Humidor Short Dog

An interesting wrapper. Firmer than the usual, but somehow silky smooth to the touch. Even the color of it draws attention. Smoked it for about 60 minutes. Processing is where it needs to be so zero complaints there - from how it is wrapped, consistency and the way it burns. Ash resistance though is weak (which for me makes no difference). Although it is at most a medium strength cigar, the flavours are on the raw side, evolving mostly around plenty of wood, toast, leather and dark forest soils, with some coffee and nuts kicking here and there. Creaminess is there - but doesn't stand out which is not a problem in this case. All in all it feels like a simple, non-eventful, good sunny morning. Nothing special about it but nothing bad either. For sure was worth trying and might have it again here and there. If you are curious - give it a shot. It definitely has a little bit of that "something" that lifts an eye brow so not really your average dull smoke. Peace and love!

My second Zeppelin from Aurora and for the second time positively impressed. This time - the Nicaragua - after having Ecuador for the first time. Lasted a bit longer - around 80 minutes with a pause. And you kind of need to take your time with this piggy because it's fat and punchy. Production quality is excellent, so will not talk much about this. Consistency allows the hefty, creamy smoke to fill your mouth with ease, while the flavours...oh my oh my. It is a bomb, and it looks dangerous, but it really has a lady spirit inside. Although the aromas seem to be on the harsh side of things, they are delicate and not killing your senses. Forest woods, summer grassy notes, fruity at times - especially dried exotic fruits like raisins or dried mango even. Nutty here and there, hints of coffee and now all those nice aromas somehow manage to get along just fine with a pretty serious dose of toast, old leather and arid soils. All in all it feels like a complete shopping day where you see this you see that you buy this and you buy that also and at the end you are tired but happy about your endeavour. Now would i smoke it again? It is not cheap! Still it is lovely so YES! should you? If you haven't tried it yet yes you should. Not to mention that the badass looks are matched by the super punchy aromas and awesome quality. Big up, Aurora. Peace and love!

No bueno, Aurora. Although Aurora is one of my fav brands and they usually produce very good smokes, this one - used to be cheap now it's not even cheap anymore but horrible for the price. Smoked it for about 70-80 minutes but I let it sleep in the third part. Construction is not the best, quality of the tobacco itself is not the best and consistency is the one of a cheap cigar. Felt like it was produced with leftover leaves... Smoke was insanely much, bothering even. Burn not even and pieces of it were even disintegrating towards the end. Strong flavours of soils, leather, coffee and wood - all peppery and toasted - but all rough/raw flavours. Nothing delicate about this one. The soil aroma almost felt rancid. Won't go more into details because I don't think it is worth it. All in all it feels like that water you have in the car for a day and it's rancid, but you have to drink it because you are thirsty. For one or two extra Euros you can buy cigars light years ahead - so not anymore for me and no recommendation from my side. Peace and love!

A very delicious stick for sure. Not very big but smoked it for about 90 minutes easy. Very well processed and excellent consistency. Burns decently even, but the minor burning imperfections are irrelevant when you feel your mouth filled by thick, creamy, almost buttery smoke full of medium-strong quality flavours. Fresh, wet, soils - crude nuts and smoked leather make an excellent blend. There's hints of coffee, chocolate, woods, grass and some dried fruits even. But quality in taste and flavour is there from toke one to the very last. All in all it feels like a good quality steak that's properly done and properly cut. Will I smoke it again? You bet your ass I will. Should you? Please don't miss it. It's rare these days to find such a gorgeous smoke that has a fair price. Peace and love!

Mucho beautiful and suave flavours. Yummi little smokes. Not a fan of cigarillos but damn these are good. For a short filler cigarillo smoking it for about 20 minutes is quite something. So yes it is super worth the money. Quality of rolling and consistency is there but since it's machine rolled of course it should be up to a certain standard. Very pleasant taste - with plenty of smoke, with some creaminess and spiciness to complete the experience. Hay, toast and grass are kings here. There's some hints of chocolate, leather very subtle and soils too. Excellent blend of flavours that makes me think of torrid summer days by the beach - the perfect mixture of hot air and hints of freshness from the breeze. Would order again when finishing this box and definitely recommend it to you also. A taste of Cuba for not so much money. Peace and love, beautiful kids!

Two full hours of smoking. Processing and burning are both where they should be. Not much comments on the construction and amount of smoke and level of burn because they are all within the standards. A plus to the smoking experience is the box-pressed shape. Taste wise it is a soil, wood and coffee bomb. Not necessarily on the positive note of things. Starts well and tastes like a mid-range cigar in terms of strength, quality and overall feel. Chocolate is there too, but the dark one., The nuts can be felt, but the nutty feel is overwhelmed by the strong coffee-soil mix. Problems start in the second half, when everything gets a bit too bitter. Almost felt a bit too humid, although the cigar was stored in optimal conditions. When I say humid I mostly refer to the feel of it not that the tobacco is wet. So an average smoke at best in my opinion in terms of taste. And considering the nowadays tight competition of the New World... tough to say this stands out with something. All in all it feels like those new pyjamas you bought that although claim to be good material and looked good in the store...they just don't provide comfort when sleeping. Will I try it again? I doubt it. Should you? Look - it is not a bad smoke, so you could definitely give it a try. Just that there's nothing extraordinary or special about it. When there's Joyas or Plasencia or Auroras at the same price delivering a much better smoking experience...hard to recommend. Peace and love!

Well guess what. Felt better than the same smoke in the Robusto size which I've tried about half a year ago. First impressive thing for the money is the full 2 hours and a half of smoking with very small pauses if any. Well rolled, spot on consistency, even and slow burn and plenty of smoke with each toke. Could have been more creamy for my taste. Now the important part - taste. Expected less considering how plain and dull I ve felt the robusto version but not much of an improvement. It's a medium+ in strength, with pepper and toastiness sprinkled in each toke. Humid forest old soils, rough humid wood and some hints of nuts, coffee and some dried aromatic fruits here and there. Leather is also present together with a bit of hay. Now look it's not bad but almost... dull. Yet - for the money and the duration - this can go well with a nice wine that'd save it a bit. All in all it feels like those Temu products. Cheap but good with decent quality but nothing out of the ordinary. Would I smoke it again? Not sure to be honest maybe I will. Should you? For the price it's definitely worth a shot - worst case scenario you think "meh - next" but looks like some find it a good smoke so... 50 50. Peace and love!

Smoked this bomb for about 60 minutes. Or at least I've tried to. Ordered it just because I was curious to smoke such a thick one. And...well... It looks good and it definitely makes a visual impression - have the feeling this is produced for the only purpose to show-off. It's too thick. Smoked other fat ones almost as large as this one like the Aurora Zeppelins but those are thinner at the end so draw is much better. Although the stick looks good - it is very hard to draw proper tokes from it. Smoke is plenty and creaminess is decent - but it keeps on dying so need to relight every few minutes. It also needs plenty corrections but then again maybe there is no other way with such a thick format. Taste wise it is a punchy hard one - dry, dark forest soils, old leather and dried cut heavy essence wood is what marks the spot here. Some pepper here and there, hints of nuts and coffee and all toasty. Not my style. A strong smoke that to me makes no sense and aroma wise it s just....rough. All in all it feels like something your estranged old uncle would smoke. Feels like old school but not in a good way - rather the rigid, boring part of the old school. Never again for me and you can do better for this money I am sure of that. Peace and love!

A tip top cigar indeed. Two hours of a proper cigar smoking experience. Will go fast through construction, amount of smoke, consistency and ash resistance - because everything is really top here. And for the price and the Padron brand - one would not expect anything less. The flavours. It is not easy to describe something "smooth". What is smootheness, eh? Well smooth in this case means there's plenty of flavours, but most of them you can barely identify - yet they are there. King is grass and toasty hay. Some young wood too, bit of pepper but nothing bothering - some fruity citric flavours here and there, hints of leather and arid soils. Sounds like a blend of "the usual" in a cigar, but everything blends so well in plentiful smokey tokes - that it doesn't even need to be too oily or creamy - and it is but just a little bit. All in all it feels like the fine silk from a proper silk factory. It looks almost the same with normal silk. It feels almost like the normal silk. But it is the small details of quality that just makes it stand out. And so does this gorgeous Padron. Yes I will smoke it again and yes if you afford it - try it at least once. Peace and love!

The only downside is that it's burning fast. A gorgeous stick though. Lasted for about 60-70 minutes. Production, rolling technique, burning and amount of smoke - all tip top. Could have been maybe a bit more condensed, but hei what is perfection right? Creaminess hits from toke one and the array of flavours and aromas is absolutely gorgeous for me. Coffee, toast, light pepper, wood and some soil - all counterbalanced by citric, fruity, fresh summer grass and hints of floral notes. A delight to smoke really. All in all it feels like the first times of intimacy with someone you are attracted to - joy hitting you from all directions. Price is not cheap but for the quality I wouldn't make any negative comments on it. Would I ever try it again? Absolutely yes. And if you never tried it before - go ahead. Works well even for beginners because although it is a maduro - badass dark coloured looking stick - it evolves around the mid side of things when it comes to strength. Peace and love!

Could have been a gem for this price. Too bad it is so consistent and the tobacco leaves so pressed one to another that it is barely smokeable. I've tried sticking it here and there and it helped but... still a struggle to smoke. And that's a pity because otherwise it is well rolled, the tobacco quality is there and for the money - it could have been a steal. It still is a great value for money though. Because it is a bit creamy, the summer grassy fruity vibes are present all the way with a bit of toasty feel to it, some light pepper, young wood and fresh soils are also there - all mixed with hints of leather and nuts. Really good in terms of taste. All in all it feels like that genius kid that lacks direction and support. I will smoke one more for sure because it might be that my stick was just too condensed, and if this was an accident - then this could really be a hidden gem. And for the money - at least a try is a must. Peace and love!

An excellent stick if you like medium + strong ones. Smoked it for about 100 minutes. Very well rolled, excellent consistency and easy to light up and smoke. Smoke is plenty and the creaminess is fantastic for the strength of the cigar. Main aromas are wood and soils. There's leather, nuts, a bit of coffee, chocolate, pepper and grass. Well blended aromas for the price and speaking of which - a very good value for money. All in all it feel like back in the days when you were a kid and (hopefully got the chance to) you are somewhere in nature in a summertime and rest under the shade of an old, yet still strong tree. I will smoke it again for sure and if you like medium strong smokes - you should give it a try. Peace and love!

I know Oliva is a cool brand, but this for the price just won't work for me. Let me tell you why. Smoked it for about 70 minutes. Production wise it was not perfect. Maybe just got a black sheep from the box but it was almost disintegrating at the surface. Otherwise - consistency is right and burn and amount of smoke also. Creamy yes but not too much. The taste. And this is my issue with it. Leaves an aftertaste (not just this one but other Olivas that I've tried) that remind me of rotten flowers or fruits. There's wood and soil to counter that and that is good. Toasty a bit, grassy, but the fruity part in it I simply cannot enjoy - and I've tried fruity smokes before but not like this. All in all to me it feels like a fancy perfume that is way too strong. Like an old woman's perfume. Sorry older ladies. And for the price - for me it is a full no go in the future. This doesn't mean you shouldn't try it because I'm sure some would appreciate it at is it definitely not a bad quality smoke. Peace and love!

This is a funny one. Yes it looks awesome and badass as hell. Yes it has 2 colors and yes the label and the little piglet tail you would cut off - all give a premium feel to it. And yes it is perfectly rolled and has an excellent consistence. BUT! This cigar is worth 12.50 Eur exactly once to try it and that is it. Unless you have a fat pocket and then yes - you can play with it whenever you want to feel funny with a cigar. It burns well and it is creamy. Strong, punchy aromas and flavours kick in from toke one. Humid, fat land soils, wet leather, coffee, forest toasty nuts, bit of grass, some pepper and plenty of solid, old wood. So yes a strong one. Everything comes out in a thick, creamy smoke that feels good on the senses if you like rough things. Goes excellent with spirits or strong, crude, fresh natural juices. All in all it feels like these moments in life you indulge in decadence. Or sin. From over-eating something you adore to cheating with the baddest ladies in the stinkiest of the brothels you can find. And for some people strong stinky experiences are good once in a while. BUT! You do not go to over eat at mcdonalds and pay like you would pay at a Michelin star. Or go to a brothel to get jiggy and pay like you would stay at Ritz. So no - 12.5 Eur for a mix of punchy flavours that last max 40 minutes is not my style. You can get the same format in a much more elegant version for 8.70 and that is the gorgeous Aurora 107 Zeppelin. Would I smoke this again? If discounted for sure. Should you? If you can afford experiments go ahead hit it! Peace and love!