Awesome... this should go much better for ya now (I hope). :-)
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Review #4 has been submitted
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Waiting on Brad
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(to let you in on a secret, I'm really excited about cigars 5-10...)
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Submitted boss :-)
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This is a great thread. The hardest part is waiting for the reviews to come in :-)
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Heh... you're tellin' me!

Number 4 up in a jiffy.
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Slavac Cigar #4
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Cigar: Mystery Cigar 4
Setting: Back Deck again, 55deg night. Bit chilly.
Drink: Nothing tonight.

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Initial Impressions: Dryboxed this one on Dball's recommendation for 36 hours. The cigar has light to medium veins, no damage but did have a touch of greenish/blue discoloration around the foot. I'm guessing there was a footband here. Cigar appears well constructed.

Cut and pre-light draw: Cut easily using a guillotine cut. Draw was light to medium with an initial taste of hazelnut coffee.

Lit easily using my tri-torch.

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Draw after lighting: Heavenly. Medium draw.

First Third: Tastes of nuts...perhaps macadamian?
Smoothe draw with lots of smoke.
Flavor is fantastic and almost chewy/tangible.
Flavor reminds me of the one Cohiba Siglo II I've had, but superior.
Draw remained smoothe throughout 1/3, with a ragged burn with no runners. There was no flavor of tar or smoke on the palate and no burn.
Ash fell away at the end of 1/3 and turned instantly to powder. Never seen that before.

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^Ash fell off right after picture.

Second Third: Burn remains uneven though it's a non issue as there are no runners.
Flavor remains the same with a hint of leather creeping in.
This is an enjoyable/pleasant smoke with no burn or unpleasant taste to the palate.
Hint of a 'creamy' finish but nothing to knock my socks off.
Toward the end of 2/3 I noticed more leather but it was far from overpowering.
Lost ash at another 1" buildup.

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Third Third: Flavor remains constant. Very predictable.
Some slight pepper developing at the back of the palate, but only a hint.
Burn line continues to be uneven but there are no runners.
Dark, powdery ash.
Cigar emits clouds of blue/gray smoke which is surprising for such a smallish cigar.
Nutty flavor returns with force the closer I get to the nub.
Lost ash again with 1" of buildup.

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Final Impressions: Pleasant smoke, nothing fancy but very enjoyable. Easy on the palate and 'medium bodied' throughout.
Would I buy again: Certainly with a price point of under $8.
Would I smoke again: Absolutely
Overall Rating With 10 the highest possible and 0 the baseline: 8.25

Final Thoughts: Smoke became too hot with 1" of cigar left which left me a bit sad to put it down. Pretty good smoke, but a bit too bland for my maduro loving palate. Don't hesitate to pick up one of these however, it was far better than many I've had.
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Flat4boxer Cigar #4
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Unknown cigar number 4 is a smaller, firmly wrapped 4 1/2"- 5" stick. Small veins cover this carmel brown wrapper.

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Pre-light

After the cut, the pre-light draw is VERY tight. I get hints of nothing as I get no air through it. "This is going to be fun" comes to mind as I hit it with the torch to fire it up.

Light

The stick starts to burn uneven almost from the start. It is very hard to draw and when I do, almost no smoke gets to my mouth.

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First 3rd

I find myself reaching for the trusty draw tool. After several attempts to open the airway, I give up. This thing is a complete plug. The only way I can get a taste of smoke is to REALLY puff on this bad boy. Even then it's minimal smoke and taste for maximum effort. I keep puffing and puffing hoping that as some point it will burn past the plugged area and I'll get to see what this stick is all about. This never happens.

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Second 3rd

I don't give up totally thinking things will turn around at some point but it is just not happening. The uneven burn continues.

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Finally I just have to give up. My cheeks are numb and tingling from trying to get this thing to come to life. In the end it's like trying to smoke a 2X4. Just ain't happening.

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I know know the dissapointment that Brad felt on the first cigar we tested. I did get a hint now and then of a flavorful smoke but never enough to judge or expound on in any manner.

Overall I have to give this cigar a 7.5/10

It was well constructed (too well perhaps) and the little flavor I did taste left me wanting more but I just never got it.

I'll hold off on recommending this stick. I'm sure that if I could have drawn some more smoke it would have faired very well. I will chalk this one up to being a "bad one in the bunch."
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What they smoked:

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2007 Jose L Piedra Petit Cetros

Slavac score: 8.25
Flat4boxer score: 7.5


First off, Brad, thank you for dry boxing that. It'll make this a lot better for ya. 24-48 hours should be fine... as long as it's around the low 60's. Funny you said that it's superior to the Cohiba Sig 2 (don't worry, I'd probably say the same thing... I am not a cohiba fan in the slightest).

Also, Brad, you'll be happy to know that full boxes of these are around $35. :-)

Kelly, I'm sorry yours was plugged. These cigars do have a tendency to be unpredictable construction-wise, but the flavors are good and the price is right for a taste of Cuba on the golf course or when you're just not really paying attention. It's quite likely you got a bad one, and I'm surprised you rated it so highly. They really are pretty tasty if they draw well.
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Great reviews!!! I'm looking forward to the back end of the sampler now!
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Shazam. I figured this one was a CC but that was as far as my intuition got.

I'll be picking up a box or two of these.
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great reviews, keep it up. Looking forward to the rest since i know what the sticks are :-)
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My first anniversary is this Monday so I will be out of town for the majority of the weekend.

If you submit your review and I don't reply within 18 seconds, that's why... :-)

Just a heads up.
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Nuce cutter and review Brad!
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Happy Anniversary Dan!:-):-)
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Smoke some cigars, noobs!!! :-)
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JLP flavor superior to a Sig II???
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#5's in boss.
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Waiting on Kelly...... :-)
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