Sack's 1980 Davidoff Dom Perignon

[Eshaw99]

Hey guys, Sack asked me to post some pics for him, so I'm just going to post them along with the description he sent me in the e-mail. The following pics and text are all his. Enjoy.

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I was gifted this beauty at an Oct. herf in illinois, i want to thank my benefactor for something i've been searching for a while. The cigar was a walnut brown with small veins and a mute smell to the nose, not sure if i wanted to light it or save it, but they are for smoking. So i clip it with my Xikar and took a pre-light draw which was perfect, this baby has been kept at smoking humidity.
After lighting the cigar i tasted no bite, just a hint of sweetness and a mild strength with no overpowering tastes on the tongue. It remained the same for about the first inch when the taste of leather and a stronger sweetness to show up, this cigar is showing promise and i was not disappointed, at the half way point the pepper started up and got stronger while the sweetness diminished, this stayed the same way until the last third when the sweetness returned and remained.
I tried to smoke the cigar as close to my finger as i could but at about 1/2" the nub finally got hot and i let it go. This is truly one cigar i'm glad to have smoked, and thanks again to my good friend.

 

[Matt R]

:thumbs:

 

[jfields]

Very nice! :thumbs:

 

[cigar smoke]

Glad you enjoyed the smoke and thanks for the pics.
I cant help but wonder about the storage of this cigar with the band looking so worn and how it might have affected the flavor. The cigar itself looked great though. Judging by the way you discribed the flavors it doesnt seem to have lost much if anything. It usually it takes quite a bit of humidity to do that to a label. I find that over time(years) too much humidity can remove flavor from a cigar.

Bob

 

[sack]

:thumbs:

Oh yeah!

 

[tone-ny]

Claudio thanks for sharing.

 

[sack]

Glad you enjoyed the smoke and thanks for the pics.
I cant help but wonder about the storage of this cigar with the band looking so worn and how it might have affected the flavor. The cigar itself looked great though. Judging by the way you discribed the flavors it doesnt seem to have lost much if anything. It usually it takes quite a bit of humidity to do that to a label. I find that over time(years) too much humidity can remove flavor from a cigar.

Bob

Claudio thanks for sharing.

Yes i also expected a really mild cigar with muted tastes, but in truth this cigar was a great example of a stick well preserved, lots of tastes at the end. I eventually had to put it down because i was burning my fingers. :laugh: Anthony this i had to share, you only retire once. Thanks again Eric, great job on the pictures, the local library is opening a class on computer literacy and i'm enrolled. :whistling:

 

[Marcos]

Looks and sounds fantastic! :thumbs:

 

[Marcos]

Edited to remove double post.

 

[duglynukem]

Awesome!

 

[Infinity]

Very nice review. You got a little excited with the focusing on some shots, quite understandable when a man with many years is smoking a stick with many years. :laugh: :love:

I have several Davidoff petite corona's from mid seventy (they call them something else), they smoke damn well for 30 + year old...amazing.

Brian

 

[sack]

Very nice review. You got a little excited with the focusing on some shots, quite understandable when a man with many years is smoking a stick with many years. :laugh: :love:

I have several Davidoff petite corona's from mid seventy (they call them something else), they smoke damn well for 30 + year old...amazing.

Brian

Something else sounds just about right. :laugh: Who would have thought that a cigar so old could retain so much flavor. There's much to be said for proper storage. Petite corona you say, the smaller vitolas do seem to retain more flavor, something to remember. :thumbs:

 

[NorCalCigarLover]

Nice review of a great stick.

 

[Matt R]

nevermind....

 

[cigar smoke]

Very Interesting. Maybe the printing ink had a problem. You usually dont see the rings get this way.

Bob

 

[Matt R]

I've seen many a Davidoff tubo or cardboard boxed vitola with near pristine bands. Davidoffs stored intact in their original boxes tend to have "weathered" bands. Not only does the paper become yellowed, as all paper does over time, but the oils departing from the surrounding cigars tend to yellow a band, much like the yellowing of cellophane on celloed cigars.

Knowing the little I know about paper, studying fine art intaglio printmaking in college, I would be lead to believe that more moisture in the air would lessen the effects of paper discoloring. But, different papers, different chemical make up, as well as the inks used on the paper. In my experience with aged cigars, I've not seen a coreallation to storage and band color, but that doesn't mean there's no relationship.

 

[cigar smoke]

If you look closely at the band it's not just the coloration, its the cracking affect of the ink and the loss of coloration that leads me to suspect environmental changes. High humidity can cause the ink run. The cracking can occur when the environment goes from too humid to too dry. There really may be a simple answer, the band ink was inferrior and the environment was fine. I have to admitt I have never seen a davidoff band that worn looking that has been mantained in the proper environment.

Bob

 

[Mike33]

Nice review!!

I had a chance to pick some of these from '88 at a really good price, but I passed. Just can't see paying hundreds of $$ for a single smoke right now. Glad it turned out to be a fantastic smoke :thumbs:

 

[enerjay]

That is all I have to say about this.

Well we are all aware of the recent war where some Noobies thought they would pick on some FOGs. Little did they know that we are all just Brothers & Sisters of the Leaf. But we had a bunch of fun in the process. During the war I got a little carried away and ... well, built a big ass bomb.

In the process of my scheming I thought that deception is always a good part of a war. So in the process of creating a crazy bomb, "I put a prized cigar in the middle, a cuban davidoff". It was actually a belinda w/ a real cuban davidoff label.

I couldn't put a really good cigar in there because, a) I didn't want to see a good cigar get damaged, b) the chemical reaction that hardens the epoxy ends up tainting the cigars, and c) it seemed funny as hell. I asked the recipient, enerjay, to show how he disarmed the bomb and to post a review of the cigar. I figured it would come out then that the cigar wasn't really a davidoff.

But no .. he decides to bring it to Vegas and smoke it with me. I happened to be sharing a room with him during the HERF and he showed it to me several times over the weekend. I kept saying, "no man, it's all you. Enjoy it and write a review." But he keeps holding onto it .. waiting for when the best time to smoke the sacred cigar.

Finally he decides to bring it to the CP HERF and share it with all of the BOTLs at the HERF. After tasman presented the Ammo can to the lucky winner, denverdog, enerjay stands up and announces to everyone that he is willing to share his prized booty with anyone at the HERF who would like to try it.

He then proceeds to ask several people what year and vitola it was because I wouldn't tell him. He then gets all excited and decides to light it. Look at this happy man.

True to his word, he proceeds to share his prized cigar with his newfound friends: "This is awesome" - denverdog

"Oh my god" - tasman

"That is sweet" - opusXmarco

At this point I can't see it continue. So I stood up and made an announcement. I told them that I the cigar was not a davidoff, but a belinda w/ a cuban davidoff band. That it was deception in part of the war, and I didn't think it would go on this far. There was a long silence, then some mumbling ("you're kidding', "no way", "I went through all that for a yard gar") .. then denverdog blurts out "FOGS RULE!" There was a lot of shock and surprised mumblings and agreement. Then dave asked me to teach him how to keep a poker face like that; "how did you keep a straight face the whole time?"

And while it was pretty funny, I was the one humbled through this experience. My hat is off to Jay. He was willing to share the highly sought after, rare cigar with people he had only recently met, instead of hording it for himself. And he has been one hell of a good sport through it all. Fortunately for me, I have made a really good friend at this year's HERF.

Cheers Jay!
-C

 

[sack]

That is all I have to say about this.

Well we are all aware of the recent war where some Noobies thought they would pick on some FOGs. Little did they know that we are all just Brothers & Sisters of the Leaf. But we had a bunch of fun in the process. During the war I got a little carried away and ... well, built a big ass bomb.

In the process of my scheming I thought that deception is always a good part of a war. So in the process of creating a crazy bomb, "I put a prized cigar in the middle, a cuban davidoff". It was actually a belinda w/ a real cuban davidoff label.

I couldn't put a really good cigar in there because, a) I didn't want to see a good cigar get damaged, b) the chemical reaction that hardens the epoxy ends up tainting the cigars, and c) it seemed funny as hell. I asked the recipient, enerjay, to show how he disarmed the bomb and to post a review of the cigar. I figured it would come out then that the cigar wasn't really a davidoff.

But no .. he decides to bring it to Vegas and smoke it with me. I happened to be sharing a room with him during the HERF and he showed it to me several times over the weekend. I kept saying, "no man, it's all you. Enjoy it and write a review." But he keeps holding onto it .. waiting for when the best time to smoke the sacred cigar.

Finally he decides to bring it to the CP HERF and share it with all of the BOTLs at the HERF. After tasman presented the Ammo can to the lucky winner, denverdog, enerjay stands up and announces to everyone that he is willing to share his prized booty with anyone at the HERF who would like to try it.

He then proceeds to ask several people what year and vitola it was because I wouldn't tell him. He then gets all excited and decides to light it. Look at this happy man.

True to his word, he proceeds to share his prized cigar with his newfound friends: "This is awesome" - denverdog

"Oh my god" - tasman

"That is sweet" - opusXmarco

At this point I can't see it continue. So I stood up and made an announcement. I told them that I the cigar was not a davidoff, but a belinda w/ a cuban davidoff band. That it was deception in part of the war, and I didn't think it would go on this far. There was a long silence, then some mumbling ("you're kidding', "no way", "I went through all that for a yard gar") .. then denverdog blurts out "FOGS RULE!" There was a lot of shock and surprised mumblings and agreement. Then dave asked me to teach him how to keep a poker face like that; "how did you keep a straight face the whole time?"

And while it was pretty funny, I was the one humbled through this experience. My hat is off to Jay. He was willing to share the highly sought after, rare cigar with people he had only recently met, instead of hording it for himself. And he has been one hell of a good sport through it all. Fortunately for me, I have made a really good friend at this year's HERF.

Cheers Jay!
-C

I'm glad the botl who gifted this vitola is a well known brother who i know would'nt do this, sorry for your experience.