Popular Post Rye Posted October 16, 2014 Popular Post Posted October 16, 2014 Box code EML JUL14 Ok, I'm impressed This thing started with flavour and serious balls, and didn't let up at all. NOT a generic tasting EL release, and aside from a self extinguishing part at the end of the 2nd, it was a treat. This one gave me a definite floral/soapy taste in the retrohale for the first 2/3rds, but it only caught me off guard as I haven't had this from anything so fresh before. Given that this one was boxed only 3 months ago, I am a fan. 1st; Power, pepper, spice, w/oak & leather Retro had cedar & mild soapy floral (like the good old Thrills gum) 2nd; leather, oak, nuts, & pepper & power Retro had less soapyness but light tannins, nuts, toasted tobacco, and lingering pepper. Final; NUBBED! Now, this one is a hair over girth and under length to be called a Churchill, but I figured, what the hell, close enough! 19
REASON Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Thanks for sharing Rye! great review. Might have to step up out of my norm and try one.
Rye Posted October 16, 2014 Author Posted October 16, 2014 Thanks for sharing Rye! great review. Might have to step up of my norm and try one.Def worth giving them a try, my friend. I know it's a long way out of your vitola comfort zone, but I'd love to hear your thoughts
REASON Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Let you know tomorrow if I have the chance. Def worth giving them a try, my friend. I know it's a long way out of your vitola comfort zone, but I'd love to hear your thoughts
mrsgucia Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Great review and pics!! Thanks! Getting a box or two of those next month for sure now.
StingMeadery Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Nice one Rye, great picture...they look delicious
Franko Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Yummy can't wait to try one. Thx for d review.
polarbear Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Your pics are always the nicest to look at Might pick up a box after all, great review
Large215 Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Okay let the hunt begin thanks for the review .... Does anything one know if FOH going to sell them
Rye Posted October 16, 2014 Author Posted October 16, 2014 Thanks for the accolades folks, but this was only my first of this release. While I will stay true to my first impressions, it seems a few of my trusted friends feel this one falls flat. I wish they had the same example as I. I will update in a month or so to see how the bedmate of this particular stick holds up. 1
Hash Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Are they true to the Partagas flavor. I hope they will be available in singles before committing to a box. Thank you for the review.
rickmccarey Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Rye I've only had that floral/soapy taste on a few cigars. Usually I figured it was because of bad blending or in a sick period. It's not a pleasant taste as it's over powered the cigars making them unsmokable. You think this was the case on this one? Either way curious to how your other one smokes if it has any of the same characteristics.
bradbrennan Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Love the short and to the point review, Ryan! And love the pics especially the whole leaf in a table?!
Puros Y Vino Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Great review Rye. Partagas EL's always scare me. I find that they don't have the legs when it comes to aging. That last photo is great, can we get a full shot of the "leaf table" and maybe some background on it? 1
PigFish Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Nice review mate, thanks for sharing. That is as close to smoking one that I will likely ever get, and I am satisfied with that! Cheers. -Piggy
Popular Post Rye Posted October 16, 2014 Author Popular Post Posted October 16, 2014 Great review Rye. Partagas EL's always scare me. I find that they don't have the legs when it comes to aging. That last photo is great, can we get a full shot of the "leaf table" and maybe some background on it?I had to think about it for a bit, but we're all friends here, so I can cough up the story I guess. The leaf is one of a bundle of 5yr aged (when I got it 2 years ago) wrapper leaf from the Robaina farm that a good friend gave me when I mentioned my intentions for the project. Now when one of the rollers was in town, I couldn't resist the urge to have him roll me a few with my own wrapper. He was very impressed to see such good leaf when I pulled it out, and I was commended for keeping it in perfect rolling condition. Anyway, to get back on track, I had some leftover tempered glass measuring 12"x24" and I really wanted to build a wall hanging with a backlight to showcase the sheer beauty of a perfectly grown, fermented & aged leaf, so I pressed it for a couple months between wood and then placed it on the glass. Keeping the edges spread and the wrinkles from overlapping proved to be a very tedious task, and then it seemed that every single spec of dust in Canada wanted to settle on the glass just as I was trying to place the top piece. To this day, being the perfectionist that I am with myself, it is incomplete, and I have since noticed flaws in the glass itself as well as the damned dust that seems to multiply on a daily basis. It now sits unfinished in my shop/smoking lounge just to the right of my favorite smoking chair, raised on 4 hockey pucks above one of my benches, with a counter light underneath it to create effect for my pics, and two old speaker grills as the back drops. To some, my setups for my pics (so many pics!) seems "contrived" but really, it was just a natural turn of events in the chaos that is my shop. I would make an excellent retiree, but sadly for me, that's not even a word in my vocabulary any time in the foreseeable future. I swear, if a fortune fell upon me, I would have a well set up, but messy shop and turn out pieces for all my friends, but for now, it's a long slow process. Settling for a good cigar and appropriate pairing after a long hard day is my "zen" or meditation if you will, and although it may look to others as chaos, or a mess, I laugh when I get told that I spend too much time setting up a pic. It happens very naturally and it's my way of portraying my mental state of bliss while partaking in my favorite pastime and sharing that feeling with others that are willing to spend a few seconds of their time looking at it. The "table" in its current state; 7
dangolf18 Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 I thought the 2012 EL was great ROTT. How do these compare? Any similarities to any regular production Partagas?
Rye Posted October 16, 2014 Author Posted October 16, 2014 I thought the 2012 EL was great ROTT. How do these compare? Any similarities to any regular production Partagas?I really liked the C3 as well, but this was nothing like it. More like the back half of a good Lusi only with more power right from the start. They feel to me like their peak will be between 6mos - 2yrs. Not a ton of time needed 1
Maplepie Posted October 16, 2014 Posted October 16, 2014 Most excellent review, Ry!! Gonna do the other two, too?
Rye Posted October 16, 2014 Author Posted October 16, 2014 Most excellent review, Ry!! Gonna do the other two, too? I'm excited to try the Boli super corona, but the beast-hiba, not so much, but I'll do it... For science! 1
Lotusguy Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Thanks for the review!! Unfortunately, my experience with this cigar was the opposite - I hated it. Disclaimer: Partagas and I are mortal enemies
.png.9c3d798c7bff27b9a437c0a03c703654.png)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now