Popular Post poolmar Posted April 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2019 Brand new fresh as 50 cab ..and I know these are gonna be WAY to young to smoke,..but hey you have to try them to see whats going down!… FIRST IMPRESSIONS - well first off, the smell from the box is ..well hmm NEW as expected .very light barnyard smell and a touch of ammonia mixed with a woody (probably the box) scent. Light Claro wrapper with a slight oily sheen. DRY DRAW - pretty much what is coming from the box in the above comment. FIRST THIRD - very creamy from the kick off. Light cedar hit definitely has some ammonia in the cigar as expected, the last third will batter me I can tell with nicotine. SECOND THIRD - pretty much the same as above…nothing really to write home about. But there is a lot of oil in this cigar that I can see bubble when I have re lit…so a good sign there. Lots of smoke ..and the ash is very flakey with an un even burn line due to youth. FINAL THIRD - woodiness with a light tea character …and bosh ……BIG NICOTINE HIT..I NEED A LIE DOWN. SUMMARY - way too young as expected!…they will go to the back of my cellar for another 3-4 years before I go back for another taste - 85 points might get to 93-4 by then. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMonk Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolmar Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/7/2019 at 7:53 PM, TheMonk said: Good job! thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99call Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 6:35 PM, poolmar said: but hey you have to try them to see whats going down! 100% agree 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmcstudios Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Hey all, relatively new to cubans (and the finer points of cigars in general). These were among my top first choices to try out - will aging them reduce the ammonia notes and such? I was attracted to the flavor/notes description as cedar/cream/toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKostyan Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Nice review! I think at the age of 1 year they will be good. Now they have not yet passed acclimatization. I got a wonderful box ESL Jun 18, the nature of it is very similar to Cohiba, but the price will give odds. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLinz Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 12:54 AM, nKostyan said: Nice review! I think at the age of 1 year they will be good. Now they have not yet passed acclimatization. I got a wonderful box ESL Jun 18, the nature of it is very similar to Cohiba, but the price will give odds. Wondering if you've tried one from your ESL Jun 18 box? I have an EOS Feb 18 box from which I have tried 3 now. Each has had consistent construction and burn, but not much of a flavor profile. Do you think more age will help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKostyan Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Wondering if you've tried one from your ESL Jun 18 box? I have an EOS Feb 18 box from which I have tried 3 now. Each has had consistent construction and burn, but not much of a flavor profile. Do you think more age will help? I'm already Smoking my box. As a rule, aging helps if you feel that the flavor is hidden behind:- high strength- tannins- ammoniaBut in any case, if you feel that your CC that something is wrong, you need to wait. I've had cases where only acclimatization required about a year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry27 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 How much age is the "rule" to rest Epi 2? I have a RUM sep 2018 box which I've smoked 1 out of, definatley young but had promise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolmar Posted July 20, 2019 Author Share Posted July 20, 2019 6 hours ago, Ry27 said: How much age is the "rule" to rest Epi 2? I have a RUM sep 2018 box which I've smoked 1 out of, definatley young but had promise. there is no rule but i would say 5 years minimum and you will have some nice smokes....but try one every so often until you hit the sweet spot that you like ,..i mean they might be fine after say 18 months of adjusting to your humidor ..just try them ..its the only way to find out . i tried another from my cab the other day just out of curiosity and it had improved massively from the first one i had in this review. On 5/10/2019 at 4:23 AM, wmcstudios said: Hey all, relatively new to cubans (and the finer points of cigars in general). These were among my top first choices to try out - will aging them reduce the ammonia notes and such? I was attracted to the flavor/notes description as cedar/cream/toast. yes it will disperse usually after about 18 months..but not completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Nice review and information about how to take an initial survey of the offering, and then how and why you believe it will age. Thank you for the post Reuben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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