Partagas Series D No. 4

Partagas Series D No. 4

6 1/8 × 52 Robusto
Made in Cuba
Paid: Gifted
Drink: Jack Daniels, and Diet Pepsi

After smoking the Partagas Series P No. 2 yesterday, I knew this would be my next cigar.

My cigar had abou a 3/4 inch split in the foot, that caused it to start off with a wonky burn.

I notice that the flavour is consistent with a Partagas cigar.  This one had a definitive floral flavour, and lots of pepper.  It isn't nearly as sweet as the P2, so I think that's why I'm not getting that kind of vanilla flavour mixed with the floral.  I hardly detect any wood to it either.  It also leaves a nice subtle cream flavour on the tongue.

By the second third, the pepper dies off, and it's really relaxing to sit back, and enjoy the smoke.  The aroma it gives off is very pleasant. 

While not as strong, or full flavoured as a P2, still a very good quality smoke, and great switch up from the Montecristo Edmundo's that I usually go to when I want to relax and smoke a Cuban robusto.  

One little annoyance was a little to much glue on the band that tore open the wrapper on the last third causing it to unravel. Had to be careful with from there out.

W&D Honduran Robusto

W&D Honduran Robusto
5 x 50
Orgin: Honduran
Paid: $5 from Holy Smokes (Loblaw Superstore)

Paraphrased from www.bonitasmokeshop.com
"Often compared to the well known Don Thomas premium cigar line these W & D cigars are a great buy. Those in the know realize that this is in fact a Don Thomas cigar with ever so slight imperfections which do not in any way affect the smooth silky cigar... Nothing "second" about these cigars except for being in a bundle and costing far less..."

The construciton looks good, and it feels packed full of tobacco.  Upon lighting, it's extremely tight.  I cut it two more times, before finally cutting the entire cap off, and it was still very tight.  Made it difficult to smoke, and enjoy.

This cigar was probably the most mild cigar I've smoked to date, in both strength, and flavour.  Very sweet, like hay, or a bitter sweet wine.  The only time I tasted this flavour was when I smoked an Arturo Fuente Brevas Royal, and I'm not a big fan of the taste either.  I also dislike wine.  It also had some earth to it.  By the half way point the flavour only get more dull, to the point I'm not really tasting anything.

This thing smoked, and burned good, but the tight draw was a real set back.  I really had to work for this thing.  I ultimately set it down shortly after starting the last third, as it was flavourless, and too tight to draw from.

The draw problems aside, I don't like the flavour profile of this.  That Sweet hay or wine taste I'm getting is OK for a short while, but gets annoying, and tastes weird.

I have Don Tomas Maduro Robusto in my humidor, and I hope it tastes nothing like this.  I don't recommend this cigar.