I got these cigars from our local cigar tasting I believe late last summer. The first one I smoked had so many burn issues I could not finish it. It seemed that everyone at the event was having the same issues and believe me they let The Party Source know that it was a bust of a week. Chris at The Party Source caught up with the Rep. at the Big Smoke show in Las Vegas and let him know of all the trouble we had with them. The Rep. sent some new ones out and they were given out free one week. Maybe we got a bad batch, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. I gave them another shot on the golf course a couple weeks later with one from the new batch and I didn’t get half way with it. It had what looked like charred wood in it as it burned and the taste to match.
I don’t know why I like pain but I broke out a Tadpole (5×38) and fired it up about a month or so ago while running around town and it was totally different than the others I had, it was a good little smoke. I guess humi time did wonders for these smokes. Now I go after the The Toad (6×50) in this review to see what has changed in the 8 or so months it had to nap while I collect bugs around the yard with my son.
Pre-light: These cigars look good, the dark Nicaraguan wrapper makes them look mouthwatering. It is a solid cigar packed nice with a lot of small veins running through it. The cap is small so I used a punch on this.
1/3: The light up seemed to require a little effort but I got her lit. The draw seemed to be OK but was getting a small amount of smoke. The ash cracked at about 1/2 inch and dropped off with a small tap. I notice looking at the ash that it had brown parts to it. I have not seen this before, it looks “dirty”. I picked up some nutty flavors.
2/3: The draw got better and I was getting a lot more smoke. The nutty flavor in-tensed and it had more of a charred taste to it. It had a hole going through the ash like someone stuck a toothpick through it. I noticed this in the other ones I had.
Finish: The charred wood flavor got to be a little much for me and I had to put it down.
Over all: I really wanted to like this cigar but it just didn’t work for me. I still have one in the coolidor so I will try it again in a couple more months and give it one last chance. What would the chance be that both shipments to The Party Source came from the same batch? If I run into them in another store I might pick one up if I’m feeling froggie but for the price on these it might be enough to make me pick up something else.
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on Jun 21st, 2007 at 7:36 pm
I picked up this tasty smoke at my local cigar shop. It cost about $5.85 and measures 7″ x 50. It is wrapped in a dark Nicaraguan wrapper which gives a great appearance to match it’s unique name. It has some earthy and nutty flavors. It is well constructed and burned evenly with a fine draw. I smoked it in my garage as I watched my kids play in the rain. This smoke past the time away with little effort. I very much enjoyed this smoke thanks to it’s quality, the rain and my kids.
Try it agian. It will only get better with time. With that said, I smoke the torpedo version and it was unworthy of a review.
on Jun 21st, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Yea, I think they are very inconsistent but if you get one at its prime it can be good. I still have one in the humi so I will give her another shot. I will also pick one up if I see them at another location.
Nothing better than playing in the rain