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CI Legends letdown
solly Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 06-01-2014
Posts: 81
Over the past four months I have bought and sampled 5 of this series.

E.P. Carillo
Drew Estate
Nestor Placencia
Perdomo
Rocky Patel

E.P Carillo has an earthy/ barnyard taste that I sometimes enjoy. Creamy thick smoke. However, in a blind taste test I probably couldn't tell the difference between this and an El Mejor. Very similar taste.

Drew Estate has an interesting sweet flavor and my wife likes the aroma. I bought a box and have 16 left which should take me a couple years to smoke. It's one of the only infused/sweet cigars I might like.

Nestor Placencia left me flat...I may have smoked all 5 too soon. It was unremarkable.

Perdomo was a completely tasteless airball. I only smoked 2. Put the rest away in hopes that more time will do something or anything to these.

Rocky Patel tastes terrible to me. Maybe just not in my "wheelhouse".

All of these are well made cigars...no complaints about performance. It's just that none of them inspired me to buy more. I fully intended to try the rest of the Legends lineup....But sometimes I just gotta say enough is enough.

Any thoughts? I did a search and I know that this series has been discussed in the past and that many people like them.
Hillbillyjosh770 Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 02-09-2014
Posts: 2,999
They all threw together cigars to make people shaddup.

Haven't had one yet. Just my guess
charliebarr Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 07-07-2014
Posts: 2,514
I mean no offense by this but you did by a box of the de coppers right?There only one I personally have tried and thought was decent....lilsweet hazelnut taste....is ok imo...The patel I believe I did not even go but few puffs....Have .ot tried the others.....
Wunky Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 11-07-2014
Posts: 105
Just the concept of these would throw up a red flag that they're no good.
midmofan Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 04-25-2014
Posts: 1,108
I have enjoyed the "Don Pepper" yellows in the past. They have been tasty nice smokes right out of the box albeit with inconsistent packing and wrapper. Nice spicy start (which I like) more complex about halfway through. .Last one I had was in humi for about 6 months and it had lost all the pepper. Still a nice smoke, but liked it a lot better "fresh"

Got a 5'er of the E.P Browns at a low price and have to say it was disappointing right off the truck. Good construction and LOTS of smoke but was all "hay/grassy" and nothing else. Did not enjoy. Going to let the other 4 rest a while and see if any better
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#6 Posted:
Joined: 03-21-2011
Posts: 1,029
Only tried the DPG, yellow, and as stated above, was pretty good. Didnt age any, but will buy again

Kip
99cobra2881 Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 11-19-2013
Posts: 2,472
Never have tried but I've seen enough - reviews to make me not ever try them.
tonygraz Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,173
The DPG was good and I've heard the Perdomo was also good, but I"m still of the fence on the Perdomo.
bgz Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 07-29-2014
Posts: 13,023
I had bought some DPGs, they had good flavor, but all the wrappers on the ones I smoked fell apart on me.

Probably wouldn't buy again because of it.
QMPASH Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 03-15-2011
Posts: 897
A few years ago I bought the assortment from the mothership. The only one I liked was the Drew Estate. However, as my taste in cigars changed, I grew to dislike any infused cigars. I should have been warned by the fact that one of the cigars in the assortment was made by Puros Indios.
gryphonms Offline
#11 Posted:
Joined: 04-14-2013
Posts: 1,983
IMHO your money is better spent on those producers buying cigars from their regular line up. As I understand it Legends is a lineup of cigars designed to retail for $5 each. Pay a $1 more each here and get be better quality cigars.
ZRX1200 Offline
#12 Posted:
Joined: 07-08-2007
Posts: 60,473
The original Perdomos were excellent, then CBID started selling 15 packs and they went down hill (ask Ram) and the Nestor Placencia used to be awesome too.

I don't buy legends anymore.
cacman Offline
#13 Posted:
Joined: 07-03-2010
Posts: 12,216
They're Legends… what more did you expect???
A diamond in the rough they are not.
BlueDude Offline
#14 Posted:
Joined: 01-26-2012
Posts: 1,308
The mild coppers make a good dessert smoke when you're with non-cigar friends. Gives off a pleasant aroma.
midmofan Offline
#15 Posted:
Joined: 04-25-2014
Posts: 1,108
gryphonms wrote:
IMHO your money is better spent on those producers buying cigars from their regular line up. As I understand it Legends is a lineup of cigars designed to retail for $5 each. Pay a $1 more each here and get be better quality cigars.



Very true. Although I like the DP yellows, you can get "real" DPs here and often on the daily/weekly specials for about the same price.

JadeRose Offline
#16 Posted:
Joined: 05-15-2008
Posts: 19,525
The Nestors (Maroon) used to be terrific cigars. Ain't had one in years, though
boileremt Offline
#17 Posted:
Joined: 03-12-2007
Posts: 1,763
Agree on the Nestor Maroons, they ended up being the only ones I liked. I have 5'ers of the EPC and AJ , but haven't gotten around to trying one.
robertknyc Offline
#18 Posted:
Joined: 07-24-2003
Posts: 5,475
I just tried one of the new Oliva Legends and was impressed. I would say it's the best one of the Legends line, and I've tried most of them.
vanzandt Offline
#19 Posted:
Joined: 05-04-2008
Posts: 1,125
LA aurora black label was the best imo then the yellow peppin
watchurai Offline
#20 Posted:
Joined: 09-17-2008
Posts: 9,289
Have not had a Legend in years, but enjoyed the early Nestors, DPGs, and Perdomos.

I have no idea if the leaf in those cigars is still the same from about 4 years ago. I liked the Nestors and Perdomos OTT, and the DPGs with a nap to mellow out.
edwarderc2 Offline
#21 Posted:
Joined: 04-26-2006
Posts: 1,005
I've always liked the Pepin's, the RP's, and the La Aurora's. The Perdomo's are quite good with a little age on them (most of his smokes are).

Anyway, still a good bang for the buck.
QMPASH Offline
#22 Posted:
Joined: 03-15-2011
Posts: 897
I agree with MOST of the posters, although I do not understand how anyone could "enjoy" either the Rocky Patel or Perdomo Legends. Puros Indios used to have a "Legends" cigar also, but I guess they were dropped for obvious reasons. With most of the Legend series you could get as much pleasure out of them as you would inhaling the smoke from a burning log soaked with creosote. There are plenty of good, inexpensive cigars out there (such as Reposado) so you do not have to torture your palette.
voxious Offline
#23 Posted:
Joined: 06-17-2014
Posts: 11
I just finished the Legends sampler from CI that contains all of the legends series. To be honest for the most part they tasted very similar. The exception was the Drew Estate which is an infused cigar. I actually enjoyed it the most which is surprising because typically I don't go for infused cigars. On the rest , If you took the bands off and told me these were all the same brand of cigar I would believe you. The Pepin Garcia was a bit better than the rest but the differences between all of them were minimal. I think CI probably manufactures these. They certainly all tasted like they came from the same factory. And yes they were pretty much a let down across the board.
tonygraz Offline
#24 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,173
Smoked my second and rested DP legend the other day and didn't care for it at all. Could be me or could be that a nap wasn't good for them.
fenderbendertex Offline
#25 Posted:
Joined: 08-17-2013
Posts: 1,139
I like the DE and the AJ (for the price.) What happened to the Camacho? A BOTL gave me one once, and it was the best of the legends I have tried.
tonygraz Offline
#26 Posted:
Joined: 08-11-2008
Posts: 20,173
bgz wrote:
I had bought some DPGs, they had good flavor, but all the wrappers on the ones I smoked fell apart on me.

Probably wouldn't buy again because of it.


No wrapper troubles noted here.
QMPASH Offline
#27 Posted:
Joined: 03-15-2011
Posts: 897
I notice that Puros Indios Legends are no longer offered I guess, for reasons that should be obvious to most of those who post here. The only one I haven't tried are the Oliva. Have to give them a spin. The others range from bad to almost unsmokeable, in my opinion.
fiddler898 Offline
#28 Posted:
Joined: 06-15-2009
Posts: 3,782
ZRX1200 wrote:
The original Perdomos were excellent, then CBID started selling 15 packs and they went down hill (ask Ram) and the Nestor Placencia used to be awesome too.

I don't buy legends anymore.


Agreed. These used to be the only one of the CI legends worth smoking (IMO), but no longer.
namadio Offline
#29 Posted:
Joined: 11-24-2014
Posts: 1,621
solly wrote:
Over the past four months I have bought and sampled 5 of this series.

E.P. Carillo
Drew Estate
Nestor Placencia
Perdomo
Rocky Patel

E.P Carillo has an earthy/ barnyard taste that I sometimes enjoy. Creamy thick smoke. However, in a blind taste test I probably couldn't tell the difference between this and an El Mejor. Very similar taste.

Drew Estate has an interesting sweet flavor and my wife likes the aroma. I bought a box and have 16 left which should take me a couple years to smoke. It's one of the only infused/sweet cigars I might like.

Nestor Placencia left me flat...I may have smoked all 5 too soon. It was unremarkable.

Perdomo was a completely tasteless airball. I only smoked 2. Put the rest away in hopes that more time will do something or anything to these.

Rocky Patel tastes terrible to me. Maybe just not in my "wheelhouse".

All of these are well made cigars...no complaints about performance. It's just that none of them inspired me to buy more. I fully intended to try the rest of the Legends lineup....But sometimes I just gotta say enough is enough.

Any thoughts? I did a search and I know that this series has been discussed in the past and that many people like them.


I bought a few of the legends when I first started buying alot of cigars. I didn't like any of them. Won't make that mistake again.
Ram27 Offline
#30 Posted:
Joined: 04-30-2005
Posts: 48,922
ZRX1200 wrote:
The original Perdomos were excellent, then CBID started selling 15 packs and they went down hill (ask Ram) and the Nestor Placencia used to be awesome too.

I don't buy legends anymore.






Indeed and price jump. Scared






[salute]
ah42266 Offline
#31 Posted:
Joined: 06-18-2013
Posts: 173
the only one I thought was worth a second buy was Don Pepin Garcia.
midmofan Offline
#32 Posted:
Joined: 04-25-2014
Posts: 1,108
Since they are still selling them, there must be a market, but it seems to me that there is no longer (if there ever really was) a reason for the Legends to exist. The catalog blurb says they started 6 years ago, but it has said that for at least a year. Perhaps, back then, getting a cigar for $6 -their stated goal - made by one of these manufacturers (or at least created by the manufacturers and made somewhere by CI) was a good deal but doesn't seem so today.

I wasn't buying from CI 6-7 years ago so don't know what their selection and prices were like then, but today, on any given day, you can find better smokes than the Legends for much less than $6 on CI's pages INCLUDING from the manufacturers that supposedly are behind the Legends.
midmofan Offline
#33 Posted:
Joined: 04-25-2014
Posts: 1,108
ah42266 wrote:
the only one I thought was worth a second buy was Don Pepin Garcia.


I have had several of them and mostly liked them, but noted the trademark "Don Pepper" taste disappears after a few months in the humi. Also the one unraveled on me.

For about the same price or just a bit more, I can get "real" DP's that don't have these issues.

Right now the LEgends Yellows are showing out of stock, but DP "Blues" are selling for less than the list price of the Legend Yellows (I know Legends often on "sale" but even taking that into account the Blues are not a lot more than the Legends)
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