I smoked one of these for the first time last night and it just refused to stay lit. It had been sitting in my humidor (~68% humidity) for a couple of weeks since arriving with a bunch of other cigars from Holts. No problems with the rest. Just bad luck?
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Belcosos can be tricky. But in my experience, yeah, bad luck. I've smoked a bunch of these and found the burn and draw to be as close to perfect as it gets.
Originally posted by Criddler: Me and some buddies got a box of these recently and they didn't want to stay lit. Also they were very acidic and bitter. None of us finished.
Interesting. Mine are from the original shipment and I haven't bought any since. I wonder if the subsequent shipment that was never supposed to happen ("Ooops, we found some extra tobacco we didn't think we had so lucky you, we can make some extra sticks...") wasn't up to the standard of the first one. I can say the ones I have, robustos and torps, are superb cigars, balanced and well-aged and refined. But you guys aren't the first to tell me differently and this kind of feedback seems to be coming from people who bought their cigars relatively recently. Anyway, makes me think twice about stocking up...I will have to try a sample from a recent box before I buy any more.
I'm wondering what number range your cigars are? I bought a box of Cien Anos robustos several months ago and the numbers are in the low 100,000's. I've let them sit in the humi for a while and the last one I had (in June) was fantastic.
Just curious.
Cheers!
"Causa Latet, vis est notissima!" -Ovid
Posts: 190 | Location: Arlington, VA | Registered: May 03, 2002
The años is a one time limited shot,the # are going down, by the end of the year they will be finish,its a great cigar they smoke very well at 68 you might have gotten a bad one.
Originally posted by TMFIII: I'm wondering what number range your cigars are? I bought a box of Cien Anos robustos several months ago and the numbers are in the low 100,000's. I've let them sit in the humi for a while and the last one I had (in June) was fantastic.
Just curious.
Cheers!
I bought a box of the Cien Anos Robustos from the La Aurora factory in January and the numbers are in the range of 450,000
Have you experienced any of the burn or bitter tastes mentioned above?
Just wondering if the higher numbers, as EC suggested, have more problems than the lower numbers.
Cheers!
I cant say to be honest as they have been sitting in the humidor since I bought them. I was going to let them sit for a year or two.
Thinking about it I also bought a box of petit beliscoso from the La Aurora shop and they were quite bitter tasting, so I have let them rest in the humidor too (6 months so far). I tried one the other day and its reduced the bitter taste down quite a bit (its still there though), although it could be because they were cheap cigars.
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I was given a 100 Anos robusto about a month ago and just got around to smoking it. I only got through about an inch when I let it go, realizing that I wasn't enjoying it all that much. The foot split pretty quickly once lit, and the burn was generally okay, but not rock solid.
The flavors were densely knit, but I didn't find anything specifically compelling.
My assumption is that this cigar wouldn't need anymore age to be in the window of smokeability, but others might have a different experience.
It is entirely possible that I didn't give this cigar enough of a chance, that maybe I should have let it rest more, or perhaps should have smoked it all the way through, but I just wasn't in the mood to work too hard.
No disrespect to the brand, but it just wasn't pushing my buttons tonight.
I understand completely what you are talking about. Life is too short to fuss with a cigar that just isn't doing it for you. (I think something like this is in the sig line of another member too!) There have been times that I've lit up a highly touted fairly expensive stogie and been so frustrated within the first inch or two that I've set it down and moved on to another one. But I guess this is one of the great things about cigars - different strokes for different folks.
Cheers!
"Causa Latet, vis est notissima!" -Ovid
Posts: 190 | Location: Arlington, VA | Registered: May 03, 2002
It's a lot like wine for me. I know pretty quickly whether or not a bottle will be interesting (for me). Even if the wine is too young, or needs to open, I'm at least 'involved.' Other times, a half a sip tells me to spend the alcohol on something else!
I ran across a box of Robusto's. The numbers are in the 025000 range, so I have to believe they are part of the first release. New box, I broke the seal. I got them for half of what they retail for, so I jumped on it. Tossed them into the Humi. I had two Beli's that have been in the humi for two weeks. I want to have a couple of boxes of Puros from various countries so these fit the bill.
I decided to light the Beli, and get a sense for the profile.
This was a mild to med smoke. The flavors did change, from a creamy lightly sweet taste, to woody, with some spice on the last third. I was pleased with the taste, but the stick did burn irregularly. It seamed underfilled, so the ash had a loose look, and always made me feel like it would fall on my lap. yet when I tapped it , it would not let go. The number on this was 150000 range.
I bought the Beli at a B&M for 19 bucks, and have to say that it was not worth that. The Robustos in the box were 5 bucks. I will give these a few months before I try one. I am hopefull that these lower numbered sticks are more representative of what LA was going for.
