thanks to the guys here i've been bugging my local shop to order these for months now. well they smoked them at rtda and ordered several boxes. well i smoked my first one the other day, a robusto maduro, and it was outstanding. the manager wasn't real sure if the hybrid was the name of the cigar or the type of wrapper. i smoked a maduro so was this a maduro hybrid or something else. the naturals said hybrid on the box but the maduros only said maduro...just wanting to know so i can order more online.
Posts: 1431 | Location: North Carolina | Registered: November 29, 2003
Ernesto has 3 blends out right know! The Hybrid wrapper, the CT(conneticiut)wrapper and the Maduro. I'm glad you enjoyed it, I have only had the Hybrid and cammeroon. I cant wait to try the maduro and you got to try the Hybrid.
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Posts: 4793 | Location: Texas | Registered: June 15, 2003
Must find some to try!!! All posts on these sre positive. Searching the web for a source. No sources locally. I look like the dog in the commercial running after Bacums.
"A well-chosen cigar is like armor and is useful against the torments of life." Zino Davidoff
Posts: 711 | Location: Williamsburg, Va | Registered: June 16, 2003
Atlanticcigar.com has them and Cigars international just ordered them, so they will have them in boxes very soon.
I can also get them locally if anyone wants. ----------------------------- "The cigar...is something that commands respect. It is made for all the senses, for all the pleasures, for the nose, the palate, the fingers, the eyes... A good cigar contains the promise of a totally pleasurable experience."
hey capt. i got the hybrids also, robusto and torpedo, maduros are better imo... don't know the price on the internet, but my shop has the robustos somewhere around 85.00 per box and i can't remember the price of torpedos but they were around 6.50 or 7.oo per stick. i'll be glad to get some out for you guys if needed. just email me, address in profile.
Posts: 1431 | Location: North Carolina | Registered: November 29, 2003
----------------------------- "The cigar...is something that commands respect. It is made for all the senses, for all the pleasures, for the nose, the palate, the fingers, the eyes... A good cigar contains the promise of a totally pleasurable experience."
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Posts: 3237 | Location: South Jersey | Registered: May 20, 2002
I just finished smoking the Padilla Stogie sent me. I'm not sure which it was. A little help Stogie?
It was different, sure it looked good but the real surprise came later when I lit it.
It was a robusto sized cigar. It was sporting a milk chocolate colored wrapper that had some faint wispy stripes on it. It had finely grained tooth and looked good.
It was well constructed, held an ash well with no flaking. Prelight draw told me nothing about the flavor to come.
I lit it and on the first few puffs I tasted olives. Yes, olives. At first I thought it was just an odd flavor from the initial light that gave me a weird taste, but after a few more puffs there were definitely notes of olives. It wasn't a salty or briny taste, but more like olive oil, that rich almost fruity olive aroma.
I passed it to my girlfriend without saying a word to her about the flavor. She took a few puffs and said it tasted sort of like pickles, with a flavor almost like a "deli." When I mentioned my olive observations she agreed, but thought it leaned more to the "pickle end" of the spectrum.
As the initial tastes faded in the mouth there were oak flavors coming through. The olive notes continued throughout the cigar, though faded a bit and it became more of oak/toasty profile.
I liked it. It wasn't something I'd run right out and buy a box of, but the taste was distinctive. I see how people who like Padillas rave about them, they really have a different flavor that is unlike any other cigar.
I would say this is a must-try cigar. I'd give it an unofficial two thumbs up because it was so unique and anytime I smoke something truly different in cigars, it has my undivided attention.
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Posts: 3237 | Location: South Jersey | Registered: May 20, 2002
Thanks BinDer, I was curious how it would smoke. You probaly had the most aged Padilla on earth so far. It was out of the batch that Ernesto gave to me for the first time. I was saving the stogie for myself, but I couldnt help but to give it to a very informitave guy I know ! I will be getting a box of new ones in this week. I'll be sure to send you a new fresh out of the box to try. Glad you liked it!
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Posts: 4793 | Location: Texas | Registered: June 15, 2003
I ordered a box of the hybrid robustos and they arrived on the 22nd of September. I couldn't wait to try them out, so I had one on Saturday. It was a wonderful smoke. I have to admit though, the last half was a little harsh. I will give it a month in the humi, and we'll see how it helps out. I am already considering another box because I have a feeling these are going to be flying out of my humidor quickly!
Eddie
"If a body catch a body coming through the rye" - Holden Caufield
Posts: 877 | Location: San Francisco, CA USA | Registered: October 15, 2003
