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midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

8 years ago

#141

Smoking the pj-5556 good draw on the one I have, nice spice and earthy notes. Uneven burn though.

firemanmike109 wrote:

Nice to see someone else still enjoying them. I have a coolador full of my favorites bought at the superstore at closeout prices and the 5556's are right in there.

Palama
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#142

Yh-542 5x42

Always stock up on smaller sticks for when it gets colder and I wish I had gotten more of these.

Nice spicy start. Some Pepper a bit of salt over a solid mediu-full nicarragua tobacco flavor.Perfect draw and solid white ash. Lots of smoke for its size. I always have liked the spiciier Ecuador habano wrapper on top of A Nicaraguan filler and this one fits that profile perfectly. Spice did slowly fade away and then the blurb about earth and nuts is correct but not the "slightly sweet on finish" - didn't see any of that.

With the small size it's not going to evolve a lot but, on the other hand, it was nice and consistant. No bad spots or weak bits. Good 40 min smoke beforenhit the "hub"

If you like a shorter smoke that is more medium than super strong but with a bit of spice this is one to try (or not if "DO" from Jefferson City is bidding...)

midmofan wrote:

Even after almost 4 years of nap time, the one and only one of these that I was able to win still smoked the same as Midmofan’s review.

Wonder if these ever made it to regular production?

tamapatom
Herf-A-Holic

7 years ago

#143

Still have a few of those 444's ......shoulda bought more at 2 bucks ea.

midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

7 years ago

#144

Even after almost 4 years of nap time, the one and only one of these that I was able to win still smoked the same as Midmofan’s review.

Wonder if these ever made it to regular production?

Palama wrote:

Not sure I ever figured out who made the "Y" blendlabs for certain. Although the first letter was generally for the manufacturer and the second letter for the wrapper type, they didn't always stick with that and I think that some first letters were reused for different makers at times. One post on another forum said that A.J. was responsible for the YP-5754. If so, perhaps he made other "Y's" as well.

Several of the "W's" we were buying were Oliva Series V and Series V Melanio prototypes for pennies on the dollar! The
"V" was by Drew Estate and was horrible. Even if not the "Ys," you know some blendlabs had to be from AJ given the CI/AJ connection and many of the others had to be coming from General Cigar or other STG owned brands.

The closest thing I have found to the YH-542 is the CAO Pilon Corona size. It's a bit larger but looked and tasted very similar, but have not had one in a while, need to try them again. Cannot rule out the that the 542 was a prototype for that one.

More recently, for smokes about that size, I enjoy the MOW Puro Authentico Coronas which are very good.

Edited by user 7 years ago | Reason: Not specified