Humidor Short Dog

For this money - no way, homie. Enjoyed it last evening in the CigarWorld lounge. And I said enjoyed because it is a decent smoke. Just not worth the price. Production and rolling are excellent. And so is consistency. Looks rough. Feels rough. Smells rough. Tastes rough. And here is where the issues begin. Smoke wise there's plenty of it. A strong one. From the first draw. Aromas are harsh and punchy on the pepper-soil side of things. Black muddy soils. Toasted spiciness and some hard old dry wood essence. I've smoked other rough smokes and I usually like my cigars stronger, but this one lacks elegance. It is too simple for this price range. If this would have been a max 10 Eur stick - I would have said ok that's decent. But for the price of a Padron or Davidoff - b!%&h please! All in all it feels like a winter cabin that is built well, is cosy enough, has the great views, but has a broken fireplace. Now look I am not sorry I have tried it - because it is not bad, but I cannot recommend it for the money, unless plata is nothing to you and you are just curious. Peace and love my imaginary friends.

A good quality smoke that is extremely overpriced. Let me elaborate. The label is top-notch, and the cigar itself is aesthetically pleasing and feels good in the hand. Its construction is impeccable - easy to light, smooth to smoke, and it burns fairly evenly, albeit not perfectly. The ash holds well, and the volume of smoke produced is plenty and satisfying. Technically, it's a well-crafted cigar with high-quality tobacco. However, no matter how good the production quality may be, it cannot justify a €22 price tag without an intriguing blend of flavours. Speaking of flavours, there are hints of toasted caramel, occasional sweet notes, some creaminess, and traces of hay, wood, and coffee. However, it's a light smoke with a flavour profile that's too subtle. Had this cigar been priced at €8, I would have praised it hard. But at €22, it feels like a scam. All in all it feels like those restaurants that consider themselves upscale and choose to charge you triple the market price for an average curry wurst. At this price point, you'd expect the "fine dining" equivalent in the cigar world, and this cigar simply doesn't deliver. For instance, Joya de Nicaragua's offerings are light years ahead in terms of both quality and taste, and they cost less than half the price. The same goes for Auroras, and the list goes on. I won't be smoking this one again unless it's a gift (because it's not a bad smoke after all), and I can only recommend it to those with deep fat juicy yummi pockets who are simply looking to try something new. If money is never an issue for you - by all means, give it a try. Peace and love!

Had to put it down after smoking about half of it. Cheap label, the aspect of the cigar is questioning because from the touch it feels like it can crumble at any point (which started to happen after a few tokes) and the consistency is extremely bad. It almost feels like you draw in air although smoke seems to fill your mouth. Speaking of which. Musty - old fermented fruity flavours mixed with rancid humid soil - absolutely a no go. All in all it feels like what you get in return for your tax money these days. So hell no. I will stay away and you should too. It's not even about the price here - it is simply a bad cigar. Even if it was for free it would be an abomination to a stick. Peace and love!

Complete fail. Construction is weird, making it hard to draw the smoke. Amount of smoke is not enough. At some point my maxillary was hurting for desperately trying to draw something in. Average aromas...I'd say dull. Not worth the money at all. In this price range and category you go for Maria Mancini or Flor de Copan and you are light years ahead from all perspectives. All in all it feels to me like Finanzamt or Deutsche Bank. Quick to take your money but good luck getting something of quality back. A no go for me. Peace and love!

AJ Fernandez makes awesome cigars in the mid-upper segment and this is no exception. Smoking time: approx 90 minutes. Great flavours, nice strength and well built. It burns like it should and the ash collects just fine. Flavours are there from soil to lather, some toast, coffee, nuts and a bit of grass. Creamy hefty smoke makes it a pleasure. BUT - and now the big problem comes. It is a good stick but there is no way in hell this is worth 16 Euros my friends. I have bought a bigger version, a similar edition - The Gobrnador - from Romania with 7 euros per stick and in terms of quality there is absolutely no difference. Even with the extra taxes in De - paying 16 for this is not worth it sorry. All in all it feels like going to a gourmet restaurant which is not even ambitious enough to get a Michelin star, yet good enough to be stamped as gourmet - but they charge as if they were a 2 star Michelin. So sorry but I cannot recommend it for this price although it really is a good stick. If you are rich - go for it definitely. Peace and love!

Absolutely no. Got this as a present, but if I would have paid for it I'd be even more disappointed. Smoking time: approx 2 hours. Hard to get it to burn. Burn was not even. Sucking from it was almost impossible without airing it up from the back a bit. Flavours? Some dull "classics" in a mix that says absolutely nothing at all. Smoke? Weak. Creamy-ish, but not quality creamy. Price? Crazy for what it has to offer. All in all it feels like those Versace T-Shirts from the Versus with a cheap logo on an even cheaper piece of cloth they bought in bulk from some second hand factory leftover somewhere in South East Asia. Result? Looking like a clown and paying extremely unjustified money for it too. Never again and can't recommend it to anyone. Maybe except a few that pissed me off one day at Rewe. That s another story though. Peace and love!

An interest blend of flavours - yet overpriced. Smoking time: 90-100 minutes. Very well built, super good combustion, decent smoke volume, but ash doesn't build too well, so you need to keep it close to the ashtray. Taste - good. Creamy, grassy, soil, slightly fruity and becoming more and more peppery towards the end - I'd say they all mix pretty good. The big problem: there is no way these flavour mix or the good (not great or perfect) construction would justify this price. All in all if you a snob - put your hands up in the air and smoke it like you just don't care. Felt like Jamie Oliver pizza in the airports. It's a decent pizza but come on gtfo my face with that price, man. Will I smoke it again? If you buy it for me maybe. Do I recommend it? Absolutely no. With this money you get a better smoke from any flavour mix you dream of. Peace and, of course, love!