Comments on: Stogie Reviews: Partagas Petit Corona Especial (Cuban)

By: Jon N.

Jon N. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:46:59 +0000

I find that most Cubans these days need some time, actually. Cohibas are the only Cubans I find that are consistently old enough to smoke fresh out of the box.

Many Cuban sticks are rushed out of the door to meet production quotas, and will need to settle down for 6 months or so before they're smokeable. Preferably longer.

Not sure which Partagas are totalmente a mano and which are machine rolled, however. I'll defer to Jabba's (and others') expertise on this matter. I do know that, traditionally speaking, a lot of Cubans have been machine made — particularly the smaller vitolas. I think this is changing, though.

By: jabba

jabba — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:55:49 +0000

Patrick,

I'm pretty sure these now all totalement a Mano, not machine made, the only Partagas I have as MM is the Chico. The ones that came in cello from 5-7 years ago were machine made, that's why the price is now inline with other petit coronas. Are these new smokes, typically Cuban Partagas need quite a bit of age before they 'come around'

By: Patrick A

Patrick A — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:38:37 +0000

I have not tried any Mille Fleurs to date, but I'm finding a lot of conflicting information about that stick. Many sites also list Mille Fleurs as "machine-made, hand-finished." I wish the Habanos SA website were more helpful.

By: Cigar Inspector

Cigar Inspector — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:38:51 +0000

Hm, I never heard about this model before and the price seems quite high for a machine-made cigar. Have you tried the Partagas Mille Fleurs which is in the same price range?