05-02-2007, 12:11 AM
Well, I usually shy away from anything with the Partagas name that's not from about 90 miles south of miami but something about this cigar caught my eye when I was in Milwaukee. I paid $8 for one but found them online for ~$85/box. Superior has them on sale right now actually. This is a 6" x 49 ring gauge, cameroon wrapper beauty of a perfecto. The wrapper was pleasant to the eye and not too veiny. Prelight aroma was very reminescent of cammie wrapper. I really don't know how else to describe it except to say it's really what you expect from cameroon. The draw was perfect. The ash held for over an inch and was pure grey. The first few puffs were very woody and sweet. No real spice came through in this cigar until the nub. The sweetness did mellow and leave you with nothing but the woody cameroon notes. This cigar seemed very one-dimensional but in a good way - or at least not a bad way. This cigar seemed light on the palate. A good choice for early in a herf rotation or an after lunch smoke (or breakfast if you're like me
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Being someone who loves the cameroon flavor profile, I'd add this one to the occasional rotation. At less than $4 a cigar I think they're a good value based on flawless construction and good (albeit a bit one-dimensional) flavor profile. I'd love to see if these developed any complexity with some age. Nothing in the cigar itself gave me much hope of this but I'd love to see it happen.
)Being someone who loves the cameroon flavor profile, I'd add this one to the occasional rotation. At less than $4 a cigar I think they're a good value based on flawless construction and good (albeit a bit one-dimensional) flavor profile. I'd love to see if these developed any complexity with some age. Nothing in the cigar itself gave me much hope of this but I'd love to see it happen.
