Green Cigars?

07-04-2009, 12:55 PM

ARTURO FUENTE 8-5-8 CANDELA LONSDALE...I came across some of these at Castle Cigar in Tampa yesterday. Curious as to what they may taste like. Has anyone ever tried one of these or something else green?

I spent too much yesterday, but I will pick one up just to try next time. I just have a feeling that i will not like it because I prefer maduros.

NCRadioMan · 07-04-2009, 12:56 PM

Grassy. A nice change of pace. The Camacho Candela is quite good as well.

Bax · 07-04-2009, 01:03 PM

Yep, very grassy. A nice morning smoke.

07-04-2009, 01:09 PM

Guess this means they are mild.?. Ill pass then.

NCRadioMan · 07-04-2009, 01:11 PM

Just because a cigar is mild doesn't mean it's not full flavored. I don't think they are any more mild than the natural. Just a different flavor. The Camacho's are a good medium.

hotreds · 07-04-2009, 01:13 PM

Candela wrappers are not bad at all! They are not very common, but many brands do have a candela wrapper.

The Poet · 07-04-2009, 01:14 PM

The candela wrapper is the rarest of the breed, and thus coveted by some. Mild? Well, usually milder than the same cigar in a different wrapper, yes. But as has been said, mild does not necessarily mean flavorless. Try it, you might like it.

SmokeyJoe · 07-04-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Just because a cigar is mild doesn't mean it's not full flavored. I don't think they are any more mild than the natural. Just a different flavor. The Camacho's are a good medium.

I enjoy a nice candela every once in a while...

From some of my research, candelas were once the favorite smoke in the US... Celtics legendary coach and team president Red Auerbach famously smoked candelas exclusively.

07-04-2009, 01:20 PM

I think Candela wrappers are a nice change of pace every once and a while. They used to be very popular, but since the '90s Boom I think they've gone down in popularity (at least there aren't as many brands making them). They can be mild in strength, but have plenty of flavor. I have a box of Fuente 8-5-8 Canela Lonsdale and enjoy them with my morning coffee from time to time.

stearns · 07-04-2009, 01:20 PM

only had one candela a LONG time ago and it didnt tickle my fancy, maybe i'd like em now that i have a bit of a pallet but im not in a rush to try one.

and side note about red auerbach, in my research he smoked hdm governers pretty much exclusively which are not candelas, but i could be wrong. either way, those are a nice smoke, and somewhat sentimental to me

stearns

07-04-2009, 01:23 PM

Then perhaps I will pick a few up next time. Seems like a good cigar to throw in a bomb since I have never seen them anywhere else. But I will have to smoke one first.

07-04-2009, 01:23 PM

I've only ever had one candela and it was some second. I wasnt a big fan but I do have the 8-5-8 candela and the camacho monarch on my to try list

shilala · 07-04-2009, 01:49 PM

One of the absolute worst cigars I have ever smoked in my life.

There are others out there, like "The Angry Elf".
Candela wrappers were what everyone smoked a long time ago. They just fell out of fashion.

Dunkel · 07-04-2009, 02:00 PM

I've smoked a few Candelas in my time and they were all pretty awful. I never smoked an A. Fuente Candela though. The smell from a Candela cigar is pretty stinky too. Columbo loved them and everyone else around him did not. LOL

sikk50 · 07-04-2009, 04:05 PM

I've never even seen one in person

pnoon · 07-04-2009, 04:09 PM

Nice review.

Savvy · 07-04-2009, 04:12 PM

I've had a few. They're mild, and they do have a grassier flavor than more of the regular lines. It's definitely a little different. I believe I still have one in my cooler. Gonna save it up for next St. Patrick's day, put another year on it.

SmokinApe · 07-04-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Just because a cigar is mild doesn't mean it's not full flavored. .

How can this statement be true? A cigar that has is full flavored is "full" and cigar that has a mild flavor is "mild." It doesn't mean it has no flavor just a mild set of flavors...

sikk50 · 07-04-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokinApe

How can this statement be true? A cigar that has is full flavored is "full" and cigar that has a mild flavor is "mild." It doesn't mean it has no flavor just a mild set of flavors...

Doesn't Mild/Full reffer more to the nic than the flavor??

07-04-2009, 04:47 PM

Mild Medium and Full can refer both to the body and strength or so I have read.

07-04-2009, 12:55 PM	#1
flat6nut Guest Posts: n/a	Green Cigars? ARTURO FUENTE 8-5-8 CANDELA LONSDALE...I came across some of these at Castle Cigar in Tampa yesterday. Curious as to what they may taste like. Has anyone ever tried one of these or something else green? I spent too much yesterday, but I will pick one up just to try next time. I just have a feeling that i will not like it because I prefer maduros.

07-04-2009, 12:56 PM	#2
NCRadioMan Chutney Lovebusciut Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chutney Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel Posts: 4,277 Trading: (66)	Re: Green Cigars? Grassy. A nice change of pace. The Camacho Candela is quite good as well. __________________ The path to loyalty is trust.

07-04-2009, 01:03 PM	#3
Bax C A P S...CAPS CAPS CAPS! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Ringgold,GA Posts: 2,173 Trading: (70)	Re: Green Cigars? Yep, very grassy. A nice morning smoke. __________________ I'm the most interesting man in the world... but only if you find stupid stuff really interesting.

07-04-2009, 01:09 PM	#4
flat6nut Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Green Cigars? Guess this means they are mild.?. Ill pass then.

07-04-2009, 01:11 PM	#5
NCRadioMan Chutney Lovebusciut Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chutney Location: On the shores of Loch Shiel Posts: 4,277 Trading: (66)	Re: Green Cigars? Just because a cigar is mild doesn't mean it's not full flavored. I don't think they are any more mild than the natural. Just a different flavor. The Camacho's are a good medium. __________________ The path to loyalty is trust.

07-04-2009, 01:13 PM	#6
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,662 Trading: (63)	Re: Green Cigars? Candela wrappers are not bad at all! They are not very common, but many brands do have a candela wrapper. __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

07-04-2009, 01:14 PM	#7
The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: Green Cigars? The candela wrapper is the rarest of the breed, and thus coveted by some. Mild? Well, usually milder than the same cigar in a different wrapper, yes. But as has been said, mild does not necessarily mean flavorless. Try it, you might like it.

07-04-2009, 01:20 PM	#9
Waynegro1 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Green Cigars? I think Candela wrappers are a nice change of pace every once and a while. They used to be very popular, but since the '90s Boom I think they've gone down in popularity (at least there aren't as many brands making them). They can be mild in strength, but have plenty of flavor. I have a box of Fuente 8-5-8 Canela Lonsdale and enjoy them with my morning coffee from time to time.

07-04-2009, 01:20 PM	#10
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,386 Trading: (50)	Re: Green Cigars? only had one candela a LONG time ago and it didnt tickle my fancy, maybe i'd like em now that i have a bit of a pallet but im not in a rush to try one. and side note about red auerbach, in my research he smoked hdm governers pretty much exclusively which are not candelas, but i could be wrong. either way, those are a nice smoke, and somewhat sentimental to me stearns __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

07-04-2009, 01:23 PM	#11
flat6nut Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Green Cigars? Then perhaps I will pick a few up next time. Seems like a good cigar to throw in a bomb since I have never seen them anywhere else. But I will have to smoke one first.

07-04-2009, 01:23 PM	#12
Aldebaran Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Green Cigars? I've only ever had one candela and it was some second. I wasnt a big fan but I do have the 8-5-8 candela and the camacho monarch on my to try list

07-04-2009, 01:49 PM	#13
shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: Green Cigars? One of the absolute worst cigars I have ever smoked in my life. There are others out there, like "The Angry Elf". Candela wrappers were what everyone smoked a long time ago. They just fell out of fashion. __________________

07-04-2009, 02:00 PM	#14
Dunkel Maduro & Oscuro Whore-O Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Doug Location: West by God Virginia Posts: 2,232 Trading: (75)	Re: Green Cigars? I've smoked a few Candelas in my time and they were all pretty awful. I never smoked an A. Fuente Candela though. The smell from a Candela cigar is pretty stinky too. Columbo loved them and everyone else around him did not. LOL __________________ Blue Label,Any Filipe Gregorio,Acid,Don Elias,El Mejor Espresso,Tierra del Sol

07-04-2009, 04:05 PM	#15
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07-04-2009, 04:09 PM	#16
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Green Cigars? Nice review. __________________ Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. -John Wooden

07-04-2009, 04:12 PM	#17
Savvy Bull Goose Loony Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jordan Location: Wherever the AF takes me Posts: 381 Trading: (11)	Re: Green Cigars? I've had a few. They're mild, and they do have a grassier flavor than more of the regular lines. It's definitely a little different. I believe I still have one in my cooler. Gonna save it up for next St. Patrick's day, put another year on it.

07-04-2009, 04:47 PM	#20
Aldebaran Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Green Cigars? Mild Medium and Full can refer both to the body and strength or so I have read.