Partagas (Cuba) Corona

I'm rating this on the "Cuban scale." I don't care much about complexity. If I like the way it tastes and smells, then that's enough for me. These did the trick. Loads of flavor, what I can only describe as nuts. Tough draw, but enough to enjoy. Straight burn. A little harsh at times. I overpaid for these. Would get more at $7 mark.

Little coronas like these and R&J's are not going to look or feel great. They may not burn evenly etc. And they are over-priced. But you put up with it once in awhile to savor that unique, heavy duty cuban body.

A bit muted in the beginning but opened up about a 1/3 of the way in. Not as much of the party flavor as say the pc but still a very good cigar. The box I'm smoking from are 02's, earthy and medium in strength.

Roughly average in all respects except flavor. Strong for a pre-lunch smoke. Earthy and complex for its unassuming size. The second half tunneled a bit, and the resulting heat threw it out of balance. Still, an excellent smoke.

Well, the construction was flawless actually, pretty nice cigar, robust, heavy construction well done.
So well made, that I could kill a man with it, I had troubles cutting it with the cutter, pretty weird sigh when a 300lbs football player is trying to cut a tiny cigar!

Flavor, well I must admit, it need to age more. But it was earthy, spicy, with hints of pepper.
I had draw problems actually, since the cigar seemed so tight.

I wish I could get my hands on as many ISOM cigars at Icehog seems to, but I will settle for one once in a blue moon.
One of the smoothest gars Ive ever had in my hand. i don't know how they even rolled it...was it born like this? 🙂 I wish it took longer than 40 minutes to smoke, but it was a great 40 minutes, even with the burned fingertips. I cannot describe the flavor because it changed frequently,,,nuts, wood, chocolate and cream to name a few. Just a great cigar that I hope to have again someday.

The flavor profile was a bit mellower than other Partys, lacking some of the intensity, but certainly a good cigar. It had a bit of a tight draw but burned nice and straight. The earthy flavors lacked a bit of the typical Partagas punch.

A nice natural looking stick, although nothing spectacular, construction was good and the burn was even as you like. The flavour is a full, dry, earthy-wood straight from the first puff which grows slowly to a long, deep earthy-cigar box finish. The guy sitting next to me was smoking the same stick and told me he though it was a bit mild! He must have eaten gars for breakfast because for a corona mine had balls big enough for an elephant. Value is never great in London but overall hour well spent. If everyone else is really getting theirs for $3 i.e. about £1.60 i want to know where.

I had one of these last night while watching "24", not sure which intruiged me more the smoke or the show. Very spicy and full of flavor from begening to end speacially the last third of the smoke. This one had an even burn till it got to my finger tips. The PC Corana is now a staple in my humi.

Tangy from the beginning and tapered off as I smoked it. This was the second smoke from 02. A very dark ash that would fall off every inch or so. Earthy Partagas flavor with nicely blanced spice. Very good draw and burn was quite good until right at the end where I had to relight.

This is definitely one of the best cigars I have smoked! From a box RSE 10/02. Milk chocolate wrapper with miniscule (almost imperceptible) veins. Solid construction without soft spots. Incredible prelight aroma. Easy light. Slightly firm draw. Great burn without the need for corrections or relights. Slightly flakey gray/black ash. Started with pepper and spice, which then transitioned into earth and mild leather in the first third. A sweet nuttiness became evident in the second third, which was joined by mild woody notes. The flavor and complexity intenisified, and by the last third, reached its pinnacle, with tangy overtones and a toasted tobacco flavor. Throughout the second half of the stick, I noted the prominence and complexity of the flavors "up front", which were followed by a sweet lingering aftertaste. All in all, this 45 minute smoke was medium-bodied, incrediblly rich in flavor, and most enjoyable. Perhaps my favorite corona. Bought a box.