Well,
I jumped to #5 for today, as I had plenty of time on my hands, and a double corona kind of fit the bill. The wrapper had a few more veins than I usually like, and I worried that I would experience some burn problems because of the thickness of one of them. The cigar was firm to the touch, and had a dark Rosado color.
The prelight aroma was a little musty, almost barnyard, but not quite. I toasted the foot, and the cigar lit quit easily, but not flaring up. It produced a huge volume of smoke, with a firm draw. This I liked a lot. I got a spicy tingle on the lips from the beginning. It reminded me instantly of a cupido crillo, without the box press. This is a nice earthy cigar. Though my lips were tingling, this wasn’t an overwhelmingly spicy cigar. Just a pleasant tingle that continues for the duration of the cigar. This smoke starts out, quite mild, with exception to the tingling lips, and builds up to a medium bodied smoke exhibiting notes of leather, and cinnamon. When the ash dropped, at an inch and a half, the cigar remained steady. Constant changes between leather, and cinnamon. While not very complex, this smoke was quite enjoyable. At the halfway point the flavors seemed to crank it up a notch, and the smoke became much creamier, and lost some of its earthiness. I mean that in the best possible way. I really enjoyed this smoke, and would love to have another. The guys at the Brick and Mortar I stopped at, in Fort Smith Arkansas, got a kick out of me burning my fingers on the nub, and busted up, when I couldn’t tell them what the smoke that had me burning my fingers was. LOL
On the 5 point scale, I would have to give this smoke a 4.2. It is a very good smoke, but the veins in the wrapper dropped the score on this smoke. The veins didn’t create the burn problems I expected, but they did detract from the visual appeal. I did love the spice that tingled my lips though. LOL
Hope you enjoyed this review as much as I enjoyed that cigar. LOL
Have a great day
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)
P.S. I picked up a FFOX Perf. #4, for $15 after all the freakin taxes, while I was at the B and M, I just had to.









LOL

shaffe, what was the age on the Black Pearls? After these reviews I took one out of my cooler that has been resting for 2 years. It was not good. Apparently they do not age well. I really like them fresh though.

Bassdude, It was probably anywhere from 3-6mos.

thnaks never had one that young that was less than excellent.

Cigar #5 (Creole Pinaculo) (not yet in full production)

Ferg's Review

It was time for Football on Sunday, and I was looking for a big smoke that would last a while. This one seemed to have football written all over it.

It was Churchill in size, I would estimate a 7” x 52, and it appeared to be a light Maduro. This cigar will definitely not win any beauty contest. In fact in some ways I can relate. I have had 8 knee surgeries, and arthritis is setting in. That is how this cigar kind of looked, crooked, bumpy, like it was in pain, the same way my knees usually feel. However someone once told me that looks were not everything and that is definitely true about this cigar. It was firmly packed and had no noticeable soft spots.

Cut, roll, and light went flawless, the Prelight draw had strong hints of grass, not a quality I like in a cigar, but I was determined to trudge on open minded. The burn on this thing was incredible, I smoked it slow, and the burn was absolutely perfect without any problems.

The ash was a light gray, and the first 3rd of the cigar had noticeable hints of cedar, caramel, with a strong woodsy aftertaste. I am starting to think that I am going to like this cigar. It reminds me of a Sosa Maduro, one of my favorite daily’s, but having never smoke a Sosa Maduro of this size I could not be sure.

The cigar changes dramatically about the half way point, it now has strong notes of black cherry, caramel, cinnamon, and an overall nice sweetness building throughout. This is a pretty complex cigar, and I am liking it more and more as it burns to the nub. The finish was excellent; in fact I got more into the cigar and game after the half way point and quit taking notes. Shame on me, however I will be getting more of these for the ballgames, when I can spend a 1 ½ hours enjoying a cigar.

I would say that this cigar was also medium bodied, had a nice amount of smoke. I do not know exactly what this smoke is, but it still reminds me of a Sosa. I do not think it is a Sosa because they were not box pressed like the Sosa is. It did however have the same overlapping leaf/hem that is apparent in the Sosa Line.

I would give this cigar a 4.2 out of 5 a somewhat complex smoke, that is somewhat close to my taste characteristics.

Please tell me it is a cheapo, so I can work it into my rotation. I have to find a cheaper cigar that I enjoy, these high dollar premiums that I like so much are about to send me to the poor house.

Homebrew's Review

Well,
I jumped to #5 for today, as I had plenty of time on my hands, and a double corona kind of fit the bill. The wrapper had a few more veins than I usually like, and I worried that I would experience some burn problems because of the thickness of one of them. The cigar was firm to the touch, and had a dark Rosado color.
The prelight aroma was a little musty, almost barnyard, but not quite. I toasted the foot, and the cigar lit quit easily, but not flaring up. It produced a huge volume of smoke, with a firm draw. This I liked a lot. I got a spicy tingle on the lips from the beginning. It reminded me instantly of a cupido crillo, without the box press. This is a nice earthy cigar. Though my lips were tingling, this wasn’t an overwhelmingly spicy cigar. Just a pleasant tingle that continues for the duration of the cigar. This smoke starts out, quite mild, with exception to the tingling lips, and builds up to a medium bodied smoke exhibiting notes of leather, and cinnamon. When the ash dropped, at an inch and a half, the cigar remained steady. Constant changes between leather, and cinnamon. While not very complex, this smoke was quite enjoyable. At the halfway point the flavors seemed to crank it up a notch, and the smoke became much creamier, and lost some of its earthiness. I mean that in the best possible way. I really enjoyed this smoke, and would love to have another. The guys at the Brick and Mortar I stopped at, in Fort Smith Arkansas, got a kick out of me burning my fingers on the nub, and busted up, when I couldn’t tell them what the smoke that had me burning my fingers was. LOL
On the 5 point scale, I would have to give this smoke a 4.2. It is a very good smoke, but the veins in the wrapper dropped the score on this smoke. The veins didn’t create the burn problems I expected, but they did detract from the visual appeal. I did love the spice that tingled my lips though. LOL
Hope you enjoyed this review as much as I enjoyed that cigar. LOL
Have a great day
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

This is a great smoke. My favorite, although the size I gave I have not tried. I hope you enjoyed it. Homebrew, I am surprised that you didn't find it complex. This is one of the most complex cigars I have ever smoked. Which is what I love.
I can't wait to hear the final cigar's review. Thank you all. Jason

so where do we find these Creole Pinaculo

Hey Jason,
It was fairly complex. I reread the notes I took while smoking this one, and I made that comment before the midpoint. After the midpoint it was very complex, before it was tasty but not very complex. I erred in not mentioning that, when writing the review.
Excellent cigar, and I too want to know where to get it, when it is released.
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

The Unknown cigar #4,
Is a medium EMS Robusto. Lightly veined, and tightly rolled. Very little give when squeezed, between the forefinger and thumb. It clipped clean, and prelight aroma was a little musty, not really appealing, but on to the smoke. The cigar lit easy enough, but started out a little flat, with some dull notes of leather. About a half inch in, I started getting a little bit of pepper crossed with pencil lead, not enough to overcome the leather, but enough that it overcame it’s one dimension, although not in an altogether pleasant way. This smoke was well constructed and held a firm ash, till I knocked it off around an inch and ¾ . I am not very impressed with this smoke, and would probably not purchase any of these. Wow, a hint of cardboard, not exactly what you are looking for in a smoke. It did have great construction, and a great burn, but I was just not impressed with the flavor. I would have to rate this smoke, at a 3.4, with its main strengths being a fine construction and great burn. Definitely not on the favor.

I have really enjoyed doing this, and would love to send some cigars to a couple of people to get their thoughts, on some of my smokes.
Thanks for allowing me to participate, and I look forward to doing one of these in the near future.
Thanks Again
Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

cool reviews guys. These are both fun to read and participate in. I hit harleydave with this last year - not sure if he ever forgave me since it was a surprise.

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I wanted to bump this up, because cigar #5 is a review of the Creole Piniculo, which is made here in Lansing MI, where we held the first MI herf.
I have my two Piniculos waiting, the first I will try in a month, then I am going to try the other in a year.
From the looks and smell, this is one heck of a cigar.

Eric,Yep the cigars at the Creole factory are indeed real nice.
I just have to figure out which one to smoke today.
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