Humidor Primary

I am very pleased by the Magnum 50. Usually i find Cuban cigars too sharp, but this is not the case here. The cigar is an example of a perfectly crafted Habano, no defects and a characteristic cold smell. Construction was even and the burn was consistent and straight throughout the whole cigar. It gave plenty of creamy smoke with one clearly defined flavor for me, a fresh ripe walnut. It is a specific zingy flavor that a freshly picked walnut gives on the mantle. Mild/Medium strength smoke with no bitter aftertaste. A true enjoyment!

Sweet smelling, with a beautiful smooth wrapper. What's not to like? It burned well with nice white firm ash forming, plenty of smoke, medium strength and taste that gives me sweet notes.

So much chocolate on the cold draw. Very nice presentation, construction. Very spicy at the start, takes getting used to as it is one strong cigar.

Very Mild cigar, no bitterness noted throughout the smoke. The aftertaste reminded me of walnut. Beautiful wrapper, soft loosely rolled. Even burn. In the end, did not excite me much in terms of flavor. It seems that darker wrappers are my thing

The cigar is a classy presentation with a milk chocolate wrapper. Cold draw gives sweetness and the draw is perfect. It takes fire well and burns evenly, good news for a box pressed cigar. The smoke has volume and is mild to medium in strength, and gives a multitude of creamy flavors. Nuts, sweetness, Coffee and Chocolate are present throughout the whole smoke. Only a little bit of white pepper on the back of the mouth in the second third. What stood out to me is the cool smoke, and a mint tea finish.

The dark wrapper encased in a cedar shell ends at the top with a nice pigtail. Out of the cellophane the smell reminded me of a camp fire, but not intrusive, just enough to spark memories. Initially the cigar leaves peppery note on the lips. Straight form light up i could feel the full strength of the cigar, but its not overly spicy, no burning sensation on the tongue, you just feel the boldness of the smoke.. A lot of smooth smoke coming out and draw was just perfect. The cigar burned evenly, forming gray compact ash that ashed at about 2 cm. I cannot pin point the flavors it gave me, but i keep coming back to the feeling while smoking it. Definitely Saka's "Dang" was there in the second half. Its like a specific flavor in my mouth, that on one hand is off putting while drawing me in at the same time. For me, excellent full bodied, full strength cigar. The price is steep, but worth the experience.

The photo does not give this cigar justice. The wrapper is shiny brown from the oil, and I love the embossed flower on the band, it works very nice. Format wise the cigar sits well in hand, it is evenly rolled and feels compacted. The cold draw points me to an issue, the draw is too tight for me. Still sweetens coming on the lips is obvious. After light up, it started burning wobbly in the first cm, but even after that for the whole smoke keeping ash in 3 cm intervals. The tight draw for the first 2 cm prevented production of much smoke, but one I was past the mark, boy did it start going! Large volumes of creamy sweet smoke were bellowing out. Strength on the mid plus mark, it does give pepper on the mouth and retro hale, but just enough to keep things interesting. Until the final third sweetness, creaminess and coffee were the main flavors I tasted. In the final third the sweet notes went away and leather took the stage. It started of with question marks, but finished with a bang. I like this.

The second iteration of the original Prensado follows with the same quality construction, the only difference i could find on my stick was a little wrinkling near the cap, a consequence of the box-press. This had no effect of the smoking experience. This stick has a bit more kick than the original Prensado. I get the same sweet nougat, but more pepper is demonstrated on the mouth and retrohale at light up. Half way in the first third the pepper subsides, leaving sweetness and nougat as the main driver. This stick produces huge quantities of creamy, chewy smoke. A few puffs before final third the pepper comes back with a vengeance, picking up in strength on the mouth and showing up on the retro-hale. Sweetness is subsiding and leather takes over the stage, combined with tingly pepper on the mouth. It gets stronger but not overpowering, but tends to run hot in the final third, so care is taken not to puff too often. Overall a tasty cigar, nice transitions and if you found the original Prensado too mellow, give this one a chance.

The project 40 construction is even with a... well, natural tobacco color wrapper :). The cold smell gives some sweetness and grass. This stick had a perfect cold draw resistance, the cold draw giving some white pepper on the back of the throat. It takes fire well, and from the start i get some white pepper on the tongue, nuts, grassy notes, sweetness, and no pepper on the retro hale. It burns evenly and the grey ash fell after 2 cm, but very compact. In the second third some white pepper started to show on the retro hale, but the sweetness and nutty notes increased balancing nicely. The final third moved the strength from medium to medium plus, and introduced some leather. The sweetness gradually subdued until only leather remained in the last few puffs before i set it to rest. I was surprised about the relatively short smoking time for a Robusto, only 45 min. The wind might have something to play with that. For the 5.9 Eur it ticks all the boxes. I am looking forward to tasting the Maduro version as well.

Construction is good, the wrapper has small veins and a bit matte color. Draw is good and the cold smell reminds me of nougaty sweetness. It burns straight forming firm grey ash. From start the flavor profile for me is espresso, a bit of sweetness and spiciness on the top and back of the mouth. It might be the cold weather I'm smoking it in, but the smoke is a little dry for me. The retro hale gives black pepper, and some of that nougaty sweetness. The finish is spicy, I would put the strength at medium plus. . It is important to note that the spice is overall not overwhelming. It keeps playing with your taste buds for a while after you take a pull, but nothing that would put me away from smoking it again.

Thin, Bright, and very tasty! Although a departure from a standard cigar size, this is a very good short smoke. I still get the triple band pleasure, the wonderful nutty sweet smell and a lot of smoke volume coming from this small cigar! Keep in mind to puff regularly, a thin ring gauge tends to put itself out! The flavors im getting are a nuts, sweet note, and a very light white pepper on the retrohale. Smoking time is around 30-40 min, a short pleasure for any time of the day.

I bought a box from Cigarworld a couple of days ago and i could not wait to try this one out. Each sample is finely processed with a matte brown wrapper and a muted tobacco cold smell. The draw for me is perfect. Upon light up you get the aroma profile of wood and some pepper on the top of the mouth and back of the throat. No pepper on retro-hale. Strength wise i would put this in the medium range. Aroma of Wood and pepper dominate throughout the smoke for me. Burned a bit crooked in the first third, but leveled itself out, overall good burn for a boxpressed cigar. Near the last 3 cm it picked up in strength and i had to put it down at 2 cm because of the heat and now full-on strength. A short smoke of 32 min for the cold days. Is it worth 9.6 Eur a stick for me? Not sure yet. I will let them rest for a couple of weeks and update my review. Update: Resting the cigars did the trick. Smooth smoke, even burn and consistent flavor till the nub! Ill be sure to keep these in my humidor.

I kept this stick in my humidor for over 6 months. Even construction, with a dull brown wrapper, and a slightly crooked label. The cap was a different color from the cigar wrapper which seemed odd for me. The draw was a little loose for my taste. Even light and from the start a lot of spice. Pepper and spice left my tongue tingling for a while after taking a pull. The cigar makes plenty of smoke but a little dry for my taste. In addition to the pepper I found grass notes in the flavor. Nothing bad regarding construction or build quality, the burn was straight, but so much pepper is not my taste.

Ah how the sweet smelling cigar invites. The wrapper is smooth with thin veins in a deep brown color with ruby like red note. The cut is clean and cold draw is good. After light up a mild pepper on the retro hale. Soon it meellows down delivering a nice smooth smoke with a sweet like finish. It stays in that domain up to the band. As soon as i removed the band the pepper showed up again, the cigar picked up in strength and acquired a slight dirty finish. That still did not discourage me to smoke it to the nub. Very recommended.