Fonseca KDT Cadetes '09 (DEFJ Review Weekend)

[Perla]

Here we go Fonseca KDT Cadetes. My nemesis, as a cigar rookie I got this brilliant idea of buying 3 boxes of Cadetes. Oh dear, oh dear. Just to found out it's not for my taste buds.

So! Let's have look what had happened in few years time.

Draw is okay, some resistance but okay.

 

 

I stored them in a jar. The silk dress is quite yellow, so there had been progress. It's a little oily cigar who will see the lighter.

 

 

We went for a doggie walk. Perfect size for a cigar. 

 

Chaos German Style.

 

 

What's always been bugging me is that the Cadetes just goes off. I had to relight a few times.

 

So what we got here tastewise? Dark chocolate, deep roasted espresso. Light smoke, even its a very oily cigar. 

 

 

 

Resumes: something to smoke away, nothing demanding. A nice cheap & cheerful cigar for a dog walk.

 

 

[earthson]

Fonseca (not sure about anything after 2015) are plagued by inconsistency - so much variation within the box as well as across boxes that I've kind of given up on them.  Thanks for the review!  I had a box of 09 no 1 that were sublime.  The 14s I have, not so much so - the flame retardant wrappers were so bad, I couldn't even consider selling them.

[Stump89]

I had a similar experience as a newbie and bought a couple boxes of these because they were cheap.  Never found them to be bad, but never great.  Once they get 5 or so years on them, they are pretty good. This one sounds like a good one, nice review!

[cigcars]

     *The Fonsecas KDT and Cosacos were the most unsatisfying Cuban cigars I'd ever endured. Bland, Dead, No Flavor, No Aroma, better empty air sucked in the mouth than those.  The only Fonsecas I've found to have anything going for them were the No.1's and the now discontinued Invictos - MAN! WHY do they discontinue GOOD Havana smokes!?? 

[Perla]

On 11. März 2019 at 2:17 AM, crking3 said:

Wonder if a good slow and steady dry boxing would do them justice before smoking especially since you’ve stored them in a tight space and jar next to a boveda ...what’s the rh on the boveda?

I appreciate the review and comments about fonseca ...never had one


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On 11. März 2019 at 2:17 AM, crking3 said:

Wonder if a good slow and steady dry boxing would do them justice before smoking especially since you’ve stored them in a tight space and jar next to a boveda ...what’s the rh on the boveda?

I appreciate the review and comments about fonseca ...never had one


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It's a smal 69% Boveda in a bigger Lock & lock box. It's perfect.

btw it's worth to try Fonseca. Try a Fonseca No.1 they a great smokes.