CNY - El Rey Del Mundo Tainos - ECA MAY 02

[Philc2001]

If you've been on this forum for a couple of years, then you have heard me rave about this particular Tainos relentlessly. In about 25 years of CC smoking, the Tainos stands out in the top 3 cigars I have ever smoked, and I say that with absolute conviction. Few cigars in my experience dip so deeply into my well of sensations as the Tainos do.

As I recall the Tainos were discontinued in 2006 from the ERDM marca, and 2012 from the LGC marca, and now they fetch upwards of $1000 per box if you can find them on the secondary market, which I have only seen once in the last 4 or 5 years of hunting. On 12/29/2017 I bid farewell to this incredible vitola as I torched the last one in my collection to celebrate my birthday before going to the Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens hockey game. The hockey game was a letdown, but the cigar was stellar and every bit as good as the ones before it. I won't go into excruciating detail in this review because I wrote a review on the Tainos back in 2016 here.

Two hours and 15 minutes of smoking bliss. Officially this is a Julieta No. 2, 47 by 7", which is often referred to as a Churchill cigar. It's a large feeling cigar, on the high end of my ring gauge limit, a cigar I like to smoke quietly in solitude as it always moves me into a euphoric trance, transporting me to another realm. Elements of tea, chai and creme, with an intoxicating Cuban twang aroma. This was, as in past experiences with this vitola, a memorable cigar that I will forever remember and cherish. 

As with the one I smoked on Christmas eve a year ago, I rate this a perfect 10 on my personal scale, the most refined near perfect smoking experience ever. I will miss you Tainos...

R.I.P.

 

[RijkdeGooier]

Excellent cigar and an excellent review.

[shrink]

Bravo

[Perla]

I can feel your pain. Perfect cigar in many ways. Have 3 ERDM Tainos left for some special moments and a few boxes of LGC Tainos. Really a shame that they got axed.

[TheMonk]

Great job!

[BuzzArd]

Great review.  Thanks for the insight. Many cigars I never felt to add to my collection are now NLA, and I know I've missed out. But its great to see how some thought of them. 

[mk05]

On 1/1/2018 at 3:16 PM, Philc2001 said:

Elements of tea, chai and creme, with an intoxicating Cuban twang aroma.

Thank you for the review, sounds like a Sir Winston cousin. This is fascinating since I have never seen Tainos come from Marti. I have found that the ones rolled at Montoto tastes a lot like Prince of Wales, and those from Balino taste the most specific to ERDM. 

[Philc2001]

I’ve had similar experiences... same vitola but different code don’t taste the same. Coincidentally, I find different vitolas from same factory code taste very similar. To that point; just about any ECA code vitola from 2000-2002 that I’ve had have all been excellent... Lusitania, Tainos, SS2 all etched in my mind forever.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk