AVO Piramides (7 x 54). Wanted to try something milder again today. Although, this one was probably a bit milder than I was expecting. It was so light in the first couple of inches that I could barely taste it. It did eventually pick up though in the last third, while still very mild, it had enough flavor to satisfy. Prelight this had a light, sweet taste on the tongue and a pleasant aroma. Actually, the aroma throughout the whole smoke was very nice and rich, even if it didn't always translate to actual flavor. The prelight draw was definitely tight and I had a few problems with that through the first half, but in to the second half it opened up a lot. Overall, the smoke was super smooth and it seemed well balanced, there just wasn't enough there for me to really grab on to. The burn however, was right on through the whole smoke.
Related threads. Well, thread. There's only one review that I could find:
Woot! Now that I've got ten reviews done (for which you can blame MoeCizlak), here's where they stand. In order of my personal preference (which means absolutely nothing, but it's fun to rank them anyway):
Related threads. Well, thread. There's only one review that I could find:
- ImSmokingAgain smoked the AVO Piramides while his wife brought him coffee in the park (Sep 2006) <- And now I'm convinced you can't have a good cigar review without including a poop story: "one older lady wearing a yellow raincoat and walking a pug let him Poop right in front of me, she did not pick it up and that kind of pissed me off, I had to move ten feet downwind of the poop."
Woot! Now that I've got ten reviews done (for which you can blame MoeCizlak), here's where they stand. In order of my personal preference (which means absolutely nothing, but it's fun to rank them anyway):
- 1 - La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero Chisel <- Right on the money full-bodied, full-flavored.
- 2 - Tatuaje Cojonu 2006 <- Amazing flavor.
- 3 - Oliva Serie O Maduro Robusto <- Rock solid. Oliva never lets me down.
- 4 - Drew Estate Chateau Real Maduro Noble Habana <- Pretty good if I exclude the problem I had with the final third.
- 5 - Rocky Patel Vintage 1990 Torpedo <- Worked its way in to a good smoke in the last half.
- 6 - Partagas Serie D No. 4 <- Not bad, just not great.
- 7 - CAO Criollo Mancha <- Unique flavor that was worth smoking.
- 8 - AVO Piramides <- This one.
- 9 - La Aroma De Cuba Edicion Especial No. 5 <- Couldn't get in to the flavor.
- 10 - Alec Bradley Maxx The Fix <- Pretty middle of the road.
