Grabbed a sampler of all 5 vitolas. Didn't care for the Lonsdale and many reviews suggest this vitola is the lesser of the 5. IMHO it was flat, one-dimensional, and not very flavorful - just tobacco. The Toro is supposed to be much better, and I'm hoping the Belicoso is good. But these will rest for a long while in hopes they develop further. Believe the band design took notes from an old Cuban brand.

Papas Firtas - keep 'em. If they didn't come in a fancy tin with a pigtail cap they wouldn't sell for more than 2-3 bucks. There are a ton of much better smokes at that MSRP price point. Epic fail IMO. Johnny-O's custom rolls are freakin cheaper and better.

I do like the L-40, but they're too hard to find and too damn expensive. Not many DE's in my humis that's for sure.

cacman wrote:

Grabbed a sampler of all 5 vitolas. Didn't care for the Lonsdale and many reviews suggest this vitola is the lesser of the 5. IMHO it was flat, one-dimensional, and not very flavorful - just tobacco. The Toro is supposed to be much better, and I'm hoping the Belicoso is good. But these will rest for a long while in hopes they develop further. Believe the band design took notes from an old Cuban brand.

Papas Firtas - keep 'em. If they didn't come in a fancy tin with a pigtail cap they wouldn't sell for more than 2-3 bucks. There are a ton of much better smokes at that MSRP price point. Epic fail IMO. Johnny-O's custom rolls are freakin cheaper and better.

I do like the L-40, but they're too hard to find and too damn expensive. Not many DE's in my humis that's for sure.

cacman wrote:

Same here...not to many DE. I did pick up a 5er of the Undercrown Corona Viva, but haven't tried one yet.

Haggis wrote:

I thoroughly enjoy the UC's in that size... the other sizes are ok, but the corona viva - imho - are worth the $5... let em sit for a couple of months...

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