Hohenthal Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 Some time ago Smithy recommended these to me, so as a little Tribute to Smithy, yes, you will be missed, here is my review: Nice thin, tensile colorado wrapper, solid construction with a slight restriction on the draw, just as I like it and, as a matter of fact is harder to find in recent production. Good slight barnyard smell at cold and a quaility tobacco cold draw. Flavours in the first third: Dry cocoa powder and light coffee plus a seven spice mix, an occasional bitter edge. 2nd third: more sweet spices, now easier to delineate - cinnamon, clove and nutmeg, most certainly nutmeg, and a distant pepperiness, quality toasted tobacco and a (bitter-) sweet note which Rob always calls molasses, and in most cases of SCdlH Principe I agree with that, however this one was more like liquorice to me but I guess it's a quite similar perception of the odd San Cristobal sweetness nonetheless. last third: the toasted tobacco verges more and more towards malty cereal, more pronounced and creamy coffee flavours and, just at the end, a beautiful exotic perfume note reminiscent of patchouli as I sometimes find in good Montecristo's, in particular in Especial No. 2. Moreover, a cigar of great charm and deligthful complexity, I would rate the first half with its occasional bitter edge 89-90, but in total, as it just got better and better, a solid 92 - and well deserved! Cheers, Alex 2
SerieT Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 i love having one with a morning coffee and the newspaper...cool review! cheers, t
Rye Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 Great review! Reading makes me want to light another!
Hubba Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 I traded for a 5er of these recently.....awesome little smoke, definately box worthy.
bigharpoon Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 Great review, I'm waiting on my box to show up. I love the flavors of SCDLH and the El Principe is a perfect size for when I don't have lots of time to enjoy a cigar.
jimbo1 Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 nice review, smoked my last one a few days ago, need to restock.
tmac77 Posted August 25, 2013 Posted August 25, 2013 the San Cristobal line is a favorite of mine and underrated in the main.
Hafner32 Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 the San Cristobal line is a favorite of mine and underrated in the main. +1
seamus Posted August 26, 2013 Posted August 26, 2013 Puffing on one now. Needed something quick and not too heavy, fit the bill perfectly.
MattW Posted August 27, 2013 Posted August 27, 2013 I had my first yesterday and was a bit disappointed, was primarily earth and leather flavours, went very bitter during the 2nd half. However after reading this review and the comments I feel I might have got a bad stick, maybe I'll try another sometime soon.
stigmata Posted May 27, 2014 Posted May 27, 2014 sometimes these take a little time to come good with a rest. but theyre glorious cigars. i had a box recently with amonia even 10 months in.... but when it snapped out of its harshness (i was trying one every couple of months) all i can say is sensational. Other boxes are ready to smoke ROTT. Ive never had a bad stick... If youre getting some harshness... they need more rest
BH2876 Posted August 24, 2014 Posted August 24, 2014 Thanks a lot guys, now I need to buy a box of these too dang it.
manicdvln Posted August 30, 2014 Posted August 30, 2014 Thanks for the review, always wanted to try the El Principe, but hard to find a shop that has it since it's very unpopular brand. And the size is perfect for us in the cold tundra of Canada.
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