Drew Estate Java Maduro

This guy cost me 5.65

Nice box press cigar. Beautiful construction. Photographed really well - all artsy fartsy and whatnot. Weird tricky cut for me though since it was so cubic. No prob though.

Draw seems perfect...not too much or too little especially since this is light weight the draw is not super loose which is cool.

Ash is very light grey. Very well put together.

Latte comes in then fades few seconds after inhale. This feels like a great morning smoke with a tiny little kick. It's a perfect day and i couldn't be happier... took a ton of gorgeous photos.

Some spice in sinus. Very nice sweet maduro wrapper. Bitter and dry slightly.

Getting some nutty cream with acid on the tounge.

Ash feel right at an inch and half. First puff after ash feel is very different. This seems to happen a lot and i tend to look forward to this in a smoke. Something about how the flavor changes as soon as a long ash falls.

More complex with coffee flavors and toasted almond.

Ash is easily flicked at quarter inch its a loose cigar but great burn and burning fast as expected. Spicy one inch above band. Band is nice and loose which is good since it is boxed and a bit harder to get off.

Ash is interesting. Head on there is a pattern of light and dark ash swirls. The wrapper is lighter than all filler.

I don't get a heavy infused or flavoered taste. Latte is there but nothing crazy. Mild pepper. Chocolate coming out more. This, to my nose, seems like a fairly friendly smoke in public.

Flavors really melding at the end and my mouth is light nothing too heavy.

It does put out considerable smoke.    

The last inch and half is not so pleasant. Sorta caffenine buzz. Lips have a minty spice. Ash flavor is predominant at end.

Overall enjoyable smoke. Gonna pick up a few - they just seem perfect for a morning smoke and are not overly flavored.

Good Smokin,
Dave

Game wine flavored (if wine tasted like a dog fart)

This is a cigar i had a while back, but i just wanted to throw it in here because some things need to be said about it.

I bought this cigar on a late night beer run when i didn't want to waste a good cigar in the humidor and the cigar shop was closed. Bad idea. I wish i would have picked up a macanudo but this kid at the gas station insisted this was a good smoke and was not something to be gutted and used for something else. I was skeptical but bought it for maybe two bux. Mistake. After picking from the assortment ass backward berry fruit explosion-festivals this brand offers i chose the wine.

The cigar was horrible looking and came in a foil sleeve. Very veiny. As soon as i toasted the aroma was obnoxious and nothing like wine. It was an incredble saw dust flavor and maybe just a hint of Boone's Farm. The cigar gods had a decent laugh at me this night to say the least.

Sadly, i made it nearly halfway through this mess of a cigar hoping it might get better. You live you learn.

I smoked this a while back and before any Acid cigars - i was afraid when i picked up some Acid cigars recently this was what i was in for. To anyone knocking Acid i say try a Game. Game makes them look like a Porshe.

Honestly i think i am going to pick up a Swisher or Philly just to see if the Game is a bigger bottom feeder of a cigar.

WARNING : Stay away from these !

Good Smokes,

Dave

Acid Kuba Kuba

Firstly this set me back 5.70. I was ok with paying this amount seeing as i enjoyed the Atom Maduro by Acid.

Upon inspection a powerful tea aroma becomes apparent. Specifically a floral tea perfume not unlike the Atom but a bit different. Not as obnoxious.

Plain Jane came to mind as i smoked this cigar. I was occupied on a long distance phone call for the duration of my smoke - so i can't say i gave it a ton of attention, but it was nothing spectacular overall. It was not as comples as the Atom and was a bit lighter bodied in my opinion. It's more laid back perfume characteristics made it seem i little less femanine than the Atom but yet the flavor and body was not there so i was a little confused.

just a close-up of some damage from removing the band which was on pretty tight. I hate this problem. One of my peeves.

I will definately pick up another sometime soon since i never want to go soley on one smoke but i can't imagine seeking out a box of these. Further i am not too crazy about flavored or infused cigars anyway.

My mouth is a little out of sorts as well since i smoked a cigar earlier in the day - this might have fizzled out some of the flavors too - i dunno.

I am also wondering about the marketing of these cigars and the type of person buying them as i smoke and talk on the phone. For a few seconds i got the distinct flavor/aroma of a certain herb and the taste of a gutted cigar containing said herb.

The price point of the cigar leads me to conclude nobody is buying this cigar for other purposes but the thought crosses my mind and the brand does seem appealing to this demagraphic in a lot of ways.

Anywho, overall this is surely not a bad cigar. It burned even, ash was medium grey, construction was good etc etc. There is a 'real' cigar buried underneath the perfume and it definately isn't a GAME cigar. (see following review of a nasty little fella i would not recomend to anyone)

Good Smokes,

Dave