Hey every1,
This will be my first cigar review, as well as my first multimedia review, so bear with me!
Brand: Partagas
Name: Limited Reserve Decadas 1995 No. II
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper/Binder/Filler: ???
Length: 5.5
Gauge: 49
Price: $17.xx
This glass-tubed cigar came recommended from the local shop owner. Being fairly new to Partagas (only have smoked a single Black Label Bravo), i decided to pick one up and see if i could taste a difference.
I pulled it from its glass tube to allow a month's rest in my 65% RH humidor. The wrapper was incredible. Slight veins, fairly oily, dark maduro colored, and a nice amount of plume. Id say it was a step down in construction from an Opus X.
Once it was ready, I went down to a local cigar bar, only to find out after 8pm its 21+
After being told i could smoke in the lobby, the Xikar was taken to the end of this cigar and away we go! Pre-light draw was perfect. After toasting it with the torch, one puff was all it needed. The cigar burned RAZOR straight until the nub. :thumbs:
The first third started off with a complex tobacco flavor that developed a raisin taste. Not as pronounced as an Opus X, but definitely noticable. There was plenty of smoke volume from this cigar as well. I'd rate it a Medium to Full body, as it definitely did not pack the punch a Partagas Black Label does.
The ash was gray with black lines following the pattern of the two prominent veins. The Decadas 1995 held its ash for about 3" before it fell off. While a friend was smoking an Opus PerfeXion X that held a good 5" of ash. This was a testament more to the supreme rollers at Opus rather than a poor construction of the Partagas.
The second third brought even more fun than the first. The raisin flavor mellowed out into an almost Fig-Newton sweetness, and a woody flavor emerged on my pallate. The burn stayed cool, and the burn was still perfectly even. The oils really started to come to the surface as well. :thumbs:
In the last third of the cigar, the sweet flavors subsided, and a nice combination of leathery tobacco and woody flavors came forward. Took it until it burned my fingers, then used a plastic bar sword as a make-shift roach clip and got another 5min out of it! :laugh:
Smoking time- 1-1.5hours
Rating: 9/10. Fantastic cigar. Wonderful construction, flawless burn. Nice complex flavor that developed through all the thirds. It is a premium-priced cigar at $17.xx, but if you like the Partagas flavor, this cigar is a great stick!
-Zach
This will be my first cigar review, as well as my first multimedia review, so bear with me!
Brand: Partagas
Name: Limited Reserve Decadas 1995 No. II
Origin: Dominican Republic
Wrapper/Binder/Filler: ???
Length: 5.5
Gauge: 49
Price: $17.xx
This glass-tubed cigar came recommended from the local shop owner. Being fairly new to Partagas (only have smoked a single Black Label Bravo), i decided to pick one up and see if i could taste a difference.
I pulled it from its glass tube to allow a month's rest in my 65% RH humidor. The wrapper was incredible. Slight veins, fairly oily, dark maduro colored, and a nice amount of plume. Id say it was a step down in construction from an Opus X.
Once it was ready, I went down to a local cigar bar, only to find out after 8pm its 21+
After being told i could smoke in the lobby, the Xikar was taken to the end of this cigar and away we go! Pre-light draw was perfect. After toasting it with the torch, one puff was all it needed. The cigar burned RAZOR straight until the nub. :thumbs: The first third started off with a complex tobacco flavor that developed a raisin taste. Not as pronounced as an Opus X, but definitely noticable. There was plenty of smoke volume from this cigar as well. I'd rate it a Medium to Full body, as it definitely did not pack the punch a Partagas Black Label does.
The ash was gray with black lines following the pattern of the two prominent veins. The Decadas 1995 held its ash for about 3" before it fell off. While a friend was smoking an Opus PerfeXion X that held a good 5" of ash. This was a testament more to the supreme rollers at Opus rather than a poor construction of the Partagas.
The second third brought even more fun than the first. The raisin flavor mellowed out into an almost Fig-Newton sweetness, and a woody flavor emerged on my pallate. The burn stayed cool, and the burn was still perfectly even. The oils really started to come to the surface as well. :thumbs:
In the last third of the cigar, the sweet flavors subsided, and a nice combination of leathery tobacco and woody flavors came forward. Took it until it burned my fingers, then used a plastic bar sword as a make-shift roach clip and got another 5min out of it! :laugh:
Smoking time- 1-1.5hours
Rating: 9/10. Fantastic cigar. Wonderful construction, flawless burn. Nice complex flavor that developed through all the thirds. It is a premium-priced cigar at $17.xx, but if you like the Partagas flavor, this cigar is a great stick!
-Zach
Nothing building up some nub-calluses couldn't help.