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pipesmith · 03-03-2011, 01:45 PM

OK, I am not one of these cigar raters. Actually, I do not believe I have ever "rated" a cigar but I will give you my thought on my first Lusi. I Knew I would need some time for this gent so I decided today was as good as any. I sat in my shop and at 10:45 lit that baby up. Quite an impressive stick and a couple things I love about them is that it was ROUND, nice light wrapper, none of that Maduro stuff and the beautiful traditional Partagas band. Yeah, I know, some things I am a goof ball about, I like my cigars round, light wrappers and traditional bands. First, keep in mind this is such a young cigar that I am embarrassed to even say how young, but I just had to try one. The first 45 minutes went well and the ash finally fell to the floor with that beautiful sound, like dropping a book in deep snow, what a lovely sound when the ash hits the concrete. The first third was mild, a prominent taste of "yute" (nice line in the courtroom scene from the movie "My Cousin Vinnie") So even though it was such a young specimen it was tasty but just preschool for the rest of the lesson of this majestic example. After the first third things got much more interesting and tasty and while the burn was not that great and not what I would expect from such a cigar I attributed that to its youth, not a terrible burn mind you but that is another one of my quarks, I love a great sharp burn. On to the last third,now it really let me know who was in charge. I was just holding on for the ride as it grew into a very full flavored nicotine injecting specimen. Wonderful, my kind of cigar. All in all, a wonderful stick considering its youth. I will put these away and know in months to come they will be incredible smokes. Yes I would buy these again and recommend them to others. I am a Partagas fan so I could be bias and have nothing to compare it to as far a 2X Coronas go but I think it is a great one for the future. Last note, 12:45, dropped the nub in the can. TWO hours for me, so if you have not tried one..........plan ahead!

03-03-2011, 01:45 PM	#12
pipesmith Just in from the Storm Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Larry Location: Ohio Posts: 10 Trading: (0)	Re: My First! OK, I am not one of these cigar raters. Actually, I do not believe I have ever "rated" a cigar but I will give you my thought on my first Lusi. I Knew I would need some time for this gent so I decided today was as good as any. I sat in my shop and at 10:45 lit that baby up. Quite an impressive stick and a couple things I love about them is that it was ROUND, nice light wrapper, none of that Maduro stuff and the beautiful traditional Partagas band. Yeah, I know, some things I am a goof ball about, I like my cigars round, light wrappers and traditional bands. First, keep in mind this is such a young cigar that I am embarrassed to even say how young, but I just had to try one. The first 45 minutes went well and the ash finally fell to the floor with that beautiful sound, like dropping a book in deep snow, what a lovely sound when the ash hits the concrete. The first third was mild, a prominent taste of "yute" (nice line in the courtroom scene from the movie "My Cousin Vinnie") So even though it was such a young specimen it was tasty but just preschool for the rest of the lesson of this majestic example. After the first third things got much more interesting and tasty and while the burn was not that great and not what I would expect from such a cigar I attributed that to its youth, not a terrible burn mind you but that is another one of my quarks, I love a great sharp burn. On to the last third,now it really let me know who was in charge. I was just holding on for the ride as it grew into a very full flavored nicotine injecting specimen. Wonderful, my kind of cigar. All in all, a wonderful stick considering its youth. I will put these away and know in months to come they will be incredible smokes. Yes I would buy these again and recommend them to others. I am a Partagas fan so I could be bias and have nothing to compare it to as far a 2X Coronas go but I think it is a great one for the future. Last note, 12:45, dropped the nub in the can. TWO hours for me, so if you have not tried one..........plan ahead!