Tobacco_Nugget
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This is mainly for the newbies - as the old timers probably already know. Let's get right into it, shall we?
Brick House maduro something or others - 6x44 (ish), bundle of 20 :
The packaging was nice. It was basically wrapped tight with their own logo'd wrapping paper, tighter than a Christmas gift. I was pleased with the initial appearance. As far as the cigar itself, the look of the outside leaf is rough. The image I have in my head is that of a Clint Eastwood cowboy chewing on it with his teeth. It was rough. Rough to the touch, rough looking. Just rough, period. I smoked one right off the truck. - It lit nice enough but I was immediately underwhelmed with the flavor. It was like smoking old socks.... at first. I thought "perhaps it will get better." - It either DID get better as it went along OR my taste buds were so shell shocked that they never fully recovered. At any rate, I felt like overall it did get better with the burn down.
What I liked: - I was relatively surprised that with it obviously being an "el cheapo" cigar, it burned nice. No runs. No nothing. In that regard, it did its' job. I was pleasantly surprised with that. The ash was fine. Held it's own although to be fair I didn't really put it through any kind "ash test." - It just struck me as being relatively well made. - The draw was easy but not too easy. Definitely easy though, which I like. I find that easy draw cigars typically produce more voluminous smoke, which I also prefer. It definitely produced the smoke. No complaints there. The flavor was unquestionably muted though throughout. It finished fair enough, held it's own all the way through. - This is most definitely a "yard gar" and nothing more and certainly nothing to write home about. As far as yard gars goes, I'll give it a 7.5/10 - If it had some more spice, and more flavor, it would have been at least an 8/10 - but for "yard gar" category only. If you put it into the primo cigar rating system, I'd give it 6.5/10 - only because of the ash, clean burn, and generally living up to roughly being called a "cigar."
Will I order more? - Maybe. I think I've definitely had better yard gars for roughly the same price. The Vegas Series A anomaly (?? I think) is much better for roughly the same price. From what I remember. - Anyway, moving on:
Nica Libre maduro something or others, roughly 5x44 - pack of 5.
Unbelievable night and day difference between the Nica and the Brick House. - The Nica was box pressed for starters. It looked, and felt like HIGH QUALITY immediately. The wrapper was dark and even somewhat oily. It was silky smooth to the touch and just felt like a dense, solid, box pressed cigar. I knew it was going to be a better experience than the Brick House before I even lit it. I was not wrong. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it was possibly THE BEST "budget" cigar I have ever smoked. - Put it this way: Take the Band off and give it to me blind, and I would have sworn that I was smoking a Padron. It was that good as far as construction, smoke, burn, flavor, etc. I will admit it did finish a little strong on my palette but I chalk that up to my taste buds being out of the loop for a while. It burned rock solid all the way down to the nub and the ash was fantastic....I can't explain the ash thing. When you know, you know. I'd put it up there with the best premium cigars I've ever smoked. It was just a nice cigar. Period. - Yard gar price, with premium cigar construction and quality. Hands down, no question.
Will I order more? - Definitely. Will I order larger sizes? Definitely. - As far as flavors for both cigars, they're both of the Nicaraguan line with those typical flavors. Insert all the "leather" and "earthy tones" descriptions you want. - Yup. That. If you're looking for yard gars on a budget - the Nica is a must have, IMHO. Again, I know this info won't be of much surprise to the veterans - none of this info is top secret, lol. But it might help some newbies who are looking.
Brick House maduro something or others - 6x44 (ish), bundle of 20 :
The packaging was nice. It was basically wrapped tight with their own logo'd wrapping paper, tighter than a Christmas gift. I was pleased with the initial appearance. As far as the cigar itself, the look of the outside leaf is rough. The image I have in my head is that of a Clint Eastwood cowboy chewing on it with his teeth. It was rough. Rough to the touch, rough looking. Just rough, period. I smoked one right off the truck. - It lit nice enough but I was immediately underwhelmed with the flavor. It was like smoking old socks.... at first. I thought "perhaps it will get better." - It either DID get better as it went along OR my taste buds were so shell shocked that they never fully recovered. At any rate, I felt like overall it did get better with the burn down.
What I liked: - I was relatively surprised that with it obviously being an "el cheapo" cigar, it burned nice. No runs. No nothing. In that regard, it did its' job. I was pleasantly surprised with that. The ash was fine. Held it's own although to be fair I didn't really put it through any kind "ash test." - It just struck me as being relatively well made. - The draw was easy but not too easy. Definitely easy though, which I like. I find that easy draw cigars typically produce more voluminous smoke, which I also prefer. It definitely produced the smoke. No complaints there. The flavor was unquestionably muted though throughout. It finished fair enough, held it's own all the way through. - This is most definitely a "yard gar" and nothing more and certainly nothing to write home about. As far as yard gars goes, I'll give it a 7.5/10 - If it had some more spice, and more flavor, it would have been at least an 8/10 - but for "yard gar" category only. If you put it into the primo cigar rating system, I'd give it 6.5/10 - only because of the ash, clean burn, and generally living up to roughly being called a "cigar."
Will I order more? - Maybe. I think I've definitely had better yard gars for roughly the same price. The Vegas Series A anomaly (?? I think) is much better for roughly the same price. From what I remember. - Anyway, moving on:
Nica Libre maduro something or others, roughly 5x44 - pack of 5.
Unbelievable night and day difference between the Nica and the Brick House. - The Nica was box pressed for starters. It looked, and felt like HIGH QUALITY immediately. The wrapper was dark and even somewhat oily. It was silky smooth to the touch and just felt like a dense, solid, box pressed cigar. I knew it was going to be a better experience than the Brick House before I even lit it. I was not wrong. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say it was possibly THE BEST "budget" cigar I have ever smoked. - Put it this way: Take the Band off and give it to me blind, and I would have sworn that I was smoking a Padron. It was that good as far as construction, smoke, burn, flavor, etc. I will admit it did finish a little strong on my palette but I chalk that up to my taste buds being out of the loop for a while. It burned rock solid all the way down to the nub and the ash was fantastic....I can't explain the ash thing. When you know, you know. I'd put it up there with the best premium cigars I've ever smoked. It was just a nice cigar. Period. - Yard gar price, with premium cigar construction and quality. Hands down, no question.
Will I order more? - Definitely. Will I order larger sizes? Definitely. - As far as flavors for both cigars, they're both of the Nicaraguan line with those typical flavors. Insert all the "leather" and "earthy tones" descriptions you want. - Yup. That. If you're looking for yard gars on a budget - the Nica is a must have, IMHO. Again, I know this info won't be of much surprise to the veterans - none of this info is top secret, lol. But it might help some newbies who are looking.