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Old 12-05-2009, 07:17 PM   #1
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Default Padilla Achilles Robusto

Cigar Info
Cigar Brand: Padilla Where Purchased: Cigars International
Cigar Name: Achilles Date Purchased: October 17, 2009
Vitola: Robusto Price: $2.25
Wrapper: Nic Habano seed Date Smoked: December 5, 2009
Size: 5"x54 Approx Age: 2 months

Other Info
Cutter: Xikar Xi2 Lighter: Ronson Jet Lite
Drink: None Food: None

Cigar Appearenc
Wrapper Color: Rosy Brown Oil: Moderate
Cap Const: Messy Double Ease/Quality of Cut: Easy but messy
Veins: Medium sized Cracks/Defects: none except the messy cap
PreLight Draw: Perfect PreLight Flavor: soil and pepper

1/3
Apperence (1-10): 9
Construction (1-10): 7
Burn (1-10): 5
Taste (1-20): 18
Total: (1-100): 78
Flavors: nutty, mild black pepper, ceder
Notes: slight touch up required, decent amount of smoke, flakey ash

2/3
A: 9
C: 7
B: 6
T:15
To: 74
Flavors: nutty, soil, tobacco
Notes: mellowed out, poor burn continued, leveled out toward end

3/3
A: 9
C: 7
B: 7
T: 17
To: 80
Flavors: nutty, ceder, soil
Notes: burn evened out, smoke warmed but didn't get hot

Final
A: 9
C: 7
B: 6
T: 16.67
Final total: 77.33
Medium Bodied

*Deffinatly worth the price I got them at, I would recomend them for a nice frequent (maybe not every day) smoke.




**Sorry for the length but these are the exact notes and review format I always use
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Old 12-05-2009, 07:39 PM   #2
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Default Re: Padilla Achilles Robusto

Nice review. I picked up a 5er of these a while ago (torps I think), and I thought they were a decent smoke.
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Old 12-05-2009, 11:18 PM   #3
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These have become a goto for me!!!

Nice job Andrew!!!
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Old 12-06-2009, 07:12 AM   #4
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I think I spotted one of these the other day in the cooler. Good job Andrew.
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Old 12-07-2009, 06:54 AM   #5
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The couple that I've smoked have been very good. I agree with your review on the flavor. I usually keep my out for these at my B&M.

Thanks for the review.
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Old 12-07-2009, 07:26 AM   #6
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Default Re: Padilla Achilles Robusto

Nice review Andrew. Thanks for sharing.
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