Wrapper: Ecuadorian Cuban Seed Habano
Binder: Dominican
Filler: Dominican, Nicaraguan
Size: 6.5 x 54 Box Pressed Tooro
Strength: Medium/Full
Price: $24.00
These cigars have 3 years of aging prior to release. Nearly a year of box aging. And my 3 months of naked humidor time. Should be ready.
THE WHOLE MEGILLAH:
Happy 4th of July! And happy birthday to my grandson, Scott.
Another celebrity wants to have a cigar as a part of his legacy. A common occurrence. Maybe 5% of these folks pull off anything resembling a good cigar, let alone a great cigar.
Mr. Palminteri does not smoke cigars, but his grandpa did and that’s why he is now in the business of foisting his wares on an unsuspecting smoking public. Like most celebrity cigars, it is a land grab for bragging rights at dinner parties and the all-important brandy snifters and cigars with the guys, sans the women.
I spent $120 on a fiver from an online retailer I shall not name. I smoked three sticks prior to this critique. All my cigars were plugged like my Uncle Corrado after eating a big dinner of pasta and cannoli. My PerfecDraw fixed it. Other than that, it is a nice looking mostly well-constructed cigar.
Only one review of this cigar since its release. A big thumbs up. And apparently it was reviewed twice by the same author. The second time was after he reported to the manufacturer that this cigar was no big deal so the manufacturer ‘tweaked’ it…and two months later, it had become a marvelous achievement. I have so many questions.
Spicy start. And then it dumps a very bland approach of flavorless tobacco on my palate. I’m wishin’ and hopin’. I’d like this cigar to do well. There isn’t a hint of natural sweetness. There are minor notes of coffee and almond. The black pepper is very strong and dominates the entire encounter. Complexity is vapid at best.
Three years of extended aging before release. Something went south. Since Palminteri doesn’t smoke cigars, he was probably persuaded by people he trusted. Clearly, no one says no to Chazz.
2” into the cigar and there is finally a sweet nougat suggestion that I applaud. But not a lick of complexity or richness.
Chazz got talked into endorsing someone else’s error. The blend of Ecuadorian, Dominican, and Nicaraguan leaves are a good place to start when considering how to blend a high premium. But the ball was dropped.
Strength has been very potent since putting torch to foot.
It’s not a bad cigar. It isn’t. It is a surprisingly bland cigar that should have tasted great. Epic Cigars claims it is one of their very best blends. I’m sure fans of Palminteri and La Casa Grande Cigars love it.
Three years. Another year. And two months of naked humi time. C’mon.
If this was a bandless $8 cigar, it would be in comfortable shoes.
This is a high-profile cigar from a respectable blender: Epic Cigars. But something must have gone terribly wrong. If not, explain why no one, in a year, reviewed it except for one solitary guy. This doesn’t happen. Guys like me flock to do a review of a cigar like this. The leaf stats are solid. The pedigree is solid. But no one wants to get whacked. I’ve lived a good life. Regrets? That way lies madness.
Palminteri has a second blend just released called the Calogero. $12-$13 depending on size. Hope it’s better.
RATING: 80 Capiche?
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