moki
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Fuente teamed up with Prometheus to produce 100 "God of Fire" humidors in late 2004. Each humidor comes with 100 cigars: 50 "God of Fire" cigars of a blend created by Carlito, and 50 "God of Fire" cigars of a blend created by Don Carlos.
I decided to smoke both blends of the God of Fire cigars tonight: the Don Carlos and Carlito blends. Both cigars are churchill-sized (7"x48), and come in their own coffin. Here's a picture of the Carlito blend God of Fire cigar.
I've been told that these cigars will eventually be sold in boxes on their own, sans-humidor.
These cigars come in coffins and have bands have the same mythical Prometheus titan emblazoned on them, and a second band with "by Don Carlos" printed on one, and "by Carlito" printed on the other. The wrapper on the Carlito blend is purportedly a Cameroon wrapper with Dominican binder and filler, and is a bit darker and toothier than the more reddish wrapper that covers the Don Carlos blend (I don't know the exact wrapper/binder/filler blend for the Don Carlos variant).
Don Carlos: First up was the Don Carlos blend. I should state right now that I'm not a big fan of the Don Carlos line of cigars; they just aren't my thing... so I lit this one up with some trepidation.
It had an interesting earthy/mushroom pre-light aroma, so I sparked it up -- first impression was that it was slightly sweet, with a very unique almost minty (but still earthy) aftertaste. It was fairly smooth, medium-bodied, and overall a decent smoke -- it got a slightly bitter at the end, but it may just be a tad young.
Carlito: This cigar tasted rather different from the Don Carlos blend. It was slightly sweet, smooth, creamy... not a spicy cigar, but it did have a very interesting taste. I would say it was most similar to an Añejo with a Cameroon wrapper, and a bit of a milder blend.
In other words, hints of Hemingway, Don Carlos, and Opus tobacco, similar but still very different in character from the Añejo. If the Añejo is chocolate, this is vanilla... very creamy and tasty. About mid-way through I tasted interesting hints of tea and leathery undertones.
Summary: Out of the two, I much preferred the Carlito blend; it was just a much more interesting smoke for me. Still, given that the only way to obtain these cigars right now is to get the humidor, which makes them about $50 each, I'd have to say that there are many other cigars I would prefer to spend money on.
When they come out in boxed versions, if they go for a reasonable price, I would pick up a box of the Carlito blend. People who are fans of the Don Carlos line of cigars may enjoy the Don Carlos blend more than I did.
I decided to smoke both blends of the God of Fire cigars tonight: the Don Carlos and Carlito blends. Both cigars are churchill-sized (7"x48), and come in their own coffin. Here's a picture of the Carlito blend God of Fire cigar.
I've been told that these cigars will eventually be sold in boxes on their own, sans-humidor.
These cigars come in coffins and have bands have the same mythical Prometheus titan emblazoned on them, and a second band with "by Don Carlos" printed on one, and "by Carlito" printed on the other. The wrapper on the Carlito blend is purportedly a Cameroon wrapper with Dominican binder and filler, and is a bit darker and toothier than the more reddish wrapper that covers the Don Carlos blend (I don't know the exact wrapper/binder/filler blend for the Don Carlos variant).
Don Carlos: First up was the Don Carlos blend. I should state right now that I'm not a big fan of the Don Carlos line of cigars; they just aren't my thing... so I lit this one up with some trepidation.
It had an interesting earthy/mushroom pre-light aroma, so I sparked it up -- first impression was that it was slightly sweet, with a very unique almost minty (but still earthy) aftertaste. It was fairly smooth, medium-bodied, and overall a decent smoke -- it got a slightly bitter at the end, but it may just be a tad young.
Carlito: This cigar tasted rather different from the Don Carlos blend. It was slightly sweet, smooth, creamy... not a spicy cigar, but it did have a very interesting taste. I would say it was most similar to an Añejo with a Cameroon wrapper, and a bit of a milder blend.
In other words, hints of Hemingway, Don Carlos, and Opus tobacco, similar but still very different in character from the Añejo. If the Añejo is chocolate, this is vanilla... very creamy and tasty. About mid-way through I tasted interesting hints of tea and leathery undertones.
Summary: Out of the two, I much preferred the Carlito blend; it was just a much more interesting smoke for me. Still, given that the only way to obtain these cigars right now is to get the humidor, which makes them about $50 each, I'd have to say that there are many other cigars I would prefer to spend money on.
When they come out in boxed versions, if they go for a reasonable price, I would pick up a box of the Carlito blend. People who are fans of the Don Carlos line of cigars may enjoy the Don Carlos blend more than I did.
