Flavorful but verging on being obnoxious with the ammount of smoke this thing is pumping out. Weird but the resting smoke is kind of reminding me of several Opulence 3 that I had smoked (experiment). Sort of has a burning oil type of smell to it. The O3 was a San Andreas wrapper, is this the same wrapper?

Have a few more, will save for an open air environment to see if that helps, should certainly keep the bugs away in the summer.

TIGER

Yes, it has a San Andreas wrapper. I actually enjoyed the one I had, until the sucker split right down the middle.

Chris,

You haven't seen one off the VSU scale until you smoke a PDR 1878 pigtail maddie (not available here). There isn't a smoke I've tried that puts out anywhere near the smoke that one does, and it's wrapped with a Brazilian Arapiraca.

Are u saying this is a 5.0 VSU? If so, I'm tracking some down!

As close to a 5.0 as I've ever smoked, and I've had to have tried over a 1,000 different sticks by now. It's a Pinar del Rio stick. Black double band with silver edges. Band says "PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Maduro" and it's finished with a nice sized pigtail. There are other wrappers in this series, but only the black banded maduro puts out the smoke. Mild cigar, so it needs to be your first smoke of the day. I usually like them before breakfast with a cup of joe. Oh, and it can take serveral minutes and 3 or 4 lights to get this one going, but once it does, it's a freak'n chimney.

I'm at the RV right now, but I'd be glad to send you a couple to try once I'm back in town next week. PM me your address if you're interested.

So that's what that slightly sweet fragrance was...paraffin!!!

WillyV needs to haul his azz up to Sammy's for a herf and you can hand it to him in person.

Dave you gonna make it tomorrow?

No, down at the RV. Will make next week though.

Man! Livin' the life of Riley 🇨🇮

Yes, life of Riley. If business dosen't pickup this year, and they repo my house, I guess the wife and I can move down here, live out of the RV, and pickup minimum wage jobs at Neighbors, Sheetz or Loves.

Watched a buncha guys descend like vultures on a few UC boxes at a local. Wild. Also concerned about these getting milder with age but I'm sure we will find out in a few months how the OR are fairing.

My thought exactly on the aging of these, although I did like the few I have had. I did not like them enough to buy a box, or even hunt 5ers, though. Tasty, but not amazing, imo, and I have many cheaper sticks that impress me more.