certainly, and hopefully one that will not be repeated.
My point? Not until the end of April or so will these be "ready" supposedly. I plan to reserve judgment until then.
As to the Drac, perhaps not everyone heard but PETE JOHNSON said that these need a lot more aging (I thought I read 6 months) before they are ready. That doesn't mean you might not like them now, but it means that he thinks they need 6 months to be ready. Now, I think Tats almost always need aging after release ... which means that they might need more than Pete's 6 months, since he thinks the Noellas, etc., are ready to release when he sends them out (I think Noellas need close to 6 months).
Now we can all argue the age-old issue of whether or not cigars should be expected to be ready to enjoy right out of the box. But regardless of what you think on that one, Pete said that the Dracs were a special case. Things needed to be rushed because the Monster had to be out by Halloween. A regrettable situation, certainly, and hopefully one that will not be repeated.
My point? Not until the end of April or so will these be "ready" supposedly. I plan to reserve judgment until then.
avid toker
Regulator
I had not heard the announcement that they needed 6mos. Regardless, aging a sub par cigar doesn't always help.
