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On hearing the front door slam I knew my girlfriend had left for work, and it was time to begin what I had been looking forward to all week-to smoke a Robaina Don Alejandro for the first time. I was lucky enough to buy one here in the uk with a bit of age on it, as I have been reading they need at least 3 years on them to shine. It was a lovely sunny day for a change, and I settled in the back garden with a couple of bottles of cider. The cold draw was offered sweet tobacco, and a medium to firm draw. 1st third Sweet chocolate from the start, in a creamy smoke, lovely. Just under medium bodied. Some hints of nuttiness too, like roasted almonds and wonderful aroma. 2nd third Earthy nutty aroma stronger, less creamy body, also stronger in taste. Last third The creamy nuttiness gave way to a peppery black coffee, bit like a partagas d4 in my opinion, and a big nicotine hit which needed me to chase down something sweet. Totally full bodied at the end. I loved this cigar, and I took my time with it. It lasted 2 1/2 hours (and needing 3 bottles of cider with it) and I wished it would have lasted longer !.It never went out, and only needed 2 touchups to correct the burn. There were definate flavour transitions as you smoked it, which is not always what I experience with other cigars even though others do. Can't wait to get a full box while they are still available.

I have to admit that the Serie P is my least favorite of the torpedoes. It's an enjoyable cigar, but I just don't like it as much as the others. It's also a bit odd as it is a good bit milder than a D4 or Lusitania, which in my opinion isn't a good thing. But on to the cigar, wrapper is silky smooth, smoke is creamy and viscous. Flavors don't last terribly long here. Mild-Medium bodied at the start. Flavors are that typical partagas twang, white pepper and leather. The transition at the 2nd third involved the body becoming a bit fuller but is only just barely medium. Flavors are mostly the same with the leather becoming the most prominent flavor and the white pepper fading into the background. The final third did something strange, i was getting salted caramel as a prominent flavor. I've never had that before with this cigar. That made for a much more interesting smoke. This cigar was a 92. That final third was seriously interesting, but that's the only time I've gotten that flavor from this box. It's likely going to be a one off, but a damn good surprise none the less.

This is another one of those cigars that I have an irrational love of. I went through a box of seconds of these (MUL Jun14 if I recall). Those were amazing cigars. Tasted like a cinnamon bun, but the wrappers were admittedly paler than my preference and not terribly oily, but they performed well and damn enjoyable to have. I had this cigar Thursday when I got home from working a track meet. Was a long day but the weather was perfect for a meet and the timing system I run worked without issues. So I deserved a cigar and beer when I got home. I had high hopes for this Dip2 because it was a PSP box. The wrappers were a colorado maduro (love that shade), silky smooth to the touch and oily. The flavors were long lasting, smoke was both thick and oily, and the burn on the cigar was perfect. Not surprisingly there wasn't a rough edge to be found. I got a doughy flavor off the bat. Cinnamon is there but it is very faint. Pepper and a tangy earth are the other flavors coming to the forefront. Throughout the first third my thoughts were mostly of "this isn't the same cigar I remember," which isn't a bad thing because despite lacking the cinnamon intensity the flavors melded well with one another. And it's gorgeous out and I'm totally relaxed. Second third found the cinnamon spice increase in intensity with the tangy earth receding. Final third the pepper became the primary flavor I get with cinnamon following second and dough being third. Burn time was 80 minutes. I'd give the cigar a 92/100. I wish the second third was the first third and the evolution started from there. That said it's still a damn enjoyable cigar. I'm not sure what the future holds for this box but I'd guess it's another couple points over the next couple years. There are 24 cigars left in that box, but I don't see it lasting much more than a year.

I am seriously impressed with this cigar. I know it's not special per say, but it's damn enjoyable. I'm also seriously digging the Petit Edmundo. I wish they would've called it the Vegeuros Petit Edmundo because that is way easier to say. Anyways after having the Magnum 50 I wasn't ready to go back inside and warm up dinner (I smoked WAY too much food this weekend, but the plus of that is I love leftovers and wanted to be lazy this week). So a smaller cigar was on deck. The wrapper is oily and silky smooth. Love this shade of wrapper too. The smoke output wasn't just enough but I was looking for more. The smoke was light and airy, which unfortunately didn't leave a lasting flavor in the mouth. There was no transition in flavors in this cigar, but the body of the cigar started at medium and when i put the cigar down it was up to full. Mostly got lemongrass, hay, and salt. Cigar lasted about 45 minutes. 88/100. If the smoke output were more and the flavors lasted longer it'd be a solid 91/92 cigar. I've had 3 of these and they are continuing to evolve. Assuming the smoke output or how long the flavors I don't see it getting much above a 91 or so with another years worth of age. That said it's an enjoyable little cigar if you don't have a ton of time.

Ok first off since I have a 6th grade sense of humor, I giggle every time i open this box. Now that I got that out of the way, onto the cigar, and man is the Mag50 an interesting cigar. Despite sharing a bready texture/flavor with the Magnum 46, they are so different. The Magnum 46 is the loud angry drunk at the bar ready to pick a fight with you. The Magnum 50 is just seductive. The wrapper was thing, oily and silky smooth to the touch. The smoke output was fantastic, oily and long lasting flavor, but the burn was perfect. It didn't take me on a journey though as there was only one transition at about the halfway point. The first half of the cigar was dominated by a doughy bread flavor mixed with some black pepper, spice and leather. The final half lost the leather but picked up some earth. Overall it lasted just under an hour and a half. I'd rate it a 93/100. This is my third cigar from this box and I don't see this box improving drastically. That's not to say that the cigar is disappointing, far from it in fact, but I don't see any signs of evolution through aging that this could get to a 95/6+ cigar. I can handle an A- any day of the week though.