First of all, read this...
El Mejor Torpedo Maduro
This review prompted me to look for some El Mejors. They all seem to be maduros and it leads me to suspect that the cigar mentioned is an El Mejor Expresso Torpedo.
So I bought a 5 pack
And let me say.....
When I first got them I saw these delicious looking box pressed darkly wrapped cigars and it gave off a rich coffee smell right through the cellophane. "I'm in for a nice treat" I thought to myself.
So I took one out, and the dissappointment started from there. First of all, I couldn't cut it, I couldn't score it, not easily. I had to use both hands to cut this lump of dookie, then when I tried to draw from it, the draw was so tight, a passerby would have thought I was giving my cigar head if they saw me, sunken cheeks, puckered lips, the whole porn scene.
I was surprised I was even able to light it, and then draw a little bit from it. The ash got to maybe 1/4" in, and then I thought to myself "7 bucks for a 5 pack of this?!!!!" I then took the decieving stick out of my mouth, put it on the ground, and stomped on it like it owed me money.
correction, IT DID OWE ME MONEY!!! :angry:
Well, long story short, I did not enjoy it. The cbid description made them look so good as well. Don't buy this stick, don't go near it, don't even look at it. I gave one away (before I knew this was a major dog rocket), so that leaves me with three left, I'll toss two into my big cooler, keep one in the humi for maybe a month and try to smoke it again.
I gave this stick a fair try, but it did not respond in kindness. I hope this is not what Padron 1964 maduros are like.
WOW!!!! is right. WOW this cigar really sucks. :whistling:
edit - wanted to say, of the first 1/4" I smoked, I had a nice lingering concentrated coffee flavor, so the expresso name is well justified. However, there are serious undertones of burning ash flavor, nuclear waste accents, and a smoked hickory aftertaste. Maybe I should have bought some ACIDs instead.
El Mejor Torpedo Maduro
This review prompted me to look for some El Mejors. They all seem to be maduros and it leads me to suspect that the cigar mentioned is an El Mejor Expresso Torpedo.
So I bought a 5 pack
And let me say.....
When I first got them I saw these delicious looking box pressed darkly wrapped cigars and it gave off a rich coffee smell right through the cellophane. "I'm in for a nice treat" I thought to myself.
So I took one out, and the dissappointment started from there. First of all, I couldn't cut it, I couldn't score it, not easily. I had to use both hands to cut this lump of dookie, then when I tried to draw from it, the draw was so tight, a passerby would have thought I was giving my cigar head if they saw me, sunken cheeks, puckered lips, the whole porn scene.
I was surprised I was even able to light it, and then draw a little bit from it. The ash got to maybe 1/4" in, and then I thought to myself "7 bucks for a 5 pack of this?!!!!" I then took the decieving stick out of my mouth, put it on the ground, and stomped on it like it owed me money.
correction, IT DID OWE ME MONEY!!! :angry:
Well, long story short, I did not enjoy it. The cbid description made them look so good as well. Don't buy this stick, don't go near it, don't even look at it. I gave one away (before I knew this was a major dog rocket), so that leaves me with three left, I'll toss two into my big cooler, keep one in the humi for maybe a month and try to smoke it again.
I gave this stick a fair try, but it did not respond in kindness. I hope this is not what Padron 1964 maduros are like.
WOW!!!! is right. WOW this cigar really sucks. :whistling:
edit - wanted to say, of the first 1/4" I smoked, I had a nice lingering concentrated coffee flavor, so the expresso name is well justified. However, there are serious undertones of burning ash flavor, nuclear waste accents, and a smoked hickory aftertaste. Maybe I should have bought some ACIDs instead.