Saint Luis Rey ~ Reserva Especial

[The Young Gun]

Not sure if I'm allowed to review a cigar just yet because I'm newer but I thought I'd give ot a shot. This stick may have already been reviewed but figured it couldn't hurt. Picked one up a week ago and smoked it with my buddy who was puffing on an Oliva (which he enjoyed). There was a very evem burn to it, and the draw was consistant and clean. Anyways, I thought it was a nice mild and very sweet smoke that had a fantastic ash and lasted a good while. It almost had a sugar can taste and was very very smooth.

[That one Nic guy]

Just had one of these last week.  Very solid stick.  Started a bit spicy, then gave way to a subtle sweetness with just a hint of mint at the end.  Ran through a lot of flavors by the time I had finished it.  My only problem was the one I had didn't want to burn straight at all.  It sure lasted a long time though. 

[Tatsumi67]

I just had one, and while I did not have a good experience smoking it myself the cigar in itself had some qaulities I will recognize.

The draw was not that firm, but very tight and the smoke volume was minimal which really dissapointed me. Is it wrong of me to value smoke volume as much as I do? I just got whisps of grey smoke, when I was hoping for a thick cloud. The flavor was nice, strong hints of sweetened coffee (like Turkish coffee) and raw cocoa. It gave me a nice buzz, not enough to make me detached or out of it, but just enough to feel relaxed as I sit down to write this post.

However, the tight draw was a real bummer, I found it hard to light using my usual "three matches" method. Worst of all though, was that the wrapper started to crack and peel toward the middle, which eventually forced me stop smoking it early. It could be that the cigar had been in my humidor for over a year and maybe age was not kind to it.

Would I try the brand again? Hell yeah. Would I smoke this one again? Not for the price I paid for it. I think for "$5 maduro bracket" You could do better.