Pinar del Rio 5-Star III Sampler

Obsidian

Good transitions

PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Natural

PDR 1878 Capa Oscura

Very enojoyable taste, taste developed early in the cigar. Draw was hard, but could have been moisture

Obsidian

Flavor of the cigar was not bad but I have definitely had worse. The draw seemed to be easy at times and a hard draw other times. There was no consistency with the draw. What I was most let down with is the burn. The burn would not stay even at all. Even after trying to even it out a couple times, it would just go back to an uneven burn again.

Obsidian

first third: espresso and light pepper taste to start. Creamy taste as well. Light earthy dirt taste. Overall a sweeter tone. 2nd third: sweeter bread earth taste. Slight canoe issue. I also find the cigar struggles to draw smoke well. Suddenly cigar is smoking well after I slightly squeezed it. Light spice as well. Final third: going to a sweeter expresso taste. Burnt toast taste as well. Final smoking time 1:40. Overall score 86.

PDR Cubano Especial Capa Madura

This is another cigar from the back of the humidor. I've had a few of these since around 2012. I know PDR redid the blend in 2020 or 2021, I haven't tried those yet. I was set to be disappointed, after lighting there wasn't much flavor and the draw was tight but I gave it a few and after 3/4 of an inch the draw opened and so did the flavor. Coffee and chocolate with a touch if pepper. As the smoke went on I caught some sweetness, nuts and cream. Towards the finish some leather and earth came to the front but the coffee and chocolate was still there. This maybe $5 stick a decade later tops many $12-$15 smokes I buy these days.

PDR 1878 Capa Oscura

Not terrible. Had some good flavor at the beginning, but burn issues persisted throughout and the flavor started to turn at the end.

Obsidian

Obsidian

Really good flavor. Peppery with hints of berry. The wrapper cracking luckily didn't affect the draw

PDR Cubano Especial Capa Madura

A woody, leathery smoke with a hint of dark chocolate.

Obsidian

Obsidian

Obsidian

Obsidian

Better than the 1st one.....

Obsidian

Eh....better than no cigar.....

PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Natural

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PDR Cubano Especial Capa Madura

PDR Cubano Especial Capa Madura

PDR 1878 Cubano Especial Capa Natural