Cigars & More Trussville

H. Upmann

Nothing special. Draw was a little tight. Had one relight half way through. Meh.

Crux

Good draw at initial light. Very tight ash. Burn line required the occasional touch up. But otherwise not too bad.

Romeo y Julieta

Nice draw. But the cigar was barely lit before I noticed it was already tunneling in the center. Tunneling finally stopped in second third. Flavor was not very good. Very ashy tasting. Definitely not on my buy again list.

Crux

Draw a little tight on light up. Plenty of smoke on the draw though. Ash is very tight in there first third, but the burn line has already started going off kilter. Strong pepper on retrohale. Multiple touch ups too the burn line in the second third. Had multiple relight at the end of second third into the final third.

El Rey del Mundo

Excellent draw with mild flavor. Burn line stayed pretty straight for first half. Only minor touchups required. Very tight ash. Zero flaking. Great with a Dr. Pepper. Will buy again.

La Aroma de Cuba

Burn line all over the place. Multiple touch ups. Draw was tight until I rolled the cap between my fingers. Which also caused the cap to crack, unfortunately. Burn line did straighten up mostly in the second third. Outer wrapper cracked and pulled away from the cigars while removing the band. Too much glue on the band apparently. Cigar started to canoe going into the final third. Cigar completely fell apart in the final third. I've definitely had better...

Aganorsa Leaf

Excellent draw with lots of smoke. Almost perfectly straight burn line at light up. Unfortunately it doesn’t stay straight. Minor touch up to burn line at beginning of second third. Ash was rather flakey went everywhere. Flavor began to get a little hot in the final third and the draw became tighter. Even though the cigar became softer. Overall an excellent smoke.

Aganorsa Leaf

Excellent draw and plenty of smoke. Burn line is a little crooked in the first third, but not bad. Cigar did require a relight at the beginning of the second third. Couple of minor touchups to the burn line needed in the second third. Overall an excellent smoke. Will buy again.

AVO

Excellent draw. Lots of smoke. Wonky burn line. Otherwise a pretty good cigar.

La Aroma de Cuba

CAO

Not worth the $12 I spent on it.

My Father

Overall a good cigar, even with the tunneling and going out halfway through the smoke session.

AVO

Very tight draw with little smoke. Cigar feels hard from middle of second third to cap. Rolling between fingers doesn't help much. Outer leaf started to break shortly after starting to smoke. Burn line uneven in first third. Ash is very tight and compact, which I like. Cigar began to unravel more as it got closer to the middle. Draw started to improved halfway through the session. Became easier to smoke in the final third. Overall though, not really worth the $12 I spent on it. :(

My Father

Very smooth smoke. Mild on the retrohale, even though it's a Maduro. Burn line wasn't straight, but it was consistent. Flavor became a little stronger at the beginning of the second third. Flavor became much stronger in the final third. Also heat started to increase on the tongue during the final third. I'm fact I had to finally give up on the final third. Other than that it was a very good cigar, overall.

La Gloria Cubana

Tip is flat. So a punch works better than a V cutter. Had a little trouble initially lighting at first. Had to light it twice. Burn line kept going crooked. Had to keep touching it up. Did produce some smoke though. However the smoke dropped off considerably by the final third. Stopped smoking it by then. Definitely not my favorite.

La Gloria Cubana

Smooth draw. Burn line is kinda wavy, but straight. If that makes any sense? Ash was also nice and tight with zero flaking. Burn line became much worse in seconds half, requiring touch ups multiple times. Developed a very harsh ashy taste in the final third. Overall, a decent cigar for the price.

Micallef

Good draw. Burn line was mostly straight with only minor touch ups needed. Nothing really noteworthy other than that. Decent smoke, overall.

Asylum

Smooth, easy draw. Burn line kept having to be touched up because it wanted to canoe. Finally stated getting hit in the lay half of the final third. Overall not bad.

La Palina

Excellent draw at first light. Ash is rather flaky, making a mess. Burn line uneven, requiring touch up frequently. Finally started to canoe in the final third. Finally gave up smoking it after several touch ups on the burn line. Found several pinhole and a couple of cracks where smoke would pour out as i touched up the burn line. Smooth taste, but such an inconsistent burn makes it a no-go in my book.

La Palina

Decent draw. Had to relight at the halfway point. Burn line was so-so.

La Gloria Cubana

Pretty tight draw. Burn line was all over the place. Very little smoke due to tight draw. Had to touch up the burn line multiple times. Had to relight at the beginning of the final third. Not a very good smoke in my opinion. Didn't even finish. ☹️

My Father

Super loose draw with lots of smoke. Ash was tight and not flaky. Burn line not terrible, but not straight for sure. Required a touch up at the halfway point. Overall a nice and mellow smoke.

Aganorsa Leaf

Loose draw when you use a straight cutter on the cap. Strong peppery burn on the retrohale. Burn line fairly even after initial touch up. Burn line was a little wonky at the half point, but serviceable. Cigar also started feeling hot at the halfway point. Burn line had to finally be touched up on the final third and the band didn’t pull away cleanly. Became too hot to continue smoking in the last half of the final third.

Partagas

Tighter draw than I prefer, but ok. Strong pepper on retrohale. Burn line uneven at start, but that was probably user error. Ash is pretty tight in first third. Center of cigar burned slower. Both the cigar and the smoke got much hotter in the final third. Overall the cigar is ok, but nothing to write home about.

Rocky Patel

Lots of smoke even without drawing on cigar. Center of filler burned slower that the rest of the cigar. Decent draw. Uneven burn throughout the entire session with multiple touch ups.

Room 101

Tight draw at first, but opened up after using a reamer. Pepper on the retrohale. Lots smoke without too much effort. Burn line was pretty straight throughout the session once the draw improved from using the reamer.

Joya de Nicaragua

Harsher flavor than I cared for. Uneven burn the entire time.

Nub

VERY loose draw. Tight ash. It's a Nub. Nothing special about this one. 🤷‍♂️

Room 101

Pretty loose draw and ash. Spice on retrohale. Beginnings of an uneven burn in first third. Burn started to canoe but straightened out at second third. Continue to get pieces of tobacco in my mouth during the draw. Gave up at the second third. Very disappointed.

Diamond Crown