I was gifted one of these in a bright red aluminium tube about a month ago, and I thought I would smoke it today.

The cigar is a dark maduro perfecto.

The wrapper was rather rough with no seams and few veins.

It clipped well and the prelight draw was just right.

The first puff was a bit harsh, and I thought the entire cigar was going to be that way, but the flavors evened out to a medium-full bodied smoke.

The ash was solid and light grey in color.

There was no tooth noted.

The finish was woody and dry.

Doc ***** Tobacco is a filthy weed, I like it...

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Doc do you think these are worth the money for a sampler???

I've never tried one because they are approx. $15.00 per stick in this area. I know I can find a great cigar at half the price, hell I have found great cigars at hald the price. It would have to be a very very...great cigar for the money.

...as to the notion of excess, I don't give much thought to it except to say that I never smoke while I'm sleeping, and I never smoke more than one cigar at a time while I'm awake.

I haven't tried the Maduro yet, but I really like the Platinum and the Gold tubes. I love the Cameroon wrappers.

Tim

i went on impulse and bought a sampler a while back. it included the red, silver, and gold versions of the preferidos. I've only smoked the same one Doc sampled, IMHO i would say they are not worth the price. I haven't tried the other ones. They are a bit too harsh to be priced as a premium cigar. For what they have in looks they lack in flavor and value IMO.

I too was gifted one at a graduation last summer.
I did enjoy it, so I bought ab untubed natural sampler(3 sizes). the littlest ones, I believe are comparable to a short story, spicy and pack a nice punch for their size. As for the other two sizes I believe they lake in flavor and complexity. Tha construction is good with all having a gorgeous wrapper. For the money though I would probably find something else, Padron Ann., VSG's, Opus X, DCM, Padron 1926.

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Red Tubo (5 x 54) I just had the #2 size in maduro. For the price the maduro wrapper on it looked a little rough and not up to its value. I thought it was medium bodied, the draw was just ok (it never opened up entirely), it had a real nice white looking ash to it, and it burned even. The taste was just average, it tasted a little dry and with a slight richness to it. Its price is a bit high because you pay for its large cedar box and original tubes. Worth trying but not a favorite.

whaat?

I had purchased a box in the DR for about $200 from the La Aurora/Leon factory. They are good cigars but they can be a little harsh...I was thinking of taken them out of the tubes to age but was unsure...what do you guys think...

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That or either crack the the tubes open. They more than likely need to sit for a while. Let em sit untubed for about three months before you try another.

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