Kid Montana
Well-Known Member
This is the final of the 3er sampler pack a Cigar of the Gods rep sent to many of us CPers. I didn't review the Adonis Natural, and the second, Fuego del Dios, was nice looking flop and was not recommended. This afternoon, with some consternation, I lit up the last of my sampler.
The Adonis Maduro, like the other Cigar of the Gods line, is a very pretty cigar. Obvious care is taken in selecting the wrapper and in constructing a quality cigar. The cigar is made with a, "blended rich long filler tobaccos from Central and South America with a robust authentic Cuban seed Criollo maduro wrapper." The wrapper is very dark, almost oscuro, with minimal veins and a nice oily sheen.
Initial puffs were a blast of sharp leather and hay. After a 1/4" of burn the flavors settled down considerably though a pretty punchy, pungent leather dominated the profile. The manufacturor makes no bones about their cigars "not being for the faint of heart" and all of them have had a decidedly punchy, ligero heavy profile. This example seems to have the best blend of the lot because though it is a quite heavy tasting smoke, it has subtlety and doesn't beat your tastebuds with a cricket bat. I'd compare it to an LX2 but leaning a little more towards the Man O War Ruination side of strong rather than the more dubdued chewy profile of the CAO. The cigar improved down the stick and I tossed it away with only a little more than a 1" nub. Not bad, especially compared to the nasty Natural and the disappointing Fuego del Dios.
Altogether I might recommend this to someone who is looking for a very very full bodied cigar. This is like drinking espresso with minced beef jerky in it. Somebody is bound to like it though its not my preferred profile. At $5.85/stick by the box, its a tad pricy and I wouldn't recommend picking up a 5er for more than $3 or $4 per stick.
K.M. Score: 3.5/5
The Adonis Maduro, like the other Cigar of the Gods line, is a very pretty cigar. Obvious care is taken in selecting the wrapper and in constructing a quality cigar. The cigar is made with a, "blended rich long filler tobaccos from Central and South America with a robust authentic Cuban seed Criollo maduro wrapper." The wrapper is very dark, almost oscuro, with minimal veins and a nice oily sheen.
Initial puffs were a blast of sharp leather and hay. After a 1/4" of burn the flavors settled down considerably though a pretty punchy, pungent leather dominated the profile. The manufacturor makes no bones about their cigars "not being for the faint of heart" and all of them have had a decidedly punchy, ligero heavy profile. This example seems to have the best blend of the lot because though it is a quite heavy tasting smoke, it has subtlety and doesn't beat your tastebuds with a cricket bat. I'd compare it to an LX2 but leaning a little more towards the Man O War Ruination side of strong rather than the more dubdued chewy profile of the CAO. The cigar improved down the stick and I tossed it away with only a little more than a 1" nub. Not bad, especially compared to the nasty Natural and the disappointing Fuego del Dios.
Altogether I might recommend this to someone who is looking for a very very full bodied cigar. This is like drinking espresso with minced beef jerky in it. Somebody is bound to like it though its not my preferred profile. At $5.85/stick by the box, its a tad pricy and I wouldn't recommend picking up a 5er for more than $3 or $4 per stick.
K.M. Score: 3.5/5