midmofan wrote:Very nice strong, unique, taste, burned well.
Yup. Like I said, if you clear your mind of preconceptions (like
"this is from a gas station it's going to suck!" or
"this is a cheap ugly dry cigar it's going to suck!", etc.) and you smoke them totally without pre-judgement or negative expectations, you realize they're pretty damned good. Very different, but quite good indeed.
Quote:I must say burned longer than I thought they would.
Yeah, they burn longer than you'd think. I've noticed that. It's a nice plus.
Quote:In any case, these are going to be my new glove-compartment, golf bag and "always-a-5-pack-in-the-travel-bag" cigar, since no humi needed with these guys and I liked the protective 3/4 "sleeve" each little cigar was in inside of the 5-pack box.
Nearly every cigar guy I know loves them for that EXACT role and purpose, for those same reasons. Myself included.
Quote:Found a pretty good sale on them at another site where I only Judiciously Review Cigars. With a Coupon I found on-line via a google search, I am getting 50 them for 80 cents each. Even better deals at another supposedly famous cigar place if you want to spring for 100 of the Shorter Parodis, De Noblis or Toscanellis.
They're everwhere and ultra-cheap in all the convenience stores and gas stations around my area. Yay.
Quote:I note they have been having a number of auctions here for the Arganese il Mezzo which seems to be Arganese's attempt to copy the De Nobli and Parodi. Almost pulled trigger on them, as they are going pretty cheap, but with them being more than an inch shorter than the Parodi Kings and untried by me, I passed.
Interesting. I hadn't heard of these before, thanks.
calluci wrote:i agree, nasty flippin cigar, the KFC.
The Kyoto size (5.5x34 I think?) are quite nice, IF you like fire-cured tobacco cigars (like Parodi, etc.) If you don't like that style, you're not going to like 'em, plain and simple.
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