Graycliff Crystal Pirate

[Tony Bones]

"Apparently the story is that there is a resort in the Bahamas (Nassau) called The Graycliff. The owner loves cigars, and decided to create his own resort-branded cigar. Normally this would be a recipe for disaster, but apparently a number of experts were hired, and the dream became a reality." -Moki

Now that you have a bit of history, I'll toss in my two cents.

The Crystal Pirate was good. With a light brown wrapper and a pleasing torpedo shape, it had a nice feel in the hand. The stick was very light though; almost feathery.

I had no trouble lighting up and didn't experience any canoeing. The Pirate didn't hold much of an ash though; about a half inch at most and the smoke was a bit whispy.

In terms of taste, I'd say this is a medium bodied cigar with a light spice. I didn't taste much more than that, so I'd say one of two things:

1. It needed more time to mellow in the humi
2. It's just a one dimensional cigar. If you're OK w/ that, it's a good smoke.

All-in-all, I enjoyed the cigar and would not turn another down. At $20 a stick though I wouldn't seek them out. I can especially understand how someone sitting at the Graycliff Resort might grab ahold of one of these with low expectations and come away quite pleased. Very good for someone's resort branded cigar. Kudos to you Mr. Graycliff guy.

 

[moki]

2. It's just a one dimensional cigar. If you're OK w/ that, it's a good smoke.

Surprising. Most people seem to like the Graycliffs *because* they feel they are a complex smoke.

I think you're probably right that the Robusto you had could use some more Humi time tho.

 

[dvickery]

greycliff cremas(petite corona)...these are the ONLY non habanos that i smoke regularly...maybe one every couple of months.they burn hot and fast and are only for those who know how to smoke a cigar slowly.they are tasty and rich in flavour tho.

derrek

 

[emodx]

I smoked a robusto sized one a couple of weeks ago. I thought it was one of the best domestic cigars I have ever smoked. Better than a lot of Habanos to boot.

Emo

 

[Tony Bones]

I think there's a valuable lesson that shows up time and time again here:

No two cigars are the same and no two cigars smokers have the same experience with a given cigar.

Never-the-less, If I get ahold of another one of these I'll send it deep into the humi and bring it out in a yr. or two. I bet that'd do the trick

 

[moki]

For what it is worth, you guys both had smokes from the same box, so they should be about the same age as well. At least I think I sent emodx a robusto.