Phil’s Cigar Notes
1/14/03
Padilla Corona (small robusto (I couldnt tell))
A few folks have asked me my thoughts on this cigar so I have decided to go ahead and smoke it. I did my best to write down notes while smoking this cigar to get the best review possible for you folks. Mr. Padilla Himself sent these cigars to us over the holidays for folks who signed up for the Padilla pass to try out and enjoy.
I grabbed this cigar out of my humidor and when I gave it the once over to write a few notes down, I could tell that I had gravely underestimated this cigar. This cigar is very well constructed (the one I am smoking has a split foot – as many of yours will also). I gave it a little squeeze, and to my surprise it had a very firm roll (I only hope that does not lead to a plugged cigar) and a very veiny (the veins were very fine) and toothy dark brown wrapper. The pre-light aroma is excellent, these babies smell goooooood. Much to my surprise this cigar came equipped with a triple seam cap, which was very sloppy but triple seam none-the-less. I took a second to fell the wrapper’s texture, which was silky smooth and really quite sheen in the light. I clipped this smoke with a newer pair of XiKars that I have and although they have been sitting in my coolidor for roughly a week, the cigar was still kind of dry and I could tell that a bit longer in the humidor will help these a lot. That being said no problems arose even though I was sure it sounded like the wrapper cracked from the clip. I tested the draw…………WOW, the pre-light draw was perfect, actually almost too lush which made me wonder if it was going to burn hot, also while taking the test draw I tasted a very distinct flavor which I can’t quite put a finger on, but it is very distinct and I shall be curious to hear what other folks think about it.
Right as I was about to light the smoke one of my buddies called and I had to set it down for a minute. We decided that we were going to have a little mini-herf at his house so he came to pick me up. When I got over there, there were two people waiting for us, cigar already in hand. (As a side note we played True Crime – Streets of L.A. while smoking and that game is KICK ASS!!!) Since there were so many of us we used a cedar spill to light the cigars. Mine lit up with ease, as I knew it would. It burned kind of hot and rough for the first couple of puffs but had a good flavor to it that was a solid Medium Body. Once the harshness had subsided more and more flavor from this cigar made itself evident. I lit the cigar as even as I ever have, but right away it started a bit of an uneven burn. The ash is very strong (hence the tight roll) and was a light gray with a brownish tinge to it, with a blackened foot (the cedar spill?) and black blotches running throughout. A little past halfway the burn caught up to itself but I recommend that everyone else leave these in the humidor for a few weeks (hell a couple months might not hurt) to adjust. I am really enjoying this cigar more than I thought I would, it has a nice med bodied, with very smooth flavors on the tongue while the power of this cigar comes from the nose which is laden with pepper and subtle hints of licorice. At just a hair under 2 ½ inches the ash fell off ON ME!!!!! Just as I was writing down intricate details about how long and sturdy the ash of this cigar was it seemed to scoff at me and fell on my lap. I smoked it to about 1 ¼ inches and set it down for good. The finish was a rather bland semi-hot one that I didn’t enjoy enough to proceed much further than that.
All in all this was a good cigar that was well made and had a good strong ash. I give it a solid 87 and to be honest more time in the humidor could raise that score. I did take points away for the slightly hot burn and the cracked foot. I did enjoy this smoke quite a bit through the first half, but as I got close the end/finish of the cigar I was getting kind of tired of it. I will be grabbing a few more if not a small box from Mr. Padilla and I will let these sit in my coolidor for a couple of months and see what that does to them. I think all of you in the Padilla Pass will enjoy, I sure hope you all do!!!
Phil
1/14/03
Padilla Corona (small robusto (I couldnt tell))
A few folks have asked me my thoughts on this cigar so I have decided to go ahead and smoke it. I did my best to write down notes while smoking this cigar to get the best review possible for you folks. Mr. Padilla Himself sent these cigars to us over the holidays for folks who signed up for the Padilla pass to try out and enjoy.
I grabbed this cigar out of my humidor and when I gave it the once over to write a few notes down, I could tell that I had gravely underestimated this cigar. This cigar is very well constructed (the one I am smoking has a split foot – as many of yours will also). I gave it a little squeeze, and to my surprise it had a very firm roll (I only hope that does not lead to a plugged cigar) and a very veiny (the veins were very fine) and toothy dark brown wrapper. The pre-light aroma is excellent, these babies smell goooooood. Much to my surprise this cigar came equipped with a triple seam cap, which was very sloppy but triple seam none-the-less. I took a second to fell the wrapper’s texture, which was silky smooth and really quite sheen in the light. I clipped this smoke with a newer pair of XiKars that I have and although they have been sitting in my coolidor for roughly a week, the cigar was still kind of dry and I could tell that a bit longer in the humidor will help these a lot. That being said no problems arose even though I was sure it sounded like the wrapper cracked from the clip. I tested the draw…………WOW, the pre-light draw was perfect, actually almost too lush which made me wonder if it was going to burn hot, also while taking the test draw I tasted a very distinct flavor which I can’t quite put a finger on, but it is very distinct and I shall be curious to hear what other folks think about it.
Right as I was about to light the smoke one of my buddies called and I had to set it down for a minute. We decided that we were going to have a little mini-herf at his house so he came to pick me up. When I got over there, there were two people waiting for us, cigar already in hand. (As a side note we played True Crime – Streets of L.A. while smoking and that game is KICK ASS!!!) Since there were so many of us we used a cedar spill to light the cigars. Mine lit up with ease, as I knew it would. It burned kind of hot and rough for the first couple of puffs but had a good flavor to it that was a solid Medium Body. Once the harshness had subsided more and more flavor from this cigar made itself evident. I lit the cigar as even as I ever have, but right away it started a bit of an uneven burn. The ash is very strong (hence the tight roll) and was a light gray with a brownish tinge to it, with a blackened foot (the cedar spill?) and black blotches running throughout. A little past halfway the burn caught up to itself but I recommend that everyone else leave these in the humidor for a few weeks (hell a couple months might not hurt) to adjust. I am really enjoying this cigar more than I thought I would, it has a nice med bodied, with very smooth flavors on the tongue while the power of this cigar comes from the nose which is laden with pepper and subtle hints of licorice. At just a hair under 2 ½ inches the ash fell off ON ME!!!!! Just as I was writing down intricate details about how long and sturdy the ash of this cigar was it seemed to scoff at me and fell on my lap. I smoked it to about 1 ¼ inches and set it down for good. The finish was a rather bland semi-hot one that I didn’t enjoy enough to proceed much further than that.
All in all this was a good cigar that was well made and had a good strong ash. I give it a solid 87 and to be honest more time in the humidor could raise that score. I did take points away for the slightly hot burn and the cracked foot. I did enjoy this smoke quite a bit through the first half, but as I got close the end/finish of the cigar I was getting kind of tired of it. I will be grabbing a few more if not a small box from Mr. Padilla and I will let these sit in my coolidor for a couple of months and see what that does to them. I think all of you in the Padilla Pass will enjoy, I sure hope you all do!!!
Phil
