601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente

Don Fernando · 04-20-2010, 03:42 AM

A Dutch friend bought a box of these Don Pepin sticks and gave me one in a pass I did for the Dutch site sigarenliefhebber.nl and just the looks of the cigar made me curious. The knowledge that Don Pepin Garcia blended the 601 box pressed maduro made the urge to smoke it even bigger.

This stick reminds me of a chocolate bar, squared and dark. The wrapper is nice and oily with one huge vein. The cigar has a strong acidy barnyard aroma. The construction feels good and the predraw is just fine. I get a raisin flavor from the predraw with pepper on my lips.

I taste a spicy earthy flavor with some coffee. The flavors are full. After two or three puffs I also get a pleasant bitter taste, like really dark chocolate.

After an inch the spice has gone and I taste earthy flavors with some toast and a sweet chocolate aftertaste. The toast disappears and instead I taste some wood. The earthy flavors remain dominant and the chocolate is a bit sticky on the palate. Even though the flavors don't change often, I still like what I taste.

At the beginning the draw is a little bit on the loose side but it gets better along the way. I get plenty of thick white smoke and I was able to enjoy this cigar for an hour and 45 minutes. The firm ash is quite dark colored. When I purge the cigar I don't get a flame and the burn is quite allright, I had to correct it once. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied.

Would I buy this cigar again? Yeah, I liked it a lot!

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 6 / 10
Smoke & ash: 8 / 10
Aroma first part: 7 / 10
Aroma second part: 8 / 10
Aroma third part: 7 / 10

longknocker · 04-20-2010, 04:54 AM

Great Review On A Great Smoke, Ferdie!

I Also Like The 601 "Green"!

jitzy · 04-20-2010, 06:33 AM

Great review, those are my favorites of the 601 line

kelmac07 · 04-20-2010, 06:35 AM

Great review Ferdie on one of my favorite sticks!!

elderboy02 · 04-20-2010, 07:18 AM

Nice review. These are good!

e-man67 · 04-20-2010, 08:35 AM

This may be my favorite Pepin stick..love them.

KenyanSandBoa · 04-20-2010, 10:11 AM

Great review. I just smoked one of these last week and really enjoyed it...could be a staple in the humi.

04-20-2010, 10:17 AM

Great review as always Ferdie!

SouthernSmoke · 04-20-2010, 12:36 PM

These are always good! In fact, I get to meet Eddie Ortega tonight!

04-20-2010, 03:42 AM	#1
Don Fernando Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ferdinand Location: Singapore Posts: 10,070 Trading: (29)	601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente A Dutch friend bought a box of these Don Pepin sticks and gave me one in a pass I did for the Dutch site sigarenliefhebber.nl and just the looks of the cigar made me curious. The knowledge that Don Pepin Garcia blended the 601 box pressed maduro made the urge to smoke it even bigger. This stick reminds me of a chocolate bar, squared and dark. The wrapper is nice and oily with one huge vein. The cigar has a strong acidy barnyard aroma. The construction feels good and the predraw is just fine. I get a raisin flavor from the predraw with pepper on my lips. I taste a spicy earthy flavor with some coffee. The flavors are full. After two or three puffs I also get a pleasant bitter taste, like really dark chocolate. After an inch the spice has gone and I taste earthy flavors with some toast and a sweet chocolate aftertaste. The toast disappears and instead I taste some wood. The earthy flavors remain dominant and the chocolate is a bit sticky on the palate. Even though the flavors don't change often, I still like what I taste. At the beginning the draw is a little bit on the loose side but it gets better along the way. I get plenty of thick white smoke and I was able to enjoy this cigar for an hour and 45 minutes. The firm ash is quite dark colored. When I purge the cigar I don't get a flame and the burn is quite allright, I had to correct it once. This cigar is full flavored and full bodied. Would I buy this cigar again? Yeah, I liked it a lot! Appearance: 8 / 10 Construction: 7 / 10 Draw: 7 / 10 Burn: 6 / 10 Smoke & ash: 8 / 10 Aroma first part: 7 / 10 Aroma second part: 8 / 10 Aroma third part: 7 / 10 __________________ check out my reviews on my blog.

04-20-2010, 04:54 AM	#2
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,174 Trading: (82)	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente Great Review On A Great Smoke, Ferdie! I Also Like The 601 "Green"!

04-20-2010, 06:33 AM	#3
jitzy Illusione Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Windermere Fl Posts: 306 Trading: (17)	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente Great review, those are my favorites of the 601 line __________________

04-20-2010, 06:35 AM	#4
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente Great review Ferdie on one of my favorite sticks!! __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

04-20-2010, 07:18 AM	#5
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,509 Trading: (133)	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente Nice review. These are good!

04-20-2010, 08:35 AM	#6
e-man67 Big Drunkin Monkey!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Eric Posts: 1,480 Trading: (29)	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente This may be my favorite Pepin stick..love them.

04-20-2010, 10:11 AM	#7
KenyanSandBoa The Nightman Cometh... Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Jim Location: Massholia Posts: 1,463 Trading: (74)	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente Great review. I just smoked one of these last week and really enjoyed it...could be a staple in the humi. __________________ I hope you brought a change of clothes because your eyes are about to piss tears.

04-20-2010, 10:17 AM	#8
NeverEnoughStick Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente Great review as always Ferdie!

04-20-2010, 12:36 PM	#9
SouthernSmoke Still Watching My Back Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Patrick Location: Atlanta and Oxford, OH Posts: 131 Trading: (6)	Re: 601 Blue box pressed maduro Prominente These are always good! In fact, I get to meet Eddie Ortega tonight!