As stated in the title, the Trinidad Ingenios is out (expensive of course) who's going to try these?
I think this bodes well for the long term performance of these cigars. There is such a weightiness to the aroma that I suspect the raw materials for decade-long development are in ample supply.Just tried my first tonight. I dry-boxed it for a day after receiving the box a little over two weeks ago. Impressions are this: Very much like a Fundadore with a little spice and chocolate that can be attributed to the wrapper. Medium-Full bodied throughout and great construction like all Trinidads. Cream, cedar, and leather are predominantly what I experienced throughout....not a whole of complexity, but that will change in a year or so.
Not a very inspired cigar, certainly not as approachable young as the Reyes/Colonials or '06 ELs at this point. While not bad, I won't be having another probably for at least a year and a half. Similar enough to a young Fundadore to inspire hope for the future, these were meant for some serious aging.
Just tried my first tonight. I dry-boxed it for a day after receiving the box a little over two weeks ago. Impressions are this: Very much like a Fundadore with a little spice and chocolate that can be attributed to the wrapper. Medium-Full bodied throughout and great construction like all Trinidads. Cream, cedar, and leather are predominantly what I experienced throughout....not a whole of complexity, but that will change in a year or so.
Not a very inspired cigar, certainly not as approachable young as the Reyes/Colonials or '06 ELs at this point. While not bad, I won't be having another probably for at least a year and a half. Similar enough to a young Fundadore to inspire hope for the future, these were meant for some serious aging.
Thanks for the review and your thoughts Wilkey. I should have paid more attention to the aroma on mine, but I could not detect anything discernible. I agree with you, this will be a fantastic cigar far down the road!
Mike,
Maybe you were "off" when you smoked the Trini? Were other cigars you smoked tasting normally? I know that I occasionally go through bouts where I can't taste crap.
Out of curiosity, what makes you think so?
Thanks, Mike. I grok now.Wilkey, I was just saying that there wasn't anything in the aroma that popped out at me. The cigar itself was a bit closed in terms of flavors, and this might have been either my taste buds or the cigar itself. I haven't had a cigar since the Ingenios, so I will have to have one today and see if my buds are outta whackMike,
Maybe you were "off" when you smoked the Trini? Were other cigars you smoked tasting normally? I know that I occasionally go through bouts where I can't taste crap.