It comes in a nice little tubo and that is probably the only positive I can say about this cigar. It is wrapped in cellophane inside the tubo. The aroma is a weird sweet coffee smell. The difference between the White Owl’s, Phillies, Hookah’s and Swissers is that this cigar needs to be cut.





The flavor is chemical, chemical sugar, and that is it. A nasty sweetness which makes me cough a lot.



The burn is close to perfect and there is plenty of smoke coming from this nasty stick.



Would I buy this cigar again? Hell no!

Appearance: 6 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 3.5 / 10
Aroma second part: 3.5 / 10
Aroma third part: 3.5 / 10

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Kyle from Warped Cigars asked for a few reviewers of the new Warped blend, called 'private blend', a cigar made with a very beautiful and dark Ecuadorian maduro wrapper, a binder from the Jalapa Valley in Nicaragua and filler from both the Jalapa and the Condega valley in Nicaragua. I was lucky enough to be picked as a reviewer and smoked the 48 ring 5.5” long corona gorda.



When I opened the envelop I instantly noticed the beauty of these dark cigars and the bright green of the band which gave a nice contrast. The cigar looks a bit silky, feel well constructed. The aroma reveals that this cigar is very young, as I could clearly smell ammonia with some hay and grass.



The predraw is fine and leaves a dry taste on my lips. After lighting the cigar I could taste coffee and lots of it with soon a little hint of leather on the background for just a few puffs. The overall flavor is quite spicy. After a centimeter the coffee fades away for just a few puffs and then returns. The texture of the smoke is a bit creamy and wooly in my mouth. Instead of a leathery aftertaste I can now taste some chocolate.



The flavor is very consistent, the coffee is a good and steady base and halfway the chocolate grows a little bit in strength. After 2/3rd I can taste some nuts too and the grande finale starts off with some pepper with the coffee and then the nutty flavor replaces the pepper and grows considerably in strength. The nutty flavor is a bit salty.



Right from the start I had a bit of a crooked burn, not much thought and it didn’t need correcting. The further I smoked, the better the burn. The ash is silver gray and amount of smoke produced is just fine. Even though this is a very young cigar, the date on the band revealed that the cigar was not even 4 months old when I smoked it, I loved it and nubbed it. I would call this a medium to full bodied cigar with lots of flavor.



Would I buy this cigar again? No doubt about it, I need to stock up on those.

Appearance: 9 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 7 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 7 / 10
Aroma second part: 8 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10

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This is a non Cuban Partagas, my first non Cuban Partagas ever and with the experience from the non Cuban Bolivar I smoked I feared for the worst although the cigar looks good with the beautiful and dark wrapper and small veins. The aroma is light and reminds me of hay. The cigar feels well constructed, no hard nor soft spots on this cigar. The predraw leaves a dry taste in my mouth bit the draw is good.





I can taste coffee, full of flavor but not too strong. After an inch I can taste some leather through the coffee and after an inch there is some wood, soon to be followed by leather while the coffee disappeared. On the background I could taste some chocolate and later some pepper, nice and spicy. The cigar grows in strength.



The ash is silver gray, the burn is perfect and there is enough smoke. This cigar is a keeper, medium to full bodied and full of flavor.



Would I buy this cigar again? Yes I will

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 8 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10

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This 6 x 52 Cuban puro stands out from the masses because of the pigtail at the mouthpiece of the cigar. The wrapper is pretty and only has some small veins. The aroma is mild but clearly the well known Cuban barnyard smell. The predraw is on the hard side of fine and leaves me with a raisin flavor.



I can taste warm coffee and leather flavors soon to be accompanied by a chocolate aftertaste. After an inch the coffee and leather disappear and the chocolate becomes the main flavor and turns a bit creamy. The power of the flavor grows a bit. Halfway I can taste the mild leather flavor again. At 2/3rds I say goodbye to the chocolate, creamy leather keeps me company until a full nutty flavor tells me it is time to put the cigar away.



The draw is on the tough side of good. The amount of smoke is a bit thin, I would have liked a bit more smoke. The ash is compact, firm and light colored with a perfect burn. In the beginning this cigar doesn’t pack a lot of power to the flavors, but slowly the flavors and the cigar become more powerful, although it never turns into a powerhouse. I would call this cigar a medium smoke.



Would I buy this cigar again? Even though I liked the finish, I don’t think I will buy this cigar again due to the high price.

Appearance: 7 /10
Construction: 7 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke && ash: 6 / 10
Aroma first part: 6 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 8 / 10

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A friend of mine gave me this slightly box pressed 5 x 52 mini belicoso by Onyx, a cigar with a nice blackened Connecticut broadleaf wrapper, Nicaraguan binder and filler from Nicaragua, Peru and the Dominican republic. The predraw is fine, and the aroma is quite strong. I smell hay, like I am in a stable.



After lighting the cigar I notice that the draw is fine and that the cigar produces more than enough smoke. The flavors I taste are coffee with wood, but after half an inch the wood is replaced by chocolate.



This flavor sticks with me until I reach the middle of the cigar and then a spicy black pepper joins the other flavors. After 2/3rd the chocolate fades away and wood comes in its place. Lots of flavor, medium bodied. Nice cigar.



Would I buy this cigar again? Yes, reasonably priced, good quality, nice flavors. This could be a ‘must have’ stick in my humidor

Appearance: 8 / 10
Construction: 8 / 10
Draw: 7 / 10
Burn: 8 / 10
Smoke & ash: 7 / 10
Aroma first part: 7 / 10
Aroma second part: 7 / 10
Aroma third part: 7 / 10

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