This is my first attempt at a review, so bear with me.

I sat in my car at lunch watching the boats on the river as I smoked this tasty victrolla. Right from the starting puffificating; toasty and nutty. This cigar is quite oily. I noticed this as I was feeling it to see if it was spongy to the touch, which it was. As I lit my car gar these oils lubed up my tongue for the flavor reaming my mouth was about to receive. The cigar, a bit loosely packed hissed a little. It went "hisss" as I smoked it. I liked that because it reminded me of my pet snake I had as a kid, Garfield was his name name, not after the cat but after the old President.
Anywhoo, by this time I am noticing creamy notes of cream and milk-fat (also called "cream"). Then the taste of pecans. During the finals the cigar takes on a taste of oregano. Yes, peo-ple: OREGANO. So it reminded me of pizza. I smoked this "bad boy" to the nub. the last flavors I detected were minty and pleasant.

Overall a very slow and enjoyable 40 minutes of smoking enjoyment. An 8 out of a possible 10. I thank you!
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Premium stick at bundled prices....can't beat that.
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Good review!

I actually liked the couple of these that I had.
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Very creamy and smooth...really like these.
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You smoked a victrolla??

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I was hopin someone would catch my "Archie Bunkerism"!:-)
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One of my favorites and always in my humidor.

Never had one hisssss at me, thank God, and never tasted milk or cream or mint from one, but they are a bit nutty.

I have always felt that the main flavor component was "forbidden island tabacco" with a bit of spice.

Robert
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This is a TERRIFIC smoke and I am happy that MOST? folk will pass these up as some sort of seconds.
A taste all it's own and wonderful construction.
Thanks for the notes
Tom
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You know I bought a fiver of those when I first started smoking. I don't think that I knew enough at the time to say whether they were good to me or not. I have one left, so I need to try it and see if I like it.
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Thanks for the review.
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This is def. a like it or not smoke. It divides people the way acids and Gurks do, I guess.
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I picked up a 5er of these and currently smoking my first one. I have to let these rest for a long time, it did not taste good to me. From the start I tasted wildfire smoke like that of burning brush, at the end I tasted burnt rubber. Two flavors that I do not particularly enjoy. Though the construction was flawless and burned perfectly, the wrapper is beautifully golden in color with a gorgeous band.

I am hoping age will help these out for me.
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I smoked the last one a while back and I thought it was a good cigar.
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Hey this was one of my first reviews back in May of 07.

I always have a handful in the humidor. I nubbed it too :-)

Here is a bit of a photo assist, hope you don't mind.

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I'm really diggin' that B & W Photo...

Nice :-)
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I love this cigar and have smoked many but never got "minty" or "oregano" on the palette. Interesting to hear others opinions.
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That B&W photo is really cool!

When I woke up this morning, I could still taste this cigar :-)
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These are very enjoyable!!!

Thank you for the review and thanks Richard for the fantastic photos!!!:-):-)
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I enjoy most Padillas ,but this is my least favorite. Just found them boring and lacking in flavor. With all the positive comments i may have to revisit this one . Still got a few in the humi that are about a year old so maybe worth another shot. And thank you for the review!:-)
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I really liked the one I had, but it had about a year on it. I got another 5er of em'. I am going to let them rest too, just in case.
I got Creamy, Nuttyness from mine too. I believe they need a little age on them.
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