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I've been hiding out in the Today's Smoke II thread, giving some quick reviews there of my daily smokes and keeping my head low, but MoeCizlak slapped me around a bit and told me to stick my neck out here.
I know the PSD4 has been done to death, and it's a huge favorite, but I today when ree ree robusto said he wasn't impressed with them, I knew that I had to grab one and follow that up. Because I agree. I find them good, but not great and definitely not in my top ten. Probably someone will say that's because I never age my cigars, it'll be awesome in a few years and I'm totally missing out. And that's possibly true, but personally I just prefer things I can smoke right out of the box because that's why they're there. Or maybe it's because I think it's the manufacturers job to make something great, not mine. Or possibly it's because I'm just damn impatient. Probably that's it.
On to the Partagas Serie D No. 4 (4 7/8" x 50). The wrapper had a couple of small imperfections, but likely mostly due to banging around in the box. Nothing major. I didn't notice any real problems with the construction. Everything looked solid and I was ready to go. Lit up with a nice even burn, and kept even until past the halfway point where I got a bit of a run. The flavor was nice and really smooth, but it's just too mild up front. I noticed that I was drawing extra hard without thinking about it and making things worse for myself, and I had to baby the draw a bit to get as much flavor as I wanted. Although it did really pick up a lot in the final third and became much more enjoyable. I was thinking about pairing it with a beer, but the flavor would just get eclipsed I think. So I went with relaxing with a book instead.
Related threads:
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I know the PSD4 has been done to death, and it's a huge favorite, but I today when ree ree robusto said he wasn't impressed with them, I knew that I had to grab one and follow that up. Because I agree. I find them good, but not great and definitely not in my top ten. Probably someone will say that's because I never age my cigars, it'll be awesome in a few years and I'm totally missing out. And that's possibly true, but personally I just prefer things I can smoke right out of the box because that's why they're there. Or maybe it's because I think it's the manufacturers job to make something great, not mine. Or possibly it's because I'm just damn impatient. Probably that's it.
On to the Partagas Serie D No. 4 (4 7/8" x 50). The wrapper had a couple of small imperfections, but likely mostly due to banging around in the box. Nothing major. I didn't notice any real problems with the construction. Everything looked solid and I was ready to go. Lit up with a nice even burn, and kept even until past the halfway point where I got a bit of a run. The flavor was nice and really smooth, but it's just too mild up front. I noticed that I was drawing extra hard without thinking about it and making things worse for myself, and I had to baby the draw a bit to get as much flavor as I wanted. Although it did really pick up a lot in the final third and became much more enjoyable. I was thinking about pairing it with a beer, but the flavor would just get eclipsed I think. So I went with relaxing with a book instead.
Related threads:
- Partagas Serie D No. 4 review by CRQuarto (July 2009)
- Partagas Serie D No. 4 review by Kingantz (June 2009)
- Partagas Serie D No. 4 2007 review by c1garfan (Jan 2009)
- Love letter to the PSD4 by jkoj (Sep 2006)
- Partagas Serie D No. 4 review by EzTheFix (Apr 2006)
- Partagas Series D No. 4 2003 review by Flatsix (Aug 2009)
- mtshdtv calls the PSD4 "really strong full bodied" (Jun 2008) which I have a tough time agreeing with.
- ZiZiJohn asks how long to age the PSD4 and Ginseng lays out a strategy (Mar 2007)
- Ginseng's review of a dried up Partagas Serie D No.4 (Nov 2005)
- Partagas Serie D No. 4 review by CasaSoho (Aug 2006) <- He didn't like it.
- Partagas Serie D No. 4 review by siriusstoogie (Jan 2006) <- I just don't get a coffee or chocolate flavor at all. But I never do.
- Lkyman says the PSD4 is his favorite cigar of all time. (Nov 2005)
- PSD4 vs. RASS showdown (Aug 2005) <- I think it came out about even.
- Partagas Serie D No. 4 review by Strayvector (July 2005) <- The word "stupendous" was used.
- gawntrail asks what people think of the PSD4 (Nov 2004)
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