Well ... I had my first Fittipaldi Trophy this morning.

At first ... I was really worried about it. It was shipped on May 22, but I didn't receive my package until Jun 2 ...

The reason I was a bit concerned, is that there was a train derailment in Chicago on May 25, and it didn't continue on it's journey to my place without a couple of unscheduled stops ... yep ... had to take a detour through ALBUQUERQUE, and NM PHOENIX, AZ ... and dind't leave there until the 29th!

Well ... they weren't as dry as I thought they would be (although they were pretty hot), but I gave them a few days of rest in my 'high humidity' humidor, and they turned out just fine!

Anyway ... I was extremely pleased with it. A very well constructed, and noticeably complex flavored medium-bodied cigar. The combination of the two different wrappers gave it a flavor profile that changed with each puff ... and it is hard to describe.

This one will definately make it into my regular rotation ... and a must try recommendation for those who haven't enjoyed one, to give it shot!

I was impressed!

The other cigar that came with it, was one of those bundles of Don Douglas Tambor Blowout's (remember those?) ... and I thought I was bidding on, and won, the Maduro Belicoso. As it turned out ... I bid on and won the Natural Belicoso, and I was a bit disappointed.

... that is, until I smoked one!

Geeze ... what a great tasting, very smooth, mild to medium-bodied cigar that turned out to be. I was overjoyed with it (I had only tried the Maduro previously, and really like it ... but they are sold out of those) ... and had another a few hours later, it was so good.

Heck ... I won the bundle for $10 ($22.95 at CI) ... and right now, I can't think of a better 'bang for the buck' than this great deal turned out to be ... wish I had bid on two or three bundles!

I may have to try one. Looks tasty! :>)

Mag

Slim... you pushed me over the top and I won a box tonight. Hope mine arrive quicker that yours did. Looking forward to trying them... of course I'll blame you if I don't care for them!

LOL!

John

A box!?!

... oh man ... you will like having these around. If not, let me know ...

... wink, wink ... nudge, nudge ...

http://www.cigarbid.com/auction/forum/forum.cfm?action=list&forumID=1&messageDisplay=0000000009728  I Like those as an everday smoke. I havn't had the Trophey yet. It looks pretty tastey 🙂

KC

Yeah ... sometimes I really amuse myself.

For such a 'cheap' cigar ... I can't seem to keep my hands off them, and keep returning to them!

Now ... I'm kind of sorry I even mentioned it, because just like the post of the 'Fresh-Rolled Wheels' ... I bet I'll never se a $10 bundle again.

***sigh***

Man,,,,,,,,,,,, now all my hopes of getting some of these for a good price have been lost. Seems when Slim speaks, people listen!

... but people soon forget ... 😉

Did somebody say something? X





Hee Hee

Slim... right as usual

Got my bundle this week and have smoked about 5 of these now. A real tasty smoke. The only bad thing that I can say about them is that they have been a relatively firm draw and the wrapper have a slight tendancy to burn at a different rate which causes a slight canoeing affect at times. Maybe some humdidor time will solve this problem but at my current rate I will be out in about 4 weeks. LOL!

John

That Fittipaldi looks great. I like the description of the burn you offered. I too will put these on the next thing to try list.
I also got a bundel of the Don Douglas Belicoso, thinking it was the maddies instead of the naturals, and was very satisfied with my mistake. Cbid did put up some DD Tambor Robusto Maddies on the listing this week, if you,re still looking.