America's #1 Online Cigar Auction
first, best, biggest!

Yes. X

got a sampler for free when they were first introduced, and yes, every dang one was plugged. At first, I thought they were wet, so I let em sit in my drybox for a week, and I still couldn't get em to draw. It was somewhat buttery when I was able to draw..but after a while, it was too irritating.

FBS,Email me your addy and I'll send ya a couple to try. I found them to be a mild to mediun somewhat tasty smoke and so far no plugged cigars. My email address is my handle at hotmail dot com. X

Fatshotbud-

These are the ones I mention in the "Center Burn" thread. The first one was plugged somewhat, as mentioned here. The second one "Tunneled".

Yes I found them to be buttery also. Being a newbie I would like this cigar if burned correctly. As stated in other thread hope to burn better with some aging.

W2VQY

i like their flavor ok. good milder smoke. but i have had some burn poorly and some burn fine.

After reading this posting, I grabbed a Tapa Negra and a regular Mantequilla from one of the humi's to check it out at the links. I expect these have been resting for between 8 and 12 months. Both cigars burned very well and were a pleasent, medium bodied smoke. Nothing to write home about and very little difference in flavor or body between the two, even with the "double wrap" on the Tapa. Good value, but I prefer either the 5 Vegas or CI Crojo in that price range (Cigarbid price). The Tapa Negras do LOOK pretty cool though.

Thank La,
That's a mark in the plus column.
I understood they were mild, was looking for another early AM smoke.
BUD

Oh...I forgot to mention, the boxes the Tapa Negra comes in are almost worth the price. They look almost like small pieces of furniture shaped like a pirates chest. I have all my lighters, punches, cutters, etc in one on top of my large humi. (The regular Mantequilla boxes are basicly cheap cardboard....go figure).

so the tapas are pretty good?

After letting the two Tapa Negra that Andy sent rest for a few days (68%RH), I figured it was time to see for myself what they were like. Grabbed both of them and went off to a little gathering. I snipped the pig tail cap and stoked up the first one while driving (note to self: never light a cigar while on a Freeway entrance ramp).
The pre-draw was smooth and it only took about six easy puffs to fully ignite the foot. There was a very respectable amount of smoke (second note: remember to roll window down when lighting a cigar).
The cigar burn pattern was good and the ash held tight through +1 inch.
I let the cigar rest well over 5 minutes while waiting to get seated at the bistro. It only took one good draw to be back on line. The aroma is non-obtrusive; not even a sideways glance was thrown in my direction.
The flavor was indeed creamy. There is a nice level of richness in this cigar. It is definitely a mild smoke and pretty much monochromatic from start to finish. I couldn’t really put my finger on what seemed like a familiar taste until half way done. If you can believe this, it reminded me of eating freshly shelled pecans.
Neither cigar plugged or had any problems. I found them enjoyable.
THANKS Andy!