Yeah, just finished the Vegas Robaina Unicos and now the first Partagás of this blog! This particular brand was established around 1827 and has a very wide selection of current production and also discontinued cigars which are highly respected among collectors. The flavor profile is usually considered to be one of the fullest in Cuban cigars and therefore their aging potential is often very good. This one is my second shorts so I have some expectations and I've heard good comments about the cigar. Let`s party `cause it`s time for Party!
Brand: Partagás
Type: Shorts
Vitola: Petit corona (minutos)
Size: 4,3"/110x42
Origin: Cuba
Box: from 2010
Appearance/construction (3,5 points)
This little fellow is tied with nicely coloured and oily wrapper although it has some water spots and cracking on it. The cap, packing and everything else seems to be in order. When pressing, the cigar feels very hard so I hope the draw is fine.
..."clip"...
..and the draw couldn't be better!
Flavor (3,5 points)
1/3: KABOOM!! A flavor fist against the face and lots of easy, creamy smoke. The Party has salty and peppery start with nice toastiness as well. It feels more like second third to me at this point already.
2/3: I've heard some people saying that Partagás cigars sometimes tend to have a metallic kind of taste and I have to say that somehow I agree. At this point there is some leather notes but they`re mixed with a strange iron character. It doesn't bother me that much but I wonder if it`s gonna go away with more than four years of age.
3/3: Wooh, this dwarf has got some N-vitamin which we know better as nicotine. Flavor-wise I find roasted dark bread, leather and maybe some nuttiness. The last smoke clouds of this Party are pretty harsh and hot for me so officially: the Party's over folks.
If the whole cigar would had been like the first third with a better progression, it could had been a five-star cigar. After the first third I had to use my torch a few times to touch it up and I think I smoked it too quickly which may be the reason for the last third's bitterness. After all, a very potential stick. This should be in everybody`s humidor.
Quality-price ratio (5 points)
Good aging potential, cheap price and a cabinet of 50. Way to go!!
Appearance/construction: 3,5
Flavor: 3,5
Smoking experience: 3
Q-P ratio: 5
The average: 3,75
The final grade is 3,5!
Hippie's flavor profile: 1
http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/brand.aspx?brand=Partag|as
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