the 1939 Melior review

[shuckins]

gifted by one of BOTL's finest. (please respond if you want)

i feel privilaged to have been able to smoke this on my birthday.

a musty smell and dusty feel led to the same tastes on light up. my olfactory senses immediatly took me to an old work shed on my uncle les's farm when i was about 8 or 9.

a good even burn from the start,but the beginning was a little stale tasting.

it steadied and actually picked up a hint of tobacco flavor halfway through.

i was surprised by a somewhat strong finish. still had a musty taste but i could detect signs of what was once a great cigar

i took it to the nub. i wish i had met this cigar 50 years ago,i'm sure we would have been best friends.

although i hardly knew you, i miss you already, goodbye my friend...

 

[n.olson]

great review! i have to say, if i was in a box since 1939, i'd have a musty smell by now too!

 

[kmckinn3]

Wow. Thanks for posting this Shuckins. That thing was rolled while the Nazis were invading Poland! Crazy...

Good work to the brother who sent it.
We all know Shuckins deserves some extra man love

 

[strife]

if i was in a box since 1939, i'd have a musty smell by now too!

opeyes: TMI!!

 

[oldglory]

looked like it was in damn good shape... whoever stored this bad boy my hats off to ya.

 

[WkndSmoker]

Nice review. The oldest I smoked was pre-embargo, that is all I know about it. No band, came out of a can way back in the early days of cigar smoking for me. Rough guess was 45 years old. It is a different feeling, I can only imagine 70 years.

You are a lucky man!


Wknd.

 

[Jfire]

Hey I have 1 of those still. No I did not gift all of em! The other brands he sent tasted like asparagus.

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

Ron thanks for sharing your experience with that stunningly aged cigar....also enjoyed your pic's!

 

[Wayne80]

Thanks for the review

 

[Moro]

Bloody neat, Ron! And Mitch!

 

[Robinsond]

Very nice...just imagine what that stick has been through over the years!

-Dave

 

[Andytex]

Thanks for the review Shuckins. That cigar looked to be in great shape for a 70 year old.

 

[Hardcore]

Great review Ron! A bit of cigar history right there!

 

[e-man67]

Beautiful...never smoked anything older than 90's...like a step back in time I imagine.

 

[twenty5]

Nice review Ron!

 

[Mitch]

I've had oldies that wowed me and some that were ghosts. I wish this one had hit harder for you bro, you deserve it. Maybe you'll have better luck with a different oldie?