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Ok results are in for cigar 1. Sorry that Greg got a plugged stick. All 4 did identify the origin country correct. Mu Mike actually had the brand right. At one point in Miamipadronsmoker review he actually mentioned the cigar in question but went with another guess.

Kingantz

As you'll read, I had a really tough time making a guess at this one due to draw issues. It actually could've been one of a number of marcas, however I guessed on what I actually tasted, which again is probably wrong due to not getting the true flavors through. Shame as I have a feeling this would've been an awesome little smoke. Thanks Don!

Cigar No. 1 has a medium brown wrapper that is very coarse with a patchwork of veins throughout and only slight noticeable oil. It has a little give when squeezed, a good weight in the hand, and the pre-cut draw is very tight with very little air coming through. Hopefully, once lit, the heat will loosen the cigar enough to allow ample smoke through.

As I am torching the foot, dark sinister looking clouds are moving in, and I can hear a low rumbling of thunder can be heard. A cool breeze is picking up as well, something wicked this way comes. With the foot nice and toasted, I take a few puffs to get the fire going and then a long, slow draw. There’s a nice bite to the cigar with a smidgen of pepper on the back of the throat. The tight draw is skewing the flavors slightly I think, however I’m detecting a small amount of vanilla and a hint of toasted nut in the mild to not quite medium bodied smoke.

The burn is good, a dark gray ash forming that holds well. As the cigar heats up, I can really feel the hard patch right below the head, which is more than likely the cause of such a tight draw. A few drops of rain starts to fall, and I look to my left across the field and can see it coming like a hazy sheet. I hear it in the trees before it reaches me, very cool. Unfortunately, the draw doesn’t loosen up but increases in tightness, so I grab my draw tool and poke a little fun at it. It actually helps some, but not enough to my liking.

I try taking very slow, long draws to get good smoke out, and I do get enough to get that smidgen of spice on the back of the throat. It’s really pouring down now. Flavors are a bit mild with vanilla, a hint of nut, and wood. I’m getting a decent enough finish on the palate that is semi-lasting. If only the draw would open up, I believe I would very much enjoy this smoke.

The further in I get, the more I’m hoping the cigar will open up, but alas even with using the draw tool I’m struggling to get smoke out, and very difficult to discern true flavors. What I am getting is quite good to my palate. Medium bodied smoke with a nice spice coming through and a decent enough finish on the palate after exhaling. At the end the cigar was getting a bit hot from my trying to draw smoke out, so put it down with about an inch or so left.

I’m going to say this is definitely Cuban. With the draw issues, it’s very tough to make a good guess, however I’ll say it was a Jose L. Piedra Conservas.



Mu Mike

Cigar #1

I received the bag of four mystery cigars today and felt like a kid at Christmas. I have never done a blind taste test challenge before and am very excited to get started. I started smoking in 1995 and feel like I've smoked just about everything at least once, but I've never been artful in describing cigar nuances. I just smoke what I like and like what I smoke and don't often do reviews. Until now.

I left work early and headed to the local cigar lounge to start smoking. Cigar #1 is a corona sized cigar with a colorado wrapper. The cigar was soft to the touch with a slightly veiny wrapper.

I didn't really have any preconceptions about this cigar until I lit it and took some draws. I immediately felt like it was a cigar that I had smoked before. I didn't know what exactly, but it felt strangely reminiscent. First tastes were slightly muddled as it had some bite to it. I had an initial slight taste of oatmeal stout and the bitterness that accompanies that type of beer. As I mentioned, my first thought was that it was a Bolivar Coronas Extra, but the muddled taste didn't let any of the typical "earthiness" (whatever that means) shine through, so perhaps it wasn't a BCE.

As I got into it more, though, the flavor opened up with a soft sweetness from the wrapper. Primarily though, it opened up an earthy boquet that lasted throughout. The flavor was warm to the throat and full of flavor, but not strong. It burned very evently until a final touch up was required at the end.

I enjoyed this cigar and hope my taste buds (and past experience) didn't let me down. I think it's a cuban Bolivar Coronas Extra from 2007 or 2008.



Thevitalemob


This one was tough for me, but I'm reasonably confident in my guess.

Origin: Cuba
Brand: Partagas
Size: Mille Fleur

Let's hope that I'm somewhere close on this one, or my Vegas odds go in the tubes.

Thanks much,
-Chris


Miamipadronsmoker


It was a pretty rainy day here in Miami. I had a wonderful night
last night at a Latin Club with a 06' Trinidad Fundadore that smoked
like a dream for 2 hours. I decided to try stick number one courtesy
of Don this morning while it wasn't raining. This cigars wonderful
aroma hit me while pulling it out of the bag. This looked like a good
cigar to start the day off with. It's pretty hard to tell what this
cigar is with the head already clipped but the barnyard smell and
wrapper color had me thinking fresh Habano. The cigar had a spongy
feel with veins that were prominent throughout. The pre light draw was
perfect but tasteless. The cigar was a Mareva, Petite Corona in size
around 42 x 5. Hard to tell the length with the head clipped though.
can't tell if there ever was a triple cap. Anyway time to light up. I
had no idea what i was in for so I decided to pair it with some cold
San Pellegrino. I used cedar to light the cigar to preserve whatever
hints of flavor I could get to determine its origin. At first draw I
got a blast of peppery spice that I would equate with a Nicaraguan
cigar. The cigar then immediately turned pretty bitter so I purged.
Unfortunately this did not help. I continued to smoke and at close to
the halfway point I was sure this was a Habano and my guess so far was
a young Por Larranaga Petite Corona with a pretty dark wrapper. I
thought of a Bolivar at one point but PLPC was my real thought. I
enjoy this smoke but have only had a handful of them, all of them had
good age. Well that's my guess and I'm sticking with it.
--
Robbie



SCORE AFTER CIGAR 1


Mu Mike 4 points for correct country or origin and brand

Miamipadronsmoker 1 point for correct country of origin

Thevitalemob 1 point for correct country of origin

Kingantz 1 point for correct country of origin



CIGAR 1 WAS A BOLIVAR PC JANUARY 08[/bold]
 
Of course the first one is a Boli and I get it wrong! LMAO! :laugh: Way to go everybody, especially Mike for getting it right! Excellent job!

Pictures cigar No. 1

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Damn, I was closer than I thought.

Tom (BBS) bombed me a few of these a year and a half or so ago. My "research list" (size and color matching) went like this: Boli PC, Party MF, Tat Noella, JL Peidras(sp), Illusione MK, H. Upmann PC. I crossed everything except the Boli and the Partagas off the list because they didn't match the flavor profile. I also read a few reviews on the Mille Fleur, and found it to be exactly what I was smoking.

As far as a review goes (I seem to be the only one who didn't post one) My stick nosed very heavily of the Cuban barnyard, and lit with a little bit of spice. After that, I found what I believe to be a faint citrus flavor. I hadn't tasted that in a cigar before, so it took me a while to name it. The citrus built slowly over the entire cigar until near the nub, I could have sworn I was eating oranges.

At least I'm still in the field.
 
I didn't measure the cigar and thought it was too fat in ring guage to be a PC, or I think I would have nailed it!
 
Cigar #2 in the books and PM sent to Don!

I'm not real comfortable with my guess, I'll be interested to see what this one was.
 
Very nice first round. You guys did quite a bit of research on the stick on your guesses.... color, size, shape, and then finally the taste. Very nicely done, I love the blind reviews.. can't wait to see round 2.
 
Sorry guys, I may be holding this one up for a few days as I've come down with a very nasty cold. I'm hoping it's just a quick bug, but it seems to be getting worse instead of better.
 
Sorry guys, I may be holding this one up for a few days as I've come down with a very nasty cold. I'm hoping it's just a quick bug, but it seems to be getting worse instead of better.

Do not worry about it Greg. You get well first. Not a big hurry to get this done. :thumbs:
 
Ok the reviews for cigar #2 are in. 2 of the guys nailed it and Greg had it but then went with another guess.

Thevitalemob


This "torpedo" has a brown wrapper and I'm guessing that it measures around 5.5 x 54 or so intact. The wrapper smells lightly of barnyard, and the prelight draw is easy and tastes lightly of hay and leather.

I lit the cigar with my Nibo triple-flame lighter, and tasted some burnt leather and a little bit of burnt chocolate. After it settled down, I was getting dusty baking cocoa and old leather. I thought to myself, " There is only one stick this could be." I am currently about 3/4 through a box of Padron Maduro 2000s and this tasted very similar. I took one of my 2Ks out and compared wrappers, the blind cigar seemed a little bit lighter than the maduro.

The smoke stayed very much the same through the entire stick. If I don't get this one right, you certainly have me fooled.

Origin: Nicaragua
Brand: Padron
Size: 6000 Natty

Thanks for the opportunity for some great fun!



Kingantz


I'm not 100% over this mess, however I felt good enough to give cigar No. 2 a go. I have to tell ya, this one has me quite stumped! I almost went with a Don Carlos, but then got to thinking a Casa Fuente, but then again I'm not really sure what it is. I have a feeling this one will be quite a surprise! Thanks for an excellent smoke either way Don!

Looking at this cigar with artificial light inside the house, the wrapper looks a dull grayish color that is so smooth it shines. However, out in the daylight, the wrapper is a pale, medium brown in color that looks like a delicate Cameroon with noticeable tooth throughout and not much by way of oils. There are a couple of veins running the length, but again these too are quite smooth, and the cigar feels firm for the most part. I do find a couple of soft spots and what feel like stems beneath the wrapper. The cap is pre-cut and the draw is perfect with taste of straightforward tobacco (tastes aged to my palate).

With fire to the foot and a couple puffs to get the fire going good, I take a nice long draw and get a perfect splash of cinnamon spice on the back of the tongue and throat. Flavors are incredible with cocoa, toasted nuts, and a sweet cinnamon. There’s a nice woodsy taste coming through as well in the mild to not quite medium bodied smoke.

The burn is sharp with a medium gray ash forming that holds well until ashed about every three quarters to an inch. Further in, the spice almost completely disappears and the smoke is still a good mild to medium body with flavors continuing to be very rich and delicious with a fantastic finish that lingers long after exhaling.

I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke, the only issue was he wrapper coming completely unraveled right at the very end, not a big deal as I was almost done with it anyway. This thing has me somewhat stumped! I’m going to make a guess though and say Dominican, Arturo Fuente Casa Fuente Beli.



Miamipadronsmoker


Ok here is my review:

I was very excited to get on to the next cigar after just missing the last one but it has been a busy week preparing for my vacation. Today after lunch I decided to head to the local B&M to enjoy this interesting looking cigar. I did not measure it but I compared it to a Belicoso I had in my humidor at the office and it was pretty exact to a Bolivar Belicoso Fino. The wrapper on this cigar was nothing to write home about and I was almost positive by its look, touch and smell that it was a Cameroon. I enjoy a nice Cameroon so I went ahead and torched it with that already on my mind. For the first third I was really stumped because it didn't have that dry spice I usually get from a good Cameroon. Thankfully that changed and I started to enjoy that familiar taste. I decided my guess would be a Don Carlos Belicoso. I was also cnfused because I usually find the Don Carlos line a bit stronger and dryer than this stick but that's my guess and I'm sticking with it.



Mu Mike


I left work and stopped by the cigar shop to have a cigar before heading home to the chaos of four children (two of which are newborn twins). I was looking forward to smoking the next mystery cigar from Don.

It's a belicoso shaped cigar with a smooth, sheeny wrapper. I didn't measure it but it appeared to be a standard belicoso size, 5 1/2 x 52 or so. Prelight taste was slightly sweet which gave me an indication of what the wrapper might be, and the first few puffs confirmed it: cameroon wrapper. There's a sweetness common with cameroon wrappers and I've always liked that taste. It drew OK, perhaps a little tight. As I'm smoking it I go over all of the cameroon cigars I've smoked that this reminded me of: Don Carlos, H. Upmann Vintage, Cuesty Rey, LFD Cammy Cabinets...I'm about 1/3 into it and the flavor is very smooth and sweet, but nothing of particular substance.

I'm halfway through and am still contemplating what it might be. I'm leaning towards ruling out Don Carlos, since those tend to have more character. I also don't think it's an H. Upmann, since there's a metallic flavor I get from those and the cedar wrapping tends to impart a slight taste to it. It could be a Cuesta Rey, but since I didn't measure the size I'm not sure it was over 6 inches long. Same with LFD, except it's also missing the buttery undertones I get from the cammy cabinets.

I'm two thirds into it and it's remained steady yet unremarkable throughout. It abrubtly goes out and upon relight it was very bitter, so I put it to rest for good.

I'm confused with this one. I really wished I would have measured this cigar to get a better idea of the original size. I don't really want to do it, but I'm going to say it was a Don Carlos Belicoso that was just off.




Cigar #2 Don Carlos Belicoso


Points for cigar 2

Thevitalemob 0

Kingantz 1

Miamipadronsmoker 9

Mu Mike 9


Points after 2 cigars total


Kingantz 2

Thevitalemob 1

Miamipadronsmoker 10

Mu Mike 14
 
Cool! In my review I forgot to add the middle portion of the cigar was very enjoyable. It's just the first and last third were rather unremarkable, which is why I wasn't sure on my final determination. Miamipadronsmoker's comment was exactly my dilemma: "I was also confused because I usually find the Don Carlos line a bit stronger and dryer than this stick..."

Glad I stuck with my gut on this one! On to cigar #3 tomorrow.
 
Nice second round and some great reviews. It's great to see the newbs giving the FOGs a run for their money.
 
I promise cigars #3 and #4 are much much harder. Should be very interesting. I got one review already and this cigar had him stumped. :thumbs:
 
Absolutely fantastic work guys! I had no.2 but let it slip away from me. Good luck on the last two, they were humdingers! :D
 
Kingantz


I'm not 100% over this mess, however I felt good enough to give cigar No. 2 a go. I have to tell ya, this one has me quite stumped! I almost went with a Don Carlos, but then got to thinking a Casa Fuente, but then again I'm not really sure what it is. I have a feeling this one will be quite a surprise! Thanks for an excellent smoke either way Don!

Looking at this cigar with artificial light inside the house, the wrapper looks a dull grayish color that is so smooth it shines. However, out in the daylight, the wrapper is a pale, medium brown in color that looks like a delicate Cameroon with noticeable tooth throughout and not much by way of oils. There are a couple of veins running the length, but again these too are quite smooth, and the cigar feels firm for the most part. I do find a couple of soft spots and what feel like stems beneath the wrapper. The cap is pre-cut and the draw is perfect with taste of straightforward tobacco (tastes aged to my palate).

With fire to the foot and a couple puffs to get the fire going good, I take a nice long draw and get a perfect splash of cinnamon spice on the back of the tongue and throat. Flavors are incredible with cocoa, toasted nuts, and a sweet cinnamon. There’s a nice woodsy taste coming through as well in the mild to not quite medium bodied smoke.

The burn is sharp with a medium gray ash forming that holds well until ashed about every three quarters to an inch. Further in, the spice almost completely disappears and the smoke is still a good mild to medium body with flavors continuing to be very rich and delicious with a fantastic finish that lingers long after exhaling.

I thoroughly enjoyed this smoke, the only issue was he wrapper coming completely unraveled right at the very end, not a big deal as I was almost done with it anyway. This thing has me somewhat stumped! I’m going to make a guess though and say Dominican, Arturo Fuente Casa Fuente Beli.

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Ok here are the results for cigar #3

Miamipadronsmoker

Nicaraguan Tatuaje Havana Cazadores.

Wrapper: Nicaraguan
Filler: Nicaraguan Long Filler
Size: Lonsdale 63/8 x 43 ring

I was feeling under the weather and this cigar didn't taste good to me at all probably because of my cold. It was too strong for me with the cold so I could only get through half of it. I'm pretty sure this cigar was a Tat Havana Cazadore. That's my guess and I'm sticking with it.



Thevitalemob

Sadly, I couldn't get very much out of this cigar. It was very loosely rolled and had a hole through the center of it about 3/16" wide. It was a Cervantes size at 6.5x 44, and smelled of Cuban barnyard. All I could really taste was a sort of burnt tobacco, not unpleasant, but not what I think the roller intended. I got a little bit of spices or cinnamon maybe near the end, but not really enough to go off of.

I'm going to say a Cuban Boli Gold Medal that was off because that's the only thing i have in my humi to compare it to.

-Chris



Mu Mike

This was a beautiful cigar that sported a dark, sheeny wrapper. Given its appearance and approximate size (lonsdale 6.5 x 43 or 44), I was eagerly looking forward to it. It certainly didn't disappoint, but it was also a tough nut to crack.

It had a ton of flavors and I was puzzled as to what it might be. I went back and forth between a couple of nuances to the cigar and I'll say it was a cuban Romeo y Julieta Cazadores. It was a very good cigar.



Kingantz


This is a nice Lonsdale sized cigar with smooth, oily, chocolate brown wrapper with minimal veins, slightly coarse. There’s a slight give when squeezed, very good weight in the hand, and with the cap pre-cut I find the draw to be spot on with faint hints of cocoa.

I put fire to the foot and after a couple good puffs, take a slow, long draw. Heavy-duty black pepper spice comes through in the medium to full-bodied smoke. Taste of vanilla bean and toasted nut come through with a nice finish that’s lasting.

The burn is sharp with a light gray ash forming that is quite compact, and falls very easily at about three quarters of an inch in. As I get further in, the powerful spice starts to subside slightly in the medium to full bodied smoke with flavors continuing to be that of vanilla bean, toasted nuts, and a hint of woodiness. It seems I can taste cocoa and black licorice underneath. The finish is excellent up exhaling, but somewhat short on the palate.

Going into the last third, I run into a small tunnel that causes the cigar to burn rather hot, but only for a little bit. I find the black pepper spice seems to be picking back up with the body pushing very full. This is one strong cigar! Getting closer to the end, the cigar is burning quite hot, and I have to take small sips on the smoke to enjoy it. Flavors seem to have darkened somewhat with taste of strong, black coffee.

I’m somewhat perplexed with this smoke as I swear at the beginning everything about it reminded me of a Tatuaje Havana VI; the ash/burn, flavor, body. But, I couldn’t recall any Tat of this vitola. Maybe a Don Pepin of some sort, but again nothing comes to mind for this size. Towards the end, I didn’t get that usual sweet twang and increasing richness I find with Nicaraguan tobacco. I have to be honest, I’m not sure what this smoke is, however I’m guessing Dominican, possibly an LFD. Hammer?



I threw a little bit of a curve ball here with a fairly new cigar. Cigar #4 I am throwing a knuckle ball. :laugh:


Cigar #3

Siglo III Limited Reserve (Nicaraguan)



Points for cigar #3

Mu Mike 0

Kingantz 0

Thevitalemob 0

Miamipadronsmoker 1(country of origin)


Total points after 3 cigars


Mu Mike 14

Miamipadronsmoker 11

Thevitalemob 1

Kingantz 2
 
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