Comments on: Stogie Review: Graycliff Crystal PGX

By: matrix8

matrix8 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:09:45 +0000

The construction appears to be back to its former glory! Viva "G" *****

By: SocalBuckingBulls

SocalBuckingBulls — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:24:08 +0000

Just smoked my first one a few minutes ago. True,, a bit pricey but hey,, it's only money. Nice cigar. Good flavor. Great nic buzzz… Mine burned perfect the whole way through..

Later

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Stogie Review: CI Legends “Purple Label” — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:50:45 +0000

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By: Ironmeden

Ironmeden — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:59:54 +0000

I got a box of these but the Pirate's which is a Torpedo when I was in the Bahama's last year. My price was $15 a stick.

They have been aging nicely for 1 year and I plan on bringing a couple out soon. The Graycliff's in my opinion need aging, otherwise they have that young taste to them.

Now the Crystal's are advertised as being their full flavored cigar. I don't find much full flavor from this stick when I've smoked in the past. Maybe after a year the tobacco will have matured enough to give it a zip.

I have also noted the loose draws and spongy feeling to most of the Graycliff's i've smoked. They don't have that tight feel to them.

I'm hoping they have some more complexity to them now from when I first opened the box.

By: Jon N.

Jon N. — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:21:34 +0000

Joe: Very funny you should say that. I had the complete opposite experience with these. Very tight; tough but not overly tough draw. Admittedly these 5 are the only Graycliffs I've ever smoked, so I'll take your word for it that you probably know the brand better than I do. But loose would not be how I'd describe the Crystals I smoked. Your mileage may vary, I guess.

By: Chris V

Chris V — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:03:40 +0000

Well then I guess I should be glad that I just bought my 4 stradavarius' for $12 each

By: Joe Holub

Joe Holub — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:44:58 +0000

I can't believe you said it was tightly wrapper. The reason I don't like Graycliffs is how loose their draw is! That's their style actually. It's like sucking up air and I've found that on all of them fro the Cyrstal to the Espresso blend. They are totally light in the hand and are very lightly packed, which only pisses me off more when I've spent so much on them. It's funny, the two shops carrying them in MN are selling for crazy discounts now…like buy 2 get 1 free, etc because no one wants to spend that much. Same with that ripoff Stradavarius.

By: Jon N.

Jon N. — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:24:32 +0000

"a $22 cigar should have no fundamental construction flaws"

I couldn't agree more. And for the $22 you'd spend on one of these, you can probably find a cigar that won't burn ragged on you. That said, the flavor of these things is exceptional.

I'd say it's worth smoking one or two over the course of your lifetime, but I certainly wouldn't waste $500 on a box anytime soon.

By: Serengeti

Serengeti — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:55:54 +0000

Sounds like a great flavor, but — in my book — a $22 cigar should have no fundamental construction flaws. Thanks for the review; I'll likely take a pass on this one.