Re: Review: Montecristo - Especial No 1

On Fri, 03 Feb 2006 16:06:29 GMT, "CJNIC" <cnicola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Hutch wrote:
||| TimL wrote:
||||| Montecristo - Especial No.1
||
|| I smoked one of the two that Chris sent me about a week ago, and I
|| purposely didn't review it because of an experience similar to yours.
|| I figured I'd smoke the other in a couple weeks...giving them another
|| chance. I had no draw problems, but the flavors were not what I have
|| experienced with old Montes in the past. At the time I figured maybe
|| I'd smoked it too soon after transit, or my tastebuds were off at the
|| time....they don't have to be TOO far off to be WAY off :) Mine
|| started off VERY bland also, but developed some nice flavors as it
|| burned down.......it just never built to anything special. At the
|| time I suspected that I might have been expecting too much, but the
|| possibility of less than ideal storage some time in it's life also
|| occurred to me. I will wait for "perfect" circumstances before I try
|| the second one, and will report my findings. I'm just very pleased
|| that Chris gave me the opportunity to try them. I know that they were
|| expensive !

Well guys, I am putting this down to difference in taste :)

Viva la difference ! :)

I sampled another one last night and enjoyed the hell out of it! This one
had a perfect draw so I was in luck.

It's possible that there was variation within a box even back then :)

It was probably a bit milder than I remember my first one being, but I
really enjoyed the full flavour of the cigar.

That is often what I get from very well aged sticks. Less strength,
more subtle and balanced flavor. Excellent to hear that you enjoyed
it!

I guess I am way less experienced than Hutch and Tim when it comes to very
aged cigars, but I found these to be pretty special. If I could afford it, I
would be very keen on trying more aged sticks to compare.

I'm pretty sure that you have a couple to do that with. If not gimme a
holler :)

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