Hello to all. I have been 'lurking' on this site for the past month and have really enjoyed getting to know you all (albeit, surrepticously) and learning alot about some great cigars. Thanks for your openness and commaraderie.
I thought I might pass along my opinion about a cigar which is a big sleeper but boy what a great cigar. It's the La Rosa Especial Mi Favorita. It is 4.75 x 52, comes in Natural and Maduro. The one I smoked this morning was the maduro. This is a great smoking cigar at an unbelievable price. The wrapper is beautifully constructed (box pressed) with a pleasant pre-light aroma. For the first inch or so, it had a spicy, cocoa blend that was very good and I could tell I was in for a full bodied smoke (just what I was looking for!). When I got down to the next 2.5-3 inches, very strong in the chocolate flavors were very apparent. But the last half inch or so, before I burned my fingers, was pure enjoyment, of complex, coffee, spice and cocoa. This cigar had a buzz factor of 4-5 for me. Just a great, pleasurable 1.5 hours of smoking.
The only negative I found was that at first it didnt burn evenly and the ash was a little jagged around the edges. What I did notice was that first inch had a light yellowish, gray tone to it. After that, the ash turned more light gray and stayed that way to the very end.
I have found that both Holts and JR's carries these cigars for a great price.
Thought I would pass this info along to anyone looking for a great cigar that pops a punch, and won't hurt your pocketbook. I look forward to anyone else's comments on this cigar to see if you have found the same.
I look forward to contributing to this great board and thanks for hearing me out.
Andrew
I thought I might pass along my opinion about a cigar which is a big sleeper but boy what a great cigar. It's the La Rosa Especial Mi Favorita. It is 4.75 x 52, comes in Natural and Maduro. The one I smoked this morning was the maduro. This is a great smoking cigar at an unbelievable price. The wrapper is beautifully constructed (box pressed) with a pleasant pre-light aroma. For the first inch or so, it had a spicy, cocoa blend that was very good and I could tell I was in for a full bodied smoke (just what I was looking for!). When I got down to the next 2.5-3 inches, very strong in the chocolate flavors were very apparent. But the last half inch or so, before I burned my fingers, was pure enjoyment, of complex, coffee, spice and cocoa. This cigar had a buzz factor of 4-5 for me. Just a great, pleasurable 1.5 hours of smoking.
The only negative I found was that at first it didnt burn evenly and the ash was a little jagged around the edges. What I did notice was that first inch had a light yellowish, gray tone to it. After that, the ash turned more light gray and stayed that way to the very end.
I have found that both Holts and JR's carries these cigars for a great price.
Thought I would pass this info along to anyone looking for a great cigar that pops a punch, and won't hurt your pocketbook. I look forward to anyone else's comments on this cigar to see if you have found the same.
I look forward to contributing to this great board and thanks for hearing me out.
Andrew
