The Diesel Unholy Cocktail is a Nicaraguan cigar that only comes in a 5 x 56 torpedo. The unholy cocktail has a Pennsylvania broadleaf maduro wrapper with some veins that give it character. The cigar comes packed in cellophane and once you take it out of its coat, you can smell a mixture of wood, hay and barnyard aromas. The construction feels good and the band is simple but that's the way I like it. The predraw is just fine and leaves a cedar flavor on my palate and pepper on my lips.

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I can taste a full coffee flavor with some wood. It's all spicy, not a pepper of herbal spice though. The coffee slowly turns into a mix of terroir flavors, coffee and wood. After a centimeter the wood gets a bit stronger and I can even taste some liquorices on the background although that flavor disappears after just a puff or two. The texture is quite dry.

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After an inch I notice that the coffee disappears and that the wood is slowly becoming the dominant flavor. The dryness turns into a creamy texture. I also get some nutty flavors, it reminds me of almond. The flavors are very consistent. At the end I get a bit of chocolate as a supporting flavor.

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I don't get Diesel fumes, but I do get a lot of medium thick smoke from this cigar and the draw is fine. I had some problems getting the cigar to burn right, but once that problem was solved the burn was great. The firm as is a bit salt & pepper colored. I would rate this full bodied, full flavored. I only get a small flame while purging, that must mean that there isn't a lot of built up of nicotine.

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Now the name "Diesel Unholy Cocktail" didn't make me want to get up from my chair, run to the local B&M or pull out the creditcard and order it online, but once you get passed the name you'll find a cigar that is definitely worth smoking, especially for the price. Hell, even if they doubled the price, you would still get value for money.

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Would I buy this cigar again? Hell yeah!! AJ Fernandez did it again, another cigar I highly recommend.

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 8 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 8 / 10
Aroma second part: 8 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10
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Nice review, Ferdie. I think Fernandez is the poor man's DPG. His blends are consistently good, but you can find them all pretty reasonably priced.
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Excellent review, I love these things!!!:-)
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Very good Ferdie.:-)
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Thank for the great review! I have only had one of these and the draw was so loose i had to "sip" the unholy cocktail to keep from inhaling. Some really nice flavors in this cigar, but the loose draw was very distracting. I have another in the humi and will give it another try down the road.
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Bought A Box When They First Came Out & I Love'Em! Great Review, Ferdie!
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Thanks for the excellent review! :-) I have not tried them but will pick some up on the next good CI or Cigar.com special offering on them.:-)
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Another superb review Ferdie...I LOVE these!!
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so do I, only have 2 left, gonna buy me a box as soon as I have budget again.
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Great review! Better than mine. No people can quit bumping mine. :-)
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Sound mighty tasty Ferdy.
But need to stock up on CC's first :-)

Then i will see if there is any budget left....

....and no i dont think so either :-)
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Great review! I just ordered a box of these and am anxiously awaiting them!
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Thanks for the review. I've been wondering about these... They look good, and I wondered. I'll get me one!
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Nice grab!!! :-)

I had one ROTT and it was good but the first one I had was from a local B&M that had them sitting for about 6 months and it was awesome!

I'm currently sitting as long as I can on the 27 I have left if I can keep my hands out of the box.
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