Got a chance to smoke a La Dueña Belicoso last night. I was thoroughly impressed with the stick and it lives up to the expectations of a PJ blended stick. The initial pre-light draw had me thinking it was going to be a powerhouse but it was a great medium bodied smoke from start to finish. Not very complex but great flavor nonetheless. If you spot these I highly recommend giving it a try.:-)
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thanks for the tip John

hope youre doing well
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Just went up at CAYP if anyone wanted to know..........
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Busy but well which has resulted in minimal time on the Asylum and sneaking in smokes whenever possible.:-) Hope all is well on your end too.
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Sounds like another overhyped PJ stick. Pete is a good guy, but I got so tired of trying to find his limited release sticks, then not enjoying them once I did find them, they were not enjoyable, that it made me really not enjoy his smokes...

Scott
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Thanks John...am very curious about these. :-)
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I wouldn't say this one is over-hyped or hyped at all to be honest. The line was actually created for Janny as an extension of the My Father brand but Pete was the one who blended it so it's not like it's a part of Tatuaje limited machine that so many people love to hate on Pete for creating or part of Tatuaje at all. The average person looking at it on the shelves really would have no clue that Pete had anything to do with it at all not to mention the fact that most shops would probably display it with the My Father selection if not on it's own.
I guess if me sharing my thoughts about it being a very solid and flavorful medium bodied smoke makes it sound like another over-hyped Pete stick than I guess you could be right as Pete rarely swings and misses when it comes to blending some very enjoyable smokes. :-) :-)
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Thanks I am curious about these.
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Thanks for the heads up. They look tempting!
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IMO the stick has very similar atributes to Casita criolla due to the heavy Croadleaf maduro in the blend...HOWEVER, they added enough nicaraguan in this cigar to give you a better balance IMO. Making this a cigar that could be in a regular rotation.
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I enjoy Petes sticks but I also agree that they are way overhyped not that they arn't not worth it I just can't find them in my area and if I do the price never seems to match the product.
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The Petite Lancero is a really good cigar.
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Had tried rob and short rob few times each in recent months and have been unimpressed. In fact, I'd pretty much written this one off as not to my liking.

Yesterday I had a PL and, WOW. Whole different cigar. I'm quite impressed. Glad I was gifted one and gave it another shot.
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I like these sticks a lot
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I do like the La Duena a lot, its one of the better medium bodied NCs I have tried this year. I highly recommend trying at least one, and preferably in the smaller RGs.

But I agree, the whole PJ/DP thing is getting a little crazy. And I'm not sure exactly where PJ fits in blending a cigar for DPs daughter when DP could probably find the leaves and blend them independently. Is there some super secret blending mojo that only PJ has but someone else in the DP tobacco fields or blending operations would not possess?

Maybe I should switch to Viajes? :-)
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Have only had the PL and it's on the list for a box when/if a deal turns up. One of my favorite new sticks.
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I also had a torpedo.....I liked it and bought a box. :-)
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A good cigar for me,I don't know about anyone else.
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I like them. Tasty with a kind of rustic wrapper unlike PJ and Pepins usual fare.
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I also think they are a great cigar.
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