Humidor Tripa larga

A decent looking little thing: medium brown, a few bulky ribs in the wrapper, but the edges were tucked in nicely. Cold scent was heavy - Manure, licorice, leather and soil. Hot: Licorice, pepper and vanilla. hints of straw, soil, wood and ... beans(?)- and I detected traces of chocolate. The overall impression was impressive - almost overwhelming, but aromas did not develop (change) much. Draw, combustion and smoke development was flawless. Ash was a speckly light grey, slightly flaky but firm (25 mm). In my opinion a mighty little cigar, not for every occasion but suited to accompany rich foods or drinks. The smoke lasted 45 minutes. June 14th 2014

Looks: Dark brown, long, slim and elegant, construction nearly flawless; wrapper edges smooth with a few faint ribs. Unfortunately my sample has a 10 mm tear by the foot, but that turns out to be immaterial, having no obvious effect on combustion or draw. Cold: stable (manure) and soil with hints of leather, chocolate and nut. Hot: notes of Soil and grass (herbs?), hints of leather and cream. faint traces of pepper and tea. After 10 mins. hints of vanilla and licorice; 5 mins later followed by hints of chocolate and nut. 30 mins. into the smoke pepper, wood and cream (!) dominating. After 45 mins.: chocolate, nut and cream. 60 mins.: Wood, tea, leather and cream. Burn even and flawless for 75 mins, then brief episode of uneven burn and corrective measures followed by even burn. Draw a bit on the firm side, smoke development medum. Ash firm and speckly 3 cm. Overall (in My experience) slightly less creamy and a bit sharper than montecristo no 2, significantly more complex than No 4 and a predominantly pleasant and stimulating experience. The smoke lasted 90 mins. February 28th 2014.

Optically: a few ribs in the wrapper, bulky in places but dark brown and ominously large and impressive looking. Cold: predominantly leather and soil with hints of straw, tea and stable (manure). Hot: Notes of cream, leather, licorice and vanilla. Hints of pepper, fruit, tea, wood, toast and grass. After 2 cm (15 min) mostly straw/tea/bergamot/licorice/pepper with an added 'salty' quality. Last third cream, leather and soil takes the lead. First half has a perfect even burn but then the thing developed serious burn issues to the point where it had to be corrected twice and re-lit once. After that it was smooth sailing again to the end. In spite of this incident the draw was mostly pleasant, aromas inticing and experience positive. Ash semi-firm (22 mm at first 30 mm later) and speckly. The smoke lasted 135 mins and was well worth the effort. The burn episode takes a bit from the quality score, but regardless; this will not be my last lusitanias. February 15th 2014

Optically decent looking, a few very small ribs in the wrapper and a single green spot. Cold: Stable (manure) and hints of straw, wood and nut. Hot: Leather, straw, wood (teak?) and sharp pepper. Hints of vanilla, licorice, light (dry?) soil and thyme. Pepper quickly mellows into the background and 15 minutes in (2 cm) notes of wood, chocolate wood and thyme take the lead. burn is flawless and draw ever so slightly too tight, but not seriously troublesome. Ash firm, spotty grey and a bit flaky (38 mm). I have had some disappointments with the brand Punch, but this was not one of them. Very pleasant and richly facetted experience. will try it again. The smoke lasted 67 mins. February 21st 2014

Optically OK - slight box press. Cold: slight hint of stable (manure). Hot: notes of wood, leather and vanilla. hints of licorice. Burn even, ash semi firm, slightly flaky 2 cm. Not overwhelming but 55 minutes of niceness. December 15th 2013

Standard, darkish-brown mareva (129 mm). Looks were a bit sloppy: a few bulky ribs and some flappy edges in the wrapper. Cold: Chocolate, nut and soil with hints of manure. Hot: Heavy soil, leather, pepper, licorice and wood with hints of Citrus and vanilla. I also found traces of nut in the mix. After 20 minutes pepper wood and nut takes the lead. 35 minutes into the sitting, wood and nut became quite sharp and dominating. Combustion, draw and smoke development was close to perfect. Ash was dark grey with a flaky 'layered' look and medium firm (25 mm). The over all impression: a complex and interesting cigar with a harsh finish (it may have some aging potential). The smoke lasted 60 minutes. July 18th 2014

Decent looking, medium brown cigar. A few bulky ribs in the wrapper but the edges were tucked in nicely. Cold: Chocolate and nut with hints of manure. Hot: licorice, vanilla, straw, soil and wood. I found hints of pepper and a trace of wood. Draw and smoke development was ok, but there was a tendency to uneven burn and it had to be corrected twice (had some impact on the quality assessment). Ash was a slightly dark speckly grey with brownish patches and a firm structure (32 mm). The combination of wood and pepper felt quite sharp during the first 10 minutes but mellowed a bit after that and lingered as a mild sharpness throughout the rest of the smoke. The overall impression was acceptable but it will probably not be a repeat experience. The smoke lasted 55 minutes. December 19th 2014.

Decent looking Medium to light brown little cigar. A few bulky ribs in the wrapper but the edges were tucked in nicely. Cold: Manure chocolate and nut with hints of Licorice (ammonuim chloride?). Hot: Straw, wood, licorice and vanilla. Traces of pepper citrus and nut with hints of chocolate. Construction was a bit firm putting a slight strain on draw and smoke development. Towards the end there was a moderat tendency to uneven burn which provoked a minor correction at one point. None of this was too serious but it did influence the quality assessment. Ash prdominantly a speckly, light grey and firm in construction (25 mm). Overall a pleasant and slightly complex experience. The price/value ratio was decent but considering that Romeo no2 is less than a euro more i suspect that this will be an unfrequent visitor in my humidor. The smoke lasted 50 minutes. December 28th 2014.

Medium brown cigarillo. Wrapper with some bulky ribs and flappy edges. Cold: manure, chocolate and nut. Hot: Leather, soil, licorice and pepper With hints of chocolate, nut, wood and vanilla. Last half was dominated by a sharp presence of wood and nut. No problems with draw, combustion or smoke development. Ash was medium grey - a bit flaky and firm (15 mm). The smoke lasted 20 minutes of which the first ten were the most pleasant ones. Decent price/value ratio. October 10th 2014. Nb! the cigarillo is machine-made short-filler.

Medum brown cigarillo. Wrapper with some bulky ribs and flappy edges. Cold: Hints of Chocolate and nut. Hot:Straw, licorice, wood and vanilla and an underlying note of sharp pepper that became sharper about half way through. Draw, combustion and smoke development untroublesome. Ash was dark grey and firm (20 mm). The smoke lasted 20 minutes of which the first half were quite pleasurable. After that the peppery sharpies became a bit too dominatiing. decent money/value ratio considering the price, but not exactly unforgettable. October 3rd 2014. NB! The cigarillo is machinemade shortfiller.

Decent looking, medium brown, a few ribs in the wrapper but edges nicely tucked in. Cold: mildly spicy with hints of chocolate/vanilla. Hot: Mild notes of wood, leather, fruit and licorice with hints of vanilla. Untroublesome combustion with good draw and medium smoke development. Ash medium grey and semi-firm (25 mm). The smoke was a bit too mild and 'perfumed' for me, but for those so inclined I would say: good value for money. NB! The cigar is short filler. The experience lasted 55 minutes. November 22nd 2013

looks: medium Brown wrapper with a few bulky ribs and some fermentation spots. Edges were tucked in nicely. Cold: licorice and pepper with a hint of manure and a trace of ammonia. Hot: pepper, licorice and straw with hints of Wood, leather and soil. After 7 minutes: pepper mellowed out a bit and a hint of Vanilla showed up. Construction was a bit firm - Draw, smoke devolpment and combustion subsequently suffered a bit. During the last half there was a slight tendency to uneven burn, but only a single correction was needed. Ash was dark-grey and very firm (35 mm). Overall this Little thing was medium to strong in flavours and somewhat heavier than the rest of the partagas tubos cigars. Not a cigar for every occasion, but very far from bad. The smoke lasted 45 minutes. July 25th 2014

This medium Brown mareva looked very close to perfect. Cold: Manure and hints of chocolate and nut. Hot: Leather, nut and chocolate with hints of Vanilla and licorice. Construction was very firm, with seriously bad Draw and smoke Development as a consequence. combustion was tolerable but the strenght of aromas unimpressive. Ash was light grey and firm (30 mm). All in all a major disappointment. The smoke lasted 45 minutes (I gave up) November 22nd 2013

This was given to me as a freebee from Cigarworld. It was a dark brown cigar with a wrapper, showing a few bulky ribs and some flappy edges. Cold: leather and traces of manure. Hot: Leather, grass, tea with hints of licorice and vanilla. Furthermore it showed discrete traces of pepper and chocolate. In total maybe a trifle milder than Conservas and Cazadores, but all-in-all a very Jose-L.- Piedra-like experience. Smoke development, draw and combustion was flawless. Ash was dark grey flaky and semi-firm (22mm). The smoke lasted 60 minutes. The cigar didn't develop or change much during the experience but it was pleasant and with reference to the very affordable price Jose L. Piedra will always have a very decent price/value ration. NB!! The Cigar was short filler and only partially made by hand!! March 8th 2014