Excalibur by HDM No. II (M)

This is a well made cigar. The wrapper is a good maduro with very even color. The ash was white/gray and held together very well. There is more flavor in these than in the Natural No.II's. It is still a woodsy flavor but there is a taste of leather and a faint taste of chocolate. This is one of my go to cigars for a daily smoke.

I have smoked quite a few cigars, although I am far from an expert- To me, this cigar did not have much flavor. Kind of a cheap flavor. Early on, it almost went out a few times. I had to toke hard a few times to get it going again. This cigar does have a nice draw with a good volume of smoke, and the ash is ok. I won't be smoking any more of these unless I get it for free.

This smoke had wonderful medium bodied flavor with a good construction. Ash was salt and pepper with woodsy-floral flavor and a touch of spice.

I reviewed this back in 2002. It was too spicy for me. I like these sticks now. I must have killed enough tast buds with stronger cigars through the years becasue these sticks seem medium to me now. Always important to go back and re-try things. Overall, an attractive, flavorful smoke, with a nice medium body, and finish. Some minor burn and construction problems. Flavors of Dark chocolate, spice and earth are prevalent. I paid $3.50. A good value. At $6, IMO, not so good.

a great med-full bodied smoke. as previosly stated it's my go to smoke, if i'm out and about and kinda iffy about some selections at the news stand or "less than"cigar shops the no.2 is the standard

This one takes the crown of the first 75+ different cigars I've smoked in my life. It has a wonderfully creamy, almost vanilla flavor. I didn't find it spicy in the least bit. I smoked a box of Excalibur #1's, and enjoyed them very much. Here is why I like the #2 maduro better: Managable size, impeccable construction, all around better flavor.

A lighter maduro wrapper than most, looked a little rough. Taste started out with a nice chocolate flavor but had a very annoying high frequency metallic note to it. It then developed into a chocolate.oak.metallic flavor. This would have been a very nice cigar if it wasn't for the ever present metallic thing. Draw and burn were fine. No thanks.

This stick smoked like a champ and there were gobs of smoke. I found the flavor a bit too spicy for my tastes.

Good Construction,Bad uneven burn.Lots of smoke.too mellow for me.

This is a first class churchill: an easy draw produces tons of smooth, cool smoke loaded with cocoa flavor. I just can't imagine how any one could not like this cigar. I am all the more impressed because this cigar is inexpensive and widely available -- I wish the manufacturers who make limited production cigars that nobody can find would smoke some Excaliburs so they can see how to do it right.

One of my everyday favorites. Great full flavor, excellent draw and burn and a light grey ash. A "must have" for every humidor.

Medium bodied smoke. Good taste. Finish is better than start. Draws slightly hard. Even burn most of the time. Good for everyday smoke.

The best cigar I've smoked this year. Everything I had heard of this cigar was short of the experience. I can't wait for the rest of the box.