Comments on: Stogie Reviews: Cuba Libre Unico http://www.stogieguys.com/2009/03/03032009-stogie-reviews-cuba-libre-unico.html Blowin’ Smoke on Everything Cigars - cigar reviews, news and commentary 7 days a week Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim http://www.stogieguys.com/2009/03/03032009-stogie-reviews-cuba-libre-unico.html/comment-page-1#comment-92890 Jim Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:19:36 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=3782#comment-92890 As I frequently do, I tried this cigar before reading any comments, so I can have a completely non-influenced, objective opinion. I sat outside tonight under cover of the screened in porch listening to the New Jersey rain where temps are still very bareable. I received my Cuba Libre as part of a free sampler because I put some bucks down on a cache of Padilla Miamis, Gurkha Regents & Royal Brigades along and a 4 cigar sampler of the Alec Bradley Tempus Quadrum. Oh yeh. The review! When I lit this cigar, it had an initial bite to it but I could taste the underlying complexities at the same time. The bite subsided shortly there after, and I was able to enjoy quite a complex cigar. I was surprised by the review in that it wasn't airy at all to me. It had a very good draw, and it certainly did not have a dry profile. You want a dry profile, try an RP R4. Yuk! I would have guessed that it was nearer to a high end smoke than the price mentioned here. Maybe it was that fact that the one I smoked was not the same ring gauge reviewed above. Mine was maybe a 5.5 or 6x50 box pressed. All in all, I enjoyed the cigar completely, and did not want to put it down. It's definitely a feather for future caps. Jim As I frequently do, I tried this cigar before reading any comments, so I can have a completely non-influenced, objective opinion. I sat outside tonight under cover of the screened in porch listening to the New Jersey rain where temps are still very bareable. I received my Cuba Libre as part of a free sampler because I put some bucks down on a cache of Padilla Miamis, Gurkha Regents & Royal Brigades along and a 4 cigar sampler of the Alec Bradley Tempus Quadrum. Oh yeh. The review! When I lit this cigar, it had an initial bite to it but I could taste the underlying complexities at the same time. The bite subsided shortly there after, and I was able to enjoy quite a complex cigar. I was surprised by the review in that it wasn't airy at all to me. It had a very good draw, and it certainly did not have a dry profile. You want a dry profile, try an RP R4. Yuk! I would have guessed that it was nearer to a high end smoke than the price mentioned here. Maybe it was that fact that the one I smoked was not the same ring gauge reviewed above. Mine was maybe a 5.5 or 6×50 box pressed. All in all, I enjoyed the cigar completely, and did not want to put it down. It's definitely a feather for future caps.

Jim

]]> By: Stogie Spirits: Five Classic Summer Rum Drinks http://www.stogieguys.com/2009/03/03032009-stogie-reviews-cuba-libre-unico.html/comment-page-1#comment-89245 Stogie Spirits: Five Classic Summer Rum Drinks Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:18:36 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=3782#comment-89245 [...] seems so much more fitting.  (The pairing is so fitting that Nestor Plasencia named a cigar Cuba Libre.) I recommend a spiced rum and pairing it with a spicy Cameroon-wrapped [...] [...] seems so much more fitting.  (The pairing is so fitting that Nestor Plasencia named a cigar Cuba Libre.) I recommend a spiced rum and pairing it with a spicy Cameroon-wrapped [...]

]]> By: Christopher C http://www.stogieguys.com/2009/03/03032009-stogie-reviews-cuba-libre-unico.html/comment-page-1#comment-73681 Christopher C Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:45:14 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=3782#comment-73681 I wanted to like this cigar a lot but, as you point out, it just doesn't satisfy on some counts. Still, hang onto a box for friends and the golf course and you'll be happy. I wanted to like this cigar a lot but, as you point out, it just doesn't satisfy on some counts. Still, hang onto a box for friends and the golf course and you'll be happy.

]]>