Thursday, December 11, 2008

Codex Tenebrae (aka My Big List of Maduros)

Camacho Triple Maduro
$13
Full
A+
Ultimate in maduro bliss

Perdomo ESV 1991
$9
Full
A
Great blend and rich maduro flavor

J. Fuego Delirium
$9
Med
A
Mmmmmaaaadurooohhh

Carlos Toraño Virtuoso
$9
Med+
A
Good smoke, attractive

Joya de Nicaragua Antaño 1970
$7
Full
A
Hold on to your pants.

Perdomo 10th Anniversary Reserve maduro
$9
Full
A-
Wow. A great follow-up from the original Perdomo Reserve series.

Carlos Toraño Signature
$6
Med
A-
Great smoke, score when possible

Graycliff 1666
$8
Med+
A-
Delicious

Perdomo Habano
$6
Med
B+
Good smoke, great price.

San Cristobal
$9
Med
B+
Nice Pepin blend, but not big on maduro flavor

CAO Brazilia
$7
Med
B+
Spicy and well blended

Camacho SLR maduro
$7
Full
B+
Like getting hit in the mouth with a cedar 2x4 wrapped in leather and sprinkled in cocoa.

CAO Italia
$7
Med
B+
Spicy, but with a little tang to it

Oliva Serie O
$6
Med
B
Another good smoke with a great price

Avo #2 maduro
$8
Mild+
B
Nutty, creamy blend dusted with cocoa

Padron 3000
$6
Med
B
Muscular flavors, good maduro

Oliva Serie G
$5
Mild+
B
Nice smoke, always a pleasure

Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur Dark Knight
$5
Med
B
Solid, dependable smoke

Romeo y Julieta Reserve Maduro
$5
Med-
B
Nice blend, but a little on the mild side

Camacho Corojo
$7
Med
B
Corojo heat, maduro sweet

Carlos Toraño Exodus 1959
$6
Med
B
Good smoke

La Gloria Cubana Serie R
$7
Full
B
Good smoke, with kick

Alec Bradley Maxx
$5
Med-
B
Nice smoke, fat and cool

CAO MX2
$7
Med
B
Good maduro flavors, unusual blend

Macanudo 1968
$10
Med
B
Good smoke, but overpriced

Rocky Patel Edge Missile
$6
Med+
B
Good go-to stick

Perdomo Reserve Maduro
$5
Med
B
Great blend, rich maduro flavor

Perdomo Lot 23
$4
Mild+
B-
Nice smoke at reasonable price

Hoyo de Monterrey Dark Sumatra
$5
Med
B-
Nice blend, but faint maduro flavors

Gurkha Legend "8-year Aged"
$6
Med-
B-
Good smoke, but not much maduro flavor

Arturo Fuente Chateau
$5
Mild+
B-
Nice blend, but faint maduro flavors

Partagas Black
$6
Med
B-
Peppery blend, more coffee and cedar than cocoa

CAO L'Anniversaire Maduro
$7.50
Med
B-
Nice maduro flavors, but overpriced

5 Vegas Series A
$3
Med-
B-
Great blend and smoke for the price

Cusano 18 Paired Maduro
$5
Mild+
C+
Mild blend with spunk, soft maduro flavor

Indian Tabac Cameroon Legend
$4
Med-
C+
Fat, cool smoke, mild maduro tone

Hoyo de Monterrey maduro
$4
Med-
C+
Nice smoke at reasonable price

Sancho Panza Double Maduro
$4
Mild+
C+
Nice maduro flavor

Flor de Oliva maduro
$2
Med-
C+
Budget smoke with a little maduro touch

La Vieja Habana Belicoso D
$3
Med-
C+
Nice budget maduro

Occidental Reserve Double Broadleaf
$3
Mild
C
Good starter maduro

Carlos Toraño Exodus 1959 Silver
$5
Med-
C
Nice blend, but tend to explode

Punch Maduro Maduro
$5
Med-
C
Solid smoke, decent maduro flavor

Gurkha Doble Maduro
$5
Med-
C
Starts off great, tasting like Partagas Black, but gets bland after the first third.

Don Pepin Garcia Series JJ
$7
Med
C
Nice blend, but little maduro flavor

Padron 2000
$5
Med
C
Good cigar for the price

Omar Ortez maduro
$5
Med
C
Decent smoke

Chateau Real maduro
$6
Mild+
C
Not bad, but you can get better for the $

Drew Estates Dirt
$5
Med-
C
Oddball flavor, sweetened cap

Sol Cubano maduro
$2
Med-
C
Nice value smoke

Alec Bradley Ovation
$3
Mild+
C
Not bad. Not great, but not bad.

Arganese Chairman
$5
Med-
C
Decent smoke, but mild maduro flavor

Helix 550 tubo
$4
Mild
C-
Airy, with little maduro flavor

Padilla Obsidian
$4
Med-
C-
Great taste, but very inconsistent construction

Muira maduro
$4
Med
C-
So-so, wrapper may be dyed

Angel 100
$3
Mild+
C-
Eh

Pirate's Gold maduro
$1
Mild+
D
The name is the only redeeming value

Cu-Avana maduro
$2
Mild
D
Like smoking wheat toast

Rio del Pinar "oscuro"
$3
Med-
D
Nothing oscuro about this yard 'gar

Rocky Patel R4
$4
Med-
D
Wrapper tasted super-salty/chemically

Victor Sinclair Reserve
$4
Med-
D
I smoked it out of kindness. Never again

Tierra del Sol maduro
$2
Mild+
D
Avoid. A. V. O. I. D.

Nestor Reserve 2004
$2
Mild+
F
Dyed wrapper covers crummy blend

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