Padilla Habano Burberry Perfecto

[thebiglebowski]

well, some of you may remember discussing this cigar last month over on this thread:

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showth...light=burberry

last night, i decided to try one. now, i know i'm really opening myself up to some ridicule due to all the discussion recently around the gimmicky nature of gurkha, patel, etc - and let's face it, this is about as gimmicky as the come - so, fire away. i don't usually go for the silly stuff, but;

- padilla's generally been at least ok to me
- it's not much worse than all the barber pole stuff that's been showing up lately
- and i love burberry. i think it's a really cool fashion house. i'm not into "scents", but their cologne (brit) is really nice. so, put a plaid hat on me and call me a chav!



anyway - on to the cigar. construction looks very good. firm and feels substantial. has a very pungent pre-light aroma. hmm.

after lighting, the first 10 puffs or so were really acrid. kind've tasted like putting a battery on your tongue. was worried at this point that i've got a real stinker on my had. but then, it evened out. i think it was just something to do with the perfecto shape.

this cigar has a very floral aroma to the smoke and taste. almost minty too, the first half. not very complex. mint changed to a basic cedar flavor, again, staying on the light side, but not unpleasant. burned very well - a few touch-ups here and there, but nothing major. i drank some cheap evan williams bourbon with it and that seemed to go nicely. (if you're looking for a decent economical thrill, you can't beat evan!).

this cigar was easy to nose-exhale. i agree with what da klugs has discussed out here recently that exhaling an NC thru the nose can most times be a dangerous proposition. typically will bring tears to your eyes with most non cubans. not this one though. really got that floral-ness when exhaling thru the nose. i did this about 1/3 to 1/2 the time.

all and all, not a bad experience. would i buy this again? no, not for $7 per stick - not when i could have instead, say, an Upmann No. 2 for about the same price. it was fun smoking it though - and a decent cigar to give to the uninitiated looking to mooch. can't wait to see the look on their faces when i do!

cigar lasted about 100 minutes too, which was rather unexpected.

cheers!