My worst cigar..so far.

One of the absolute worst "premium" cigars I believe I have ever smoked was an Onyx Reserve Mini Belicoso. I know the cigars were stored properly, as I was the one to open the box to put them on display. I thought "what the hell" it's a maduro, and I love maduros.... Boy was I in for one hell of a shock, the wrapper was dark and didn't have too many veins. It did have some tooth to it. Pre light draw was ok, not outstanding, a pronounced sweetness maybe a little floral note too.
The cigar just didn't taste right from the beginning, the cigar tasted almost as if someone grabbed a handful of hay and rolled it into a maduro wrapper I could almost taste a hint of burning plastic also. the draw wasn't extremely easy but it was tough to get a decent amount of smoke. I fought with the first inch or so of the cigar, no leather taste, no cocoa, no coffee. just the taste of acrid smoke. needless to say the cigar ended up on my lawn and was mulched by my lawnmower a few days later. I can liken the taste of that cigar to what a car fire smells like... terrible.
I haven't since picked up an onyx cigar, but I might have to give it a go just to see if the first was a fluke.

I haved smoked a few of those and never had any of those issues, I'm actually pretty fond of them...

I would give it one more try you may just have gotten a bad one.

[WhoDeySchenk]

I've only smoked 1 onyx and it was enough for me. Maduros are my favorite, but like you said, tasted like burning plastic or something of the sort, I made it 3/4 of the way through and gave up.

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by coastietech

I haved smoked a few of those and never had any of those issues, I'm actually pretty fond of them...

I would give it one more try you may just have gotten a bad one.

An Onyx Reserve was actually the first premium cigar I smoked. I've smoked a few more since then and enjoyed them all.
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[rrplasencia]

grasshopper you have much to learn, there are many worse cigars out there waiting for you.

Originally Posted by Kreth

An Onyx Reserve was actually the first premium cigar I smoked. I've smoked a few more since then and enjoyed them all.
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Give 'em another go, I think you got a bum stick.

[ade06]

I haven't had one in a few years, but I remember liking them. I do have one in my humi, so I'll have to burn it to see if it's any good.

Originally Posted by yitlin

Give 'em another go, I think you got a bum stick.

I think they have little blue pills to fix that.

[dunng]

I have not had one for a bit, but I remember I enjoyed them... Give it another try!

[PitDog]

You are not alone with the burning plastic taste. I've tried two...both not finished. Not for me. Way too many other sticks out there.

Your description matches my memory of this cigar (had one on Christmas Break 2008) quite well.

There are many more fish in the sea. The cigar sounds so bad, why bother wasting precious life-minutes on another one.

[jerseystepup]

You think that's bad? Try a flor del todo by reyes.

[rrplasencia]

Originally Posted by jerseystepup

You think that's bad? Try a flor del todo by reyes.

try almost anything by reyes

[rizzle]

Yep, that one is in my "never again" book also.

[sikk50]

I remember they were my favorite when I first started smoking, but I haven't had one in probaly 2 years bc there's so many other things that catch my eye. Might have to revisit them

[Pilon]

I enjoy the Onyx Reserve

[Riff Raff]

I had one the other day and it was very good. In fact I was thinking about picking up a couple more of them.

[OHMatt]

I think the brand is suffering inconsistency. I liked them a lot and went through boxes of them in '03 and then had some in '05 that weren't worth taking out of the cello.

Even so - you will likely have far worse cigars... Cremosa and Guantanamera come to mind..

Originally Posted by Easy

One of the absolute worst "premium" cigars I believe I have ever smoked was an Onyx Reserve Mini Belicoso. I know the cigars were stored properly, as I was the one to open the box to put them on display. I thought "what the hell" it's a maduro, and I love maduros.... Boy was I in for one hell of a shock, the wrapper was dark and didn't have too many veins. It did have some tooth to it. Pre light draw was ok, not outstanding, a pronounced sweetness maybe a little floral note too.
The cigar just didn't taste right from the beginning, the cigar tasted almost as if someone grabbed a handful of hay and rolled it into a maduro wrapper I could almost taste a hint of burning plastic also. the draw wasn't extremely easy but it was tough to get a decent amount of smoke. I fought with the first inch or so of the cigar, no leather taste, no cocoa, no coffee. just the taste of acrid smoke. needless to say the cigar ended up on my lawn and was mulched by my lawnmower a few days later. I can liken the taste of that cigar to what a car fire smells like... terrible.
I haven't since picked up an onyx cigar, but I might have to give it a go just to see if the first was a fluke.

[csbrewfisher]

I have a friend who thinks that these are the greatest cigars in the world, and to him they are. I love that there are so many different tastes and the cigars made to satisfy them. I personally don't hate them, but I wouldn't buy then either.

I don't intend to threadjack, but it would be interesting to also add what each poster thought the worst highly-touted cigar was for them.

For me it was the Vegas Cubanas by Pepin. I probably just got a bad stick, but I gagged several times, it smelled horrible, and it unraveled before halfway through.

Originally Posted by csbrewfisher

I don't intend to threadjack, but it would be interesting to also add what each poster thought the worst highly-touted cigar was for them.

I say hijack away, Im always interested to know what people think of different cigars, the good, bad,ugly...