I am smoking the Sapphire right now. This is my 2nd Sapphire and they both don't disappoint. Now this has a different twang to it. More on this in a sec.
Now if I were smoking this cigar blind. I would swear it was a Cuban. It has all the Cuban flavor characteristics. But now to the twang. It is good. Nothing I have tasted in a Cuban but there are many Cubans I have not smoked.
But all in all! Very Cuban-esk in flavor profile. This is the closest non-Cuban that I have personally tasted that tasted like a Cuban.
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I am a big fan of these cigars, only problem is the price. They are expensive, especially the tubos. But they are well made, tasty smokes.
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And a billowing clouds of spicy smoke. I think the ruby tube is the strongest one.
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Guys the ones sold in the box without the tubes are the same cigars and are a lot cheaper. I picked up a box last year on sale for $190 a box.
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This is just off memory, but I believe the price difference in the #2 in a tube vs. w/o a tube, based on MSRP, is $4 or $5. That's the cost of those nice little colorful tubes (which one of my more eccentric customers makes interestingly effective saltwater fishing lures with....)
Glad you enjoyed the smoke. they are good, I think my favorite is the Corojo, which is in a gold tube, if I remember the colors correctly.
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I have 6 of each of the 5 and got them for under 8 @ cbid. Just be patient. The best day to buy cbid is a big holiday when you know people are on the road. Moms day will be a good day also. I got a bunch last year under shop cost.
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I think the Emerald may be the best, but I wouldn't turn any of them down. I too buy them without the tube. I love the shape and construction. Just a very impressive cigar.
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Magnum PI Wrote:I think the Emerald may be the best, but I wouldn't turn any of them down. I too buy them without the tube. I love the shape and construction. Just a very impressive cigar.
It is a classic shape, very nostalgic. They were my favorite cigar when I started here on Stogie Chat, now I'm just confused.:?
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