ERDM Elegantes

[Perla]

The facts:

ERDM Elegantes:

Format Panetelas Largas

Size 28x175 (6,9")

Discountinued 2002

(source:cubancigarwebsite.com)

First time I seen a ERDM Elegantes I've turned my back immediately, because they looked so fragile.

Just to make it visual I compared it with the ERDM Elegantes RE2010 Suiza.

another angle

Driving home, sitting in the car - I thought DANG I should bought these fragile sticks.

So next time I went their to get a box of lost beauties. So I get hands on of a partial box with BD Nov. 99.

As I smoked some before I knew the draw was a bit tight. Knowing this I tried out the Rob Ayala Method against tight draw.

Cold draw was wild honey, a mouthful of wild honey. Draw still a bit tight but much better than I smoked before.

Lighting up. Surprisingly the taste of wild honey was gone. Their is a subtile sweetness, taste of chocolate and sugar cane. Ash is a bit loose. Very mild.

What it really make me wonder was how in hell they but the mint flavor into the little bugger. Incredible taste of mint. Even the coolness in the mouth what you get if you drink cup of Nana mint tea. Chocolate taste went from milk chocolate to really dark chocolate. Some cardamom taste plopped up. Strength is going to medium.

The mint flavor and dark chocolate are bands together and really lovely Bendicks Bittermint came up with a nice shot of Espresso. Hmmm love it.

This little fragile stick turns into a little full-bodied monster stick. This is something I did not expect at all. This little gem is full of flavor and surprises.

Now the end is coming, I really enjoyed it very very much and I am very happy that I have the chance for 17 joy rides to come.

If you get the chance to get hands on it - go for it. If you don't like them - trade them away.

Bye Bye my beauty it was very pleasant to share time with you

[theholmesmob]

Nice review and photos. I gotta get me some long and skinnies!

[Troels]

Very poetic :-)

[ayedfy]

Great review, very interesting to hear about these! Pictures are great as well.

[Dimmers]

Intrigued...thanks for sharing!

[Ssmith114]

Very nice review and photos! Thanks for sharing!

[Hafner32]

Great review, sounds fantastic.

[Rye]

Looks like a great cigar!

[Lotusguy]

Great review - now tell me where the heck I can find some of the original Elegantes

[BonVivant]

Thank you for a wonderful review - if you did not try 1988-90 ERDM Panetelas Largas and Elegantes , you had missed much

There were 1983-4s available recently, but were really disappointing, because of storage conditions

[finecigar]

Great review and pics, thanks! Although yes fragile at times, such a wonderful smoke- I love the elegantes.

[ritan]

A very enjoyable review. Thank you for the effort.

[Strada]

great pics and review. I will definitely look for some of those

[Perla]

Thank you for a wonderful review - if you did not try 1988-90 ERDM Panetelas Largas and Elegantes , you had missed much

There were 1983-4s available recently, but were really disappointing, because of storage conditions

Great review and pics, thanks! Although yes fragile at times, such a wonderful smoke- I love the elegantes.

great pics and review. I will definitely look for some of those

Never thought in my live time I would run into one of those. I am more than happy of the '99 box, but I doubt I will find older one (like 1988-90) or even a second box. Not to mentioned the Panetelas Largas.

What a pity, what a shame for HSA.

They are great. I invited a friend for a smoke. He asked me if they were flavored, as he had never had such a cigar like that. Incredible.

[stargazer14]

Excellent review, you make me want to go on a search for a few of those!

[Hubba]

Great pictures and review!

[Lotusguy]

Excellent review, you make me want to go on a search for a few of those!

Let me know if you find some - they are sorely missing from my almost complete collection of long-and-skinnies