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This Regata is a unique figurado not made in any other Habano brand. It follows the tradition of the brand’s most iconic size the Montecristo Nº2 but takes only around half an hour to enjoy. The Montecristo flavor is primarily bitter oak with a spicy backbone. But this is my first Open Series cigar and I’m excited to taste if they are anything like it’s Montecristo siblings.

A beautiful figurado with a wonderful thick smoke and a great draw. There is a lovely sweet fruit on the draw, tea on the tongue, a wonderful oaky aftertaste and a sweet nutty scent. In short, a light bodied sweet fruit/oak smoke. I rate it 89 from a box date dec 2009.

Okay, quite excited about this little figurado. Heard a lot of interesting things about the Divinos.

Very sweet in the opening. A really tight draw, almost too tight, with a lovely thick smoke. There are sweet fruit on the draw, salty tang/vinegar on the tongue, bitter oak in the aftertaste and a fruit aroma in the scent. There are moments of sour ammonia and coffee flavors. In short, a strong little flavor bomb of sweet’n'salty vegetal notes. This smoke needs alot more rest. I would give it 4 more years in the humidor before giving these a chance. I rate it 85 from a selection dated 2009.

I bought this single stick from my favorite shop in the Copenhagen. I am not an aficionado of the non-cuban cigars, but I do find myself curious from time to time.

There are dried fruit on the draw, grass on the tongue, oak in the aftertaste and sweet wood in the scent. This is a symfoni of potpourr in a light-medium body with hints of grass and cedar in moderations. In short, a sweet, bitter, dry and fermented smoke. I rate it 90.

This cigar is referred to as the king of kings. The best of the best. But I must admit that the entire Siglo line from Cohiba has never been a favorite of mine. I think that the price is to high, relative to the quality of the smoke. And in the case of this Cañonazo it is about to get interesting…

As with most Cohiba cigars, it starts out with a kick of pepper and toast. The first third is a vegetal symfony of floral almost fruity notes and wet grass. A lovely mix of citrus and pepper on the spicy side. There is milk on the draw, fruit on the tongue, a floral/green-pepper aftertaste and a sweet chocolate scent.

The second third brought on some wood, cedar and toasted notes. A medium bodied cigar. I rate it 90 from a box dated 07/2008.

I am not much of a Hoyo fan and the brand have a reputation for their light flavors favored by beginners. But light flavors alone doesn’t make it a beginners cigar. In my opinion a beginner cigar is a medium earthy/creamy cigar, not a cigar with rich vegetal flavors, which is a more demanding taste spectrum for beginners.

If there is a poster child for a vegetal cigar, this must be it. Tea on the draw, tang on the tongue, grass in the aftertaste and fruit in the scent. A light-medium bodied smoke bursting with vegetal flavors. Potpourri rolled in a Cuban wrapper. I rate it 88 from a tubos dated 05/2006.

A lovely roasted start in both taste and scent. Alot of coffee/espresso notes with a blend of vanilla and pepper in this Petit Palma vitola.

Vanilla on the draw, coffee/pepper on the tongue, espresso/fruit in the aftertaste and espresso in the scent. An overall full bodied espresso smoke with a lovely sweet roasted nuance. Perfect in the company of friends after an outdoor barbecue grilling. I rate it 91 from a box dated 10/2007.

These beautiful shaped and gorgeous dark maduro cigars have been resting in my humidor for a couple of months. Basking side by side with the Cohiba Pyramidas EL 2006. Two masterpieces from cuba. Today I wanted to take it for a ride and se if it was worth using space in the humidor for the next many years of aging.

From pre-lidt to the first puffs, this is a very smooth smoke. Very floral/vegetal. Medium fruit to full floral with a bit of cedar and vanilla. Very sweet maduro taste. The first inch is burning straight with white ash and the flavours are released heavyli in a thick cloud. This is still a young cigar but is allready tasting great. With some aging this will be a perfect desert cigar for a special event. I will rate it 92.

I bought a box of 10 from 09/2009 and without any rest I smoked the first one. Just wonderful without any humi time. But now a couple of weeks has gone by since they arrived and the time for a true tasting is at hand.

There is something about the shape that I find mesmerizing and this is my first time trying out this figurado. Do I lit it as it is, or do I clip the bottom? I took it as it was and lit the narrow end of the cigar.

The first couple of puffs was spicy and very peppery. After the cigar opened op, I got alot of floral and sweet fruit. A bit of vanilla and sudden occoasions of leather. There is almond on the draw, pepper on the tongue and floral in the aftertaste. This is a beautiful and oily smoke. And each cigar releases hidden treasures. Very complex. The burn, the wrapper, the size is just perfect engineered. I will rate it 92.