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Smoke Shackin'
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Most of you have already read about the infamous chattanooga smokeshack located in my backyard. Most of you also know that my experience with ISOM's is pretty limited. Well, On opening night of the Shack, I had four cigars...A Davidoff Colibra, A PAM 64 torp, A Monte 2 and a Monte 4. My review here will be mostly the later two smokes.
I started the evening with the Davidoff, and it was a very complex smoke. There was a lot more taste to this cigar than I was expecting and would recomend it highly except it's pretty dang expensive and I only smoked it because Eshaw and Kboy bought it and gave me one of the sticks. I will let them review it when they get the chance.
The PAM was of course perfect in every way. You all know that if you are looking for a bad word on Padrons, you won't find it with me!
When it came time for the Monte 2, I stopped for a moment to check out how perfect it looked...no veins or flaws of any kind. Honestly, it is exactly what a cigar should look like. Unlit, it smelled very good...a mixture of cream and chocolate and cedar with some earth tones. I lit it up and it honestly had the best draw of any cigar I've ever had. I have heard they can be inconsistant, but this one was perfect. The taste was complex and strong, but not overwhelming. It's kind of like a well aged PAN in many ways, but with a cool, old school feel to the torpedo shape. I would recomend this cigar to anyone, and could easily see myself smoking these anytime anywhere. Strong enough for an after dinner cigar and creamy enough for a breakfast smoke. I give this cigar a 10 without even having to think about it.
As the party finally wound down, I took out a Monte 4. I figured that because it was smaller than the 2, that it would be milder. BIG MISTAKE. This cigar will punch you in the face! It is very bold in cedar and leather flavors with a firm draw and a tight ash. I noticed that the ash was a dark color, just like ISOM's are supposed to be. I had heard some other guys at the HERF talking about how strong it was, but I was still surprised. It was as strong a cigar as anything I've had next to an Opus. I suppose the reason is that being a small cigar, they pack it a bit tighter and the smoke is more focused. The stick itself was just as perfect as the Monte 2, and the cap was very cool. Eshaw explained that they are triple capped and that is why they looked so good. By this time, I was geeked on tons of coffe, mountain dew, dr. pepper, and bourbon, so I threw up in the back yard twice. I felt so good afterwards that I sat down and kept on smoking. I would also have to rate this cigar a 10.
So here is the final breakdown on the OpusXfiles scale:
Davidoff Colibra: 8
PAM: 10
Monte 2: 10
Monte 4: pre-puke 9.5 post puke :10
I know these ratings may seem high to some of you, but I swear that these cigars were unreal. A great night with great friends and great smokes.
This is the X, signing off for now..........
Most of you have already read about the infamous chattanooga smokeshack located in my backyard. Most of you also know that my experience with ISOM's is pretty limited. Well, On opening night of the Shack, I had four cigars...A Davidoff Colibra, A PAM 64 torp, A Monte 2 and a Monte 4. My review here will be mostly the later two smokes.
I started the evening with the Davidoff, and it was a very complex smoke. There was a lot more taste to this cigar than I was expecting and would recomend it highly except it's pretty dang expensive and I only smoked it because Eshaw and Kboy bought it and gave me one of the sticks. I will let them review it when they get the chance.
The PAM was of course perfect in every way. You all know that if you are looking for a bad word on Padrons, you won't find it with me!
When it came time for the Monte 2, I stopped for a moment to check out how perfect it looked...no veins or flaws of any kind. Honestly, it is exactly what a cigar should look like. Unlit, it smelled very good...a mixture of cream and chocolate and cedar with some earth tones. I lit it up and it honestly had the best draw of any cigar I've ever had. I have heard they can be inconsistant, but this one was perfect. The taste was complex and strong, but not overwhelming. It's kind of like a well aged PAN in many ways, but with a cool, old school feel to the torpedo shape. I would recomend this cigar to anyone, and could easily see myself smoking these anytime anywhere. Strong enough for an after dinner cigar and creamy enough for a breakfast smoke. I give this cigar a 10 without even having to think about it.
As the party finally wound down, I took out a Monte 4. I figured that because it was smaller than the 2, that it would be milder. BIG MISTAKE. This cigar will punch you in the face! It is very bold in cedar and leather flavors with a firm draw and a tight ash. I noticed that the ash was a dark color, just like ISOM's are supposed to be. I had heard some other guys at the HERF talking about how strong it was, but I was still surprised. It was as strong a cigar as anything I've had next to an Opus. I suppose the reason is that being a small cigar, they pack it a bit tighter and the smoke is more focused. The stick itself was just as perfect as the Monte 2, and the cap was very cool. Eshaw explained that they are triple capped and that is why they looked so good. By this time, I was geeked on tons of coffe, mountain dew, dr. pepper, and bourbon, so I threw up in the back yard twice. I felt so good afterwards that I sat down and kept on smoking. I would also have to rate this cigar a 10.
So here is the final breakdown on the OpusXfiles scale:
Davidoff Colibra: 8
PAM: 10
Monte 2: 10
Monte 4: pre-puke 9.5 post puke :10
I know these ratings may seem high to some of you, but I swear that these cigars were unreal. A great night with great friends and great smokes.
This is the X, signing off for now..........
I've had several Monte#4's, and I never got the big deal with them. I've had a couple in my humi for some time now, maybe this summer I'll try some again. Monte#2 is something I'd really like to try, they're bigger and better from what I hear :whistling:
